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Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Aug.,  1888. 
trip  to  Detroit  blank  certificates  must  be  procured  from  the  ticket  agents  in 
the  territory  of  the  Central  Traffic  Association  from  Niagara  Falls,  Sala- 
manca, Pittsburg,  Wheeling  and  Parkersburg  and  westward;  for  all  points 
east  of  the  cities  named  from  the  permanent  secretary  ;  but  special  arrange- 
ments have  been  made  from  Boston  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Colcord,  and  the  Detroit 
and  Cleveland  Steam  Navigation  Company  has  offered  round-trip  tickets 
between  these  two  cities  at  $3,  not  including  berths.  These  certificates 
must  be  signed  by  the  ticket  agent  at  the  starting  point,  and  must  be 
endorsed  by  the  local  secretary,  Mr.  James  Vernor  in  Detroit,  before  return 
tickets  at  the  reduced  rate  can  be  obtained. 
Arrangements  for  the  accommodation  of  the  visitors  have  been  made  with 
over  a  dozen  hotels,  of  which  the  Russell,  Cadillac,  Benedict,  Brunswick, 
Finney,  Franklin,  Madison,  and  others  are  located  near  the  meeting  room. 
The  Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  will  likewise  meet  in  De- 
troit, commencing  on  Tuesday,  September  4,  and  it  is  proposed  that  a  joint 
session  of  the  two  associations  be  held  on  Tuesday  evening. 
A  committee  of  ladies  of  Detroit  will  be  in  constant  attendance  at  the 
parlors  of  the  Light  Infantry  Armory,  which  have  been  specially  reserved 
for  the  use  of  the  ladies. 
The  entertainments  will  comprise  for  the  ladies  a  carriage  ride  on 
Wednesday,  and  a  trip  to  Island  Park  on  Thursday  forenoon.  On  Wednes- 
day evening  a  reception  will  be  tendered  to  the  officers.  Thursday  evening 
has  been  set  apart  for  a  visit  to  the  Opera  House,  and  for  Friday,  after 
adjournment,  a  boat  ride  of  about  75  miles  is  contemplated  across  Lake  St. 
Clair,  and  through  the  St.  Clair  flats  ship  canal.  Badges  entitling  to  admis- 
sion to  the  diff'erent  entertainments  will  be  $3. 
No  arrangements  for  trips  after  adjournment  have  been  planned  ;  but  the 
local  secretary  will  give  his  services  to  those  who  may  wish  to  make  a 
special  trip,  and  who  will  notify  him  of  the  time  and  number  going.  During 
the  meeting  the  local  secretary's  office  will  be  in  the  exhibition  building. 
The  cause  of  the  reduction  in  the  price  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine  has  been  ex- 
plained in  a  report  made  to  the  Manufacturers'  Club  of  Philadelphia,  April, 
1888,  from  which  we  quote  the  following  : 
The  reduction  in  the  price  of  Quinine  was  universal ;  as  great  in  Europe 
as  here,  and  was  brought  about  by  the  large  supplies  of  cultivated  East 
India  Bark,  and  not  by  the  removal  of  the  duty. 
Formerly  all  Cinchona  Bark  came  from  South  America,  and  the  trees 
were  not  under  any  system  of  cultivation.  Fearing  an  eventual  failure  of 
supplies  of  bark,  England  and  Holland  commenced  the  cultivation  of  the 
•Cinchona  trees  in  India,  Java,  etc.  After  a  lapse  of  years,  necessary  to  the 
growth  of  the  plants,  exports  commenced,  from  India  first,  and  then  from 
Java.  In  February,  1861,  the  first  instalment  of  seeds  arrived  in  Ceylon, 
from  South  America. 
In  1869,  the  export  was  but  28  ounces  of  bark. 
1882-  83,  Ceylon,  etc.,  exported  6,925,595,  and  in  1883-84,  Java,  1,104,534  pounds  of  bark. 
1883-  84,       "         "         "         11,500,000,        "     1884-85,     "  1,195,970 
1885-  86,  ••         "         15,225,000,        "  '  1885-86,     "  1,531,156 
1886-  87,       "         "         "         14,007,500,        "      1886-87,     "     2,230,275       "  " 
