o^ty'im*'"'"'}    British  Pharmaceutical  Conference,  541 
mittee  in  cases  of  emergency  to  publish  formulae  provisionally,  provided  that 
they  were  approved  of  by  seven  of  its  members,  each  formulae  being  subject 
to  revision  before  formal  publication. 
The  Conference  then  proceeded  to  the  choice  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year^ 
and  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Executive  the  following  were  unanimously 
elected  : 
President— C  Umney. 
Vice-Presidents — M.  Carteighe,  S.  Plowman,  C.  Symes  and  N.  H.  Martin. 
Treasurer — W.  Martindale. 
Honorary  General  Secretaries  —  J.  C.  Thresh  and  W.  A.  H.  Naylor. 
Other  Members  of  the  Executive  Committee — J.  E.  Brunker,  M.  Conroy,  R.  H. 
Davies,  D.  B.  Dott,  A.  W.  Gerrard,  J.  Harrison,  T.  Maben,  B.  S.  Proctor  and 
Ransom. 
Local  Secretary — T.  M.  Clague. 
Auditors-  J.  Wilson  and  T.  Rheeder. 
Votes  of  thanks  were  then  heartily  accorded  to  Mr.  H.  Hutton,  of  Bath,  who 
had  so  ably  performed  the  duties  of  Local  Secretary ;  to  the  Mayor  and  Corpo- 
ration of  Bath,  for  having  lent  the  Banqueting  Hall  of  the  Guildhall  for  lunch- 
eons; to  the  Royal  Literary  and  Scientific  Society,  for  having  opened  its  rooms 
to  the  members  during  their  stay ;  and  to  Mr.  Radway  for  the  use  of  the  as- 
sembly room  at  the  Grand  Pump  Room  Hotel  for  the  meetings  of  the  Confer- 
ence. Last,  but  not  least,  an  enthusiastic  vote  of  thanks  was  passed  to  Mr.  F. 
B,  Benger  for  the  able  and  courteous  way  in  which  he  had  filled  the  ofiice  of 
President.  In  acknowledging  this  compliment,  Mr.  Benger  said  that  it  was 
probable  that  one  of  the  results  of  the  visit  of  the  Conference  to  Bath  would  be 
the  resuscitation  of  the  local  pharmaceutical  association,  towards  which  Mr.  S. 
R.  Atkins  had  promised  to  assist  by  the  delivery  of  an  address.  And  thus  fin- 
ished a  meeting  of  the  Conference,  which  if  not  so  largely  attended,  was  equal  in 
other  respects  to  the  most  successful  of  its  predecessors. 
On  Thursday  morning  the  weather  seemed  to  ofier  little  prospect  of  an  enjoy- 
able excursion,  but  by  the  time  fixed  for  starting  the  rain  had  ceased,  and  un 
der  a  bright  sky  a  large  number  of  members  and  ladies  gathered  at  the  railway 
station  whence  they  were  conveyed  by  a  special  train  to  Chepstow.  On  their 
arrival  the  Castle  was  visited  under  the  guidance  of  Mr.  C.  H.  Clarke,  who  had 
undertaken  to  give  assistance  in  that  way.  At  one  o'clock  the  party  adjourned 
to  luncheon  at  the  Beaufort  Arms  Hotel the  chair  was  taken  by  the  Presi- 
dent, and  before  leaving  the  table  he  proposed  the  health  of  Mr.  Hutton  as  a 
recognition  of  the  great  services  he  had  rendered  in  making  arrangements  for 
the  excursion,  as  well  as  in  carrying  out  the  other  work  devolving  upon  him  as 
Honorary  Local  Secretary.  The  drive  to  Tintern  Abbey  and  the  passage  of 
the  Wyndcliffe  were  much  enjoyed,  and  the  return  journey  was  made  by  special 
train,  which  brought  the  party  back  to  Bath  almost  exactly  at  the  hour  which 
had  been  fixed. — Pharm.  Jour,  and  Trans.,  September  8. 
Metbylal  has  been  used  hypodermically  in  doses  of  0.03  to  0.12  gm.,  by 
Dr.  Krafft  {Ther.  Monatsh.),  in  asthenic  cases  of  alcoholism  ;  the  results  were 
satisfactory  (see  also  Am.  Jour.  Phar.,  1887,  p.  198). 
