9°  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations,  {Am-FJeburI87h6arm 
On  motion,  thanks  were  returned  for  the  donations,  and  the  papers  read  were  re- 
ferred to  the  publication  committee. 
A.  P.  Keller  desired  to  know  if  the  sale  of  alcohol  on  Sunday  was  a  violation  of 
the  "Sunday  Liquor  Law."  While  difficult  to  answer  this  question  legally,  it  is 
quite  readily  done  when  a  desire  to  satisfy  a  clear  conscience  is  the  selling  motive. 
J.  W.  Worthington  exhibited  so-called  Magnetic  Fountain  Water  from  Slater- 
ville,  New  York.  It  is  claimed  to  have  the  property  of  rendering  steel  magnetic. 
The  sample  present  did  not  substantiate  this. 
E.  M.  Boring  exhibited  Gluten  pearls  containing  liquids  and  solids,  and  wished 
to  know  as  to  how  they  are  filled.  Also,  Syrupus  Scillse  Compositus,  in  good  con- 
dition, although  made  two  years  ago.    (See  "  Am.  Jr.  Ph.,"  1871,  p.  101). 
J.  W.  Worthington  exhibited  a  dropper  for  counter  use,  invented  by  Chas.  A. 
Bowman,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.  It  consists  of  an  ^  ounce  of  sulphate  of  morphia 
vial,  having  a  hole  drilled  in  its  shoulder  through  which  a  bent  tube  is  passed ;  over 
the  neck  is  slipped  a  finger  cot,  having  its  end  indented,  and  the  cavity  filled  with  a 
cork. 
Dr.  Pile  exhibited  "  The  Pharmacopoeia  of  the  Dispensary  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania."  Many  of  the  formulas  have  been  prescribed  out  of  the  hospital,  and 
a  desire  was  expressed  that  they  be  published  in  the  Journal. 
J.-  T.  Shinn  had  found  Basham's  mixture  prescribed,  and  there  was  a  difference 
in  the  recipe  as  obtained  from  different  sources.  Twenty  minims  of  Tincture  of 
Chloride  of  Iron  and  one  fluidounce  of  solution  of  Acetate  of  Ammonium  are 
the  proper  proportions. 
Adjourned,  to  meet  on  February  15th,  1876,  at  8  o'clock  P.  M. 
William  McIntyre,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS, 
Rhode  Island  Pharmaceutical  Association. — At  the  annual  meeting  the 
following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  Albert  L.  Calder, 
of  Providence  ;  Vice-President,  James  H.  Taylor,  of  Newport ;  Secretary,  Francis 
J.  Phillips,  of  Providence  ;  Treasurer,  William  H.  Blanding,  of  Providence  ;  Stand- 
ing Committee,  Norman  N.  Mason,  of  Providence  ;  Ferdinand  Smith,  of  Providence} 
Charles  H.  Congdon,  of  East  Greenwich. 
The  Treasurer,  Mr.  Wm.  B  Blanding,  presented  his  annual  report  of  receipts 
and  expenditures  for  the  year,  showing  a  generous  balance  in  the  treasury. 
A  committee  was  appointed,  with  instructions  to  inquire  into  the  reported  in- 
fractions of  the  pharmacy  law,  and  report  what  action,  if  any,  is  advisable  or  neces- 
sary for  the  Association  to  take  to  secure  a  better  enforcement  of  the  law. 
Several  matters  of  interest  to  the  profession  were  introduced  and  appropriately 
discussed  by  the  members  generally. 
Mr.  N.  N.  Mason  read  a  very  interesting  extract  from  Tomlinson's  translation  of 
Renoda's  "  Dispensatory  of  Pharmacy,"  published  1657,  giving  a  quaint  descrip- 
tion of  "  what  an  apothecary  should  be." 
Adjourned  to  second  Monday  in  April. 
