Editorial. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Sept.,  1876 
number,  and  if  desired,  will  make  duplicates  j  the  one  exhibited  will  number  from 
1  to  99,999,  and  its  price  is  $25. 
Dr.  Pile  said  that  recently,  while  preparing  diluted  phosphoric  acid  by  Markoe's 
modified  process,  during  the  evaporation  the  attendant  allowed  the  temperature  to  rise 
to  6oo°F.  After  making  it  of  the  proper  strength,  it  was  tested  with  ferric  chloride, 
which  produced  a  gelatinous  precipitate,  from  which  he  inferred  it  had  turned  to 
the  variety  which  produced  this  precipitate  After  a  few  days  it  was  again 
tested,  but  no  precipitate  was  formed.  Thinking  that  if  the  diluted  acid  was  pre- 
pared from  the  glacial  acid,  that  by  waiting  some  time  the  same  facts  might  be 
observed,  made  the  experiment  and  found  the  precipitate  formed  would  re-dissolve 
upon  standing,  but  would  always  be  produced. 
The  meeting  adjourned  to  meet  October  17th,  1876. 
William  McIntyre,  Registrar. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
The  next  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  promises  to  be 
the  largest  one  ever  held.  From  information  received  from  various  parts  of  the 
country,  it  seems  that  many  of  the  members  have  postponed  their  visit  to  the  Cen- 
tennial Exposition  to  the  beginning  of  September,  when  the  temperature  may  be 
expected  to  be  more  agreeable  than  during  the  unusually  hot  summer  which  is  now 
near  its  close,  and  when  the  prospect  of  meeting  so  many  friends  from  all  parts  of 
this  continent  will  hold  out  additional  inducements  to  pay  a  visit  to  the  city  where 
the  International  Exposition  is  being  held  this  year.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  mem- 
bers, who  have  accepted  queries  for  investigation,  will  have  prepared  their  reports  in 
due  time,  and  that  those  who  may  know  of  new  or  interesting  subjects  will  bring 
them  forward,  either  in  the  shape  of  a  report  or  as  a  matter  for  discussion.  Mem- 
bers attending  the  meeting  may  know  beforehand  many  of  the  subjects  which  are 
likely  to  elicit  discussion  before  the  association,  by  consulting  the  list  of  queries 
which  have  been  accepted  for  research,  and  each  one  may  in  this  way  contribute 
towards  increasing  the  interest  of  the  meeting. 
While  under  such  conditions  a  few  days  will  undoubtedly  be  profitably  spent, 
the  many  useful  and  interesting  articles  which  have  been  sent  to  Fairmount  Park, 
from  all  parts  of  the  globe,  will  claim  the  attention  of  all  to  a  greater  or  less  extent, 
and  it  is  these  varying  interests  which  require  to  be  harmonized,  so  that  the  visitors 
may  be  enabled  to  derive  the  greatest  possible  benefit  from  their  attendance.  This 
subject  in  particular  has  claimed  the  serious  attention  of  the  joint  committees  en- 
gaged in  making  preparations  for  their  visiting  brethren,  and  it  is  believed  that  the 
plan  which  they  will  submit  to  the  association  will  meet  the  approval  of  the  mem- 
bers, as  it  will  most  likely  harmonize  the  various  interests  and  enable  all  to  derive 
the  greatest  possible  benefit  from  their  visit. 
The  necessary  accommodations  have  been  another  subject  of  concern  for  the 
committee,  since  in  September  various  national  conventions  and  meetings  of 
societies  will  doubtless*  bring  a  large  number  of  strangers  to  this  city.  This  matter 
has  also  been  satisfactorily  arranged,  and  if  members  will  notify  the  permanent 
secretary  in  due  time,  there  will  be  no  difficulty  to  provide  suitable  accommodations 
for  all  within  a  convenient  distance  of  the  place  of  meeting. 
And  the  visiting  ladies  ?  We  are  sure  that  during  their  stay  here  they  will  not 
lack  any  attention  5  and  that  the  twenty-fourth  meeting  of  the  association  will  form 
another  link  in  those  pleasant  recollections  which  bridge  over  the  time  from  one 
meeting  to  another,  and  make  all  participants  look  forward  with  unalloyed  pleasure 
towards  the  next  one. 
