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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
parcels  of  them  as  they  deem  sufficient  for  experimental  purposes.  Your 
Committee  recommend  that  the  practical  carrying  out  of  this  business  be 
referred  to  a  committee  of  four  members,  who  shall  be  instructed  to  draw 
up  an  application  to  the  Agricultural  Bureau  and  file  it  as  above  directed, 
and  who  shall  address,  on  behalf  of  the  Association,  communications  to 
each  of  the  recipients  indicated,  enlarging  on  the  importance  of  giving  any 
specimens  sent  to  them  by  the  Department,  the  most  careful  attention  as 
regards  culture  and  analysis,  as  the  case  may  require,  and  that  they  com- 
municate the  result  to  the  Agricultural  Bureau  as  early  as  possible  there- 
after. 
Your  Committee  recommend  that  this  subject  be  referred  to  the  four  fol- 
lowing gentlemen,  viz  :  John  L.  Kid  well  and  F.  S.  Walsh  of  Washington, 
T.  P.  James,  of  Phila.,  and  William  A.  Brewer,  of  Boston. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
William  Procter,  Jr., 
C.  B.  Guthrie, 
Frederick  Stearns." 
The  Committee  appointed  to  examine  the  Report  on  Syllabus 
of  Pharmacy,  offered  the  following  as  their  report,  which  was 
adopted : 
"  Your  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the  Report  of  Prof.  Procter, 
upon  a  Syllabus  of  a  Course  of  Study  appropriate  to  the  Student  of  Phar- 
macy, beg  leave  to  report,  that  upon  an  examination  of  said  paper,  they 
are  of  opinion  that  it  should  be  published  in  the  Proceedings  of  the  present 
meeting,  in  extenso.  It  will  be  understood  by  the  Association  that  the  author 
of  the  paper  in  question  hesitated  to  have  it  published  in  the  Proceedings 
on  account  of  its  not  treating  the  subject  at  such  length  as  he  deems  neces- 
sary to  render  it  a  complete  Syllabus.  Your  Committee,  while  they  admit 
the  idea  that  such  a  subject,  carried  to  completeness,  would  necessarily  oc- 
cupy a  large  volume,  yet  they  deem  the  paper  now  presented  contains  so 
much  valuable  information  as  to  render  it  worthy  of  a  permament  place 
in  the  proceedings  of  this  body.  All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 
I.  J.  Grahame, 
Frederick  Stearns. 
The  consideration  of  scientific  papers  was  now  resumed. 
The  question,  what  is  the  best  powder  or  compound  of  powders  uniformly 
to  be  used  in  rolling  pills,  not  required  to  be  masked  or  coated  with  sugar, 
gelatine  or  other  substance  ?  accepted  by  Wm.  A.  Brewer,  of  Boston,  not 
having  been  reported  on,  was  dropped  from  the  list. 
18.  The  question  relative  to  the  refractive  power  of  oil  of  bitter  almonds, 
as  a  test  for  its  purity,  referred  to  J.  T.  Fuller,  of  Detroit,  were  not  reported 
on,  and  was  referred  to  the  new  list. 
19.  The  questions  relative  to  hemlock  pitch,  balsam  of  fir,  and  oil  of 
