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quinia,  and  ten  specimens  of  sugar  coated  granules  and  dragces  manufac- 
tured by  Gamier,  Lamaroux  &  Co.,  of  Paris. 
Messrs.  Tilden  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  had  on  exhibition  specimens  of  fluid 
and  other  extracts,  resinoids  and  sugar-coated  pills. 
E.  Donnelly  M.  D.,  of  Philadelphia,  exhibited  specimens  of  the  Brazil 
nut  oil,  and  the  following  preparations  made  from  it,  viz  :  lead  plaster, 
glycerin,  citrine  ointment,  oleic  acid,  and  margaric  acid,  accompanied  by 
a  beautiful  oil  painting  of  the  fruit,  leaf  and  seeds  of  the  Bertholletia  ex- 
celsa,  which  yields  the  Brazil  or  cream  nuts  of  commerce. 
Samuel  Harris,  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  had  on  exhibition  a  compact  and 
valuable  sifting  machine  for  druggists.  The  sifter  is  suitable  for  all  pur- 
poses required  by  pharmaceutists,  and  the  Committtee  would  call  their  at- 
tention to  its  usefulness.  John  Meakim, 
E.  Donnelly. 
The  Report  was  accepted. 
Prof.  Procter  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  appointed  to  prepare 
a  list  of  subjects  for  investigation  the  ensuing  year,  and  to  get 
them  accepted,  read  the  following  as  their  Report,  viz : 
1.  What  are  the  best  means  of  keeping  the  vegetable  extracts,  and 
especially  those  from  narcotic  plants,  in  the  dispensing  shop,  so  as  to 
avoid,  to  the  fullest  possible  extent  the  inspissation  and  alterations  to  which 
they  are  subject,  by  unavoidable  exposure  in  dispensing? 
Continued  to  Prof.  I.  J.Grahame,  of  Baltimore. 
2.  Wine  of  Ipecacuanha.  What  is  the  cause  of  its  tendency  to  deposit  a 
sediment — has  that  sediment  any  medical  value — and  can  the  deposition 
be  avoided  by  substituting  another  alcoholic  menstruum  of  the  strength  of 
wine  ?  Accepted  by  Prof.  I.  J.  Qrahame}  of  Baltimore. 
3.  The  subject  of  coating  pills  with  sugar,  mucilage,  gelatin  and  other 
soluble  substances,  so  as  to  mask  their  taste,  is  becoming  of  some  import- 
ance in  practical  pharmacy.  Question, — What  are  the  best  materials  for 
this  purpose ;  and  what  the  best  and  most  practical  process  for  effecting  it, 
both  on  a  large  scale,  and  extemporaneously  ? 
Continued  to  John  Canavan,  of  New  York. 
4.  Mustard. — What  is  the  best  formula  for  a  permanent  liquid  prepara- 
tion of  white  or  black  mustard  seed,  that  may  be  used  as  a  substitute  for 
mustard  plasters  ?  Continued  to  Edward  Parrish,  of  Pliilada. 
5.  Dr.  Stenhouse  has  investigated  the  volatile  oil,  and  stearoptene  of  Xan- 
thoxylum  piperitum,  or  Japanese  pepper.  See  Amer.  Jour.  Pharm  Sept., 
1857.  Question:  what  is  the  true  botanical  source  of  what  is  called  "  south- 
ern prickly  ash  bark,"  and  does  the  pungency  of  that  bark  and  the  bark  of 
X.  fraxineum  of  our  Pharmacopoeia,  depend  on  the  same  principles  as  in  the 
Japanese  pepper?  Accepted  by  William  S.Merrill,  of  Cincinnati. 
