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Pharmaceu  tic  a  I  M eeting. 
r  Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
X   December,  1895. 
Proceedings  of  the  Twenty-fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  New 
Jersey  Pharmaceutical  Association,  held  in  Newark,  1895.  The  most 
notable  paper  is  one  on  The  Pharmacology  of  Saw  Palmetto.  By  Henry  H. 
Rusby,  W.  A.  Bastedo  and  Virgil  Coblentz. 
Proceedings  of  the  Eleventh  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Minnesota 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  held  at  Lake  Minnetonka,  1895. 
Proceedings  of  the  New  York  State  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
1895.  The  most  important  paper  is  on  Fluid  Extract  of  Wild  Cherry.  By 
George  V.  Dillenbach. 
In  Memoriam,  John  Adam  Ryder.  Published  by  a  committee  of  repre- 
sentatives from  the  American  Philosophical  Society,  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences,  and  the  United  States  Commission  of  Fish  and  Fisheries.    28  pp. 
A  Guide  to  the  Organic  Drugs  of  the  U.  S.  P.,  1890.  Compiled  and 
arranged  by  John  S.  Wright.  Presented  to  students  of  pharmacy  by  the 
Botanical  Department  of  Eli  Lilly  &  Company,  Indianapolis,  Ind.    118  pp. 
Fosfato  liquido  di  Fee.RO  e  Calcio.  Nota  del  Dottor  G.  Siboni.  Re- 
print from  Bolletino  Chimico-Farmaceutico.    September,  1895. 
Oxyhemoglobin  and  Allied  Products.  Published  under  the  direc- 
tion of  F.  E.  Stewart,  M.D.,  Ph.G.,  director  of  the  Scientific  Department  of 
F.  Stearns  &  Co.    Detroit,  1S95. 
This  contribution  is  divided  into  three  parts:  Part  I,  Oxyhaemoglobin,  Albu- 
minate of  Iron,  and  Peptonate  of  Iron,  by  F.  E.  Stewart.  Part  II,  The  Absorp- 
tion of  Iron  in  the  Animal  Body,  by  A.  B.  Macallum.  Part  III,  The  Haemo- 
globins and  Related  Products  of  the  Market,  by  Charles  H,  Williams. 
On  the  Technical  Analysis  of  Asphalts.  By  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  Ph.D. 
Reprinted  from  the  Journal  of  the  Franklin  Institute,  November,  1895. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
Philadelphia,  November  19,  1895. 
The  second  regular  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Museum  of  the 
College.  On  motion,  Mr.  Joseph  W.  England  was  chosen  chairman.  The 
minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  were  adopted  as  published,  with  the  exception 
of  one  correction  which  was  made  by  Mr.  Kebler.  He  said  that  the  use  of 
talcum,  instead  of  calcium  phosphate,  in  the  official  process  for  making  the 
tincture  of  opium,  does  not  interfere  with  the  yield  of  morphine. 
Prof.  Trimble  showed  a  sample  of  Acetum  Opii,  which  was  presented  by  Mr. 
G.  H.  Davis,  of  this  city,  and  was  made  over  thirty  years  ago  by  the  U.  S.  Phar- 
macopoeia of  1850.  The  clear  liquid  had  been  separated  from  the  sediment,  which 
was  in  large  proportion,  and  which  was  thought  to  be  composed  principally  of 
the  aromatics  used  in  the  preparation.  Prof.  Trimble  is  having  this  analyzed, 
and  will  report  on  the  percentage  of  morphine  separated.  Mr.  England 
remarked  that  vinegar  of  opium  has  fallen  into  disrepute  among  physicians, 
which  is  probably  to  be  regretted,  as  acetic  acid  is  one  of  the  best  solvents  for 
the  alkaloid. 
Prof.  Trimble  also  showed  a  sample  of  Aloin  which  was  presented  by  Mr. 
