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(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I      August,  1895. 
finally  concluded  to  harmonize  and  form  a  trust  or  some  agreement 
whereby  peace  should  prevail.  Thus,  from  being  a  product  of  only  a 
few  hundred  dollars'  worth  at  the  outset,  paraffined  paper  has  become 
a  staple  article,  at  least  $400,000  worth  now  being  annually  con- 
sumed. In  1889  there  were,  in  various  parts  of  the  United  States, 
six  concerns,  with  an  invested  capital  of  $100,000  to  $200,000, 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  paraffined  paper. 
MERCURIC  CHLORIDE  IN  THE  TREATMENT  OF  RHUS 
POISONING. 
By  A.  F.  Witmer,  M.D. 
I  would  call  attention  to  the  value  of  corrosive  sublimate  in  the 
treatment  of  dermatitis  venenata.    Permit  me  to  cite  a  case. 
D.  L.,  aged  28  years,  is  very  susceptible,  direct  contact  with  the  plant  not 
being  necessary  to  induce  a  violent  eruption.  He  has  yearly  attacks  of  a 
severe  type,  frequently  lasting  for  six  weeks.  He  applied  for  treatment  in  the 
early  part  of  May  with  the  typical  eruption  on  the  face  and  fingers.  The 
patient  was  given  one-thirty-second  of  a  grain  of  mercuric  chloride  every  three 
hours.  Within  four  days  the  eruption  had  entirely  disappeared.  The  topical 
application  consisted  of  lead  water  and  laudanum,  during  the  acute  stage ;  of 
hot  water,  frequently  applied,  during  the  stage  of  exudation,  and  of  a  two  per 
cent,  carbolated  petrolatum  ointment  during  the  stage  of  desquamation. 
This  case  is  of  interest  owing  to  the  rapid  convalescence  of  the 
patient  during  a  time  when  the  toxic  plant  (rhus)  is  particularly 
virulent. — Phila.  Polyclinic,  June  29,  1895. 
NEW  YORK  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  first  session  of  this  Association  was  held  at  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  Tuesday, 
June  25,  1895.    The  following  papers  were  read  : 
"  Fluid  Extract  of  Wild  Cherry,"  by  G.  V.  Dillenbach  ;  "  Recent  Additions 
to  Our  Materia  Medica,"  by  R.  G.  Eccles  ;  "Modern  Pharmacy,"  by  Thomas 
J.  Keenan.  The  last  constituted  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Pharmacy 
and  Queries. 
The  officers  elected  were  :  G.  J.  Seabury,  President;  L.  A.  Baker,  D.  L. 
Cameron  and  B.  S.  Smith,  Vice-Presidents  ;  Clay  W.  Holmes,  Secretary  ;  W.  B. 
Fuller,  Treasurer  ;  W.  Du  Bois,  P.  W.  Ray  and  Thomas  Stoddard,  Execu- 
tive Committee. 
NEW  JERSEY  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  twenty-fifth  annual  meeting  of  this  Association  was  held  at  Newark, 
N.  J.,  May  22  and  23,  1895. 
The  most  noteworthy  communication  was  on  "  The  Pharmacology  of  Saw- 
Palmetto,"  by  H.  H.  Rusby,  W.  H.  Bastedo  and  Virgil  Coblentz. 
