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in  the  nostrils,  and  that  the  mucous  secretions  of  the  latter  also  remove 
many  impurities  from  the  air,  and  consequently  a  purer  air  reaches  the 
hmgs  when  thus  inhaled.  Tlie  reasons  why  so  many  breathe  througli  the 
mouth  is  that  they  suffer  from  hypertrophies  of  the  nasal  fossa  or  have 
polypi,  which  greatly  contract  the  air  passages  of  the  nostrils;  these  must 
be  removed  to  give  relief.  Dr.  Seller  illustrated  his  remarks  by  diagrams, 
which  made  the  subject  much  more  interesting  and  instructive. 
On  motion  of  Dr.  Miller,  the  thanks  of  the  meeting  were  returned  to  Dr. 
Seller  for  his  remarks,  and  he  was  requested  to  repeat  the  address,  when 
we  would  endeavor  to  secure  a  larger  attendance. 
Mr.  Franciscus  promised  to  bring  an  instrument  designed  to  facilitate 
the  coating  of  pills  with  gelatin,  suited  to  the  needs  of  the  apothecary. 
Dr.  Miller  stated  that  Dr.  Brouen,  who  was  very  much  engaged  at  pre- 
sent, signified  his  willingness  to  give  a  lecture  upon  the  etiology  of  i:»hthi- 
sis  in  the  month  of  April,  and  suggested  that  he  be  invited  to  deliver  it. 
There  being  no  further  business,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
T.  S.  WiEGAND,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  AiiUMNi  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy held  its  third  social  meeting  Tuesday,  December  12th,  when  John 
E.  Cook,  Ph.G.,  delivered  a  lecture  on  "  Weights  and  Measures explain- 
ing the  manner  in  which  the  units  of  measurement  are  obtained,  and  the 
importance  of  measuring  accurately  ;  he  gave  a  sketch  of  the  history  of 
the  adoption  of  the  English  yard  measure  and  of  various  systems  of  nota- 
tion, with  particular  reference  to  the  decimal  system. 
Prof.  S.  L.  Adams,  teacher  of  elocution,  entertained  the  meeting  with 
several  humorous  recitations,  after  which  a  discussion  on  the  new  phar- 
macopoeia took  place,  participated  in  by  Messrs.  Sayre,  Miller,  Mclntyre, 
Blair,  and  others. 
On  the  evening  of  December  28th,  a  microscopical  exhibition  had  been 
arranged  under  the  general  supervision  of  A.  P.  Brown,  Ph.G.  The  micro- 
scopes of  the  Alumni  Association  and  of  the  College,  as  well  as  a  number  of 
instruments  from  several  makers  in  Philadelphia,  were  upon  the  table  and 
well  supplied  with  interesting  specimens.  Subsequently,  the  party  was 
entertained  with  an  attractive  exhibition  by  means  of  the  oxyhydrogen 
lantern  arranged  by  Prof.  Sadtler. 
The  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  New  South  Wales  held  its 
annual  meeting  in  Sydney,  June  14,  1882.  The  Society  is  in  a  pros- 
perous condition  ;  the  finances  are  w^ell  managed;  the  membership  during 
the  preceding  year  had  increased  34;  the  library  was  considerably  augmen- 
ted by  donations  and  purchase,  and  a  course  of  lectures  given  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Society  met  with  unqualified  success.    The  efforts  for  the 
