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with  the  importance  of  regulating  by  law  the  practice  of  pharmacy.  The 
committee  was  charged  with  preparing  a  refutation  of  the  malicious  mis- 
representations made  in  a  circular  which  had  been  distributed  in  tlie  Leg- 
islature, and  with  collecting  from  all  sources  and  reporting  on  statements 
and  arguments  which  may  be  advanced  against  any  jmrt  of  tlie  bill. 
Senator  Hess  and  Representative  Vogdes,  who  had  specially  interested 
themselves  in  the  repeal  of  the  State  tax  on  the  sale  of  proprietary  medi- 
cines, received  the  courtesies  of  the  floor. 
Mr.  Jesse  B.  Duble,  WilliamsiDort,  was  elected  President,  and  Charles  H. 
Cressler,  Chambersburg,  and  Clias.  T.  George,  Harrisburg,  Vice  Presidents 
for  the  current  year ;  the  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Executive  Connnittee 
were  re-elected.  • 
A  lengthy  and  exhaustive  report  was  read  by  Dr.  L.  Wolff  on  the  new 
remedies  introduced  or  revived  during  the  past  ten  years.  Papers  on  ethi- 
cal subjects  were  presented  by  Messrs.  W.  L.  Turner  and  W.  B.  Thompson 
on  pharmacy  in  its  relation  to  medicine,  on  the  vending  of  nostrums,  and 
on  pharmaceutical  cleanliness,  and  Mr.  J.  H.  Redsecker  favored  the  asso- 
ciation with  a  humorous  poem.  Papers  on  practical  subjects  were  read  by 
G.  W.  Kennedy,'  on  the  best  menstruum  for  tincture  and  tluid  extract  of 
calumba;  by  Gustavus  Pile,  on  the  temperature  of  ice  cream,  showing  that 
it  is  considerably  lower  than  the  teniperature  of  ice  water;  by  L.  E. 
Sayre  on  the  reaction  between  potassium  iodide  and  spirit  of  nitrous  ether ; 
by  J.  A.  Weaver  on  the  preparation  of  syrup  of  ipecacuanha ;  by  J.  F.  Pat- 
ton  on  extract  of  vanilla ;  and  by  another  member  on  an  improved  formula 
for  fluid  extract  of  wild  cherry.    All  the  papers  read  were  freely  discussed. 
Special  committees  were  appointed,  one  charged  with  the  labor  of 
endeavoring  to  increase  the  membership,  and  another  to  have  charge  of  all 
entertainments  at  the  annual  meetings,  the  expenses  for  such  to  be  defrayed 
by  those  participating. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  held  at  Wilkesbarre,  on  the  first  Tuesday  of 
June,  1884,  Benj.  Armstrong  being  the  Assistant  Secretary. 
After  adjournment  most  of  the  members  present  traveled  through  the 
Cumberland  and  Shenandoah  valleys  to  Luray,  and  paid  a  visit  to  the  cele- 
brated cave,  admiring  the  multitude  of  stalactides  and  stalagmites  of  all 
conceivable  forms.   
The  Maryland  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  organ- 
ized in  Baltimore,  May  8th,  Dr.  E.  Eareckson  acting  as  temporary  chair- 
man, and  C.  Caspari  as  temporary  Secretary.  After  the  adoption  of  a  con- 
stitution and  by-laws  the  following  otficers  were  elected  for  the  current 
year :  J.  J.  Thomsen,  Baltimore,  President  ;  C.  W.  Crawford,  Gaithers- 
burg,  T.  W.  Shryer,  Cumberland,  and  H.  Duffy,  Hillsborough,  Vice  Presi- 
dents ;  J.  W.  Geiger,  Baltimore,  Secretary,  and  E.  W.  Russell,  Baltimore, 
Treasurer.  A  number  of  committees  and  delegations  were  appointed,  and 
the  association  adjourned,  to  meet  again  in  Baltimore,  at  the  hall  of  the 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy,  on  the  second  Monday  of  May,  1884. 
West  Virginia  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.— The  third 
annual  meeting  was  held  in  the  Opera  House,  Charleston,  June  12th,  Pre- 
