EDITORIAL.  379 
(fMtorial  Department 
Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The  time 
for  the  convening  of  this  body  is  rapidly  approaching,  as  the  adjournment 
was  to  Wednesday,  the  22d  day  of  August,  I860,  at  Detroit,  Michigan. 
By  a  letter  just  received  from  Mr.  Stearns,  we  are  informed  that  the  meet- 
ing will  convene  in  the  Supreme  Court  Room,  and  occupy  it  during  the 
sessions.  It  is  central  and  convenient.  The  hotel  recommended  is  the 
Russell  House,  also  central.  The  location  is  unusual,  but  readily  accessi- 
ble, both  from  east  and  west,  and  offers  much  of  interest  to  the  traveller 
from  its  proximity  to  the  great  lakes.  For  eastern  members  a  visit  to 
Niagara  will  of  course  be  included,  and  to  those  whose  leisure  and  means 
admit,  the  Lake  Erie,  St.  Lawrence  and  Champlain  route  of  return  maybe 
adopted.  Others  may  be  induced  to  proceed  yet  further  north-west  and 
north,  and  visit  the  interesting  region  of  Lake  Superior,  or  make  the  round 
trip  to  Chicago  by  steamer.  For  the  information  of  such,  we  are  able  to 
state  that  the  large  steamer  Ironsides  will  leave  Detroit  at  2  P.  M.  on 
August  24th,  bound  to  Superior  City,  via  Lake  St.  Clair,  Lake  Huron, 
Soult  St.  Marie,  Marquette,  Eagle  Harbor,  Ontonagon,  &c,  and  make  the 
trip  there  and  back  in  about  ten  days,  and  at  a  cost  of  about  $45.  Those 
who  prefer  it  can  leave  the  steamer  at  Marquette,  on  their  return,  and 
proceed  to  Chicago  by  rail. 
Of  the  meeting  itself  we  hope  much  ;  many  valuable  answers  to  queries 
will  no  doubt  be  presented,  and  several  important  reports  be  read.  Our  St. 
Louis  friends,  on  whom  mainly  the  Report  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy 
devolves,  have  doubtless  been  active  in  its  preparation  ;  and  the  Commit- 
tee on  the  drug-market  have  had  a  fair  opportunity,  in  the  abundant  im- 
portations during  the  past  year,  to  determine  the  various  points  of  interest 
to  the  Association  which  their  duty  involves.  Much  should  be  expected 
of  this  committee,  as  the  members  are  well  qualified  for  the  task,  and  well 
located  for  carrying  it  out.  Those  members  who  have  accepted  queries 
will  aid  the  Association,  and  help  on  its  usefulness  by  promptly  meeting 
their  engagements,  and  avoid  this  year  a  repetition  of  the  distasteful  task 
of  recording  negatives,  and  presenting  an  attenuated  volume  of  proceed- 
ings. Last  year  the  meeting  at  Boston  was  one  of  the  most  interesting 
we  have  had  to  those  who  attended,  but  far  less  so  to  the  absent,  from  the 
sparsity  of  papers.  Let  all  make  an  effort  to  go,  or  if  that  be  impossible, 
to  send  a  contribution. 
Prof.  John  M,  Maisch. — The  vacancy  in  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  the  Professorship  of  Pharmacy, 
by  Prof.  Procter,  has  been  filled  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  by  the  election  of 
Mr.  John  M.  Maisch,  late  of  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  of 
the  U.  S.  Army  Laboratory.    We  know  of  no  one  who  can  bring  to  the 
