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the  basic  and  acid  granules  were  distinct,  and  hence  the  readiness 
with  which  the  powders  would  keep  without  losing  carbonic  acid. 
A  communication  from  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  New 
York  College  of  Pharmacy,  embodying  the  following  resolution, 
was  received  and  read : — 
"Resolved,  That  this  Board,  on  behalf  of  the  members  of  this 
College,  extend  a  hearty  invitation  to  the  members  of  the  Amer- 
ican Pharmaceutical  Association  to  hold  their  next  Annual 
Meeting  in  the  City  of  New  York." 
On  motion,  the  communication  was  accepted  and  laid  on  the 
table  for  fnture  action.    (See  page  401.) 
Query  20.  Relative  to  Cinchotannic  Acid,  was  replied  to  by 
Prof.  Procter. 
Query  21.  On  Oil  of  Erigeron.    Not  answered. 
Query  22.  On  Syrup  of  Lactucarium.  Referred  to  Mr. 
Bedford.    Not  replied  to. 
Query  23.  Relative  to  the  production  of  Lactucarium  in  the 
United  States,  accepted  by  Alfred  Mellor,  and  not  answered, 
was,  at  his  request,  continued  for  1867. 
Query  24.  On  Scutellaria,  was  continued  to  G.  F.  H.  Mar- 
koe  for  1867. 
Query  25.  On  Benzinating  Lard  and  its  use  in  certain  oint- 
ments, accepted  by  M.  Doliber,  of  Boston,  was  read  by  Mr. 
Markoe.  This  paper  attracted  considerable  interest.  Mr.  Mar- 
koe  stated  that  lard  or  cerate  had  been  prepared  by  the  formula 
given  by  Mr.  Doliber  and  sent  out  in  a  voyage  to  the  coast  of 
Africa  in  a  medicine  chest,  and  on  its  return  was  uninjured  by 
oxidation,  and  fit  for  use. 
Query  26.  On  Beeswax.  Was,  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Babcock, 
by  whom  it  was  accepted,  continued  for  another  year. 
Query  27.  By  Prof.  Wadgymar,  was  not  replied  to,  probably 
for  the  reason  that  all  the  St.  Louis  and  Cincinnati  members 
were  detained  by  cholera. 
Query  28.  On  Apparatus  for  forming  pills  of  uniform  size 
and  rapidly  on  a  moderate  scale,  accepted  by  F.  Bringhurst, 
not  replied  to. 
Query  29.  In  reference  to  Coating  Pills,  not  replied  to  by 
S.  Mason  McCollin. 
