AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  405 
'Resolved,  That  the  President  and  Permanent  Secretary  are  instructed 
to  accredit  any  suitable  delegates  to  the  International  Pharmaceutical 
Congress,  at  Paris,  1867,  if,  on  inquiry,  any  members  of  this  Association 
can  be  induced  to  represent  us  in  that  body. 
The  report  on  Scientific  Queries  being  again  called  up,  Prof. 
Procter  said  the  queries  for  1867,  with  the  names  of  the  mem- 
bers accepting  them,  were  as  follows  : — 
Query  1st. — Conia  has  been  recommended  as  a  therapeutic  agent,  but 
it  is  liable  to  alteration  from  atmospheric  oxygen.  As  the  salts  of  conia 
appear  to  be  permanent,  and  are  odorless,  why  may  not  some  of  these  be 
substituted  for  the  alkaloid  ? 
Accepted  by  George  C.  Close,  of  Brooklyn,  N  Y. 
Query  2d. — To  what  constituent  or  constituents  does  Cubeba  owe  its 
diuretic  power,  and  what  relation  does  cubebin  hold  to  the  soft  resin  and 
volatile  oil  in  the  therapeutic  action  of  the  drug. 
Accepted  by  F.  V.  Heydenreich,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Query  3d. — Do  the  leaves  of  Digitalis  purpurea  grown  in  the  United 
States  yield  less  digitalin  than  the  European  plant ;  and  is  the  alleged 
inferiority  of  the  former,  if  this  be  true,  due  to  a  deficiency  of  this 
principle  ?  Accepted  by  Samuel  P.  Duffield,  Ph.  D.,  Detroit. 
Query  4th. — Is  there  a  dry  wine,  made  from  grapes  within  the  United 
States,  suitable  for  medicinal  use,  and  what  is  its  name  and  strength. 
Accepted  bg  Frederick  Stearns,  of  Detroit. 
Query  5th. — Diluted  Hydrocyanic,  U.  S.  P.,  sometimes  spontaneously 
decomposes  into  paracyanogen  and  other  products,  acquiring  a  black 
color,  which  M.  Millon  attributes  to  the  action  of  ammonia.  "Will  the 
presence  of  a  minute  portion  of  SO3,  HO  obviate  this,  as  has  been  asserted, 
and  when  the  change  has  commenced  will  this  addition  suspend  it  ? 
Accepted  by  Dr„  Ediuard  R.  Squibb,  Brooklyn,  JSF.  Y. 
Query  6th. — Is  the  direction,  in  the  formula  for  compound  decoction  of 
Sarsaparilla,  U.  S.  P.,  to  macerate  the  ingredients  in  cold  water  for  twelve 
hours  previous  to  ebullition  sufficiently  important  to  justify  the  delay  it 
occasions,  and  will  not  digestion  at  200°  F.  for  two  hours  be  a  judicious 
alteration. 
Accepted  by  William  Saunders,  London,  Canada  West. 
Query  7th. — It  has  been  "asserted  that  Yellow  Wax  is  better  than 
bleached  wax  for  the  preparation  of  Ceratum  and  Unguentum  Adipis.  If 
this  be  true,  what  principle  in  the  crude  wax  possesses  this  property,  and 
for  what  extent  of  time  may  its  conservative  power  be  relied  upon. 
Referred  to  Ferris  Bringhurst,  of  Wilmington,  Del. 
Query  8th. — For  some  years  past,  commercial  Honey  has  frequently 
been  a  subject  of  adulteration.  What  is  the  present  state  of  the  trade  in 
this  article,  foreign  and  domestic,  and  what  are  the  adulterations  used  ? 
Accepted  by  Ferris  W.  Colby,  New  York. 
