3 8  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations 
Both  plants  are  in  some  parts  known  by  the  name  of  horsemint,  and,  as  they  are  quite 
harmless,  no  injury  would  result. 
P.  P.  Fox  exhibited  an  india-rubber  funnel,  prepared  for  straining,  by  closing  the 
lower  orifice  with  a  cork,  and,  immediately  above  it,  piercing  the  tube  with  several 
holes.  This  arrangement  enables  a  vial  to  be  readily  filled  with  two  liquids  of  dif- 
ferent densities,  so  that  no  admixture  will  take  place.  He  had  found  it  particularly 
of  use  in  preparing  citrate  of  magnesium  by  the  method  of  Dr.  H.  T.  Bond  [Drug. 
Cir.,  1873,  p.  176). 
Dr.  Pile  thought  this  contrivance  would  be  of  service  in  this  case,  although  he 
operated  in  a  little  different  manner,  preferring  to  have  the  potassium  bicarbonate  in 
solution,  nothing  being  requisite  but  agitation  to  complete  the  preparation.  Mr. 
Blair  preferred  to  use  sugar  in  place  of  syrup,  filter  the  entire  solution,  and  rely  on 
a  good  long  cork.  R.  V.  Mattison  preferred  to  make  a  dense  solution  of  citrate  of 
magnesium  containing  the  syrup,  and  complete  by  filling  the  bottles  with  carbonic 
acid  water  drawn  from  the  fountain.  No  objection  was  made  to  the  officinal  propor- 
tions, these  being  but  variations  in  the  mode  of  conducting  the  process. 
Dr.  Miller  wished  to  caution  against  the  purchase  of  cheap  sugar-coated  quinia 
pills.  There  were  in  the  market  45,000  such  pills  which  do  not  contain  a  trace  of 
quinia.  They  were  made  from  muriate  of  cinchonia,  furnished  by  a  New  York 
house  as  sulphate  of  quinia  to  some  of  the  makers  of  sugar-coated  pills,  and  by 
them  thrown  back  on  the  hands  of  the  dealer  upon  the  discovery  of  the  fraudulent 
nature  of  the  article. 
Mr.  Blair  called  attention  to  the  construction  which  the  Internal  Revenue  Officers 
place  upon  the  law.  They  claim  the  right  to  go  through  our  premises  from  garret 
to  cellar,  whether  they  have  reason  to  believe  the  law  relating  to  the  stamping  of 
articles  was  being  evaded  or  not.  Those  who  are  familiar  with  the  construction  and 
intention  of  the  law,  are  of  the  opinion  that  it  did  not  apply  to  the  retail  apothecary, 
but  was  intended  for  liquor  and  segar  manufactories.  The  Government  officers 
further  claim,  that  a  refusal  on  the  part  of  the  apothecary  to  permit  such  dom- 
iciliary examination  makes  him  subject  to  a  fine  of  $500.  Where  there  is  reason 
to  believe  the  law  is  being  violated,  and  the  officer  is  refused  admission,  it  seems 
but  proper  that  he  should  report  to  his  superior,  and  procure  a  special  warrant  to 
examine  the  premises.  Another  understanding  is,  that  goods  exposed  for  sale  only 
must  be  stamped.  The  fact  that  these  officers  have,  or  assume,  the  right  to  make 
these  visits,  is  subjecting  apothecaries  to  an  annoyance  which  is  unjust,  and  a  sug- 
gestion was  made  that  we  use  our  best  exertions,  individually,  with  our  representatives 
in  Congress  to  have  this  law  repealed  or  modified. 
W.  H.  Walling  urged  an  organized  effort  to  curtail  Sunday  traffic. 
On  motion,  adjourned 
William  McIntyre,  Registrar, 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS, 
Camden  Pharmaceutical  Association — The  annual  meeting  was  held  on 
Friday  afternoon,  November  27th,  when  the  following  officers  were  elected  for 
