^"'mZ'i^js^'"''}  ^^^^^-^  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting.  133 
W.  H.  Waliing  exhibited  a  specimen  of  an  impure  carbolic  acid,  which  was  re- 
cently offered  as  creasote,  and  spoke  of  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  genuine  wood-tar 
creasote.  Prof.  Remington  remaked  that  dealers  were  in  the  habit  of  furnishing 
coal-tar  creasote,  unless  wood  tar  creasote  was  specified,  when  it  was  supplied. 
Prof.  P^aisch  called  attention  to  the  variable  composition  of  creasote,  as  furnished 
by  different  makers,  and  exhibited  six  specimens,  all  of  which  were  free  from  carbolic 
acid,  yet  differed  more  or  less  In  smell  and  reaction. 
A.  P.  Brown  had  used  spiritus  ajtheris  nitrosi  as  a  test.  Prof.  Maisch  believed 
that  the  reactions  and  properties  of  creasote,  made  in  different  countries  and  by 
different  manufacturers,  would  continue  to  vary  more  or  less,  until  creasote  ceased 
to  be  a  mixture  of  several  products  of  the  dry  distillation  of  wood,  and  its  correct 
chemical  composition  had  been  ascertained  5  at  present,  perhaps,  the  most  reliable 
test  is  its  mlscibility  with  collodion  without  coagulating  it. 
A,  W.  Miller,  M.  D.,  exhibited  two  samples  of  oil  of  sandal  wood — -one  pure, 
the  other  adulterated — and  a  fine  specimen  of  German  oil  of  juniper  berries. 
Prof,  Remington  exhibited  four  specimens  of  the  seeds  of  Theobronia  cacao,  Illus- 
trating the  most  important  commercial  varieties.  Maracalbo  is  sold  at  the  highest 
price,  and  is  considered  the  best. 
Wm,  Mclntyre  had  procured  some  of  the  oil  of  Ceylon  cinnamon,  presented  by 
Dr.  Miller,  at  the  last  meeting,  and  with  it  prepared  cinnamon  water,  which  was 
found  to  possess  the  sweet  ta^te  which  he  had  presumed  was  characteristic  of  cin- 
namon water  prepared  by  distillation. 
Dr.  Miller  read  a  paper  entitled,  "  Notes  on  Pronunciation  and  Orthography  " 
[see  p.  102),  which  called  forth  many  remarks  urging  more  attention  to  the  correct 
rendering  of  many  words  in  common  use. 
R.  V.  Mattison  read  a  paper  "  On  Suppositories  "  [see  p.  98),  advocating  the  mak- 
ing of  these  preparations  in  moulds  5  the  mould  of  Mr.  Sloan,  and  samples  made  by 
the  process  described,  were  shown.  Prof  Maisch  read  a  note  of  James  Kemble  on 
the  same  subject,  but  advocating  the  hand  method  [see  p  lOl). 
Dr.  Miller  exhibited  a  glass  syringe  for  moulding  and  introducing  suppositories. 
A  somewhat  similar  contrivance  was  introduced  upon  a  previous  occasion  by  Alfred 
B.  Taylor,  and  by  him  named  suppositer  [see  "  Amer.  Jour.  Pharm.,"  1861,  p.  202)* 
A  paper  by  H.  M.  Wilder  "  On  Mixtura  Glycyrrhizas  Composita  and  Purified  Ex- 
tract of  Licorice  "  was  read  [see  p.  97),  advocating  the  use  of  the  latter  in  preparing 
the  former.  Regarding  the  use  of  the  words  officinal  and  official,  it  was  stated  that 
Prof.  Attfield  had  advocated,  some  years  ago,  the  views  expressed  by  Mr.  Wilder, 
and  that  the  two  words  were  now  thus  used  in  Great  Britain  5  but  that  in  other 
countries  the  word  officinal  appeared  to  be  used,  like  in  the  United  States,  to  express 
both  meanings.  It  was  suggested  that  Dr.  Miller  might  find  it  convenient  to  ex- 
amine into  this  matter. 
Prof  Remington  read  a  letter  from  Emlen  Painter,  transmitting  the  first  thesis 
presented  to  the  California  College  of  Pharmacy,  on  volatile  oil  of  "  Oreodaphne  Cal- 
ifornica,  California  Bay  Laurel,  by  John  P.  Heaney."  An  abstract  of  this  thesis  is 
published  on  page  105.  A  fowering  branch  of  the  tree  accompanied  the  docu- 
ments. 
Dr.  Miller  read  a  paper,  entitled  "  Deer  Tongue  in  Perfumery  "  [see  p.  116),  giv- 
ing formulas  for  various  pre])arations  containing  lAatris  odoratissima,  and  exhibited 
samples  of  the  same. 
