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tions  from  the  vegetable,  mineral  and  animal  kingdoms  that  have  been  appropriated  as  remedial  agents  in 
pharmacy,  admits  of  no  doubt ;  that  this  is  the  time  to  labor  in  this  direction,  and  that  this  opportunity  to 
obtain  specimens  and  valuable  contributions  may  pass  away  and  not  occur  soon  again  is  apparent  to  many 
of  us.  In  view  of  these  facts  the  Curator  would  respectfully  appeal  to  the  members  of  the  College  for  aid 
in  this  particular.  There  is  yet  time,  during  the  coming  spring  and  summer,  to  fill  the  bottles  which  have 
been  furnished  by  the  Committee  and  placed  in  the  new  cases,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  appeal  will  not  be 
in  vain.  Respectfully  submitted, 
JOSEPH  P.  REMINGTON,  Curator. 
Profes.sor  Maisch  expressed  his  hearty  approval  of  the  recommendation  of  the 
Curator,  that  early  action  be  taken  by  the  members  in  assisting  to  fill  \ip  the  Cabinet 
with  specimens,  that  a  display  may  soon  be  made  which  will  be  creditable  to  the 
College.  He  called  upon  all  the  members  to  come  forward,  and  contribute  each 
something,  either  in  labor  or  in  specimens,  towards  fitting  up  the  cases  which  are  now 
in  readiness  to  be  filled.  He  offered  the  services  of  one  member  who  was  in  attend- 
ance, and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  others  will  quickly  follow  this  example. 
Mr.  Bullock  and  others  expressed  similar  views,  and  the  propriety  of  publishing 
a  call  for  a  meeting  to  be  held  specially  for  the  consideration  of  this  subject  was 
suggested. 
The  following  report  on  behalf  of  the  Publication  Committee  was  read  by  Henry 
N.  Rittenhouse,  and  accepted  : 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
The  Publication  Committee  respectfully  reports  that  the  duties  imposed  upon  it  by  Chapter  VII,  Arti- 
cles III  and  IV,  have  been  duly  attended  to  during  the  past  year.  The  new  postal  law,  which  went  into 
operation  at  the  beginning  of  the  present  year,  requires  the  prepayment  of  postage  on  all  periodicals  at 
the  office  of  publication.  Although  considerable  expense  is  thereby  imposed  upon  the  "Journal,"  the 
Committee  deemed  it  advisable  not  to  raise  the  subscription  price  in  consequence  thereof,  hoping  that  the 
subscribers  would  promptly  pay  their  subscriptions  in  advance.  In  this  the  Committee  have  not  been 
mistaken,  the  great  majority  of  the  subscribers  having  remitted  in  due  time,  and  the  remaining  ones  who 
are  still  in  arrears  will  most  probably  comply  with  the  Committee's  request  as  soon  as  their  attention  will 
be  specially  called  to  this  matter. 
It  has  been  deemed  advisable  to  have  suitable  binders  prepared,  large  enough  to  retain  twelve  numbers 
of  the  "Journal."  These  covers  being  suitable  for  permanent  binding,  as  well  as  for  preserving  unsoiled  a 
volume  until  it  is  complete  and  ready  for  the  bookbinder,  have  met  with  considerable  favor.  They  are 
sold,  full  cloth,  at  75  cents,  and  cloth  back  and  corners  at  50  cents  each. 
The  General  Index  to  the  first  forty-two  volumes  of  the  "  Journal,"  which  was  published  two  years  ago, 
meets  with  a  slow  sale,  and  at  least  four  hundred  more  copies  must  be  sold  before  the  Committee  will  be 
reimbursed  for  the  expense  of  preparing  and  publishing  the  same;  the  price  of  the  work  having  heen 
fixed  low,  so  that  even  those  might  be  induced  to  procure  a  copy  who  are  in  possession  of  a  portion  of 
those  volumes. 
The  Committee  is  pleased  to  report  the  unabating  interest  in  the  "Journal"  taken  by  its  friends,  and 
take  this  opportunity  of  urging  upon  them,  and  more  particularly  upon  the  members  and  the  graduates  of 
this  College,  to  furnish  original  contributions  on  suitable  subjects,  and  of  drawing  attention  to  a  suggestion 
in  the  Editor's  report,  referring  to  this  matter. 
HENRY  N.  RITTENHOUSE,  Chairman  Publishing  Cotttmittee. 
The  Editor's  report  to  the  Publication  Committee  was  read,  giving  a  detailed 
account  of  his  labors.  It  specifies  the  number  of  original  communications  received, 
selections  made  from  theses,  and  essays  contributed  by  members  and  others,  many 
of  which  emanated  from  the  pharmaceutical  meetings  of  the  College,  which  are  now 
being  well  attended,  and  are  increasing  in  interest.  The  following  is  an  extract  from 
the  report : 
To  the  Publishing  Committee  : 
The  Editor  rtspectfully  reports  that,  during  the  past  year,  the  "Journal"  has  been  regularly  issued 
early  in  each  month,  and  the  arrangements  with  the  printer  are  such  that  it  is  hoped  all  irregularities  in 
issuing  the  "Journal"  will  hereafter  be  avoided.  The  adoption  of  a  new  style  of  type  with  the  begin- 
ning of  the  present  volume  has  been  approvingly  noticed  by  several  correspondents  and  subscribers  to  the 
