Editorial. 
( Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I       July,  1875. 
hibitors  are  reminded  that  to  insure  a  successful  and  advantageous  display,  it  is  neces- 
sary that  the  articles  tor  exhibition  should  be  in  the  charge  of  the  Local  Secretary 
several  days  before  the  meeting  takes  place,  and  they  are  therefore  earnestly  re- 
quested to  make  their  shipments  in  time,  directed  to  the  Odd  Fellows'  Hall. 
Chairmen  of  Standing  Committees  are  requested  to  furnish  a  copy  of  their  re- 
spective reports,  together  with  a  synopsis  of  the  same,  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Papers  and  Queries,  Mr.  Wm.  Saunders,  London,  Ontario,  as  provided 
by  Article  IX,  Chapter  VI,  of  the  By-Laws.  In  a  like  manner,  all  persons  writing 
a  paper  for  the  Association,  whether  in  reply  to  a  query  or  as  a  volunteer  paper, 
will  report  to  the  same  chairman,  previous  to  the  third  session  {^Ue  Article  VIII, 
Chapter  VI,  of  the  By-Laws)  j  and  it  is  particularly  desirable  that  such  paper,  to- 
gether with  a  synopsis  of  the  same,  be  in  the  possession  of  the  chairman,  before  the 
opening  of  the  first  session. 
Compliance  with  these  requests  will  greatly  expedite  the  business  of  the  Associa- 
tion, which,  in  view  of  the  arrangements  to  be  made  for  the  meeting  in  Philadelphia 
in  1876,  promises  to  be  more  arduous  than  usual. 
It  is  hoped  that  members  will  generally  attend,  and  that  the  Association  will  be 
largely  increased  by  new  memberships.  Our  friends  in  Boston  expect  this,  and  will 
doubtless  make  our  visit  one  of  pleasure,  socially  as  well  as  intellectually  5  in  short, 
will  make  it  an  occasion  to  be  remembered,  as  is  our  last  visit — ^just  ten  years  ago — 
to  that  hospitable  city. 
Further  information  concerning  the  meeting  and  arrangements  made,  will  be  given 
in  the  circular  of  the  permanent  Secretary,  Prof.  J.  M.  Maisch,  No.  I45  North 
Tenth  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
C.  LEV^IS  DIEHL,  President. 
Louis-uille,  Ky.,  June,  1875. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
Unusual  Doses  in  Prescriptions. — In  our  last  number  we  published  a  papej. 
by  Jas.  Kemble,  Ph.  G.,  on  this  subjejt,  with  a  formula,  which  should  have  been 
printed  as  follows,  in  order  to  convey  a  correct  idea  of  his  proposition: 
R. — Liquor,  ammon.  acet.,  .  .  .  ^^ii^ 
Spirit,  nitri  dulc,  .....  f^ii 
*  Tr.  aconiti  rad  ,       '  .  .  ,  .  .  f^iss 
Syr,  limonis  q.  s.  ad         .           .           .           .  .  f^iv 
TT^.  Et.  sig  ,  a  dessert  spoonful  every  two  hours. 
*  C.  C. 
We  are  glad  that  this  subject  has  attracted  the  attention  which  it  deserves,  and  has 
been  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  medical  and  pharmaceutical  professions,  and  we 
trust  that  it  will  not  be  allowed  to  rest  imtil  some  difinite  conclusion  has  been  arrived 
at.  The  means  which  have  thus  far  been  suggested  to  indicate  the  correctness  of 
unusual  doses,  are  several:  i.  In  Germany  and  several  other  European  countries, 
the  physician  is,  by  law,  compelled  to  affix  after  the  quantity  of  the  dangerous  in- 
gredient ordered,  an  exclamation  mark  (!)  to  show  that  the  writer  really  intents 
