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together  in  parts  where  there  may  still  be  a  little  of  the  purer  element  trickling  in, 
and  if  driven  from  these  places  they  soon  die.  Physa  fontinalis  W\\\  only  live  in  very 
pure  water;  Val^ata piscinalis  in  clear  water;  Limntiea  o^ata  and  stagnalis  and  Pla- 
norbis  marginatus  in  ordinary  water  ;  and  finally,  Cyclas  cornea  and  Bithynia  impura 
in  water  of  middling  quality  ;  but  no  mollusk  will  live  in  corrupt  water.  Plants 
also  exercise  a  reactive  influence  on  the  quality  of  water.  The  most  delicate  ap- 
pears to  be  the  common  water  cress,  the  presence  of  which  indicates  excellent  qual- 
ity. Veronicas  and  the  floating  water  weeds  flourish  only  in  water  of  good  quality. 
The  water  plantain,  mints,  loosestrife,  sedges,  rushes,  water  lilies,  and  many  others, 
grow  perfectly  well  in  water  of  moderately  good  quality.  Some  of  the  sedges  and 
arrowheads  will  thrive  in  water  of  very  poor  quality.  The  most  hardy  or  least 
exacting  in  this  respect  is  the  common  reed,  or  Phragmites  communis. — Scientific 
American  J  July  17th. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE, 
A  stated  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held,  on  the 
afternoon  of  June  28th,  in  the  College  Hall,  Dillwyn  Parrish,  President,  in  the  chair. 
Twenty  members  were  in  attendance. 
The  minutes  of  the  annual  meeting,  in  March  last,  were  read  and  adopted. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  last  three  months  were  also  read  by 
William  C.  Bakes,  Secretary  of  the  Board,  and,  on  motion,  adopted. 
Mr.  Bakes,  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  to  bring  forward  a  Programme  for  the 
Centennial,  read  the  following  report,  which  was  unanimously  adopted  : 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
A  Committee,  appointed  at  the  last  Annual  Meeting  of  the  College,  to  suggest  a  programme  for  the  re- 
ception and  entertainment  of  such  pharmacists,  druggists,  manufacturing  chemists  and  others  connected 
with  pharmaceutical  pursuits,  who  may  visit  our  city  during  the  Centennial  Exposition,  from  May  loth 
to  November  loth,  1876,  respectfully  submit  the  following,  which,  after  mature  deliberation,  they  believe 
will  be  in  keeping  with  the  dignity  of  the  College,  and  eminently  useful  and  gratifying  to  our  visitors  ; 
They  recommend  the  employment  of  an  Actuary  during  five  months  of  the  Exposition,  who  should  be 
at  the  College  daily  to  give  such  advice  and  assistance  to  our  guests  as  they  may  desire.  He  shall  be  a 
Pharmacist,  and  capable  of  conversing,  at  least,  in  the  English,  French  and  German  languages.  There 
shall  be  kept  at  the  College  a  Register,  in  which  shall  be  entered  the  name  of  each  visitor  ;  wherefrom  ; 
the  branch  of  business  he  is  engaged  in  ;  his  residence  in  this  city  ;  the  date  of  his  arrival  and  departure, 
and  where  letters  may  be  forwarded. 
There  shall  also  be  kept  a  list  of  good  boarding-houses  for  those  intending  to  prolong  their  visit,  with- 
out incurring  the  expense  of  the  larger  hotels.  The  list  shall  give,  beside  the  location,  the  capacity  of 
the  house,  the  kind  of  accommodation,  and  the  terms. 
The  wires  of  the  American  District  Telegraph  Company  should  be  introduced  into  the  College,  so  that 
messengers  may  be  summoned  immediately  to  carry  messages  and  perform  other  service  ;  and  when  a 
stranger  arrives  and  wishes  a  boarding-house,  instead  of  merely  directing  him,  let  a  messenger  boy  ac- 
company him  to  the  house,  with  a  card  of  introduction  from  the  Committee  of  the  College. 
Arrangements  might  be  made  with  one  or  more  iivery-stables,  by  which  we  can  secure  for  visitors  a 
uniform  and  moderate  charge  for  carriages  by  the  hour. 
One  of  our  rooms  should  be  arranged  for  reading  and  correspondence,  and  one  of  the  U.  S.  letter-boxet> 
should  be  placed  in  the  building.  Copies  of  the  leading  newspapers  published  in  the  principal  cities  of 
Europe,  also,  those  of  the  large  cities  of  this  country  and  our  own  city  papers  should  be  subscribed  for, 
and  placed  on  file  for  the  use  of  visitors.  A  generous  supply  of  stationery  requisites  should  also  be  pro- 
vided.   Postal  and  railway  time-tables  and  t  ie  various  routes  of  travel,  should  be  kept  at  the  College. 
