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Line,  from  $10  to  $j  for  the  round  trip  between  New  York  and  Boston.  Members 
going  by  this  line  will  have  a  delightful  sail  through  Long  Island  Sound.  Tickets 
may  be  obtained  from  L.  M.  Royce,  at  the  office  of  McKesson  &  Robbins,  91 
Fulton  street,  New  York. 
After  the  final  adjournment,  an  excursion  to  the  White  Mountains  is  in  contempla- 
tion, for  which  a  reduction  from  the  regular  charges  has  been  secured.  The  partic- 
ulars will  be  announced  at  the  meeting.  Those  members  who,  last  year,  joined  in 
the  excursion  to  the  Mammoth  Cave,  remember  with  pleasure  the  time  so  pleasantly 
and  profitably  spent  on  that  trip,  and  will  look  forward  to  similar  enjoyments  while 
visiting  the  picturesque  mountains  of  New  England. 
The  head-quarters  of  the  Association  will  be  at  the  St.  James  Hotel,  where  ample 
accommodations  for  the  visiting  members  and  their  families  have  been  provided. 
The  meeting  and  the  exhibition  of  objects  of  pharmaceutical  interest  will  be  held 
at  the  Odd  Fellows'  Building,  where  goods  intended  for  the  exhibition  should  be 
received  early  in  September,  to  enable  the  Local  Secretary  to  make  all  necessary 
arrangements  prior  to  the  opening  of  the  meeting. 
Collection  to  Illustrate  the  Ethnology  of  the  United  States. — 
We  have  received  a  circular  from  Professor  Joseph  Henry,  Secretary  of  the  Smith- 
sonian Institution,  in  relation  to  this  collection,  which  will  form  part  of  the  govern- 
mental display  to  be  made  at  the  International  Exhibition  in  1876,  in  accordance 
with  the  act  of  Congress  of  March  3d,  and  the  executive  order  of  March  5th,  1875. 
The  object  of  the  collection  is  to  exhibit  as  complete  a  series  as  possible  of  every- 
thing tending  to  illustrate  the  past  and  present  history  of  the  aboriginal  races  now 
or  previously  inhabiting  the  continent  of  North  America,  and  it  is  intended  to  include 
everything  that  tends  to  throw  light  upon  the  manners  and  customs  of  the  Amer- 
ican tribes,  such  as  implements  of  war,  the  chase,  agriculture,  etc.,  articles  of  dress, 
ornament  and  the  toilet,  wigwams,  sleds,  boats,  etc.  It  is  desired  that  specimens  of 
this  kind  be  furnished  to  the  Smithsonian  Institution,  and  information  is  invited  in 
regard  to  such  collections  in  possession  of  private  individuals  or  public  institutions, 
to  include,  if  possible,  photographs  and  outline  drawings  of  the  articles  considered 
most  interesting  and  remarkable.  Detailed  instructions  for  collecting  ethonological 
specimens,  also  a  pamphlet  containing  a  description  of  the  principal  objects  that  go 
to  form  part  of  this  collection,  will  be  sent  upon  application  to  the  Smithsonian 
Institution,  which,  together  with  the  Indian  Bureau,  is  engaged  in  making  collec- 
tions for  a  common  object.  It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  add  that  every  specimen, 
whether  entire  or  fragmentary,  will  be  duly  credited  to  the  contributor. 
The  Stamp  Tax  on  Medicines. —  Our  readers  have  been  informed  in  due  season 
of  the  passage  of  the  "  Little  Tariff  Bill,"  on  February  8th  last,  and  of  the  modifi- 
cations of  the  former  rulings  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Office  made  necessary  by  Sec- 
tion 22  of  the  law  mentioned.  The  provisions  of  this  section  appear  to  be  so  clear 
and  precise,  that  we  are  surprised  that  any  pharmacist  should  misconstrue  them. 
We  are  induced  to  refer  to  this  subject  again,  in  consequence  of  a  decision  recently 
made  by  the  new  Commissioner,  which  covers  the  case  cited  on  page  137  of  our 
March  number. 
