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PHARMACY  IN  CANADA. 
and  obtained  a  first  reading.  It  is  so  closely  a  copy  of  the 
Pharmacy  Act,  that  some  of  its  provisions  may  not  prove  best 
adapted  to  the  circumstances  of  thinly  populated  country  dis- 
tricts. The  Society  proposes  to  undertake  the  work  of  educa- 
tion, and  to  fit  up  a  laboratory,  library,  and  museum ;  and  its 
first  year's  class  in  chemistry  has  been  very  successful,  about 
forty  students  having  been  enrolled,  several  of  whom  passed 
creditable  examinations  at  the  close  of  the  session.  It  has  also 
encouraged  its  country  members  by  offering  three  prizes  "  for 
collections  of  indigenous  medical  substances  of  vegetable  origin," 
competitors  to  be  ^'"members  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society^'' 
{sic!).  It  has  produced  a  useful  monthly  periodical,  called  the 
"  Canadian  Pharmaceutical  Journal,"  which  is,  however,  largely 
indebted  to  extracted  matter.  This  has  obtained  a  fair  circula- 
tion. 
The  report  does  not  give  the  number  of  members,  but  states 
that  129  were  added  during  the  year  ;  from  which  we  may  assume 
the  number  to  be  from  300  to  350.  These  are  principally  coun- 
try members,  residing  in  the  numerous  small  towns  of  Ontario. 
The  prospects  of  this  Society  are  very  encouraging,  and  it  will, 
no  doubt,  accomplish  much  good. 
The  constitution,  aims,  and  resources  of  the  Montreal  Chem- 
ists' Association  are  modified  by  its  circumstances  ;  its  members 
are  almost  entirely  confined  to  this  city,  and  it  has  a  large  num- 
ber of  Associate  members.  It  has  also  undertaken  the  work  of 
education,  and  has  completed  one  session,  during  which  a  course 
of  lectures  on  Materia  Medica  was  delivered  by  Dr.  Kollmyer, 
and  on  Chemistry  by  myself.  About  fifty  practical  students 
attended,  with  very  satisfactory  results. 
The  second  year's  courses  are  now  about  to  commence,  with 
an  entry  of  about  forty  students.  As  these  are  all  city  employes^ 
the  number  indicates  a  very  general  support.  Our  monthly 
meetings  are  also  well  attended,  and  practical  subjects  are  brought 
forward  and  discussed. 
In  the  matter  of  legislation  we  have  prepared  a  Bill  of  a  very 
simple  character,  which  we  expect  to  pass  shortly.  It  constitutes 
a  separate  body,  "The  Quebec  College  of  Pharmacy,"  for  the 
purposes  of  registration,  examination,  and  licensing  graduates  in 
