294     CONVENTION  TO  REVISE  THE  U.  S.  PHARMACOPCEIA. 
of  such  a  resolution,  and  those  who  advocated  it  were  of  the  opinion  that 
the  use  of  measures  of  capacity  by  Physicians  in  prescribing  might  be 
continued  if  they  desired  it.  It  was  believed  that  the  use  of  weights  in 
all  cases  would  add  to  the  accuracy  and  increase  the  convenience  of 
laboratory  operations,  and  especially  in  the  fluid  extracts  and  such  prepa- 
rations as  require  evaporation  to  a  given  extent. 
The  seventh  resolution,  relative  to  the  scope  of  the  PharmacopcEia,  was 
passed  by  a  decisive  vote  after  considerable  discussion,  showing  that  the 
view  of  the  Convention  was  opposed  to  contracting  the  Materia  Medica 
list. — Editor  A.  J.  Ph.] 
Dr.  Manlius  Smith,  of  N.  Y.,  oiFered  the  following  as  an  ad- 
ditional resolution  : 
11.  Resolved^  That  this  committee  are  authorized  to  investigate  any 
new  medicine  that  may  be  brought  forward  in  the  future,  and  devise  for- 
mulas for  the  appropriate  preparations  of  it,  and  to  publish  such  formulas 
in  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  and  that  these  formulas  shall 
thenceforth  be  considered  official. 
Dr.  Squibb  moved  to  strike  out  the  words  Aynerican  Journal 
of  Fliarmacy      which  was  carried. 
Dr.  Loomis  moved  to  strike  out  the  words     in  the  future 
wliich  was  agreed  to,  and  the  resolution,  as  amended,  was 
adopted. 
Dr.  Horner,  of  Virginia,  moved  the  following  : 
Whereas  the  abuse  of  medicines,  the  vehicle  of  which  is  alcohol,  has 
proved  injurious  to  the  health  of  the  community  ; 
i?e.so/6'erf,  1  hat  the  Convention  for  the  revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia 
consider  the  expediency  of  reducing  the  number  of  alcoholic  prepara- 
tions.   [This  resolution  was  not  acted  on,] 
The  delegates  from  the  various  institutions  represented  were 
then  called  upon  to  name  one  of  their  number  to  serve  on  the 
nominating  committee,  and  the  following  were  announced: 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy,  William  S.  Thompson  ;  Chicago 
College  of  Pharmacy,  Albert  E.  Ebert  ;  Medical  Society  of  the 
District  of  Columbia,  B.  F.  Craig,  M.  D.  ;  Medical  College  of 
Virginia,  J.  S.  Welford,  M.  D.  ;  Massachusetts  College  of  Phar- 
macy, S.  M.  Colcord  ;  Medical  Society  of  New  York,  Caleb 
Green,  M.  D. ;  College  Physicians,  Philadelphia,  R.  Bridges, 
M.  D.  ;  College  of  Pharmacy  City  of  New  York,  William  Hege- 
raan;  National  Medical  College  District  of  Coluuibia,  John  C. 
Biley,  M.  D.  ;  Medical  Department  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
Joseph  Carson,  M.  D. ;  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  Wil- 
