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ON  SUPPOSITORIES. 
Resolved,  That  the  Committee  of  Revision  be  instructed  to  include 
some  part  of  the  metrical  system  in  the  list  of  official  weights  and  mea- 
sures. 
The  resolution  was  adopted,  after  a  prolonged  discussion,  which 
did  not  give  indication  of  a  disposition  to  adopt  the  metrical 
system  in  the  Pharmacopseia  at  present. 
Mr.  Procter,  of  Philadelphia,  offered  the  following,  which  was 
unanimously  adopted  : 
Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Convention  are  due  to  the  Faculty  of 
the  National  Medical  College  of  the  District  of  Columbia  for  the  use  of 
their  building  for  the  purposes  of  the  Convention. 
The  Convention,  at  5  P.  M.,  adjourned  sine  die. 
ON  SUPPOSITORIES. 
By  Herman  Koch. 
As  the  application  of  medicinal  substances  in  the  form  of  sup- 
positories seems  to  be  growing  in  public  favor,  I  beg  leave  to 
make  a  few  suggestions  for  the  benefit  of  such  practitioners  as 
are  not  supplied  with  metallic  moulds,  and  may  not  possess  facili- 
ties for  obtaining  the  same.  The  following  plan  for  obviating 
the  use  of  the  latter  which  I  have  followed  for  some  time,  gives 
a  product  of  uniform  size,  shape  and  weight,  and  besides  being 
cheaper  than  metallic  moulds,  possesses  the  additional  advantage 
of  never  spoiling  the  product  by  splitting  or  detaching  pieces 
from  the  sides. 
This  is  my  plan  :  Take  a  piece  of  soft  wood  cut  in  the  rounded 
conical  shape  of  a  suppository,  allowing  a  portion  of  the  wood 
in  the  centre  to  extend  beyond  the  larger  end  as  a  handle ;  roll 
a  small  square  piece  of  waxed  paper  around  the  cone-shaped 
end  of  same,  slanting  off  toward  one  of  the  corners.  Secure 
j  the  latter  by  a  drop  of  mucilage,  and  the  point  by  a  vigorous 
twist  between  the  fingers.  Remove  the  paper  and  lay  aside  un- 
til the  mucilage  is  dry,  then  reinsert  the  Avooden  cone,  mark  edge 
of  same  on  the  paper  by  encircling  closely  between  thumb  and 
forefinger,  and  lastly  trim  off  close  to  said  edge  with  a  sharp 
knife.  Keep  the  moulds  thus  formed  in  a  cigar  box,  the  lid  of 
which  has  been  perforated  with  two  or  three  rows  of  small 
