EDITORIAL. 
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trated  sulphuric  acid,  the  latter  solution  is  at  first  of  a  golden-yellow 
color,  but  turns  gradually  green.  Upon  the  addition  of  nitric  acid  to  the 
sulphuric  acid  solution  of  agonidine,  a  yellow-colored  flocculent  matter 
is  separated  ;  this  substance  is  a  glucoside  identical  with  arbutine,  and 
contains  no  nitrogen.  The  formula  of  agonidine  is  OioHi^O  6. — Chem 
Neivs,  Aug.  12,  1870. 
(SMtonal  Ucp.artmenL 
Meeting  of  the  Association  at  Baltimore. — The  following  notice  of 
the  President  was  published  in  our  August  advertising  sheet,  and  is  re- 
printed here  for  record.  Appended  to  it  is  the  Notice  of  the  Permanent 
Secretary,  giving  details  useful  to  visitors.  / 
Notice  of  the  Annual  Meeting. 
The  18th  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
will  be  held  in  the  city  of  Baltimore  on  the  second  Tuesday  (the  13th  day) 
of  September,  1870,  commencing  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M.  The  place  of  meeting 
and  the  arrangements  for  the  accommodation  of  those  who  will  be  in  at- 
tendance, will  be  announced  by  the  Local  Secretary.  It  is  expected  that 
the  several  standing  and  special  committees  will  be  prepared  with  full  and 
highly  instructive  reports  on  the  many  important  subjects  which  should 
engage  our  attention  at  this  time.  The  central  position  of  Baltimore  will 
afford  opportunity  for  many  to  be  present  at  this  meeting  who  have  not 
usually  met  with  us.  A  full  attendance  of  the  members  is  earnestly  de- 
sired, as  among  the  important  business  to  be  brought  forward  will  be  the 
revision  of  the  Constitution,  more  particularly  in  reference  to  improving 
the  financial  status  of  the  Association. 
Pharmacists  and  druggists  eligible  to  membership  are  earnestly  invited 
to  forward  or  present  their  names  for  election,  and  thereby  aid  in  extend- 
ing the  usefulness  of  this  Association.  Those  desiring  to  join  can  obtain 
the  necessary  blank  applications  from  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  Mr.  Thos  S.  Wiegand,  528  Arch  St.,  or  from  the  Permanent 
Secretary,  Prof.  John  M.  Maisch,  1607  Ridgo  Avenue,  Philadelphia, 
A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  all  engaged  in  manufactures  con- 
nected with  pharmacy  or  with  chemistry,  to  send  specimens  of  their 
productions  for  exhibition  during  the  session.  These  may  be  sent  to  Prof. 
J.  Paris  Moore,  Local  Secretary,  Baltimore,  accompanied  with  an  invoice 
and  a  full  description  of  the  articles  sent. 
E.  H.  SARGENT,  President. 
Chicago,  July  1,  1870. 
The  Eighteenth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  As- 
sociation will  be  held  on  the  second  Tuesday,  the  13th  day  of  Sept.,  1870, 
at  3  o'clk,  P.  M.,  in  the  building  of  the  University  of  Maryland,  on  West 
Lombard  Street,  in  the  City  of  Baltimore,  Ample  accommodations  have 
been  secured  in  the  same  building  for  the  exhibition  of  Drugs,  Prepara- 
tions, Apparatus,  Models  and  Specimens  interesting  to  and  connected 
with  the  business  of  the  Pharmacist.  The  central  location  of  Baltimore, 
in  connection  with  the  important  subjects  to  be  reported  and  to  be  acted 
on,  will  render  this  meeting  one  of  the  most  important  ones. 
