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EDITORIAL. 
of  the  Journal  in  all  its  bearings,  and  report  to  the  next  meeting  of  the 
College. 
The  Chair  appointed  J  ames  T.  Shinn,  Robert  Shoemaker,  and  Charles 
Bullock  as  the  committee. 
Prof.  Maisch  made  an  appeal  for  the  Pharmaceutical  meetings,  com. 
mencing  the  third  Tuesday  in  October,  at  eight  o'clock,  P.  M..  and  Dr. 
Pile,  the  Registrar,  was  requested  to  send  notices  of  the  meeting  to  the 
members  generally. 
The  committee  on  deceased  members  was  re-elected  for  the  ensuing 
year. 
On  motion  of  Robert  England,  the  plan  of  having  printed  voting  slips 
be  adopted  at  the  semi-annual  as  at  the  annual  meeting. 
On  motion,  then  adjourned. 
Charles  Bullock,  Secretary. 
(Ebitoiial  IScpartmcnt. 
Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  Balti- 
more.— The  minutes  of  this  body  will  be  found  in  the  beginning  of 
this  number,  and  will  convey  to  the  reader  a  better  idea  of  the  meeting 
than  any  notice  we  can  give  here.  On  the  whole,  it  was  a  pleasant,  quiet 
gathering,  adding  to  our  numbers  largely,  and  extending  fraternal  feeling 
among  the  members. 
Exhibition  of  Chemicals  and  Drugs. — The  large  room  over  that  in 
which  the  Association  met  was  devoted  to  the  exhibition  of  drugs,  chemi- 
cals and  apparatus.  So  much  time  has  elapsed  since  the  meeting  that 
interest  in  this  'department  has  greatly  abated,  yet,  as  promised  in  our 
news  sheet  for  October,  the  following  abstract  is  put  on  record,  mainly 
taken  from  the  Baltimore  Gazette,  as  we  have  been  unable  to  avail  our- 
selves of  the  official  report. 
Specimens  of  Chemical  Products,  Pharmaceutical  Preparations, 
&c. — Messrs.  Powers  &  Weightman,  of  Philadelphia,  exhibited  the  largest 
and  most  complete  assortment  of  specimens  to  be  found  within  the  hall. 
Among  their  collection  of  chemical  products  were  noticed  several  large 
and  beautiful  specimens  of  crystalized  alum  and  sulphate  of  copper,  and 
specimens  of  nitrate  of  silver  of  unusually  large  size  and  purity.  Two 
glass  cases  containing  sulphate  of  morphia  and  sulphate  of  quinine, 
weighing  about  sixty  ounces  each,  attracted  special  attention.  Other 
specimens  were  displayed  in  great  variety. 
Messrs.  Rosengarten  &  Sons,  of  Philadelphia,  exhibited  a  handsome 
collection  of  chemicals,  prominent  among  which  were  beautiful  specimens 
of  piperin,  permanganate  of  potassium,  crystallized  strychnia,  ammonio- 
citrate  of  bismuth,  chromic  acid  and  sulphate  of  cinchonia. 
Messrs.  Charles  T.  White  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  deposited  interesting 
specimens  of  iodide  of  potassium,  bromide  of  potassium,  pyrophosphate 
