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PJi a r maceu t ica I  Associations. 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I  September,  1901. 
circles  and  was  full  of  suggestions  for  the  advancement  of  phar- 
macy. The  Secretary,  H.  M.  Whelpley,  showed  that  400  copies  of 
the  proceedings,  containing  eighty-six  pages  were  printed  at  an 
expense  of  $128.93.  The  average  cost  of  each  copy,  including 
postage,  amounts  to  about  35  cents.  The  Treasurer,  Wm.  Mittel- 
bach,  reported  a  balance  in  the  treasury.  The  following  pipers 
were  read  : 
"  Carbon  Molecules."    By.  J.  F.  Llewellyn. 
"Pharmaceutical  Notes."  F.  Hemm  contributes  the  following:  "Sodium 
phosphate  (granular  or  crystallized)  should  be  bottled  in  air-tight  containers; 
crystallized  sulphate  of  iron  should  be  put  into  bottles;  and  a  new  air-tight 
stopper,  but  one  easier  of  removal  is  desired  for  potassium  bromide  bottle. 
Sealing  wax  has  been  used  on  chloroform  and  bromoform  containers  lately 
and  should  be  condemned.  On  dispensing  a  proprietary  preparation  on  the 
doctor's  prescription  the  writer  suggests  that  the  pharmacist  only  dispense 
from  an  original  bottle  or  package — or  when  this  is  not  possible,  let  the 
prescription  pass  on.  The  author  also  notes  that  according  to  Merck's  Index 
sparteine  sulphate  is  alwaj-s  acid  in  reaction  whereas  the  U.  S.  P.  says  that  it 
reacts  neutral  with  litmus  paper." 
"The  German,  British  and  United  States  Pharmacopoeia."  G.  Hinrichs 
critically  compares  these  three  authorities  and  hopes  that  "the  Committee  of 
Revision  will  produce  a  Pharmacopoeia  that  will  permit  them  to  keep  alive 
when  that  Pharmacopoeia  shall  be  enforced." 
"Medicines  Prescribed  by  roS  St.  Louis  Physicians."  H.  M.  Whelpley 
gives  some  interesting  statistics. 
"  Compound  Extract  of  Salyx."  A.  C.  Chenoweth  and  W.  K.  Ilhardt  found 
it  to  be  a  name  for  a  preparation  containing  salicylic  acid,  put  upon  the 
market  for  preserving  fruits,  vegetables  and  liquids  by  California  cold  process. 
"  Some  Narcotic  Plants."  J.  F.  Lewellyn  gives  an  interesting  account  of 
narcotics  which  are  used  and  some  of  the  myths  concerning  them. 
"  Preserved  Hydrogen  Peroxide."  C.  G.  Hinrichs  suggests  that  pharma- 
cists test  the  brands  marked  3  p.  c.  U.S. P.  for  the  presence  of  alcohol  and  for 
the  degree  of  acidity. 
"  Powdered  Cocoa."  Francis  Hemm  reported  on  the  examination  of  four 
commercial  brands. 
"Mistura  Chlorali  et  Potassii  Bromidi  Composita."  H.  M.  Pettit,  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  National  Formulary  asks,  in  his  report,  "would  it  not 
be  well  to  omit  the  extract  of  Cannabis  Indica  or  replace  it  by  some  other 
ingredient  to  answer  the  same  purpose  ?  " 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  1901-1902  : 
President,  Otto  F.  Claus ;  First  Vice-President,  R.  L.  Hope; 
Second  Vice-President,  W.  B.  Kerns  ;  Third  Vice-President,  H.  C. 
Wesner;  Treasurer,  Wm.  C.  Mittelbach  ;  Secretary,  H.  M.  Whelp- 
ley. The  place  and  date  of  next  meeting  is  Pertle  Springs,  June 
10-13,  1902. 
