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Pharmaceu tical  A ssociations. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I  September,  1901. 
"  Powdered  Drugs."  The  author  points  out  that  if  the  manu- 
facturer can  establish  a  standard  of  assay  for  commercial  reasons, 
the  Pharmacopceia  can  certainly  do  as  much  for  higher  reasons. 
"  Assay  of  Cinchona  Bark."  The  author  recommends  the  pro- 
cess of  Dr.  Caspar  (Lyon's  "  Drug  Assaying,")  estimating  the 
quinine  in  total  alkaloids. 
"  Laboratory  Notes."  The  author  offers  some  practical  sugges- 
tions for  making  and  keeping  such  notes. 
"  Powdered  Drugs."  F.  W.  E.  Stedem  states  that  he  has  found  it 
impossible  to  produce  a  No.  60  power  of  aconite  root  without  at 
the  same  time  reducing  the  outside  cortical  layer  to  a  very  fine 
powder. 
"  The  Prime  Cause  of  Failure  in  Passing  State  Board  of  Pharmacy 
Examinations."  Louis  Emanuel  stated  that  one  of  the  causes  was 
that  many  applicants  were  incompetent  and  that  some  of  the  leading 
colleges  were  lax  in  their  graduation  requirements. 
"  State  Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board."  Louis  Emanuel  pre- 
sented a  statement  of  facts  concerning  the  activity  of  the  Board  as 
shown  during  the  past  year.  This  paper  was  referred  to  a  com- 
mittee who  reported  subsequently  that  the  "  Association  pledges  to 
the  Pharmacy  Board  its  most  cordial  support  in  its  efforts  to  enforce 
properly  the  laws  of  this  Commonwealth,  but  it  distinctly  condemns 
the  methods  that  have  been  employed  by  the  Board." 
"  Minor  Surgery."  By  Dr.  B.  Franklin  Stahl.  After  defining  this 
division  of  surgery  as  given  in  the  "  American  Text-Book  of  Sur- 
gery," the  author  states  that  the  druggist  is  not  qualified  to  attend 
to  such  work  and  should  not  be  taught  minor  surgery.  He,  how- 
ever, states  that  every  well  informed  citizen  should  know  what  to 
do  in  an  emergency  threatening  life  or  physical  well-being. 
"Applied  Therapeutics  for  Pharmacists."  D.  J.  Thomas  is  of  the 
opinion  that  a  course  in  applied  therapeutics  would  be  of  advantage 
to  graduates  in  pharmacy. 
In  a  paper  on  "  Is  Alcohol  a  Stimulant  or  an  Anaesthetic,"  D.  J. 
Thomas  endeavors  to  show  that  ethyl  alcohol  is  an  anaesthetic. 
H.  F.  Ruhl  presented  a  paper  on  "Advertising  for  the  Pharma- 
cist," and  W.  M.  Chalfant  gave  one  on  "  Does  Advertising  Pay." 
"  Worcester  Plan."  Charles  Leedom  presented  a  paper  on  this 
plan  for  the  restoration  of  prices. 
