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At  the  third  general  session  on  Wednesday  morning  Joseph  P. 
Remington,  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Exhibits,  presided.  The 
entire  session  was  devoted  to  short  talks  by  those  having  exhibits 
at  the  meeting  or  their  representatives.  One  of  the  most  interest- 
ing exhibits  was  a  collection  of  Pharmacopoeias  from  the  S.  A.  D. 
Sheppard  Library  of  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy.  This 
collection  consists  of  275  pharmacopoeias  which  were  collected  by 
Mr.  Sheppard,  in  which  he  was  assisted  by  the  late  Charles  Rice  and 
which  he  donated  to  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy. 
C.  S.  N.  Hallberg  had  an  exhibit  of  cerates,  ointments,  plasters  and 
oleates  representing  the  results  of  the  experiments  of  the  sub-commit- 
tee on  the  Revision  of  the  U.S.P.,  of  which  he  is  chairman.  The  ex- 
hibit from  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  consisted  of 
valuable  historical  manuscripts  and  books,  among  which  were  the 
original  notes  on  the  Revision  of  theU.S.P.,  by  the  late  William  Proc- 
ter, Jr.  Albert  Schneider  exhibited  a  number  of  pen  and  ink  draw- 
ings of  the  important  characteristics  of  powdered  vegetable  drugs. 
The  exhibits  of  some  of  the  manufacturing  houses  were  most 
instructive.  Parke  Davis  &  Co.  exhibited  adrenalin,  F.  G.  Ryan  de- 
scribing its  mode  of  preparation  and  uses.  Smith,  Kline  &  French 
Co.  had  an  exhibit  of  adulterated  drugs  which  formed  the  basis  of 
a  paper  by  Lyman  F.  Kebler,  which  was  read  in  abstract  in  the  Sci- 
entific Section.  The  exhibit  of  Rosengarten  &  Sons  was  devoted  to 
specimens  of  cinchona  barks  and  the  alkaloids  obtained  therefrom. 
Sharpe  &  Dohme  had  an  extensive  exhibit  of  the  various  pharma- 
ceutical preparations  manufactured  by  this  firm.  Merck  &  Co.  ex- 
hibited a  complete  line  of  the  chemicals  which  they  manufacture 
and  which  elicited  a  great  amount  of  attention  not  only  on  account 
of  the  variety  of  products  but  also  on  account  of  the  quantities 
exhibited.  E.  R.  Squibb  &  Sons  had  an  exhibit  of  preparations  in 
which  acetic  acid  was  used  as  a  menstruum.  The  exhibit  of  the 
William  S.  Merrell  Chemical  ,  Co.  embraced  a  collection  of  the 
derivatives  of  hydrastis  and  oil  of  gaultheria.  There  were  a  num- 
ber of  other  interesting  exhibits. 
SCIENTIFIC  SECTION. 
In  order  to  allow  those  who  desired  to  attend  the  memoria 
services  in  honor  of  President  McKinley  on  Thursday  afternoon, 
the  work  of  the  section  was  limited  to  two  sessions ;  and  notwith- 
