ADo*c'tober,1i9oi!m'}    American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  509 
A.  B.  Stevens  made  some  remarks  on  the  subject  of  prescriptions 
which  were  in  part  as  follows :  "  For  several  years  I  have  used  original 
prescriptions  of  physicians  for  the  teaching  of  prescription  reading 
and  compounding.  While  this  method  has  its  advantages  it  also 
has  its  disadvantages.  Its  principal  advantage  lies  in  the  actual  drill 
which  familiarizes  the  student  with  different  handwritings.  Its  dis- 
advantages lie  in  being  unable  to  call  the  attention  of  the  whole 
class  to  any  peculiarities  in  writing,  abbreviation  or  incompatibilities, 
or  to  point  out  difficulties  in  compounding.  This  disadvantage  is 
best  overcome  by  the  aid  of  the  stereopticon.  Facsimiles  of  pre- 
scriptions may  be  easily  made  upon  glass  by  covering  the  glass  with  a 
very  thin  film  of  old  turpentine,  or  a  little  resin  dissolved  in  turpentine- 
This  is  best  accomplished  by  placing  a  drop  of  the  turpentine  on  the 
glass  and  rubbing  it  over  the  surface  with  a  piece  of  flannel.  The 
film  must  be  very  thin  else  the  ink  will  not  flow  freely  from  the  pen. 
Place  the  glass  thus  prepared  over  the  prescription  to  be  copied  and 
trace  with  India  ink.  Recently  I  have  preferred  to  use  celluloid  in 
place  of  glass.  It  is  more  convenient  and  being  thinner  than  glass 
a  more  perfect  tracing  can  be  made.  The  celluloid  may  be  obtained 
in  strips  several  feet  in  length  and  the  prescriptions  copied  in  the 
same  manner  as  upon  glass.  Spirit  of  camphor  may  be  used  in 
place  of  the  oil  of  turpentine.  The  strips  of  celluloid  may  be 
placed  on  rollers  similar  to  those  used  in  photographic  cameras. 
For  the  study  of  incompatibilities  I  have  copied  upon  celluloid,  by 
means  of  a  typewriter,  the  prescriptions  given  in  Ruddiman's  In- 
compatibilities. Then  a  certain  number  of  prescriptions  may  be 
assigned  to  the  class  for  a  lesson.  During  the  recitation  the  pre- 
scriptions are  thrown  upon  the  screen  and  members  of  the  class 
are  called  upon  to  read  the  prescription,  explain  the  incompati- 
bilities, if  any,  also  explain  the  method  if  compounded.  Later 
the  class  is  required  to  explain  prescriptions  not  given  in  the  text- 
book." 
A  paper  on  "  The  Liquor  Laws  of  the  States  and  Provinces  as 
They  Apply  to  Pharmacists"  was  read  by  C.  B.  Lowe. 
The  following  were  the  officers  of  the  section  elected  for  the 
ensuing  year :  Chairman,  E.  G.  Eberle,  of  Texas  ;  Secretary,  j.  W. 
T.  Knox,  of  Michigan.  W.  C.  Anderson,  of  Brooklyn  ;  Harry  B. 
Mason,  of  Detroit,  and  Caswell  A.  Mayo,  of  New  York  City,  were 
elected  associate  members  of  this  Committee. 
