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Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
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That  in  the  preparation  of  such  memorial  the  said  committee  is 
requested  to  embody  the  suggestions  contained  in  the  proposed 
"  Act  Amending  the  Patent  Laws  of  the  United  States  "  contained 
in  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  National  Legislation. 
That  all  associations  in  membership  and  all  retail  druggists  are 
urged  to  promote  such  favorable  action  by  Congress  at  the  earliest 
date  practicable. 
Resolution  "  H."    Government  Competition. 
Resolved,  That  in  accordance  wich  the  recommendations  of  the 
Committee  on  National  Legislation  concerning  the  manufacture  of 
vaccine  and  biologic  products,  the  Association  recommends  that  the 
bodies  affiiliated  with  the  N.A.R.D.  use  their  efforts  with  their 
respective  Congressmen  to  secure  the  discontinuance  by  the  Gov- 
ernment of  the  manufacture  of  these  products  in  competition  with 
private  enterprise. 
Resolution  "  I."  Finances. 
Resolved,  That  if  it  becomes  necessary,  in  order  to  promote  most 
actively  the  work  of  the  Association,  the  Executive  Committee  may 
instruct  the  Secretary  to  ask  for  contributions  from  the  associations 
in  membership  of  such  amount  as  they  may  feel  inclined  to  make. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
The  second  of  the  series  of  pharmaceutical  meetings  of  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  for  1901-1902,  was  held  Tuesday, 
November  19,  1901.  Mr.  William  Mclntyre,  a  well-known  phar- 
macist of  this  city,  presided. 
The  first  speaker  was  Mr.  Henry  P.  Hynson,  Baltimore,  who  has 
contributed  much  during  the  past  few  years  to  the  organization  of 
the  new  section  in  Practical  Pharmacy  and  Dispensing  of  the  Amer- 
ican Pharmaceutical  Association.  Mr.  Hynson's  paper  was  on 
"  Modern  Evidences  of  Pharmaceutical  Progress  and  their  Value  " 
(see  page  575).  At  the  conclusion  of  the  reading  of  the  paper,  the 
chairman  stated  that  it  gave  those  who  were  present  an  equal 
opportunity  of  returning  their  experience  on  this  subject  and  in- 
vited a  discussion,  which  proved  very  interesting  indeed.  In  dis- 
cussing the  subject  of  the  deterioration  of  drugs  by  vermin,  Mr. 
Boring  stated  that  he  had  found  the  use  of  chloroform  to  be  very 
successful  as  a  preventive.    Mr.  Campbell  said  regarding  the  sug- 
