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gist  in  a  thousand  to  prepare,  by  the  published  formula,  lacto-peptin  similar  to  their 
own,  and  that  the  article  thus  made  by  others  would  never  be  uniformly  the  same. 
Prof.  Maisch  alluded  to  the  origin  of  this  discussion,  which  arose  from  an  inquiry 
for  a  formula  of  a  preparation  containing  lacto-peptin  and  cinchona,  and  said  that 
from  what  had  been  developed  it  was  evident  that  no  preparation  could  be  made 
containing  both  pepsin  and  pancreatin  in  an  active  or  unaltered  state.  He  also 
alluded  to  the  manner  in  which  such  and  similar  copyrighted  or  secret  preparations 
are  introduced,  and  the  facility  with  which  favorable  reports  and  certificates  are  pro- 
cured from  physicians,  and  even  from  many  professors  of  medical  colleges. 
In  response  to  an  inquiry  for  an  efficient  remedy  for  taenia,  Prof.  Maisch  stated 
that  he  had  successfully  used  the  oleoresin  of  Aspidium  marginale,  prepared^some 
years  ago  by  Mr.  Patterson.  The  oleroesin,  diluted  with  an  equal  bulk  of  alcohol, 
had  been  agitated  with  about  15  or  20  times  its  weight  of  sugar,  and  afterwards  with 
sufficient  water  to  form  a  syrup.  Given  in  this  manner  in  divided  doses,  like  oleo- 
resin of  male  fern,  it  was  well  borne  by  the  stomach.  The  same  method  had  sub- 
sequently been  tried  by  Mr.  Kennedy  with  equal  success,  as  reported  by  him  to  the 
Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  its  last  meeting.  The  only  points  to 
be  observed  were  that  the  rhizome  should  be  sound  and  free  from  any  brown  or 
decayed  portions. 
After  some  conversation  upon  various  topics,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
T.  S,  WiEGAND,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  annual  meeting  was  held  January  14th. 
The  reports  of  the  officers  and  standing  committees  were  read  and  appropriately 
referred  5  that  of  the  retiring  President,  Mr.  J.  D.  Wells,  contained  many  valuable 
suggestions  for  future  action. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  enstiing  year :  President,  John  Weyer  ; 
Recording  Secretary,  A.  W.Bain  ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Louis  Heister  :  Treas- 
urer, Chas.  Faust;  Trustees — R.  M.  Byrnes,  George  Eger,  H.  H.  Koehnken,  J.  D„ 
Wells  and  John  Ruppert. 
A  movement  was  set  on  foot  relative  to  removing  the  stamp  duty  on  perfumeries, 
toilet  and  medicinal  articles,  as  demanded  under  Schedule  A  of  the  revised  statutes 
of  Internal  Revenue.  A  preamble  and  resolutions  were  adopted,  signed  and  for- 
warded to  Congress,  and  a  petition  pertaining  to  the  same  subject  and  signed  by 
most  pharmacists  of  Cincinnati  was  forwarded  to  the  same  body. 
At  the  monthly  meeting,  held  February  nth,  Professor  Wayne  presented  for  the 
cabinet  the  following  specimens  and  made  interesting  explanatory  remarks  on  each  : 
bael  fruit,  coto  bark,  handsomely  preserved  underground  parts  of  cimicifuga  and 
caulophyllum,  Berberis  aquifolia,  rare  India  rhubarb,  lactate  of  calcium,  sweet  gum 
and  botanical  specimens  of  liquidambar  styraciflua,  chionanthin,  a  crystalline  prin- 
ciple obtained  by  him  from  chionanthus  virginica  ;  baptisin  deposited  from  the  fluid 
extract,  cinnamic  acid  from  benzoin,  containing  only  a  trace  of  benzoic  aqid ; 
hippuric  acid,  obtained  to  the  amount  of  10  per  cent,  from  commercial  benzoic  acid 
