174         Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations,  {^^MarJ'iss'o^''"^ 
of  German  manufacture,  and  syrup  of  lactophosphate  of  calcium,  which  had 
undergone  decomposition.  In  regard  to  the  latter  specimen  Prof.  Wayne  remarked 
that  lactic  acid  at  first  dissolved  the  calcium  phosphate,  that  during  the  decomposi- 
tion lactate  of  calcium  and  free  phosphoric  acid  was  formed,  that  this  change  fre- 
quently occurred  over  night,  and  that  an  analogous  change  takes  place  in  syrup  of 
lactophosphate  of  iron.  The  addition  of  hydrochloric  acid  does  not  prevent  this* 
change,  but  acts  merely  as  a  solvent  of  the  salts  precipitated. 
Alumni  Association  of  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  fifth 
annual  meeting  was  held  at  the  college  rooms,  February  17th.  After  the  officers 
of  the  past  year  and  the  various  committees  had  read  their  reports,  the  following 
officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  J.  W.  Tomfohrde  j  Vice- 
Presidents,  F.  F.  Reichenbach  and  O.  E.  Treuller;  Recording  Secretary,  G.  H.  M. 
Goehringj  Corresponding  Secretary,  L.  Riesmeyer  5  Treasurer,  Charles  Gietner; 
Register,  Ed.  M.  Till  j  Members  of  the  Executive  Board — Adolph  Pfeiffer,  John 
G.  Goehring,  Peter  Hoffmann  and  Edmund  Knoebel. 
Iowa  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. — Pursuant  to  the  call  noticed  in  our 
last  number  (p.  123),  the  convention  of  druggists  and  pharmacists  of  Iowa  assem- 
bled in  the  Academy  of  Music,  in  the  city  of  Des  Moines,  on  February  loth,  at  10 
o'clock  A.M.  Mr,  L  H.  Bush,  of  Des  Moines,  was  elected  temporary  chairman, 
and  Geo.  C.  Henry,  of  Burlington,  temporary  secretary.  The  committee  on  cre- 
dentials reported  that  250  druggists  of  Iowa  had  responded  to  the  circulars  sent  and 
applied  to  join  the  new  organization  ;  over  one  hundred  of  these  were  present  at  the 
opening  session.  The  objects  of  the  meeting  were  explained  by  Mr.  George  H. 
Schafer,  and  an  address  was  made  by  the  Hon.  J.  D.  M.  Hamilton  in  furtherance 
of  the  objects. 
The  following  letter  was  received  and  referred  for  further  consideration  : 
*'  Saint  Paul,  Feb.  6.- — To  the  State  Druggists'  Association,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
— Gentlemen  :  On  behalf  of  the  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Association,  I  send  you 
hearty  greeting.  The  interests  of  our  Associations  are  mutual,  and  our  objects  in  a 
great  measure  identical.  You  seek  by  association  to  create  good  feeling,  to  remove 
prejudices,  to  correct  wrong  and  unbusiness  })ractices  and  to  establish  good  and 
wholesome  rules  5  you  seek  by  combination  to  secure  needed  legislation  and  to 
remove  burdensome  und  annoying  taxation.  We  also  have  sought  and  are  seeking, 
in  the  same  way,  the  same  ends.  You  desire  to  protect  the  educated  and  compe- 
tent pharmacist  against  the  '  dangerous  classes  '  in  the  business;  we  have  earnestly 
advocated  this.  The  matter  of  adulteration  in  food,  drink  and  medicine  will 
undoubtedly  have  your  attention.  We  hold  that  adulteration  in  drinks  is  bad,  in 
food  worse,  in  medicine  criminal.  We  believe  also  that  the  wholesale  druggist  who 
cheapens  quality  to  cheapen  goods,  and  who  adulterates  his  dealings  with  *  baits  ' 
and  *  catch-penny  slips,'  or  the  retail  druggists  who  adulterate  with  poor  and  unreli- 
able goods  what  should  be  a  pure  and  honest  stock,  comes  under  just  condemnation. 
We  are  now  seeking  to  secure  the  removal  or  essential  modification  of  the  present 
very  unequal,  unfair  and  arbitrary  stamp  act  as  applied  to  perfumery,  medicines,  etc., 
usually  put  up  by  the  retail  druggists.  We  trust  your  association  will  put  itself  on 
record  as  earnestly  favoring  such  legislation,  and  instruct  your  secretary  not  onlv  to 
CO  operate  with  us  in  securing  it,  but  also  direct  him  to  forward  copy  of  your  reso- 
lutions at  once  to  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  at  Washing- 
ton.   Very  respectfully,  D.  R.  Noyes, 
Secretary  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Association." 
