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A  member  present  asked  if  any  of  the  members  had  any  experience  in  preparing 
kumyss^  to  which  there  were  two  or  three  responses,  but  no  exact  formula  was  given. 
There  being  no  further  business,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
Thos.  S.  Wiegand,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Pharmacy  at  Saratoga  Springs — The  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
"having  selected  Saratoga  Springs,  N,  Y.,  as  the  place  for  holding  the  next  annual 
meeting,  the  pharmacists  of  that  celebrated  watering  place  have  already  commenced 
making  preparations  with  the  view  of  making  the  meeting  as  profitable  and  enjoy- 
able to  the  visiting  members  as  possible.  A  meeting  was  held  April  23d  at  the 
Arlington  House,  at  which  the  Local  Secretary,  Mr.  Chas.  F.  Fish,  presided,  Mr. 
E.  L.  Fish  acting  as  secretary.    The  following  committees  were  appointed: 
Committee  on  Finance — Messrs.  Chas.  F.  Fish,  J.  M.  Colcord,  F.  H.  Hathorn, 
Wells  and  Henry  Lawrence. 
Excursions  and  Entertainment — Messrs.  Wells,  Schuyler,  Johnson  and  Lancashire. 
Railroad  and  Transportation — Messrs.  George  H.  Fish,  Thurber,  Waring  and 
Menges. 
Printing — Messrs,  Pennington,  Moody,  Settle  and  Deal. 
Exhibition — Messrs.  J.  M.  Colcord,  Schermerhorn,  Chas.  F.  Fish,  Wells,  Henry 
Lawrence,  Moriarta,  Derrick  and  Mingay. 
Hotels — Messrs.  Mingay,  Cranmer,  Collins,  Wells,  Moody  and  Baldwin. 
Express — Messrs.  Henry  Smith,  Barnes  and  E.  L.  Fish. 
Executive  Committee — Messrs.  Chas.  F.  Fish,  J.  M.  Colcord,  Mingay,  Schermer- 
horn, Wells,  Cranmer,  and  a  representative  of  each  spring  company. 
A  large  and  well-appointed  hall  has  already  been  secured  in  which  to  hold  the 
meeting,  and  in  the  immediate  neighborhood  a  large  and  well-lighted  building  has 
been  selected  for  the  exhibition  of  articles  of  pharmaceutical  interest.  The  meeting 
promises  to  be  attended  by  many  members  with  their  families,  and  exhibits  have 
already  been  promised  by  several  prominent  firms. 
The  local  secretary  has  thus  far  secured  free  transportation  for  the  goods  intended 
for  exhibition  in  Saratoga  by  the  Hudson  River  Steamboat  Lines  and  by  the  Del- 
aware and  Hudson  Canal  Company's  railroad.  An  abatement  in  freight  rates  has 
been  obtained  from  several  railroads,  and  negotiations  with  other  roads  are  in  pro- 
gress. The  principal  manufacturing  cities  and  ports  of  importation  will  thus  secure 
desirable  facilities 5  and  since  it  is  expected  that  the  express  companies  will  grant 
similar  liberal  terms  for  forwarding  smaller  packages  intended  for  exhibition,  it  is 
hoped  that  this  feature  connected  with  the  annual  meetings  of  the  Association  will  be 
as  varied  and  interesting  as  heretofore. 
Saratoga  being  accessible  during  the  summer  and  autumn  from  all  parts  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada  by  a  variety  of  routes  at  low  excursion  rates,  there  will 
be  no  difficulty  in  arranging  excursions  from  all  principal  cities ;  and,  in  addition 
thereto,  the  local  secretary  is  endeavoring  to  obtain  favorable  terms  from  the  vari- 
ous railroads  and  steamboat  lines  leading  towards  Saratoga.  We  understand  that 
several  short  excursions,  at  a  moderate  cost,  are  contemplated  after  the  meeting 
