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(passage,  thereby  incurring  the  displeasure  of  certain  physicians,  who  now  seek  to 
injure  the  business  of  these  gentlemen  ;  therefore  be  it 
Resol-uedy  By  this  Society,  that  we  regard  the  Braunhart  bill  as  a  just  one,  and 
likely  to  deter  unprincipled  apothecaries  from  continuing  the  nefarious  practice. 
Resolved,  That  we  heartily  endorse  each  and  every  action  of  Messrs.  E.  Painter 
and  W.  M.  Searby,  with  whom  we  are  anxious  to  share  the  odium  (.?)  sought  to  be 
attached  to  them  by  those  who  we  have  reason  to  believe  profit  by  the  practice  we 
aim  to  suppress. 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  monthly  meeting  was  held  April  14th, 
with  a  large  attendance.  A  fine  collection  of  rare  drugs  (about  40  different  speci- 
mens) was  received  from  Messrs.  James  G.  Steele  &  Co.,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  in 
acknowledgment  of  which  the  sincere  thanks  of  the  College  were  offered.  Mr.  J. 
U.  Lloyd  showed  a  specimen  of  adulterated  santonin,  containing  85  per  cent,  bora- 
cic  acid  and  15  per  cent,  santonin.  After  discussing  at  some  length  the  revision  of 
the  Pharmacopoeia  the  meeting  adjourned. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
Decennial  National  Convention  for  Revising  the  Pharmacopoeia. —  Wednesday, 
May  z,th.  First  Day.  First  Session. — The  Sixth  Decennial  Convention  for  the  Revi- 
sion of  the  Pharmacopoeia  of  the  United  States  met  in  the  National  Medical  Col- 
lege, H  street,  between  Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  streets,  N.  W.,  Washington, 
D.  C,  May  5th,  1880. 
The  Convention  was  called  to  order  by  the  only  surviving  officer  of  the  last  coji- 
vention,  Dr.  James  E.  Morgan,  V)f  Washington,  at  12  M.,  who,  on  motion  of  Dr. 
R.  E.  Rogers,  of  Philadelphia,  was  elected  temporary  Chairman,  and  Dr.  D.  W. 
Prentiss,  of  Washington,  was  elected  temporary  Secretary. 
Dr.  Morgan,  upon  taking  the  chair,  referred  in  a  feeling  manner  to  the  fact  that 
he  was  the  only  surviving  officer  left,  thanked  the  Convention  for  the  honor  con- 
ferred upon  him,  and  trusted  that  the  proceedings  would  be  characterized  by  har- 
mony, and  the  important  business  be  successfully  accomplished, 
COMMITTEE  ON  CREDENTIALS. 
The  first  business  in  order  being  the  appointment  of  a  Committee  on  Credentials, 
the  Chairman  selected  Dr.  W.  S.  W.  Ruschenberger,  A.  B.  Taylor  and  W.  S. 
Thompson  as  this  committee. 
After  a  recess  of  fifteen  minutes  the  committee  reported  that  they  had  received 
credentials  from  the  following  bodies:  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy,  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy,  Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy,  Maryland  College 
of  Pharmacy,  Medical  Society  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  National  Medical  Col- 
lege Columbian  University  ;  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  George- 
town, D.  C.j  National  College  of  Pharmacy,  Washington,  D.  C;  Medical  Depart- 
ment University  of  Pennsylvania,  Massachusetts  Medical  Society,  Bellevue  Hospi- 
tal Medical  College,  College  of  Pharmacy  City  of  New  York,  College  of  Physi- 
