"""'"AlSl^ieso*'™  }  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations,  431 
Artificial  Slate  is  made  by  the  Combined  Rubber-Goods  Manufactories  of 
Harburg  and  Vienna"  by  mixing  in  the  machines  used  in  caoutchouc  manufac- 
turies  i6  parts  of  powdered  pumice  stone,  zi  parts  of  animal  charcoal,  lo  parts  of 
purified  caoutchouc  and  5  parts  of  sulphur.  The  mass  is  then  rolled  into  sheets, 
heated,  pressed  and  finally  polished  with  pumice  stone. — Ber.  d.  Deutsch.  Chem.  Ges., 
xii,  p.  2109. 
French  Polishing  Rags,  a  new  article  of  commerce  for  readily  imparling 
bright  polish  to  metals,  and  extensively  advertised  as  "  Serviettes  Magiques,"  are 
made  by  saturating  pieces  of  woolen  cloth,  about  70  centimeters  in  length  and  10 
cm.  in  width,  with  a  mixture  made  by  dissolving  4  grams  Marseilles  soap  in  20  grams 
water,  adding  2  grams  tripoli  and  coloring  red  with  a  little  fuchsin  j  the  cloths  are 
then  allowed  to  dry. — Pharm.  Ztg.^  Nov.  29,  1879,  P-  7^'^- 
A.  so-called  Gold  Varnish,  suitable  for  protecting  bright  brass  articles  and  for 
giving  them  an  elegant  appearance,  is  used  by  spreading  over  the  metallic  surface  and 
heating  immediately  over  an  alcohol  lamp  in  order  to  melt  the  ingredients.  It  may 
be  made  by  any  one  of  the  three  following  formulas: 
1.  Seed-lac  200  parts,  sandarac  and  mastic,  each  80  parts,  gamboge,  dragons- 
blood  and  arnotta,  each  20  parts,  Venice  turpentine  60  parts,  red  saunders  30  parts, 
and  alcohol  1000  parts,  digest  and  filter. 
2.  Shellac  10  parts,  mastic  i  part,  sandarac  i  part,  powdered  aloes  2  parts, 
powdered  turmeric  5  parts,  powdered  saffron  J  part,  dragon's-blood  i  part,  Venice 
turpentine  j  part,  and  alcohol  100  parts;  dissolve  and  filter.  This  varnish  is  applied 
thin  with  a  fine  brush  to  the  surface  previously  well  cleaned  and  heated  to  30  or  35°C. 
3.  Sandarac  12  parts,  mastic  6  parts,  copaiba  2  parts,  Venice  turpentine  3  parts, 
oil  of  turpentine  4  parts,  absolute  alcohol  36  parts.  This  varnish  is  mixed  with  an 
equal  quantity  of  a  filtered  solution  of  shellac  5  parts,  dragon's  blood  50  parts,  and 
alcohol  50  parts. — Pharm.  Ztg.,  Dec.  3,  1879,  P-  75^- 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  following  gentlemen  were  elected  offi- 
cers of  this  College  at  a  recent  meeting  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  Joseph 
Roberts ;  Secretary,  Edwin  Eareckson ;  Treasurer,  Wm,  H.  Osborn  ;  Examiner, 
Lewis  Dohme.  Officers  elected  in  January,  and  holding  over,  are:  Vice  President, 
Wm.  8.  Thompson  ;  Examiners — T.  Hassencamp  and  N.  H.  Jennings.  Messrs. 
L.  Dohme,  Chas.  R.  Rue,  Jos.  Roberts,  T.  Hassencamp  and  Edwin  Eareckson  were 
elected  delegates  to  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Prof,  J,  Faris 
Moore,  Chas.  Caspari,  Jr.,  and  Wm,  Simon,  were  elected  delegates  to  the  Conven- 
tion of  Teaching  Colleges  of  Pharmacy. 
Cleveland  Pharmaceutical  Association. — We  note  with  pleasure  that  the  drug- 
gists of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  formed  an  association,  known  as  the  Cleveland  Pharm- 
aceutical Association,  on  the  13th  ult.,  and  elected  the  following  gentlemen  offi- 
