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4.  The  pulse  is  regular,  the  arterial  tension  is  increased,  while  the  venous  pressure 
is  diminished. 
5.  The  remedy  produces  no  disturbance  of  the  nervous  or  digestive  systems.. 
The  tolerance  of  the  drug  is  complete  and  absolute,  while  in  chronic  cases  its 
administration  may  be  continued  for  three  to  six  months  without  inconvenience.  The 
different  results  which  the  use  of  the  stigmata  of  maize  has  given  at  the  hands  of 
different  observers  appears  to  be  due  in  a  large  measure  to  the  fact  that  the  strength 
of  the  extract  varies  according  to  the  uature  of  the  soil,  to  the  climate,  to  the  time, 
to  the  mode  of  picking  and  to  the  manner  of  drying  the  stigmata  The  formula  for 
the  preparation  of  tlie  syrup  is  not  yet  fixed,  since  the  quantity  of  the  active  prin- 
ciple varies  in  different  samples  of  the  stigmata.  The  Pharmaceutical  Union  adopts- 
formulae  which  contain  in  one  case  six  and  in  another  twelve  grams  of  extract  to  the 
kilogram  of  syrup.  The  latter  receipt  is  based  on  the  assumption  of  a  strength  of 
12  per  cent.  This  quantity  appears,  however,  to  be  too  small,  since  the  best  sampleiv 
of  stigmata  yield  25  to  30  per  cent,  of  extract,  or  on  an  average  27-5  per  cent.  The 
kilogram  of  syrup  will  therefore  contain  27*5  grams  with  this  strength  (27.5  pro 
mille).  The  daily  dose  of  the  syrup  will  be  two  to  four  spoonfuls,  representing^ 
about  one  to  two  gr.ims  of  the  exttact.  In  all  cases  the  syrup  should  be  employed 
in  preference  to  an  infusion  of  the  stigmata  of  maize.  —  Louu'ville  Med.  Ne^Sy  Jiuly 
3,  1880. 
PH/\RMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS, 
[The  following  notice  should  have  appeared  in  the  last  number,  but  was  crowded' 
out  by  other  matters.] 
Kansas  State  Pharmaceutical  Association — Pursuant  to  a  call  circulated  some 
time  ago,  a  convention  of  the  druggists  of  the  State  was  held  in  Topeka,  Kansas,. 
June  24  ;  over  fifty  delegates  were  present,  the  session  being  held  in  the  Court  House 
at  1 1  o'clock. 
A  temporary  organization  was  effected  by  the  election  of  W.  C.  Johnson,  of  \'ian- 
hattan,  President,  and  F.  E.  Holliday,  of  Topeka,  Secretary. 
At  the  afternoon  session  a  permanent  organization  was  effected  by  the  election  of 
the  following  officers: 
President,  R.  J.  Brown,  Leavenworth  ^  First  Vice  President,  B.  W.  Woodward, 
Leavenworth  5  Second  Vice  President,  W.  C.  Johnson,  Manhattan  5  Secretary, 
A.  Chapman,  Atchison  5  Assistant  Secretary,  F.  E.  Holliday,  Topeka  ;  Treasurer, 
J.  G.  Northcraft,  Abilene  j  Executive  Committee — Geo.  A.  Eddy,  Leavenworth  j 
J.  W.  Scott,  lolaj  H.  K.  Rowley,  Topeka  5  W.  A.  Stamford,  Florence.^  Dele- 
gates to  American  Pharmaceutical  Association — G.  A.  Chapman,  Geo.  A  Ferdi- 
nand, H.  C.  Trickey,  Oscar  Seitz,  T.  F.  Sturtevant. 
Much  of  the  evening  session  was  spent  in  a  discussion  of  a  proposed  law  to  be 
urged  for  passage  at  the  next  session  of  the  Legislature.  The  draft  is  too  lengthy 
for  publication. 
A  committee  on  legislation  was  appointed,  as  follows:  B.  W.  Woodward,  A.  E. 
Barnes,  Prof.  Patrick,  T.  F.  Sturtevant,  H.  D.  Trickey,  T.  J.  Bokman,  Mr.  Spangler 
and  Dr.  Fleming. 
