Am.  lodr  Pharm  ) 
Nov.,  1880.  J 
Editorial. 
and  many  prominent  pharmacists  and  chemists  in  England,  Holland,  Belgium, 
-Germany  and  Switzerland,  and  briefly  described  the  institutions  he  had  visited.  He 
;also  exhibited  an  elastic  bandage,  woven  like  hosiery,  which  is  extensively  used  in 
Europe,  and  a  small  mill  for  grinding  pepper  as  wanted  at  meals. 
There  being  no  further  business,  on  motion,  adjourned. 
T.  S.  WiEGAND,  Registrar. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT, 
The  next  number  of  the  Journal,  as  we  have  previously  informed  our  readers,  will 
-contain  besides  the  index  of  the  present  volume  also  the  general  index  of  the  last 
ten  volumes  5  its  preparation  involves  a  great  deal  of  labor,  and,  although  much  of 
the  work  has  been  done,  it  is  likely  that  the  appearance  of  the  December  number 
may  lie  delayed  for  a  few  days,  for  which  we  ask  the  kind  indulgence  of  our  friends. 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. —The  following  extract  from  the  minutes  of 
the  meeting,  held  September  27,  1880,  was  accidentally  omitted  in  our  last  issue: 
The  following  gentlemen  were  elected  to  serve  as  trustees  for  three  years^  viz. : 
Messrs.  Alonzo  Robbins,  E.  iM.  Boring,  William  Mclntyre  5  and  a  committee  on 
deceased  members,  consisting  of  three  members,  was  also  elected  to  serve  for  one  year, 
as  fallows:    Messrs.  Charles  Bullock,  Joseph  P.  Remingi-on,  Alfred  B.  Taylor. 
Colleges  of  Pharmacy. — The  courses  of  lectures  have  begun  last  month,  and  as 
far  as  we  have  learned  there  is  a  goodly  attendance  at  all  pharmaceutical  colleges. 
In  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  it  was  found  necessary  to  increase  the 
number  of  working  tables  in  the  chemical  laboratory  fiom  32  to  48  5  Fred.  B. 
Power,  Ph. G.,  a  graduate  of  the  class  1873 — 74>  lately  of  the  University  of 
'Strassburg,  has  taken  the  position  of  assistant  to  the  s  iperintend ent  of  the 
laboratory. 
In  the  Nenjo  York  College  of  Pharmacy  the  museum  has,  through  the  liberality 
of  Mr.  A.  C.  Dung,  been  enriched  with  a  valuable  collection  of  cinchona  barks, 
•formerly  in  the  cabinet  of  Dr.  Martiny  of  Darmstadt.  The  library  lias  aho  received 
several  valuable  additions. 
Physicians  and  Pharmacists  in  Council.  —  An  adjourned  meeting  of  physician> 
and  pharmacists  was  held  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  October  i.  Dr. 
'Stubbs  in  the  chair,  and  Dr.  Stretch  acting  as  secretary.  The  subject  of  discussion 
was  the  renenval  of  prescriptions.  In  the  lengthy  discussion  we  fail  to  find  any  new 
argument.  On  the  one  side  it  was  contended  that  the  physician  charges  a  profes- 
sional fee,  but  dues  not  sell  the  prescription^  that  serious  results,  and  even  death, 
had  taken  place  in  consequence  of  unauthorized  renewals,  and  finally,  as  stated  by 
Dr.  Butcher,  that  in  consequence  of  pecuniary  losses  to  physicians  they  object  to 
the  miscellaneous  renewals  of  their  prescriptions.  On  the  other  hand  it  was  held, 
•that  pharmacists  cannot  stop  the  public  from  the  privilege  of  having  prescriptions 
