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VARIETIES. 
and  light  it ;  the  steam  rushing  through  the  jet  will  produce  with  the  flame 
an  extremely  hot  brush  of  blue  flame,  exactly  like  the  flame  of  a  spirit 
furnace  ;  if  the  pressure  is  allowed  to  get  too  high,  the  flame  will  be  blown 
out ;  of  course  the  steam  is  regulated  by  increasing  or  diminishing  the 
flame  under  the  apparatus.  A  very  few  trials  will  enable  the  operator  to 
discover  the  proportion  of  steam  and  gas  which  gives  the  most  intense  heat. 
Each  time  before  using,  the  jet  should  have  a  pin  inserted  into  it,  to  see 
that  it  is  not  choked  up,  as  when  that  happens  to  be  the  case,  a  very  few 
moments  suffice  to  get  the  steam  sufficiently  high  to  violently  eject  the 
cork,  together  with  the  whole  of  the  water  contained  in  the  apparatus.  In 
working  with  this  as  with  a  spirit  furnace,  it  is  advisable  to  stand  on  the 
other  side  to  that  towards  which  the  cork  is  likely  to  be  driven. 
Chem.  Gaz.,  May  1,  1855. 
NO  TIC  E. 
TO  THE  PHARMACEUTISTS  AND  DRUGGISTS  OF  THE  UNITED 
STATES. 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
The  3rd  Section,  First  Article,  of  the  Constitution  requires  the  President, 
at  least  three  months  previous  to  the  annual  meeting,  to  publish  a  call,  in 
all  the  Pharmaceutical,  and  in  such  other  Medical  Journals  as  he  may  se- 
lect, stating  therein  the  objects  of  the  Association  and  the  conditions  of 
the  Membership.  In  compliance  with  this  duty,  you  are  hereby  notified, 
that  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  Association  will  be  held  in  the  City  of 
New  York,  on  the  second  Tuesday  (11th)  of  September,  1855,  at  3  o'clock, 
P.M.* 
The  objects  of  the  Association  are,  to  deliberate  on  the  condition  of  our 
profession,  the  advancement  of  Pharmaceutical  knowledge,  and  the  eleva- 
tion of  the  professional  character  of  Apothecaries  and  Druggists  throughout 
the  United  States. 
Condition  of  Membership. 
Section  II. — Article  I.  All  pharmaceutists  and  druggists  who  shall  have 
attained  the  age  of  twenty  one  years,  whose  character,  morally  and  profes- 
sionally, is  fair,  and  who,  after  duly  considering  the  obligations  of  the  Con- 
stitution and  Code  of  Ethics  of  this  Association,  are  willing  to  subscribe  to 
them,  shall  be  eligible  for  membership. 
Article  11.  The  members  shall  consist  of  delegates  from  regularly  con- 
stituted Colleges  of  Pharmacy  and  Pharmaceutical  Societies,  who  shall 
present  properly  authorized  credentials,  and  of  other  reputable  Pharmacea- 
[*Mr.  John  Meakim,  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the  Association,  informs  hs 
that  the  meeting  will  be  held  at  the  rooms  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  in  the 
Hall  of  the  New  York  Medical  College,  on  Thirteenth  street,  between 
Third  and  Fourth  Avenues. — Editor.] 
