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the  liquid  with  chloroform,  which  on  evaporation  did  not  yield  the 
smallest  residue,  showing  that  all  the  salicylic  acid  had  been  pre- 
cipitated. The  precipitated  dibromo-salicylic  acids  were  dried  in  a 
desiccator  and  afterwards  weighed.  The  weights  were,  respectively: 
0-56,  0-556,  0-551  and  0-553  grm.,  theory  requiring  0-536  grm. 
In  order  to  directly  estimate  the  benzoic  acid,  the  nitrates  were 
rendered  faintly  alkaline  with  sodium  carbonate,  and  evaporated 
to  a  small  bulk  on  the  water-bath  to  expel  the  excess  of  bromine. 
The  residues  were  then  put  into  separatory  funnels,  acidified  with 
hydrochloric  acid,  and  shaken  out  with  chloroform.  This  was 
filtered  through  a  dry  filter  and  allowed  to  spontaneously  evaporate 
in  weighed  glass  dishes.  The  results  were,  respectively :  0-272, 
0*261,  0-237  and  0  232  grm.  of  benzoic  acid,  instead  of  0-250  grm. — 
Ned.  Tydschr.  v.Pharmacie,  etc.,  July,  1892;  Chemical  News,  vol.  66, 
p.  43- 
AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
Most  of  the  members  and  delegates  who  attended  the  fortieth  annual  meeting 
of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  followed  the  advice  of  the  local 
secretary  and  the  Committee  on  Arrangements,  that  Boston  be  considered  the 
gathering  point  for  those  whose  route  of  travel  would  permit. 
On  Saturday,  July  9,  the  members  began  to  arrive  there,  nearly  all  stop- 
ping at  the  Hotel  Vendome,  Commonwealth  Avenue  and  Dartmouth  Street, 
where  elegant  quarters  had  been  provided.  A  Committee  of  Entertainment  and 
a  number  of  special  committees,  representing  the  pharmacists  and  druggists  of 
Boston  and  Massachusetts,  took  charge  of  the  visiting  members  and  their 
ladies,  and  were  unremitting  in  their  attentions.  For  Monday,  July  11, 
excursions  had  been  planned  to  Bunker  Hill  Monument  and  Charlestown,  to 
Cambridge  and  Harvard  University,  to  Concord,  Lexington,  Plymouth  and 
Salem,  each  one  being  conducted  by  a  special  committee.  Tuesday  was  set 
apart  for  a  harbor  excursion  on  the  steamer  City  of  Jackson  ville,  starting  from 
Battery  Wharf  and  landing  at  Bass  Point,  where  a  sumptuous  fish  dinner  was 
served.  Returning  to  the  city  shortly  after  noon,  the  remaining  portion  of  the 
day  was  devoted  to  a  carriage  drive,  starting  from  the  Vendome  at  about  3 
o'clock.  Many  places  of  interest  in  the  city  and  suburbs  were  visited,  and  in 
the  evening  a  delightful  reception  was  tendered  to  the  visitors  at  the  Vendome* 
with  music  and  refreshments,  the  company  separating  towards  midnight.  On 
the  following  morning,  Wednesday,  the  journey  to  the  place  of  meeting  was 
undertaken  in  a  special  train,  which  landed  the  excursionists  at  Alton  Bay  on 
Lake  Winnipisaukee,  where  a  steamer  was  in  waiting,  with  a  committee  of  the 
New  Hampshire  pharmacists,  who  vied  with  their  Massachusetts  brethren  in 
entertaining  the  visitors  while  on  their  way  to  the  Profile  House.  Music  had 
been  provided,  as  well  as  an  excellent  luncheon  and  other  enjoyments,  and 
before  the  company  disembarked  at  Weirs,  President  Finlay  gave  expression 
