Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  ) 
February,  1909.  / 
Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
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is  only  employed  in  detecting  small  quantities  of  formaldehyde,  so  in 
case  negative  results  are  obtained  with  the  samples  of  milk  another 
test  is  made  after  diluting  the  milk.  Mr.  England  called  attention 
to  the  fact  that  not  only  preservatives  but  the  use  of  heat  at  even 
temperatures  of  pasteurization  destroyed  in  a  large  measure  the 
nutritive  value  of  milk. 
Mr.  George  M.  Beringer  presented  in  a  general  way  the  results 
of  further  studies  on  "  Fluidglycerates  "  (see  American  Jourxal  of 
Pharmacy,  1908.  p.  525 ).  He  stated  that  some  eight  or  ten  years 
ago  he  had  conducted  some  experiments  in  the  preparation  of  fluid- 
glycerates of  chirata.  gentian  and  some  other  drugs.  These  he  tem- 
porarily discontinued  until  a  physician,  who  was  a  specialist  in  rectal 
diseases,  desired  him  to  prepare  a  non-alcoholic  preparation  of 
Krameria.  The  results  of  his  experiments  were  shown  in  the  prep- 
aration of  fluidglycerate  of  Krameria  which  proved  very  satisfactory. 
Since  that  time  he  had  experimented  with  a  large  number  of  drugs. 
He  stated  that  he  had  found  that  while  some  alkaloids,  as  caffeine, 
could  be  extracted  with  a  menstruum  of  glycerin  and  water,  in  a 
number  of  instances  the  addition  of  an  acid  was  necessary.  He 
called  attention  that  in  the  preparation  of  syrups^  and  infusions  the 
fluidglycerates  were  especially  valuable,  forming  clear  and  efficient 
preparations.  Air.  Beringer  presented  to  the  college  a  large  collec- 
tion of  samples  of  the  fluidglycerates  which  he  had  made  and  in 
some  instances  also  the  marc  left  in  the  manufacture  of  the  prep- 
aration. An  examination  of  the  marc  showed  that  the  drugs  were 
completely  exhausted.  Mr.  William  Mclntyre  moved  that  a  vote 
of  thanks  be  tendered  Air.  Beringer  for  the  valuable  specimens 
which  he  had  donated  the  college  and  that  they  be  carefully  pre- 
served in  the  museum  of  the  college,  which  motion  was  unani- 
mously adopted.  The  paper  was  discussed  by  Messrs.  Boring.  Eng- 
land, Thum.  and  the  chairman.  Air.  Beringer  called  attention 
to  some  experiments  made  by  Professor  Asher,  of  New  Orleans, 
in  which  he  had  employed  repercolation  very  satisfactorily  in  making 
fluidglycerate  of  wild  cherry. 
A  paper  on  "  The  Physiological  Action  of  Fluidglycerates  of 
Digitalis  and  Ergot "  by  John  Rippetoe  was  read  in  the  absence 
of  the  author  by  Air.  E.  M.  Boring  (see  this  Jourxal.  p.  84). 
Air.  John  K.  Thum.  apothecary  in  the  German  Hospital,  read  an 
abstract  of  Air.  Caswell  A.  Mayo's  paper  on  "  The  Dispensing  of 
Sterile  Solutions  in  Ampullas  "  which  was  published  in  the  American 
