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32 ounces Dissolve terpin hydrate in 8 ounces alcohol; heat glycerin to 180° F., or until fumes begin rising; add remainder of alcohol to this and mix with sol. terpin hydrate in portions, shaking after each addition. In this dissolve the heroin, and when cold, add syrup wild cherry to make thirty-two ounces. The tincture orange and Sol. saccharin used in the N. F. can be added if desired.

The attendance was rather small, but the meeting was one of the most interesting and instructive yet held by this Branch.

The special feature of the December meeting will be a lecture by Dr. W. L. Dudley of Vanderbilt University on "Radium and Neon," at which meeting it is hoped that every member of the Branch will be present.

THE FALL MEETING OF THE NORTHWESTERN BRANCH OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION.

The meeting was held in the large amphitheatre of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Minnesota on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 3, President Frost calling the meeting to order at 3 o'clock. The regular business meeting was preceded by a lecture by Dr. Edwin L. Newcomb, the new instructor in pharmacognosy, who formerly was of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy faculty and who has recently come to the University of Minnesota. The meeting was made the occasion for the introduction of Dr. Newcomb to the pharmacists of Minnesota and the Northwest. In introducing Dr. Newcomb, Dean Wulling emphasized particularly the aim which the college has cherished for a long time to establish and maintain a botanical garden of medicinal plants. The experience that Dr. Newcomb has had in the culti vation of medicinal plants was one of the determining factors that led to his selection to carry on the work in pharmacognosy at the College of Pharmacy.

The lecture was on "The Adulteration of Crude and Powdered Vegetable Drugs." An exhibit of about two hundred specimens of crude and powdered drugs and their adulterants lent interest to the meeting. Fields showing the adulteration of about twenty powdered drugs were exhibited under microscopes and proved a very interesting part of the exhibit. These and similar slides were later projected upon the screen and the microscopic fields explained. Dr. Newcomb first considered the preparation of crude material for examination and the apparatus necessary to carry on the work and then took up the study of several drugs and spices and pointed out many of the common adulterants met with and methods for their detection. He emphasized the desirability and necessity on part of the pharmacists of purchasing their drugs in a crude or entire condition and comminuting them in their own establishment. It was demonstrated with what ease drugs can be reduced from the entire to the powdered form. Growing specimens of medicinal plants were exhibited and the possibility of the cultivation of such plants in this climate was briefly considered. The lecture concluded by a practical practical demonstration of structural characteristics of several vegetable drugs and adulterants. The illustrations were thrown upon the screen by means of the micro-projection lantern. The business meeting followed the lecture. Upon

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motion of Dr. Newcomb, seconded by Dean Wulling, a committee was appointed to formulate suitable resolutions in the matter of the decease of Professor Hallberg. The following tribute to the memory of Professor Hallberg was then passed and copies thereof ordered sent to the journals and to Professor Hallberg's family:

"The Northwestern branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association in meeting assembled expresses its grief and sorrow at the passing on of its friend, colleague and benefactor, Professor Carl Svante Nicanor Hallberg, and pays its loving tribute to his memory by recording the respect, esteem and affection in which the professor was held by all members of the Branch. The professor's steadfast devotion to the high ideals he set before himself to attain, has a nobly inspiring influence upon all who had the benefit of knowing him, but especially upon those who had the privilege of his friendship and association. The American Pharmaceutical Association has lost another of its unselfish workers an. eaders and the entire profession of pharmacy, a faithful and active friend, one who will be sorely missed."

The State Medical Association, through its president, Dr. W. A. Jones, had invited the pharmacists through Dean Wulling to appoint a representative on a committee created to take in hand the matter of legislation on public health. Mr. Stewart Gamble moved that the Branch request the president of the Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association to appoint the representative and that the representative should be Dean Wulling. The latter declined, stating several reasons. Upon further discussion of the question, especially by Mr. Charles Huhn, who seconded and supported the motion, the motion was finally passed, despite the protest of Dean Wulling, who wanted some other pharmacist, preferably one engaged in active practice, to be the appointee.

A motion carried that President Frost appoint a nominating committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year.

Dean Wulling spoke at some length on the proposed new journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. Considerable local interest in the jou:nal was evidenced, but as the hour was getting late, it was moved to hold an adjourned meeting to discuss the journal matter at length. After some little discussion and numerous expressions of the desire to have meetings such as the present one at least once a month, the chairman fixed the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 8, from 2 to 4 o'clock, as the time for the next meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 5:30. present.

About 150 were

AMALGAMATION OF PAINT TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.

ursuant to a rapidly growing sentiment among the industries concerned the National Paint, Oil and Varnish Association decreed at its annual convention in Denver last month that it would be to the best interests of the various branches of the trade to perfect an amalgamation of the separate organizations representative of these branches. To that end it was ordered that a committee be appointed to confer with the Paint Manufacturers' Association, the Varnish Manufacturers' Association and the Dry Color Manufacturers' Association with a view to perfecting a plan to bring about a federation of the organizations.

President L. T. Minehart of the N. P., O. & V. A., has announced his appointment of a committee comprising John M. Peters of New York, chairman; M. S. Clapp of Warren, O., and W. H. Andrews of Buffalo, N. Y.

skillful imitation of it; these and like practices, shielded by the hypocrisy of the guaranty label and with the "chances" against exposure, make it increasingly difficult for the careful and conscientious buyer to distinguish the sheep from the goats, and at the same time afford the careless or unscrupulous purchaser-especially the purchaser for resale-a convenient method of keeping on the windy side of the law. For unfortunately there are still too many who even when morally convinced that goods offered to them at seemingly advantageous prices are not what they purport to le, or at least that there is a serious question of their integrity, wave all scruple aside with the complacent remark "What is it to me what the bottle actually contains? Does it not bear the guaranty of a 'reliable' house? That is all that I need!'

This is not fancy, but plain, stubborn and demonstrable fact, and it is respectfully urged upon this association that it lies in the hands of its individual members, by curbing this insidious tendency in their purchasing departments to do more toward the "prevention of adulteration" than all its committtees ever have or ever will accomplish.

The report of the Committee on Trade Marks presented by Chairman Bessett was exhaustive and recited cases in litigation.

The report of the Committee on Memorials of Deceased Members was unusually lengthy this year on account of the large number of deaths which had removed from the ranks many of the most active workers. Their names follow: Charles M. Crittenton, New York; Mahlon N. Kline, Philadelphia; Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, N. J.; August Kiefer, Indianapolis; Dr. Harry W. Jayne, Philadelphia; George P. Smith, Rochester, N. Y.; Horace Benton, Cleveland; Ferdinand T. Yahr, Milwaukee; William S. Mersereau, New York; Henry W. Scheffer, St. Louis; Joseph Vaughan, Richmond, Va.; Joseph Robb. Jr., Baltimore; Lucius A. Cole, New York; J. F. W. Meyer, St. Louis, and Samuel W. Bowne, New York.

The following were elected to membership:

Active members--A. Perley Fitch, Concord, N. H.; Hall-Van Gorder Company, Cleveland, Ohio (successors to Benton, Ball & Co.); Matthews Brothers, Scranton, Pa.; Newbro Drug Company, Butte, Mont.; Ogden Wholesale Drug Company, Ogden, Utah; Standard Drug Company, Meridian, Miss. (successors to Hopkins & Bethea); Morris-Morton Drug Company, Ft. Smith, Ark.

Associate members-American Naval Stores Company, 21 State street, New York City; Blood Balm Company, Atlanta, Ga.; W. J. Bush & Co., 100 William street, New York City; George Borgfeldt & Co., Sixteenth street and Irving place, New York City; Bauer Chemical Company, Everett Building, Union Square, New York City: Carter Smartweed Company, Erie, Pa.; Dusal Chemical Company, 34 East Twenty-ninth street, New York City; D. Fahrney & Sons, Hagerstown, Md.; Charles L. Huisking, 3 Burling slip, New York City; Chris Hansen's Laboratory, Little Falls, N. Y.; The Lundburg Company, New York City (successors to Coffin & Price); John T. Milliken Company, 316 Clark avenue, St. Louis, Mo.; John M. Maris & Co., 528 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., 219 Fulton street, New York City; Packer Manufacturing Company, 81 Fulton street, New York City; Purdue Frederick Company, 298 Broadway, New York City; Pape, Thompson & Pape Co., Cincinnati, Ohio (proprietors Kargon Extracting Company); Roger & Gallet, 27 West Thirty-second street, New York City; Ripans Chemical Company, 10 Spruce street, New York City; Sulfosol Company, 72 Trinity place, New York City; Thompson Bottle Company, Gas City, Ind.; Tropon Works, 81 Fulton street, New York City; Webster-Warnock Chemical Company, Memphis, Tenn.; George J. Wallau, 6 Cliff street, New York City; Wilbur F. Young, Springfield, Mass.; Jas. F. Ballard, 600 North Second street, St.

Louis, Mo.; National Distributing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fairmount Glass Works, Indianapolis, Ind.

The Committee on the Drug Market presented an interesting report, reviewing the conditions and relative prices.

The report of the Committee on Paints and Oils was presented by Levi Wilcox and accounted for the increased prices in these lines.

The Nominating Committee presented the following names and they were unanimously elected: President, William Jay Schieffelin, New York. First vice-president, George W. Lattimer, Columbus, Ohio.

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Second vice-president, L. E. Lyons, New Orleans,

Third vice-president, Adam Pfromm, Phiiadelphia, Pa.

Fourth vice-president, B. B. Gilmer, Houston, Tex. Fifth vice-president, A. J. Tapping, Peoria, Ill. Secretary, Joseph E. Toms, New York, N. Y. Treasurer, Samuel E. Strong, Cleveland, Ohio. Board of Control-Charles Gibson, Albany, N. Y.; William B. Strong, Milwaukee, Wis.; Charles E. Bedwell, Omaha, Neb.; Andrew J. Geer, Charleston, S. C.; George R. Merrell, St. Louis, Mo.

The Committee on Proprietary Goods reported more satisfactory discounts on imported articles and also that a number of manufacturers were offering more satisfactory terms. The rulings of the courts were more in accord with the rights of manufacturers to fix the prices of their products. The following resclutions were presented:

Resolved, That we recommend that wholesale druggists individually protest against the action of those manufacturers who sell buying clubs. The services of the jobber are indispensable to the manufacturer. It is clearly good business policy for the manufacturer to deal fairly and not foster a movement which tends to deprive the jobber of a considerable part of his best trade, while at the same time using his as a convenience to supply the remainder of the retailers.

Resolved, That the thanks of the wholesale drug trade should be extended to the manufacturers who have increased their discounts during the past year; also to the large number of those who have heretofore allowed their wholesale distributors satisfactory compensation for handling their goods.

Resolved, That we urgently request those proprietors whose compensation to the wholesale trade is now less than 15 per cent. to increase their allowance to at least that figure, in order that jobbers may have a reasonable margin of profit over the cost of doing business.

We deprecate the growing tendency among proprietors to furnish free goods to retailers with certain sub-quantities. It frequently happens that with this bonus the retailer pays less than the proprietor's lowest price to the jobber, and as very frequently the retailer purchases more of these goods than he can legitimately use, he is tempted to dispose of the surplus to brokers and scalpers who demoralize the market. As the report states this is unfair to the interest of the jobber, and injurious to the manufacturer.

The resolutions and the report were adopted together with a resolution that the report shall be printed in full in pamphlet form for distribution.

The report of the Special Committee on Standards and Tests of the United States Pharmacopœia and National Formulary was presented by the chairman, Thomas F. Main. It narrated in part the resolutions passed during the U. S. P. Convention. The committee expressed itself satisfied with the work done so far and the recognition given the N. W. D. A., and concluded the report by reminding the members that in accepting membership in the Pharmacopoeial convention for the association and places on its official staff and Revision Committee for its

RESOLUTIONS ON DEATH OF PROF. C. S. N.

HALLBERG.

The faculty and student body of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Minnesota deeply feel the irreparable loss that the passing on of Professor Hallberg has entailed upon them and upon the entire profession of pharmacy. The aggressive, unremitting and effective work in the interest of all departments of pharmacy carried on by the deceased for so many years has left its affirmative and beneficent impress upon American pharmacy and upon all engaged in the vocation he loved so well, but especially in its ethical, educational and associative aspects has pharmacy lost one of its most able and valiant champions. Though Professor Hallberg has passed on, the illustrious example of positive, ag· gressive and fearless perseverance in the cause of better and higher pharmacy will live on long after him and inspire many of the coming pharmacists to higher achievements and to better and richer lives. FREDERICK J. WULLING, Dean. College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Nov. 4, 1910.

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The St. Louis College of Pharmacy is now well advanced in the work of the forty-fifth annual session. Last year 116 junior students matriculated. Of that number, eighty remained throughout the college year and survived the examination for admission to the senior class of this year. Not all of them returned, but our senior class numbers seventy-three.

The junior class, this year, contains but seventyseven. The small number is attributed to the advance which the college has made in the require. ments for matriculation. One year of high school or evidence of its equivalent is now demanded in place of grammar school graduation, as heretofore. Arrangements were made to examine applicants for matriculation who are unable to present satisfactory credentials, but none such applied for the examination. This pleasing condition indicates that those who expect to graduate will secure the one year of high school work before applying for admission to the college.

The new pharmacy law in Missouri requires full four years of drug store experience and the age of twenty-one years before a candidate is eligible for the examination. Diplomas are recognized from only such colleges as make this requirement before conferring the degree which is recognized. For this reason, the St. Louis College of Pharmacy will hereafter admit to the examination for the degree of Ph. G. only such students as will have had four years' experience and attained the age of twenty-one on or before the day of graduation.

The degree of Ph. B. will be conferred as heretofore without reference to drug store experience. HENRY M. WHELPLEY, Dean.

Nov. 23, 1910.

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NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. At the monthly meeting of the New Orleans Branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association, held Nov. 29, at the New Orleans College of Pharmacy, a number of the members discussed technical matters, mainly concerning essence of pepsin. F. C. Godbold, president, and A. J. Guidry, secretary-treasurer, were present. The members were invited by Dr. Philip Asher, dean of the college, to the formal opening, which will be held Nov. 29. The committee of arrangements is composed of Adam Wirth, chairman; C. D. Sauvinet and A. di Trapani. There will be addresses by Dr. Asher, M. T. Breslin, chairman of the building committee: George Feldner, president of the board of trustees, and others. There will be a program of vocal and instrumental music. The building was formerly a residence, and it has been renovated for college purposes, at an expense of $10,000.

The Southern Association of State Boards of Pharmacy met at the Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga., November 9th. This association is composed of the State Boards of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia.

Among those in attendance were the following: From Georgia, Dr. W. S. Elkin, Jr., of Atlanta; C. P. Jordan, of Monticello; R. II. Land, of Augusta; S. E. Bane, of Macon, and J. B. Rau of Macon. From Florida, D. W. Ramsaur, of Palatka, and E. Berger, of Tampa, who is president of the association. From Alabama, L. C. Lewis, of Tuskegee, and W. E. Bingham, of Tuscaloosa. From Tennessee, O. J. Nance, of Jackson; J. D. Rallard, of Memphis, and J. B. Sand, of Nashville. From Virginia, T. A. Miller, of Richmond.

The rd of Pharmacy for the State of Florida will conduct its next examination of candidates for registration as pharmacists in St. Augustine, Fla., commencing at 9 a. m. on the 23rd day of January, 1911, and continuing two days. It is required that a candidate be at least eighteen years of age and that he submit proof of four years' practical experience in a retail drug store, time spent in College of Pharmacy credited as such. Applications for examination must be in this office ten days prior to the date of examination.

A prize of one year's membership in the Florida State Pharmaceutical Association has been offered by Mr. E. Berger, of Tampa, president of the Board of Pharmacy, for the highest general average obtained in each examination. Palatka, Fla.

D. W. RAMSAUR, Sec'y.

GEORGIA BOARD.

At the annual meeting of the Georgia Board of Pharmacy, which convened in Atlanta November 9th, Dr. W. S. Elkin, Jr., was elected president and C. D. Jordan, of Monticello, secretary. Fifty applicants were examined.

One of the most pleasant features of the meeting was a dinner given at the Capital City Club in Atlanta by C. D. Jordan. J. B. Rau, of Macon, acted as toastmaster.

The cover design of the menu cards was both unique and suggestive of the scene of entertainment. A big fire cracker, hand painted and bearing the name of the hosi, appeared on the cover as an emblem of Georgia, and on the inside was printed evi

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