South Dakota.-The Twentieth Annual Meeting of the South Dakota State Pharmaceutical Association was held at Aberdeen, August 9-12, 1905, in four sessions. W. F. Mitchell, of Willow Lake, was elected President; E. C. Bent, of Dell Rapids, Secretary. An interesting report was presented by the Committee on Pharmacy and Queries, and the following papers were read: "The Pharmacist and the Physician: How Can the Interest of Each be Best Promoted and Aided?" by Dr. E. Jay Clemons. "The Apprentice, The Assistant, The Clerk, and The Pharmacist," by E. C. Bent. The Association adjourned to meet at Sioux Falls, August 15 to 17, 1906. -(From Proceedings.) Tennessee.-The Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Pharmaceutical Association was held at Bon Aqua Springs, July 19-21, 1905, in six sessions. T. J. Shannon, of Sharon, was elected President; E. F. Trolinger, of Nashville, Secretary. Besides the annual routine reports, a number of interesting papers were presented under the following titles: "What are the Best Methods of Advertising that Can Be Adopted by the Retail Druggist?" by T. J. Shannon. 66 Arrangement of Stock for Convenience and Display," by M. E. Hutton. "The Professional Services Rendered by the Pharmacist," by D. H. Neil. "What Pharmaceuticals Can Be Profitably Manufactured by the Small Druggist?" by Samuel C. Davis. "The Best Side Line to Handle, both for Professional Reputation and Financial Returns," by T. J. Derryberry. "How can Druggists' Associations be Made of More Practical Service?" by David J. Kuhn. "How can Business Dealings with the Dispensing Physician be Most Profitably Cultivated?" by Samuel C. Davis. "The Benefits of a Pharmacy Law," by A. B. Rains. The Association adjourned to meet at Lookout Mountain, the third Tuesday in July, 1906. (From Proceedings.) Texas.-The Twenty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association was held at Fort Worth, June 13 and 14, 1905, in several sessions. J. P. Hayter, of Decatur, was elected President; R. H. Walker, of Gonzales, Secretary and Treasurer. Among the interesting reports presented that on "Practical Pharmacy," by E. G. Eberle, engaged the attention of the Association during the greater part of a morning session. The following papers were read : "Aqueous Solutions of Ergot," by W. A. Zahner. "The Relationship Between the Doctor and the Druggist," by L. D. Heaton. The Association adjourned to meet at Mineral Wells in 1906. Utah.-The tion was held at Salt Lake City, August -(From Journals.) Annual Meeting of the Utah Pharmaceutical Associa1905, in two days' sittings. Clem Shramm, of was elected President; Geo. W. Luft, Secretary. The question of the formation of an interstate Pharmaceutical Association was discussed and referred to a committee for future report. Ogden was chosen as the place to hold the Annual Meeting in 1906. -(From Journals.) Vermont.-The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Vermont State Pharmaceutical Association was held at Burlington, July 12-13, 1905, in five sessions. F. W. Mitchell, of Richford, was elected President; W. F. Terrill, of Montpelier, Secretary. Besides the usual routine work several interesting reports, and an address on "Botany and its Relation to the Pharmacist," delivered by Mr. S. C. Hood, of the Vermont State Agricultural College and of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, engaged the attention of the members at this meeting. The Association adjourned to meet at a time and place to be announced by the Executive Committee. (From Proceedings.) Virginia.-The Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association was held on board the Merchants' and Miners' steamship Dorchester, July 10 to 12, 1905, while en-route to Providence, R. I., as the guests of the Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Association, several sessions were held. T. A. Miller, of Richmond, was elected President; C. R. Fleet, of Lynchburg, Secretary. The most important business transacted was the agreement upon certain changes in the State pharmaceutical laws to be recommended to the Legislature. (From Journals.) Washington.-The Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Washington State Pharmaceutical Association was held in joint session with the Oregon Pharmaceutical Association, en route to Long Beach (Portland) Oregon, July, 1905. (From Journals.) Wisconsin.--The Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association was held at Madison, July 11, 12, 13 and 14, 1905, in four sessions. H. L. Schulz, of Milwaukee, was elected President; Henry Rollmann, of Chilton, Secretary. Among other interesting reports received and discussed, that of the Historical Committee is of particular interest in connection with the twenty-five years of Association activity, which is described in a separate paper, presumably prepared by the chairman of that Committee. Other papers read at this meeting are the following: "The Retail Store and Practical Points on Advertising," by Edward G. Raeuber. "How to Keep Good Clerks," by Otto J. S. Boberg. The Association adjourned to meet at Appleton in 1906. -(From Proceedings.) A. PHARMACY. APPARATUS AND MANIPULATIONS. The Balance-History and Description of the Different Forms.-I. W. Brandel and Edward Kremers publish a historical review of the gradual development of the balance from the earliest times of which we have record to the present, from the primitive form in use by the ancient Egyptians, as illustrated on an Egyptian papyrus, to the wonderfully perfect instruments of precision modernly constructed for the most delicate analytical weighings. After a lucid description of the principles involved in the use and construction of the balance, the authors give a comprehensive and detailed description of the different forms of balances that have been designed and are in use, the text being illustrated by numerous cuts, which serve to elucidate the complicated details of construction, while the voluminous compilation itself must prove useful, not alone to students interested in the subject, but to instructors and to professional men in general. Supplementary to this very exhaustive compilation, the authors give a list of illustrations compiled from such historical treatises as ought to be found in every college library, and conclude their paper (which covers from four to ten or more pages in each number of the periodical below mentioned) with a comprehensive bibliography on the subject.-Phar. Review, Nov. and Dec., 1905, Feb., Mar.. April, May and June, 1906. Avoirdupois Weights.-English Standards in the Decimal System.-The British Board of Trade has sanctioned the use of weights of 20 pounds, 10 pounds and 5 pounds in trade, and the necessary standards are being pre pared. This is counted a score for the decimal system.-Chem. & Drug., July 22, 1905, 114. The order in Council authorizing the three new standard weights which incorporate the decimal system with avoirdupois weight is published in the "London Gazette" of May 19, 1905. The standard weights to be used by the Board of Trade and its officers for the purpose of verification are in the octagonal form, illustrated by Fig. 1, which represents the 5-pound weight on 1/3scale.-Ibid., May 26, 1906, 816. FIG. 3. FIG. 2. C B Burette.-A Filling Device.-Edward French has devised the little apparatus shown by Fig. 2, with which ordinary burettes may be rendered self-filling, and thus, after having been calibrated, do not require to be discarded. The device consists of a T-tube of such a diameter as will enable it to be attached to a burrette through a cork or rubber stopper. Passing down the T-tube is a narrow tube (A), made by drawing out a piece of wider tube, the wider part being fused to the T-tube as shown at (B), or it may be fixed by means of rubber. The narrow tube is then bent and cut off so that the end just touches the wall of the burrette. The T-tube being then connected with the syphon-tube of the stockbottle by a short section of rubber tube (C), bearing a pinch-cock, the standard solution may be allowed to flow down the walls of the burette, air bubbles being thus avoided. The displaced air escapes by the side branch. of the T-tube, and when the burette is in use air enters at the same place, which, when the apparatus is not in use is closed by short sections of rubber, plugged at one end, or an ordinary rubber nipple. Chem. News, Febr. 16, 1906, 71. TTT - T--TT| C.C. Burette. Dropping Pipette-A Simple Device.-A. Koren has applied for a patent in Norway for a very simple device by means of which the drops from a pipette may be regulated so as to reduce them to a very minute size. The device, shown by Fig. 3, consists simply of the introduction of a more or less pointed nail into and through the outlet of the pipette. In Dropping 'Pipette. use the size of the drops depends on the shape and size of the naii-point. In this way it has been possible to form 414 drops with Gm. of chloroform, for instance, whereas with a normal dropper only 55 drops were obtainable with the same quantity.-Pharm. Ztg., li, No. 31 (1906), 353. FIG. 4. Dropping Tube-A Simple Form.-Wilh. Brauns supplies a simple dropping arrangement which serves at the same time as a secure container of medicaments to be used by drops, and is particularly useful in eye and ear practice. The container, as shown by Fig. 4, consists of a tube with two openings, the constricted outflow, closed by a rubber cap when not in use, and a large opening on the main stem of the tube, closed by a thin membrane of soft rubber, as indicated by the dotted outline over the flanged neck of this opening. In use, the small cap having been removed from the nozzle, the contents may be delivered drop by drop, regulated by slight pressure with the finger on the membrane covering the large opening. --Pharm. Ztg., 1, No. 98 (1905), 1034. Dropping Mortar Holder-A Simple Device.-Jos. F. Hostelly suggests the device shown by Fig. 5, for holding mortars in firm position, while working pill-masses, etc. A round hole (or more, to accommodate different sizes), diminishing somewhat as it enters, is cut with a keyhole saw in a one-inch board, of a size into which a small pill-mortar will fit, the board encircling the mortar around the middle of the bowl. Strips cut from a one-inch board are nailed to FIG. 5. FIG. 6. the ends of this perforated piece of board across the the grain, to elevate it about 11⁄2 inches above the counter; then another thinner strip is to be nailed across the front, extending a half-inch below the heavy strips on the ends of the board, the extension to rest against the edge of the counter, and so hold the device from slipping when in use, like the cleat on the bottom of a pill machine.-Merck's Rep., July, 1905, 205. Powder Mixer-A Simple Device on a Well-known Principle.-J. Wol |