The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
MEXICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION.


,,FRJcAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION.
The Association met yesterday morning at nine o'clock,
"a we're called 10 order by the president The proceed
mos Of the previous day read by the secretary and
approved lM ~
On notion the names OF all members who had ar
d since the session Of Tuesday ordered TO be en-
lld upon the register and the following names we're
orlinply registered c. ID. Guthrie of New York, Ed
ard ponneIy Of Philadelphia, VIM. s. Merrill of Gin
cinnat. A. r. Lane of Rochester, N. T., Augustus
Wslz,r Of Boston, Henry W. lincoln of Boston 4. O.
Msntire of Washington, James Cooke OF Frederieks-
hnru Va and Charles Heinitsch Of Lancaster, Pa
The committee ON credentials reported that they had
.omipd the credentials of the delegates from the Mas
"husetts college Of Pharmacy who had arrived since
e committee previous report and presented the fol-
Ioyiro names: Thomas Hollis s, H. Colcord, A. p. Mel
Ur and II. w. Lincoln. "a, VA ~. lu ,J,o A.g
The committee who were appointed to nominate Off
ers for the ensuing year reported the following;
"a, Presdaa--John L. Kidwell, of Georgetown, ID. c.
F,,, Wee Presaiat- Edward r. squibb, of New York.
S,oad We Psesidsu-James Gallagher, of st. Louis,
No Fs
Third ne Prssileat Robert Battey, of Rome, Ca
Raordn Sscreiary-W. j. M. Gordon, of Cincinnati
Ohio.
Corresponding Serdar Ambrose Smith, ofPhiladelphia.
| Treasurer Samuel M. Colcord, of Boston, Mass. ~,
Il W. Lincoln, of Boston e. L. Mascot of st. Louis
F. S. Walsh, d. c.; w. j. NJ Gordon Recording Sec
rotary er ofco.
C6q,u,ie. on he Progress Of Paarm1eyE w. Parrish, of
Philadelphia w S. Thompson, of Baltimore; John
Jackson, Of Knoxville, Tenn; W. A. Brewer Of Boston;
Ambrose Smith, Corresponding Secretary oHco
The above officers severally elected by separate
ballot with the exception of the two committees and,
on motion by Dr. Guthrie, the election of the committees
was postponed until the session Of the Association
Dr. Kidwel the President elect then conducted to
the chair by its late occupant and in few pertinent
marks returned his thanks to the Association for their
expression of confidence
Reports from the committee on weights and measures
the committee the adulteraon of drugs and the
mtteo on the amendments Of the United States law reg
uating the importation Of drugs and medicines,
orally presented read by their titles, and laid the Ia
Die for the present.
William Proctor jr., chairman of the special commit
Zee appointed to report syllabus of of study
appropriate to the student of pharmacy, submitted
port which he remarked had been prepared by the
mce but which he did not think sufficiently
pete to be published among the documents of assoc
alton so large and distinguished this. He therefore
moved that the report be submitted to committee
two to be examined by them with view to ascertain
whether its publication was desirable or not.
The motion agreed to, and the Chair appointed as
the committee Messrs. Grahame, of Baltimore and
Stearns, Of Detroit
Dr. Guthrie, of New York, then read the report on
weights and measures, which in favor of the adop-
ton of the decimal system.
Appended to the report the views of John Mea-
kim, member of the committee who advocated the
adoption of the French decimal system On motion
the report was accepted. u
The report the preliminary revision of the pharma
copeia then taken from the table, and read by Dr.
Meakm. A report of subcommittee on the same sub
ect likewise read by Frederick Stearns and Others
by W. J. NJ Gordon, John Meakim, and Israel j. Ora
hame On motion, the report was accepted and laid on
the table for the present.
Dr. Guthrie then read his report the home adulter
alton of drugs stating that the views his own and
for them he Individually responsible. The report
was accepted and laid on the table for the present
DIR. Meakn then read his report on local unoficnal
formula which accepted and took the usual course
DR.. Guthrie then read his report on the amendments
of the United States law regulating the importation of
drugs and medicines This report states that drugs
which examined and rejected Of autera-
on instead Of being destroyed sometimes reshpped
and enter other port where there is no inspector
drugs by which means the present law is evaded and
rendered of effect petition praying such amend
ments required in order to render the law eec
tive had been presented in the House of
and had been referred to the Committee on WAYS and
Means where it slept the sleep of the Capuets The re-
port was accepted and took the usual course
The treasurer, Samuel NJ. CoIcord then submitted his
annual report, which real; and a committee was
appointed to credit his accounts consisting of Dr. Guth
RE and Mr.. Stabler
On motion by William Proctor jr., a resolution was
adopted providing for the appointment committee of
two to propose and report at future sitting list of
subjects to be referred to members and the chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Proctor and Frederick Searns as said
committee.
The association then adjourned until 8 o clock D. M
The association met at three clock pursuant to adj
journment
The following persons were proposed for membership
and were duly elected @
S. B. Waite, of Washington, d. c.
Lewis Mr. Smith, do.
Leander Neal, Lancaster, Pa.
A. Vogeler Baltimore.
The report of the committee the progress of phar
macy was then read by the chairman Frederick Sterns
on notion 1t accepted and laid on the table for the
present.
The Chair then introduced ID. J. Browne esq.,. of the
Agricultural Department of the Patent Office who made
some interesting remarks giving account of the success
which had attended the efforts of that Office in introd
cling foreign plants into this country Among these were
'ne ove the fig, the prunc the cork tree the verbena
ana Others He also alluded to the chufa or earth al
mond which had been analysed by Dr. Charles T. Jack
Soh, oil Boston, with the following result:
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