New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-13
AMERICAN PhARHACEUTICAL ASSO-
CIATION
AErDNn DAY

The Association met at the Hall of the University
Buioirg, Wellington square, yesterday morning, At
o clock, the President, SAMUEL M COLCORb, 10 the
chair. From IS to 100 were preseut Forty-two ne v
psmss ere reported for membership, snf toa Esecu
tive Committee stated that other names bad been To
ceiv.d, but uosecompapied by vouchers, while az ne
ts0 been objected to by members OF the Association
AT The tUgges ion of Dr. SQUILL, th,se held
by the Commit 10 OBTAIN further Information respect
lug lbeu.
The follow ing officers were elected for the ensuing
Presidential. T. Kiertead of New.Yo'k. vice-Presid
First, w J. 81. Gordon LlDcinrs coad WI liam l6ej
Sec.ts.v-Ja r. shun Philadelphia Correp'nding Secs
S,1r = eedGd NEW Ses Tss'uJSHPT T5 Cd a
Pbfsd ptia: Char.sA Tus Dove, ~ IT, James Btm~r'
risdelT l.. Con it'.e 90 the Pge.s Of Phumsy john
sey, Lostoni JOIN Meskn NewYOrk; F. u. BEDFORD New
The President elrc not being present the drs. Vice
Pre- sioett w. j. M GORDOh teen look the chair
a paper was read by Chas. I. Carney on the cub
Ell ion of p,rsfin for wax ~ sera He bad not al
an opportunity ~ tes log by eXperlT ent whether
tberspeu c objections existed to its nse but had found
Il at il available ss a substitute for wax, aud alsJ
e. eru acet in the pref aratou Of cetes although the
tempeIa ut which parftin s'liiif-s after being
MELT al s consequent teLdrney to gr"nnlAe, rem,
dered metimes Objectionable, when both wax aud
sTe,ma6e,ti were empty ed. suall quantity Of
white wfX shoulc b. used IN all casts.
Pot. Frederick STEAkNs OF the Universi,y Of
Michigan unlimited a paper on alcohol, stating that
vhhky and is drrynivss produced 10 the l'tsd
Sta'ta. The anouLt OF w6i.ky whch h1ds IN ark t
Annually III Cincinnati IL about 5OOO0O hirIe's, wOtl
average, one year With an thsr, - OOJ OOJ An
p.tiuae Of the osl pIoduct of whisky in the Un ed
Sat b. s. upon its production 10 tle several States,
| and rot utOn the receipts Of tbs large Eastern
| markets, gives 500 600 barrels. The total pro-
duct Of alcohol in the United States IL
lsi coo barrels worth over - 900 OOO or TINS
| lnal ii one uth is MANUFACTURED ia Cin'iarai /.
il c u arufaeiuJe in thst iy has hIwev-r Hen of
~ least one half since 1853 when IL re 'chfd 10 mas
| mum owing to the foreign demand, which has been
noiLirg since. Il Is estimated thai until the iItroduc
tiCn o. Eliminating coal Oi by FAR the rgest Drol)r-
non Of he COMMON alcohol produced vas enjloyed Ia
the manufacture # burnlog fluid snce, no SeVer toe
lagfst prop Tou Is mtly'd under the name oil pure
aud proof spirit the manufacture OF do nesc BRANDY
| yin, &c.
It, he temaks tla' follow upon this paper, state
| usnt made which coIroborated by several
ueml eys thai in maxi Catawba brandy, instead oil
its b,rg Distilled from Gaia Hha wine IS ia g.narh
SURE $50 II mare etir of sfrd skins ard pup,
| is PLACID in sll i'm diary whsky aud dsl'leh,
| sId COZ ST utts he Ca'awOa bIauty OF cornmvree.
GAIA wine IL II so per gallon, aud To proddce tue
brsrdy from it would oo,t from s6 to s., whde 1t Ia
| of, red at nom 81 20 to 81 Ger gallon.
Papers were read on th- Pr, pa -ation OF En0ra7-
tum AsssiGtt'a," BY Wn. Proctor, j.. ,up'n NV
| Erglatd Cars en- by gustus Il. Meztr Of Is s.
| tor; uIon tho qneston " Can tbs se-d OF coninm
ma ,uaium be coecr in sufficient qlanuty f,r the
| prIaTsiion Of copia an article Of com Ieree 10y
| Henry i. Flth, Waterbury, Conn, IN W'ucn ne NJ
fined that il tond be- the Production OF atrnDl,
| frcm American ground be'ladoopa root" by Wn
Proctor IT,. OF Phiadrlpbi afirniog that b lad)nn
root woui6 ye'd OF eLid Of one per cent OF roplA
Alternating recess Of three hours, the COnvehuJn
| net sgsp at 81 o'clock in the afternoon
| j. -. DIX eXhitib "a specimen of genuine Spanish
sqr,n together wi three Of the aduIteIatee ar'cle
The pure is worth u pouud, and the others from .
to 81 From Of the inferior samp the s'rrngtf
had nearly all been extra It'd; the second conla' zee
f'om % 10 n per cent Of margold flowers which hA
! been d'el with saiiron; the third was COMPOSED en
| tirey Of DYED m4rigDd. The genuine s distinguished
by the being fir ged at their extr 'mldes, an(
from their lei d-ncy unite 10 grouis at tho base
| long discussion was had on various amend menu
TO the Constitution Of the Association, which r-sulte
in laying the whole sublet on the table. S'Vers
papfrs were then read ono by Edward Parrish on tn
preparation of Aloin; Another by William Proctor, o.
gubiae, which he considered baissn. Or. r..
squtb, in paper on eherial oils, affirmed that She
d. u,ed with two parts Of either they kept perfect
well.
atop. m the Convention adjourned to this mornin
| at % o'clock,