The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
THE PHARMACISTS.
The State Association Considering Questions
of Interest to the Craft.

The fourth annual session of the Indiana
Pharmaceutical Association met yesterday at
Lyra Hall, the attendance not being as large as
had been expected. The officers are: w. L..
johnson, Evansville, president; Emil Martin,
Indianapolis, treasurer Joseph r. Perry, In
dianapolis, secretary.
The report of the secretary shows 301 con-
tributing and eight honorary members. At the
last annual meeting fifty seven new members were
elected; two were dropped for non payment of
dues and three were reported dead. Since then
one member has died, Christian F. Wolf, of this
city. In compliance with the bylaws of the
association, the treasurer reported the names
of thirty-six members dropped from the rolls for
failure to pay dues. The amount due from de-
linquent members is 1929 The total receipts
for the year were 1886 OF; disbursements,
$311; balance SCALP. Sigmar Muehl, city, chair
man of the executive committee, reported,
recommending that action on delinquencies be
deferred Report concurred in
President johnson, in his annual address,
recommended the preparation and distribution
of petitions to the next Legislature, praying for
the enactment of law regulating the sale of
drugs; an appropriation to defray the expenses
of the legislative committees; the adoption of
measures to assist in sustaining the National
Retail Drug Association; the immediate incorro-
ration of the Indiana Association the election of
delegates to the international Pharmaceutical
convention, in Brussels, Aug. 81; the election of
delegates to various State meetings. the making
of the Office of the local secretary salaried one,
and an increase in the salary of general secre-
tary.
Papers were read by ]. X. Lilly on "a Method
for Standardzing Pharmaceutical Preparations"
by Professor Robert Warder, on "a Scheme for
Analysis Omitting SulphEretted Hydrogen;" by
David Hit and Lucius Lybrand, on Trade In
terests:" by George W. Sloan, on "a Review of
One Thousand Prescriptions"
The papers were discussed, and the meeting
adjourned for the day. The convention will
continue in session three days.
NOTES.
The display of pharmaceutical preparations
and surgical instruments and appliances at the
and in some respects better than in any previous
year.
In the room devoted to the display of pharma
ceutical preparations is a stand covered with
vias and boxes. There is, also, profuse show
ing of toothpicks. "Have a toothpickF in
quired the gentleman at the stand who repre-
sents McKesson & Robbins manufacturers and
importers. What is its" asked the reporter,
with some degree. of suspicion. THE
point Of the toothpick,'" said the gentle
hydrochlorate of cocaine. You can test its
quality for yourself" The reporter placed the
toothpick in his mouth. There was a slightly
bitter taste, not disag reeable, and an exctation
of the saliva. Soon the tongue seemed covered
with a coat of varnish, and soon after that mem
Der experienced pronounced feeling of numb
ness which extended to the lips. This lasted
perhaps twenty minutes and then passed off.
The new anesthetic has been given the name
of the CANCEL of Anesthesia" In the form
of the citrate it will probably
come into favor among dentists, as
one-sixteenth of a grain placed next the nerve
in the cavity of a tooth, with pellet of cotton
water, will as effectually numb the nerve as
arsenic, and without the danger attending the
use of that potent poison. Nearly all the doe
tors yesterday tried a toothpick, which may be
the reason that there was not near the amount
of talking usually INDUCED in at these annual
meetings.