. The Pharmaceutical era. erta, Gomez Pamo, Rodriguez Carracido,and Olmedilla Puig of the Faculty of Pharmacy, SenorCamo, the pharmacist-deputy at the Cortes, SenorGarrido Mena, Delgado Llorente, Louis Siboni, etc., etc. We held our meetings at the National Library, a finenew building not far from the Prado, continued Mr. Girard spoke at the opening meeting, and ex-pressed in a few words his hope that all political differ-ences would be smoothed over ere the Congress and I were the only United States delegates, andour being in uniform made our position delicate. I sat,of co
. The Pharmaceutical era. erta, Gomez Pamo, Rodriguez Carracido,and Olmedilla Puig of the Faculty of Pharmacy, SenorCamo, the pharmacist-deputy at the Cortes, SenorGarrido Mena, Delgado Llorente, Louis Siboni, etc., etc. We held our meetings at the National Library, a finenew building not far from the Prado, continued Mr. Girard spoke at the opening meeting, and ex-pressed in a few words his hope that all political differ-ences would be smoothed over ere the Congress and I were the only United States delegates, andour being in uniform made our position delicate. I sat,of course, in the section of Naval and Military Hygiene,and read a paper on the United States Naval Museum ofHygiene at Washington (D. C), accompanied by photo-graphs and a complete catalogue, which I ottered to thePresident of the Section. This seemed to interest myaudience, for such an institution does not exist elsewhere,to the best of my knowledge. The Spaniards have cer-tainly made great progress in hygiene since I was at. The Royal Palace, Madrid. Madrid 15 years ago. The new Military Hospital, justoutside Madrid, is a model in its way, 300 or 400 beds outof the 700 are already occupied. The building (not yetcomplete) is on the latest antiseptic principles, and hasan ample water supply, electric light, etc., etc. Were you received by the Queen? Yes, all the Congressists were invited to the BoyalPalace on Wednesday afternoon, April 13. We wereshown into a handsome suite of reception rooms, andthe Queen Regent and little king entered, followed by aguard of honor, and spoke to most of the official foreigndelegates, myself included. Queen Christina is an ex-cellent linguist and addressed me in English, but wesubsequently drifted Into French. She has a charmingmanner, and was evidently anxious to show that no illfeeling existed. The king, a delicate child, did not joinIn the conversation. After the reception we were offeredlight refreshments, and had a very pleasant afternoonaltoge
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