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4. Amoug the components of a two-ounce mixture are : }i grain atropine sulphate 

 and }4 drachm of Magendie's solution. ^What quantity of each will one teaspoonful 

 of the mixture contain ? 



5. In the manufacture of diluted sulphuric acid, how should the components be 

 added to each other ? Why is this of importance ? 



6. Name an ointment base which is readily miscible with water. State what advan- 

 tage it possesses on account of this property. 



7. Name three volatile oils which are heavier than water, giving the source from 

 which each is derived. 



8. Name three official tinctures which are prepared by maceration. Why is this 

 process preferable to percolation in such instances ? 



9. From what source is Terebenum obtained ? Name its chief impurity, and state 

 how it may be detected. 



ID. What are ointments ? State how Unguentum U. S. P. is prepared and how it 

 differs from Ceratum LT. S. P. 



11. How does a spirit differ from a liquor ? Name an official spirit which is a solu- 

 tion of a gas, and state what per cent, of this it contains. 



12. How is Basham's mixture prepared ? What is its color ? Why does the Phar- 

 macopoeia direct that it be freshly made when wanted ? 



13. How would you distinguish between syrup of ferrous iodide and syrup of hydri- 

 odic acid ? Give tests which you would apply to establish their identity. 



14. Name the official chartse and give an outline of the method for their preparation. 



15. Give the official title of each of the following : 



A. Hoffman's Anodyne. C. Borax. 



B. Sugar of Lead. D. James' Powder. 



TOXICOLOGY AND POSOLOGY. 



N. B. — In giving doses WRITE THE Name of The Drug and give the Minimum and 

 Maximum doses. 



1. Define: dose, a poison, an antidote, a corrosive, a narcotic. 



2. Name two other evidences of poisoning besides those of symptoms. Give the 

 symptoms of Belladonna poisoning, 



3. Name one of the most deadly poisons, the fatal dose of it and the antidote or 

 other emergency remedy. 



4. State the best antidote for poisoning by Oxalic Acid, by Corrosive Sublimate, by 

 Opium, by Silver Nitrate. 



5. How would you detect arsenic in vomited matter, and what treatment would you 

 give for arsenic poisoning ? 



6. Name three good emetics with dose of each. 



7. In poisoning, by what substances are fats and oils contra-indicated ? Why ? 



8. Give general directions as to mode and order of procedure in the emergency 

 treatment of poisoning cases. 



9. What poisons would you register in the Poison Book ? Why ? How would you 

 label the poison ? 



10. What emergency treatment should be employed for poisoning resulting from the 

 inhalation of nitrous fumes, sewer air, illuminating gas ? 



11. What emergency treatment would you give for poisoning by Creosote ? by Phos- 

 phorus? What is the proper dose of each ? 



