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13. Is Alexandria Senna superior to 

 Tinnevelley Senna ? 



14. Give an account of the various 

 nostrums that depend for their efficacy 

 and value upon Acetanilid and if possi- 

 ble give their analysis. 



15. Is the decidedly different yield of 

 Pilocarpine due to two species of Pilo- 

 carpus ? If so, what are the species and 

 what is their relative content of alkaloids ? 

 If not, why has Pilocarpine been so 

 scarce ? 



16. Do Ignatia Beans possess any su- 

 periority over Nux Vomica buttons ? 



17. Give the relative alkaloidal value, 

 i. e. percentage of the cornutine of Kel- 

 ler, ol Spanish, German and Russian 

 Ergot. 



18. Examine and report upon the va- 

 rious kinds of Quinine Sulphate pills dis- 

 pensed by pharmacists. Do they contain 

 the claimed amount of Quinine Sulphate, 

 and do any of them contain Cinchonodine 

 Sulphate? 



19. Honduras Sarsaparilla is said to 

 be superior to Mexican ; is this support- 

 ed by facts? — If so, demonstrate it. 



20. What is the quality of Oil of Pep- 

 permint dispensed by pharmacists ? 



21. Does Calendula possess sufficient 

 therapeutic power to merit its recognition 

 as an official drug ? 



22. What is the relative value of Gua- 

 rana and Kola Nuts as to their content 

 of Caffeine, and do they differ therapeuti- 

 cally in any particular ? 



23. To what extent is Cotton Seed Oil 

 used as an adulterant in preparations 

 used by pharmacists ? 



24. Are all chemicals imported from 

 Europe as chemically pure as they are 

 generally claimed and believed to be ? A 

 full report upon those that are most gen- 

 erally used would make interesting read- 

 ing. 



25. Does the Aloin of the market con- 

 form to the requirements of the U. S. P.? 



26. Cali Nuts are being offered when 

 Calibar Beans are called for. Make a 

 comparative chemical study of the two 

 seeds. 



27. A microscopical examination of 

 the root of Solanum Carolinense and fur- 

 ther chemical work upon its alkaloid is 

 desirable. 



28. To know the relative antizymotic 

 power of Boric, Benzoic and Salicylic 

 Acids would be very valuable, and also 

 the extent to which they may be safely 

 employed for the preservation of Infu- 

 sions, Mucilages, Fruit Juices, etc. 



29. Much of the Orange Flower Water 

 and Rose Water of the market is said to 

 be made from Essential Oils. Is such 

 the fact, and how does the product com- 

 pare with that made by distillation ? 



30. Tests for the quality of Insect 

 Powder are desired. 



Alfred R. L. Dohme, 



Baltimore, Md., Chairman. 



George B Kauffman, 



Co'umbus, O., Secretary. 



J. O. SCHLOTTERBECK, 



Ann Arbor, Mich, Associate. 



THE COLLEGE OF PHARHACY OF THE 

 CITY OF NEW YORK. 



By prof, henry h. rusby. m. d. 



{Continued from April, 18% issue.) 



While the general average of the medi- 

 cal education in this country is doubtless 

 higher than the pharmaceutical, yet this 

 statement can in no sense be applied to 

 the particular branches taught in the 

 pharmacy schools, especially concerning 

 materia medica. The instruction given at 

 even our best schools of medicine repre- 

 sents but a fraction of that which every 

 properly educated pharmacist is expected 

 to receive. As to our second and lower 

 class medical colleges, the conclusion is 

 inevitable that they neglect this branch 

 of study with the expectation that the 

 pharmacist is to exercise a supervision 



