Vlll CONTENTS. 



Pahe. 



CHAPTER IX.— Yeasts and Motjlds • ^"^^ 



Yeast organisms. Moulds. Organisms active in fermented drinks, as beer, 

 wine and sake. Yeast cakes. 



CHAPTER X.— Protozoa m Disease iS 



Rhizopoda. Flagellata. Sporozoa. 



CHAPTER XI.— Disinfectants and Disinfection. Food Preservatives. 



Insecticides ' .' ' i 



Principles of sterilization and disinfection. Pasteurization. Standardization of 

 disinfectants. Methods of sterilization. Disinfectants and their use. Disin- 

 fection of rooms and buildings. Disinfection of sewage. Sterilization of water 

 supplies. Food preservatives, their use and abuse. Insecticides and other pest 

 exterminators. 



CHAPTER XII.— Sterilization and Disinfection in the Pharmacy .... 190 

 Sterilization of containers, stoppers, etc. Surgical supphes. Dusting powders. 

 Salves and pastes. Gargles, washes, etc. Chemicals and galenicals. Solutions 

 for hypodermic use. Ampuls. , 



CHAPTER XIII. — Communicable Diseases with Suggestions on Preventive 



Medicine 202 



Causes of disease. Tuberculosis. Typhoid fever. Pneumonia. Small-pox. 

 Malaria. Diphtheria. Cancer. Plague. Asiatic cholera. Yellow fever. Pel- 

 lagra. Syphilis. Gonorrhea. Tabulation of diseases. 



CHAPTER XIV. — A Bacteriological and Microscopical Laboratory for the 



Pharmacist 225 



Position of laboratory. Size of laboratory. Furnishings. Equipment. Appa- 

 ratus. Reference library. Outline of microscopical and bacteriological work. 



General Index 231 



