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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
(3) Parse every word in the line — “Nor yon, ye Proud, impute to these the fault.” 
(4) Write a short piece of composition, carefully spelled and punctuated, on “ The 
•evil of Gambling,” or “The beneficial effect of bodily exercise.” [N.B. — Good careful 
composition tells greatly in the candidate’s favour.] 
Arithmetic. — First four rules, simple and compound ; vulgar and decimal fractions, and 
simple and compound proportion. British and Metrical systems of Weights and 
Measures. 
(1) A gentleman’s income in 1885 was £685, out of which he saved £274 7s. 6d. 
Find his average daily expenditure. 
(2) Reduce to lowest terms 
A + A — lV-7 + | 
A i ts 
(3) Find the value of J of £1 6s. 6fd. + of 1 guinea + ^ of £1. 
(4) If a man walk 11 yards in 5 seconds, how many miles can he walk in an hour? 
(5) Taking the gramme as equal to 15-543 grains troy, find how many lbs. avoir- 
dupois there are in 5 kilogrammes. [N.B. — 7000 grains troy — 1 lb. avoirdupois.] 
EXAMINATION FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, 
MELBOURNE. — 2nd June, 1886. 
Questions in Materia Medica. — Examiner, Mr. Henry Francis. 
Time allowed, two hours. 
(1) Hordeum Distichon— (a) What do the seeds consist of? (b) When malted, state 
the change that has taken place, (c) Describe the processes of making extract of malt 
and (d) Hordeum decorticatum. 
(2) (a) What is Salicin, and how made? (b) State its relations to Salicylic Acid. 
(3) From what source are Cantharides obtained? To what order do they belong? 
(4) Mention the principal Drugs derived from the Orders — Polygonaceas, Rutacese, 
Iridace®. 
(5) How would you estimate the value of a sample of Scammony and Barbadoes 
Aloes ? 
(6) What are the botanical and geographical sources of Scammony ? What are the 
characters of pure Scammony ? With what substances is it adulterated, and how may 
they be detected? 
Questions in Botany. — Examiner, Mr. C. R. Blackett. 
Time allowed, two hours. 
(1) What is the meaning of the term “ Proximate , Principles ” of Plants? Give as 
full an illustration as you can. 
(2) Give a general outline of the natural and artificial systems of botanical classifi- 
cation, according to De Candolle and Linnjeus. 
(3) Define the following : — Pitted, spiral, and annular cells ; and reticulated, scalari- 
form, and laticiferous vessels. 
(4) Give the essential characters of the following natural orders : — Papaveracea% 
Crucifera3, Ranunculaceie, Composite, Labiataa, and Scrophulariaceje. 
(5) State generally the characteristic distinctions in structure between thej stems of 
dicotyledonous, monocotyledonous, and acotyledonous plants. 
Questions in Chemistry. — Examiner, Mr. William Johnson. 
Time allowed, two hours. 
(1) How are the following acids obtained for commercial purposes ? — Acetic, Benzoic, 
Boracic, Carbolic, Chromic, Citric, Fluoric, Gallic, Hydrochloric, Hydrocyanic, Lactic, 
Nitric, Oxalic, Phosphoric, Tannic, Tartaric. 
(2) How would you detect albumen and sugar in urine? 
(3) What is the essential chemical difference between a Jordan sweet almond 
(amygdala dulcis) and a bitter almond (amygdala amara) ? 
(4) What is Alum? 
(5) What is the chief source of commercial Ammonia? Its composition? Name 
the officinal preparations it enters into. 
(6) What are the principal substances that form the food of plants, and which are 
necessary to their growth and due development? 
(7) Describe the active principles of Coffee, Tea, Guarana, and Cocoa. 
(8) Give a short description of Dalton’s Atomic Theory and the doctrine of 
Chemical Equivalents, with examples. 
(9) How would you estimate the quantity of Alcohol in Tinctures, Liquors, Wines, 
or Beers, or other syrupy liquids? 
(10) Commercial Ether not unfrequently is mixed with Alcohol. How would you 
test the proportion present by a simple test? 
