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become fixed. There are then formed ferruginous spots, which the sulpho-salt 
afterwards converts into black iron sulphide. Such spots are most frequent when 
the skins, before being handed over to the tanner, have been dried in presence- 
of preservative agents, so called, which contain iron. The black spots consist 
simply of iron sulphide free from foreign matters. — M. Terreil, Bull, de la Soc. 
Chim. de Paris. 
An Hypnotic and Anodyne. — In the August issue of the Therapeutic- 
Gazette Dr. F. S. Halsey describes several cases in which he has used Piscidia 
erythrina with success. “ I have found it,” he says, “ to be an excellent 
hypnotic anodyne, and in no one case in which I employed it has it failed to 
relieve pain and induce sleep.” One great advantage said to be connected with it, 
is that patients after taking it awake with none of the unpleasant after-affects 
which opium induces. 
In the Therapeutic Gazette , Dr. E. L. Hinton, of Arkansas, bears testimony 
to the value of cocaine hydrochlorate to relieve pain and tenesmus in 
dysentery. He administered it in the form of an injection of 2 or 3 drachms 
of a 4 per cent, solution, with most successful results. 
THE PHAEMACY BOAED OF YICTOEIA QUAETEELY 
EXAMINATIONS. 
The following were the questions used : — 
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION — 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1886. 
Time allowed, three hours. 
Latin. — T ranslation and Grammar ; Caesar, De Bello Gallico, Book I. 
(1) Translate closely and literally — (a) Erant omnino itinera duo, quibus- 
itineribus domo exire possent : unurn per Sequanos, angustum et difficile, inter 
montem Juram et flumen Ehodanum, vix qua singuli carri ducerentur ; mons 
autem altissimus impendebat ut facile perpauci prohibere possent : alterum per 
provinciam nostram, multo facilius atque expeditius propterea quod inter fines 
Helvetiorum et Allobrogum, qui nuper pacati erant, Ehodanus fluit isque 
nonnullis locis vado transitur. (5) Quamobrem placuit ei ut ad Ariovistum 
legatos mitteret qui ab eo postularent uti aliquem locum medium utriusque 
colloquio diceret : velle sese de re publica et summis utriusque rebus cum eo 
agere. 
(2) Parse the italicised words in the above. 
( 3 ) Answer the following questions on the above passages : — (a) What 
peculiarity of Caesar’s style do you notice in the first sentence in (a) P (b) 
What is the exact force of “possent”? If “ poterant ” had been used, what 
would its effect have been ? (c) What kind of numeral is “ singuli ” ? Mention 
two others of the same sort, (d) What is the genitive plural of “ mons” p (e) 
What is the meaning of “per” in “perpauci”? (/) Why does Caesar use 
“alterum,” not “aliud”? (< 7 ) What does “expeditius” agree with? Give the 
masculine form of it. (h) What case is “ colloquio,” and why ? ( i ) Why is 
“ velle” infinitive? 
(4) Decline substantive facinus, pronoun alius, adjective minor. 
(5) Give principal parts and meanings of — queror, quaero, vinco, vincio, vivo, 
video, viso. 
(6) Write out in full — ( a ) Past imperfect subjunctive passive of remitto. 
(5) Future indie, active of reduco. (c) Perfect participle passive of appeto. 
(7) Translate into Latin — (a) If you desire to enjoy peace, it is unfair to 
object to the tax. (b) Caesar feared that the Helvetii would lay waste the 
county. (c) My brother said that he would come. 
