July, 1882. 
THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 
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Digby had received no instructions from him concerning the 
sale of poisons, but witness had thought him qualified to act 
in his absence. The Bench considered the case proved, and 
fined the defendant £5, with £2 2s. costs. A nominal fine of 
10s. in each case, with costs, was inflicted on Digby for the 
infringement of sections 5 and 6, which required that an entry 
of the sale should be made, and the name of the vendor 
■on the wrapper. Mr. Wade was fined 10s., under the sixth 
section, the other summons being withdrawn. 
At the City Court on 28th June, before Mr. Call, P.M., and 
a bench of magistrates, a magician and illusionist, named 
Martin Beaufort Tolmaque, was brought up on remand, 
•charged with obtaining goods and money from Mr. William 
Ball, chemist, Swanston-street, by means of false pretences. 
The evidence for the prosecution was that on the 16th inst. 
the prisoner visited Mr. Ball’s shop, and stated that he had 
just received an engagement to appear in conjunction with 
Lynch’s troupe of bellringers, but was unable to do so in con- 
sequence of having a bad cold, and he asked for something to 
remove it. Mr. Ball made him up a gargle, for which he 
charged 2s. 6d., and the prisoner tendered a cheque for £2 2s. 
on the Bank of New South Wales, purporting to be signed by 
Henry Lynch, which he said had been given to him by the 
proprietor of the company of bellringers. Witness cashed 
the cheque, and gave the prisoner £1 19s. 6d. in change, but 
when he presented it at the bank it proved valueless, and a 
warrant was subsequently issued for Tolmaque’s apprehension. 
It transpired that the prisoner had not been engaged to appear 
with the bellringers, and that he had only waited upon Mr. H. 
Lynch, at Prahran, on the 19th inst., and asked for something 
to do, after the cheque had been dishonoured. The cheque was 
dated “June 14th,” and was made payable to “Herr Tol- 
maque.” The prisoner did not deny the facts stated, but 
alleged that the cheque had been given to him by some un- 
scrupulous persons in the profession who wished to do him an 
injury, and who had threatened to “put him away.” Mr. Call 
said that if the prisoner was an honest man he would have 
returned the money to Mr. Ball on discovering that the cheque 
was valueless, and he consequently sentenced him to seven 
days’ imprisonment. 
PHARMACY BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 
In order to afford intending candidates some idea of the 
character of the examination before the Pharmacy Board, we 
publish the last examination papers : — 
Preliminary Examination.— 8th June, 1882. 
Time allowed, three hours. 
LATIN. 
1. Translate into English : — 
.. ( a ) Eo opere perfecto prassidia disponit, castella communit, 
quo facilius, si se invito transire conarentur. prohibere 
[possit. 
: (fi) Divico respondit : Ita Helve 
B8titutos esse uti obsi " ' 
THOMAS 
ijpharmaceuti 
ROCKHAMPTON! 
Price 3s. 6d. per Bott! 
ARITHMETIC. 
Every step in the work should be clearly and neatly shown, 
and all results should be reduced to their simplest form. 
1. How often is five inches contained in one mile ? 
2. Multiply £8 16s. 9£d. by 5, divide £118 9s. 7£d. by 9, and 
find the difference between the results. 
3. Simplify — 
1 
2 § 
+ i + 
+ 
WHOLESAL 
BRISBANE - Elliott Bros, and Co.; Berkeley and Taj 
SYDNEY— Elliott Bros.; S. HofEnung- and Co.; Myers 
MELBOURNE— Messrs. Hemmons, Laws and Co.; Fel 
ADELAIDE— Messrs. Faulding and Co. 
i&OBART— Mr. A. G- Miller. 
LONDON-Messrs. BURGOYNE, E 
4. Multiply 1-075 by *39 : Divide *0012123 by *09, and find 
value of *75 of £3 - 75. 
5. Write out Troy weight: If nine silver spoons weigh 
2J lbs. Troy, find the weight in grains Troy of 36 such spoons. 
ENGLISH. 
1. What is a relative pronoun ? Name those used in 
English. 
2. What is an inflexion ? What inflections are used in form- 
ing the possessive case, singular and plural ? 
Write the possessive case singular of bridge, who, pony. 
3. Point out the grammatical errors in the following sen- 
tences, say what rule of grammar each violates, and write 
each sentence in the correct form 
( a ) Let you and I go to town. 
(£) John can write as good as Charles. 
( 0 ) Who did you lend the money to ? 
4. Parse, with full syntax, every word in the sentence — 
“ All is not gold that glitters.’ ’ 
5. Write a short piece of composition on — The Value of 
Time ; or, Kindness to Animals, paying great attention to 
spelling and punctuation. 
The Modified Examination. — 12th June, 1882. 
Questions on Materia Medica. 
Time allowed, one hour and a half. Examiner, J. Bosisto. 
1. Name six plants yielding essential oils of the B.P. — (1) 
Write the names in English and in Latin ; (2) give their 
natural orders ; (3) habitat. 
2. Name two plants yielding fixed oils of the B.P. — (1) Give 
their natural orders ; (2) the part of the plant supplying the 
oil; (3) the processes employed to procure it. 
3. Describe the root of monkshood, and the difference be- 
tween it and horseradish. 
4. Gamboge. — From what tree, and how obtained? 
6. Musk. — (1) What is it ? (2) state the varieties and adul- 
terations. 
6. Annatto. — Name the tree and the part supplying it. 
1 and 3 answered well will obtain extra marks. 
Questions in Practical Pharmacy. 
Time allowed, one hour.- ' Examiner, C. R. Blackett. 
1. Give the official Latin names and chemical formulas of — 
(a) Potassium ^Arbonate ; ( b ) calcium chloride ; ( c ) dilute 
phosphoric acid ; ( d ) Epsom salt. 
(a) How are volatile oils usually obtained ? (&) how are 
xed oils usually obtained ? ( c ) how would you test a volatile 
il for the presence of alcohol ? and how for that of a fixed 
11 ? 
3. What excipient would you use in making pills of — (a) 
Isulphate of quinine ; (&) aloes, rhubarb, and extract of nux- 
'vomica ; (c) potassium bromide ; ( d ) chloral and camphor ? 
4. (a) Define a gum resin, giving its characteristic; (b) 
name not less than three which are official. 
5. Criticise and explain the following: — 
R Plumbi acetatis gr. x 
Infusi rosae. ad. fl. J vi. 
Rosas 
Syrupi fl. J ii. 
R Resinas podophylli 0*60 
Elaterini ... 0*50 
Ext. nux vom. ... 2*00 
Misci fiant pilulas viginti. 
S. One morning and night. 
6. What causes bumping in distillation, and how may it be 
prevented ? 
