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FEBKUARY 1, 1886. 
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INDEX TO LITERARY CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Special Notice to Members of Phar- 
maceutical Societies . . , . 1 
Ourselves . . . . , , . . 1 
Proceedings of Societies . , . . 1 
Pharmaceutical Society of New 
South Wales . . . . . . 1 
Pharmacy Board of New South 
Wales . . 1 
Pharmaceutical Society of New 
Zealand . . . . . . . . 2 
Pharmacy in New Zealand . . 2 
Pharmaceutical Workers in New 
Zealand . . . . . . . . 2 
(from our own correspondents.) 
Fiji 3 
Mornington 3 
New South Wales , . , , . . 3 
New Zealand . . . . . . 3 
Queensland., ,, ,, 3,4 
P.iGE 
South Australia , , . • . . 5 
Victoria .... . . 5, 6 
Scientific and Practical Notes and 
Formula . . . . . . 7, 8 
The Students Corner . . . . 8 
Poisoning Cases . . . . . . • 9 
Trial of a Chemical Fire-extinguisher 9 
Editorial Notes ■ . . . . . . 10 
Prospects of Chemical Teaching in 
Victoria. . . . . . . . . 10 
Cholera and Water Filtration . . 11 
Cunjevoi; its Curative Properties 11 
Hints to Young Pharmacists . . 12 
British Pharmacopoeia Corrections 12 
Table for Analysis of Organic Acids 13 
Ear-ache . . . . ♦ , . , . 13 
Homoeopathy . . . . . . . . 14 
Sydney Water Sujiply . . . . 14 
Coburg Tragedy ♦ , . . • . 14 
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Messrs. Elliottt Bros. Limited New 
Premises . . . . . . . . 14 
Indian and Colonial Exhibition . . 15 
Correspondence . , . . 15, 16 
Exchange Column .. .. ..16 
Personalities . . . . . . . . 16 
Births . . . . . . . . . , 17 
Obituary . . . , . . . . 17 
Central Board of Health and the 
Bethanga Mines . . . . ♦ • 17 
Cure of Snake Bites by Ammonia . . 17 
Legal and Magesterial . . . . 17 
Victorian Factories and Shops Act 18 
Gazette . . . . . . . . 18 
Consumption of Stimulants at 
Hospitals.* .. .. ..18 
Notes of Novelties *• •• .* v 
The London Markets • • . • v 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Abraham’s Pills, Sydney , . * . 
Atkin, C. Ager, Melbourne.. 
Duerdin & Sainsburv, Melbourne . , 
Elliott Bros., Sydney 
Felton, Grimwade & Co, Melbourne 
Harrison, T. H., Melbourne 
Kempthorke, Prosser & Co., Dunedin 
Longmore, Francis ,, 
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Lynch & Co., London . . . . • . • • 
Agent Langton, Bivers, Melbourne •• •• 
Martin & Pleasance, Melbourne 
McKesson & Bobbins, New York . . 
Miscellaneous Advertisements . . 
Offord’s Veterinary Preparations, Melbourne,. 
Soul, H. Washington, & Co., Sydney .. 
The Chemists’ and Druggists’ Diary 
Wilson, W., Perfumer, Melbourne 
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