IV 
CONTENTS. 
—Remarks on the Acids of the New British Pharmacopoeia. Mr. C. H. Wood 
(continued ), 62.—The Codex and the British Pharmacopoeia. Mr. A. F. Haselden 
(continued ), 66.—The Opium, Scammony, and Cinchona of the British Pharmaco¬ 
poeia. M. J. E., 74.—Abstracts and G-leanings from British and Foreign Journals, 
in Botany, Materia Medica, and Therapeutics, 75.—Preliminary Reports of the 
Madras and Bombay Cinchona Commissions, 78.—English Medicinal Rhubarb and 
Henbane. Rufus Usher, Esq., 81.—Studies of Nature assisted by the Microscope, 
86.—Pharmaceutical Legislation :—T. B. Groves, M.P.S., F.C.S., 87 ; Mr. S. C. 
Betty, 89 ; A Major Associate, 91; “ Quiz,” 91; M.P.S., Examined, 92.—Competi¬ 
tion, alias Cutting or Underselling. A Pharmaceutical Chemist, 92.—Medical Par¬ 
tiality. W. F., 93.—Moulds for Pessaries and Suppositories. Mr. J. D. Morrison, 
93.—Poisoning by Strychnine, 94.— Miscellanea: 95.—Jury Lists, 96.— Books Re¬ 
ceived, 96. — Correspondents , 96. 
No. III. 
The Objects and Effects of Trade Association, 97.—Inland Revenue and Merchant 
Shipping Amendment Acts, 98. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society: Meeting of Council, 99.—List of Mem¬ 
bers ( continued ), 99.—Prize Awards, 99.— Benevolent Fund, 100. — Pharmacy 
School Cricket Match, 102.—British Pharaiaceutical Conference. Fourth Annual 
Meeting, 103.—The Montreal Chemists’ Association, 104. 
Original and Extracted Articles : On the Sublimation of the Alkaloids. William A. 
Guy, M.B., F.R.S., etc. ( continued ), 106.—The Codex and the British Pharmaco¬ 
poeia. Mr. A. F. Haselden ( concluded ), 111.—Botany in the Olden Time. Mr. R. 
Goodwin Mumbray, 120.—Snake Bites, Mr. Charles Symes, 123.—On the so- 
called “ Inactive ” Condition of Solids. Charles Tomlinson, F.R.S., 123.—The 
Cause of the Luminosity of Flame, 127.—The Weather and the Public Health. 
T. L. Plant, F.M.S., 134.—The Petroleum Trade, 137.—The Destructive and Fatal 
Explosion of Nitro-Glycerine at Colon, 139.—On an Apparatus for the Detection 
of Adulterations in Coffee. John C. Draper, M.D., 141.—The Hypodermic Injec¬ 
tion of Remedies, 142.—Accidental Poisoning by Laudanum, 142.—Jamaica Senna, 
143.— Obituary , 143.— Books Received , 143.— Correspondents, 144. 
No. IV. 
Dundee, 145.—British Pharmaceutical Conference, 146. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting of Council, 148. 
British Pharmaceutical Conference : Meeting at Dundee, 148.—President’s Address : 
On the Study of Botany in Connection with Pharmacy, 152.—On the Adulteration 
of White Precipitate. J. Baraes, F.C.S., 157.—A Case of Excise Interference in 
the Sale of Quinine Wine. Mr. Charles Kerr, 159.—On Burgundy Pitch. Daniel 
Hanbury, F.R.S., 162.—Analysis of Ordinary Commercial Specimens of Jalap. 
Mr. Alfred Southall, 166.—Notes on Effervescing Citrate of Magnesia. Mr. G. 
Dymond, 167.—Report on Nitric and Nitro-Hydrochloric Acids. W. E. Heath- 
field, F.R.G.S., F.C.S., 168.—On a New Alcoholometer. R. Reynolds, F.C.S., 171. 
—Notes on the Use of the Microscope and its Crystallographic Application. Mr. 
W. W. Stoddart, 173.—Notes on Tinctura Opii and Liq. Opii Sedativus. Mr. 
Alfred Southall, 176.—On the Electrical Resistances of the Fixed and Volatile Oils. 
Mr. T. T. P. Bruce Warren, 177.—On Glvcelseum, a proposed Basis for Ointments. 
T. B. Groves, F.C.S., 182.—On a New Domestic Fomenting and Vapour Bath, 
185.—Remarks on a Specimen of Seaweed Char. Edw. C. C. Stanford, F.C.S., 186. 
On Granular Charcoal. Wentworth L. Scott, F.C.S., 187.—Remarks upon the 
Uses of Bisulphite of Lime in Pharmacy. W. L. Scott, F.C.S., 189. 
Original and Extracted, Articles: British Association for the Advancement of Science, 
194.—On the Sublimation of the Alkaloids. William A. Guy, M.B., F.R.S., etc. 
