VI 
CONTENTS. 
Original and Extracted Articles: “Pharmacist.” Mr. Joseph Ince, 363.—Remarks 
on Senna. Mr. T. B. Groves, 364.—The Preservation of Syrupus Ferri Iodicli. 
Mr. T. H. Holloway, 365.—On the Alleged Poisonous Quality of Beef-tea and Ex¬ 
tract of Meat. Baron Liebig, 366.—Dynamite. M. Nobel, 367.—The Royal 
College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 372.— Review : Pharmacopoeia of India, 373.— 
Collection of Organic Materia Medica for the Minor and Modified Examinations of 
the Pharmaceutical Society, 375.— Correspondents , 376. 
No. VII. 
The Pharmacy Act of 1868, 377.— An Apology for Latin, 379.—Supplementary Be¬ 
nevolent Fund, 381. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting of Council, 382.—List of 
Members, Associates, and Apprentices ( continued ), 382.—Benevolent Fund, 388.— 
Pharmaceutical Meeting : Donations to the Library and Museum, 390.—Carbolic 
Acid Plaster. Mr. W. Martindale, 390.—Liquor Opii Sedativus. T. B. Groves, 
F.C.S., 392.—On Metallic Bismuth. C. H. Wood, F.C.S., 396.—Thymic as a sub¬ 
stitute for Phenic Acid. M. Bouilhon, 399.—Bye-Laws, 402.—The Sandford Testi¬ 
monial Fund, 422. 
Provincial Transactions : Liverpool Chemists’ Association, 426.—Manchester Che¬ 
mists and Druggists’ Association, 427.—Hull Chemists’ Association, 428.—Dundee 
Chemists and Druggists’ Association, 428. 
Original and Extracted Articles: Notes and Abstracts in Chemistry and Pharmacy. 
C. H. Wood, F.C.S., 428.—Edible Fungi, 431.—Notes on the Culture of and Com¬ 
merce in Opium in Asia Minor. E. R. Heffler, 434.—Experiments with Paper 
Filters, 437.—Etherized Cod-Liver Oil, 440.—Ozonic Ether, 440.—Hair and Hair 
Dyes, 440.—Chemists’ Assistants’Association, 442.—Birmingham Chemists’ Assis¬ 
tants’ Association, 442.—Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 443.—The New 
Pharmacy Act, 443.—The Pharmacy Act and the Rights of Medical Practitioners, 
443.—Accidental Poisoning by Opium, 443.— Reviews : Histoire Naturelle des 
Drogues Simples; A Dictionary of Materia Medica and Therapeutics ; A Manual 
of Elementary Chemistry; Ship Captain’s Medical Guide ; Index to the Nature 
and Scientific Names of Indian and other Eastern Economic Plauts and Products ; 
Cabinet of Materia Medica for the “ Modified Examination,” 444.— Books Re¬ 
ceived , 447.—Preparing for Publication, 447.—The Chemists’ Ball, 447.— Corre¬ 
spondents, 447. 
No. VIII. 
Preparing for Examination, 449.—The Petroleum Acts 1862, 1868, 451. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting of Council, 452.—List of Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, and Apprentices ( continued ), 452.—Pharmaceutical Meeting : Do¬ 
nations to the Library and Museum, 459.—On Home-Grown Podophyllum and 
Jalap. Walter G. Smith, M.D., etc., 459.—On the Detection of Methylic Alcohol. 
Mr. J. T. Miller, 465.—Cherry-Laurel Water. C. Umney, F.C.S., 467.—Notes on 
Citrate of Quinine. Professor Attfield, 470.—Notes on Aromatic Sulphuric Acid. 
Professor Attfield, 471.—Note on the Adulteration of Precipitated Sulphur. Pro¬ 
fessor Attfield, 472.—Special Meeting, 475.—Pharmaceutical Meeting, Edinburgh, 
477. 
Provincial Transactions : Liverpool Chemists’ Association, 478.—Leeds Chemists’ 
Association, 479.—Meeting of Chemists and Druggists, Newcastle, 481.—Glasgow 
Chemists and Druggists’ Association, 481.—Manchester Chemists and Druggists’ 
Association, 483.—Nottingham and Notts Chemists’ Association, 483.—Halifax and 
District Chemists and Druggists’ Association, 485. 
Original and Extracted Articles : Notes and Abstracts in Chemistry and Pharmacy. 
C. H. Wood, F.C.S., 486.—The Examinations of Apothecaries’ Assistants at the 
Apothecaries’ Hall of Ireland. Mr. T. J. Monaghan, 488.—An Attempt to Answer 
