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CONTENTS. 
Picrate of Potash in Paris, 593.—Remarks on M. Schonbein’s Test for Hydro¬ 
cyanic Acid. Mr. G. Weiborn, 593.—Consequences. Mr. R. Reynolds, 594.— 
Preservation of Herbs, etc. Mr. T. W. Gissing, 595.—Emplastrum Belladonna. 
Mr. T. W. Gissing, 596.—Notes and Abstracts in Chemistry and Pharmacy. C. 
H. Wood, F.C.S., 596.—On Liquid Fuel. B. H. Paul, Esq. ( concluded ), 601.— 
Investigations with respect to Aqua Laurocerasi. J. Broeker, 603.—Baron Liebig 
on a New Method of Bread-making, 604.—Poisoning by Perchloride of Iron, 605. 
—The Chemists’ Assistants’ Association, 605.—The Benevolent Fund, 605.— 
Books Received , 612.— Correspondents, 612. 
No. XI. 
The Adulteration of Drugs, 617.—The Sandford Testimonial Fund, 619.—The Phar¬ 
macy Act Amendment Bill, 619.—Testimonial to Dr. Odling, 619. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting of Council, 620.—List of Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, and Apprentices {continued), 620.—Pharmaceutical Meeting: 
Donations to the Library and Museum, 624.—The Patent Medicine Licence, 625. 
—On the Introduction of Metrical Weights and Measures for Use in Pharmacy. 
Dr. Redwood, 626.—The Sandford Testimonial, 634.—Testimonial to Mr. John 
Mackav, 635. 
Provincial Transactions: Halifax and District Chemists and Druggists’ Association, 
636.—Lincoln Chemists’ Association, 636.—Liverpool Chemists’ Association, 637. 
—The Manchester Chemists and Druggists’ Association, 638.—Nottingham and 
Nottinghamshire Chemists’ Association, 639.—Sheffield Pharmaceutical and Che¬ 
mical Association, 640.—Sunderland Chemists’ Association, 641. 
Original and Extracted Articles: On African Tragacanth. Dr. F. A. Fluckiger, 
641.—A New Belladonna Plaster. Mr. John Balmer, 643.—Note on Dispensing, 
643.—Notes and Abstracts in Chemistry and Pharmacy. C. H. Wood, F.C.S., 644. 
—Hydrogenium; the Relation of Hydrogen to Palladium, 648.—Double Salts of 
Carbolic Acid, 649.—On Hydrofluoric Acid. G. Gore, F.R.S., 649.— Observations 
on Ferric Hydrate, the so-called Soluble Peroxide of Iron. Professor Attfield, 
Ph.D., 652.—On New Explosive Powders. M. Designolle, 653.—On the Copal of 
Zanzibar, 654.—A Novel Method of Catching Mice, 656.—Death from the Appli¬ 
cation of Carbolic Acid, 656.—A Bill to Amend the “ Adulteration of Articles of 
Food or Drink Act, 1860,” and to Extend its Provisions to Drugs, 657.— Books 
Received , 660.— Correspondence, 660. 
No. XII. 
The New Era in Pharmacy, 665.—Pharmacy Act Amendment Bill, 666.—The Law 
relating to the Safe Keeping of Petroleum, 666.—The Adulteration of Food and 
Drugs Bill, 667. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society: Meetings of Council, 668.—List of Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, and Apprentices ( continued ), 669.—List of Chemists and Druggists, 
669.—Pharmaceutical Meeting : Donations to the Library and Museum, 671.—Me¬ 
trical Weights and Measures, 671.—Conversazione, 681.—Twenty-eighth Anniver¬ 
sary of the Pharmaceutical Society, 686.—Financial Statement, 688.—Report of the 
Council, 688.—Presentation to Mr. Sandford, 700.—Complimentary Dinner td 
Mr. Sandford, 702.—Adjourned Meeting, 709.—Election of Council and Auditors, 
710. 
Provincial Transactions: Ashton and Dukinfield Chemists’ Association, 711.—Leeds 
Chemists’ Association, 711.— Liverpool Chemists’ Association, 712.—Nottingham 
and Nottinghamshire Chemists’ Association, 716. 
Original and Extracted Articles: On the Functions of Nuclei with respect to Gaseous, 
Saline, and Vaporous Solutions. C. Tomlinson, F.R.S.,716.—Sale of Poisons. Mr. 
G. Brown, 719.—Notes and Abstracts in Chemistry and Pharmacy. C. H. Wood, 
F.C.S.—On Emetine, 720.—Ferric Iodate, 722.—American Pharmaceutical Associa¬ 
tion, 722.— Books Received, 724.— Correspondence, 724. 
