CONTENTS. 
V 
Pharmaceutical Meeting, 192—Donations to the Library and Museum, 193—Distribu¬ 
tion of Prizes, 194—Pereira Medal, 197—Prizes for Herbaria, 198—Jacob Bell Scho¬ 
larships, 199—Junior Bell Scholarship, 200—Presentation of Bust of the late Mr. 
Bell, 201. 
Provincial Transactions : Liverpool Chemists’ Association, 202—Leeds Chemists’ Asso¬ 
ciation, 209. 
Original and Extracted Articles: New American Remedies (continued) : Baptisia tinc- 
toria, R. Brown—Wild Indigo. Professor Bentley, 211—Scheele and his Discoveries. 
Mr. Joseph Ince, 216—First Annual Report on the Experimental Cultivation of the 
Quiniferous Cinchona in British Sikhim, 222—Practical Thoughts on Light. Mr. J. 
S. T. W. Smith, 226—Duties of Masters and Apprentices. Mr. C. J. Radermacher, 
228—Letter from “ Paterfamilias/’ 230—The Journal. Mr. James Thomas Smith, 231 
—Adulteration of Powdered Gum Arabic. Mr. J. T. Miller, 233—Wood Naphtha, 
233—Thot..pson’s Air-tight Bottle-Stopper (ivith Cut), 234— Miscellanea , 23a—Obi¬ 
tuary (Mr. Bucklee), 236— Books Received, 236— Correspondents, 236. 
No. VI. 
Our Evening Meetings, 237—Sweet Spirit of Nitre; its Impurities and Adultera¬ 
tions, 239. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting of Council, 240—List of Members 
and Associates ( continued), 241—Pharmaceutical Meeting, 241—Donations to the 
Library and Museum, 241—On the Manufacture of Balsam of Peru (ivith Cuts). 
Daniel Hanburv, F.L.S., 241—Note on the Gum-Resin of the Balsam of Peru Tree. 
Dr. Attfield, 248—New Features in the Supply of Peruvian Bark. John Eliot Howard, 
F.L.S., 248—Notes upon Ointments, and the Preparation of them. Mr. A. F. 
Haselden, 250—Carr’s Double-Acting Drug-Mill (ivith Cuts), 254—Pharmaceutical 
Meeting, Edinburgh, 256. 
Provincial Transactions : Liverpool Chemists’ Association, 258—Leeds Chemists’ Asso¬ 
ciation, 260. 
Original and Extracted Articles: Note on the Preparation of Ointments. Mr. Joseph 
Ince, 264—Microscopic Growths in Pharmaceutical Infusions, etc. Mr. Charles 
Symes, 265—Age of Candidates for the Major Examination. Mr. W. F. Smith, 266 
—Duties of Masters and Apprentices. Mr. J. W. Gissing, 267—Duties of Masters 
and Apprentices. “ M. P. S.” 268—The British Pharmaceutical Conference : Meet¬ 
ing at Bath, 269—American Pharmaceutical Association, 269—Wood Spirit and its 
Detection. Mr. Emerson J. Reynolds, 269—Improvements in Gun-Cotton, 273—On 
the Colouring Principle of Volatile Oils and a New Body, Azulene. Septimus Piesse, 
F.C.S., 277—On the Extraction of Thallium on a Large Scale, etc. Mr. W. Crookes, 
278—Note on Formosa Camphor. R. Swinhoe, F.G.S. etc., 280— Miscellanea, 281— 
Books Received, 283— Correspondents, 284. 
No. VII. 
The Proposed Medical Bill affecting Pharmacy, 285—The Benevolent Fund, 286—The 
Sale of Medicated Wines, 287. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society: Meeting of Council, 289—List of Members, 
Associates, and Apprentices (continued), 289—Pharmaceutical Meeting, 290—Dona¬ 
tions to the Library and Museum, 290—On a New Kind of Matico, with some Re¬ 
marks on Officinal Matico. Professor Bentley, 290—On the Acetic Acids of the Three 
Pharmacopoeias. Henry Deane, F.L.S., 297—Upon the Administration of Bismuth in 
the Soluble Form. Charles R. C. Tichborne, F.C.S., 301—Donations to the Benevo¬ 
lent Fund during 1863, 304. 
Provincial Transactions: Leeds Chemists’ Association, 306—Nottingham Chemists’ As¬ 
sociation, 309. 
Original and Extracted Articles: New American Remedies (continued) : Hydrangea 
arborescens, Linn. Professor Bentley, 310—Additional Note on the Manufacture of 
