C 0 N T E N T S. 
SECOND SERIES, YOL. VII.—1865-6. 
No. I. 
The Pharmacy Bills, 1.—The Proposed Grant of Pensions from the Benevolent Fund, 
2.—Proposed Imposition of Duty on Purified Wood-Spirit, 8. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting ot Council, 5. List of Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, and Apprentices {continued), 6. ro- 
Original and Extracted A) tides: On Spirit of Nitrous Ether and Nitrite ot Soda. 
Robert Warington, F.R.S., F.C.S., 7.— Notes on Iodide ot Potassium, etc. Mi. 
William Huskisson, jun., 11.—Alleged Poisoning by Sulphate of Zinc. W. Hera- 
path, sen., F.C.S., etc., 13.—On Magnesium, 14.—On Combustion by Invisible 
Rays. Professor Tyndall, F.R.S., 19.—On Pyroxylin. By MM. Pelouze and 
Maurey, 23.—Glycerin, its Mission (so to speak) as a Remedy, etc. Mr. W. J. M. 
Gordon, 28.—On the Food of Man in Relation to his Useful Work. Dr. Lyon 
Playfair, C.B., F.R.S., etc., 30.—Datura Stramonium and D. Tatula, 31.—On the 
Vegetable Origin of Diamonds, 32.—A New Oil-Seed for the Colonies, 32. On the 
Use of Coca Leaves. Dr. Abl, of Zara, 33.—New Remedies, 34.—Accidental Poi¬ 
soning by Laudanum, 35.— Miscellanea, 36.—Report of the Select Committee on 
Chemists and Druggists Bills, 1865, 39.— Reviews: The Science ot Home Lite, 40. 
Handbook of British Plants, 40.— Books Received , 40. Correspondents , 40. 
No. II. 
Betts’s Patent Metallic Capsules : Numerous Suits in Chancery against Chemists and 
others for Selling Articles Capped with Metallic Capsules, 41. The Benevolent 
Fund: a Challenge, 47. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society: List of Members, Associat es, anct 
Apprentices {continued), 49. 
Original and Extracted Articles: Thebolactic Acid. Messrs. T. and H. Smit h, 50. 
Memoranda on some Formulae in the British Pharmacopoeia. Daniel Hanbury, 
F.L.S., 51.—Pharmacy at the Dublin Exhibition. Mr. IT. N. Draper {to he con¬ 
tinued), 52.—The Detection of Phosphorus in cases ot Poisoning. W illiam Hera- 
path, sen., F.C.S., 57.—A Dangerous Substitute for Jalap, 58.- Observations on 
some points in the Analysis of Potable Waters. Professor W . A. Miller, M. 
LL.D., 58.—Extracts from the Minutes of Evidence given before the Select Com¬ 
mittee on the Chemists and Druggists Bill, 67—The Trial ot Dr. Pritchard, /2. 
The Brighton Chemists and Druggists’ Association, 82.—The Report ol the Select 
