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TEE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[July 20, 1872. 
4. Misce.—Cochleare unum singulis hori3 exhibeatur, 
quaque vice phialam agitando, ut permisceatur 
pul vis. 
5. How many degrees of comparison has the Adjec¬ 
tive ? Give two examples of regular, and two of 
irregular comparison. 
■C. In what case is duration of time put ? Give two 
examples. 
7. Write the genitive singular of each of the following 
nouns : — Electuarium, confectio, phiala, nox, 
mens, rohur, ramus, pyxis, quercus, stamen. 
•8. Give the infinitive present of each of the following 
verbs :—Doleo, dormio, fingo, frico, misceo, rogo, 
scribo, capio. 
'9. Decline the noun JEtas. 
ARITHMETIC. 
10. Multiply £6. 12s. 4by 345. 
11. Bring 4298 farthings to pounds. 
12. If 17 bushels and 2 pounds of roses cost £3. Os. 8^., 
how much will it be per pound and per bushel, 
reckoning 6 pounds to the bushel ? 
13. Add £, 4£, and f. 
14. From 270'2 take 76*4075. 
ENGLISH. 
15. What is a common noun , and under what condition 
does it obtain the force of a proper noun ? Give 
two examples. 
16. What is meant by collective names ? Give two 
or more examples. 
17. Write the female of the following nouns :—Abbot, 
tiger, cock-sparrow, bridegroom, testator, marquis, 
ram, earl, Francis, and monk. 
18. In the Structure of Words, explain the meaning 
of roots and derivatives, and give examples. 
19. Correct the following :—I should not differ with 
them, if I was him. This is the friend which I 
love, and that is the vice as I hate. 
20. Write from fifteen to twenty-five lines upon one 
only of the following subjects : — 
A. The Pleasures of a Garden. 
B. The Study of History. 
C. The Books I have read. 
Ijromiungs nf Sricntifii Jtodits. 
PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. 
At the meeting of this College on June 24th, 1872, 
the President, Dillwyn Parrish, in the chair, the follow¬ 
ing communication from the. Philadelphia College of 
Physicians was read, and after discussion referred to a 
Committee:— 
“Preamble and Resolutions passed by the College of 
Physicians of Philadelphia , May 1st, 1872. 
“ Whereas, cases of accidental poisoning and of the 
internal administration of medicines intended only for 
■external use are so common; and, whereas, every 
possible safeguard should be employed to prevent such 
accidents, therefore, 
“ Resolved, by the College of Physicians of Phila¬ 
delphia, that it be recommended to all druggists to place 
.all external remedies in bottles, not only coloured so as 
appeal to the eye, but also rough on one side, so that, 
by the sense of touch, no mistake shall be possible 
•even in the dark. 
“ Resolved, that all bottles containing poisons should 
not only he labelled ‘poison,’ but also with another 
label, indicating the most efficient and convenient anti¬ 
dote. 
“ Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be pre- 
■sented to the American Medical Association, to the 
College of Pharmacy of Philadelphia, and to the 
American Pharmaceutical Association, and that their 
assistance be asked in bringing about so desirable a 
reform.” 
A communication was also read to the effect that 
the committee appointed at the last meeting of the 
Convention of the teaching Colleges of Pharmacy of the 
United States, held at St. Louis in September last, had 
agreed to recommend the following questions for dis¬ 
cussion at the next meeting of the Convention, to be 
held in Cleveland, Ohio, in September next:— 
1. Analytical Chemistry. Is it essential for a thorough 
pharmaceutical education P If so, should it not be em¬ 
braced in the curriculum of the Colleges of Pharmacy, 
and how much time should at least be devoted to the 
lectures and to laboratory instruction ? 
2. Would it not be advisable that the questions at the 
examinations in writing for the degree of graduate in 
pharmacy be annually reported and, if deemed neces¬ 
sary, discussed by all the colleges represented in the 
Convention of the teaching Colleges of Pharmacy, for 
the purpose of establishing, as nearly as may be possible, 
a uniform standard for graduation P 
3. Pharmaceutical degrees. In order to stimulate the 
acquirement of scientific attainments amongst graduates 
in Pharmacy, is it not advisable to establish one or more 
higher degrees ? If so, upon what basis ought such 
degrees to be conferred ? 
The following delegates were elected to represent the 
College at the next session of the American Pharmaceu¬ 
tical Convention, to assemble in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 
3rd of September next, viz. : Wm. Procter, jun. Prof. 
John M. Maisch, Prof. Edward Parrish, Joseph P. 
Remington, Edwin McC. Boring. 
mx \iantentarg aitir itato fmcttop. 
HOUSE OF COMMONS. 
The Juries Bill. 
Monday , July loth. 
In answer to a question as to the arrangement of busi¬ 
ness for the remainder of the session, Mr. Gladstone 
enumerated various bills which the Government pro¬ 
posed to abandon for the present session, one of them 
being the Bill for the Amendment of the Law relating 
to Juries. 
The Public Health Bill. 
Tuesday , July 1 6th. 
On going into Committee on this Bill, Sir M. Lopes 
said that sanitary improvement was a national matter, 
and the whole expense of it ought not to fall on local 
funds. This, however, he limited to the common 
charges—Medical Officers, etc.—admitting that sewage 
and water were strictly local matters. The question 
ought not to have been mooted until the previous con¬ 
troversy about local taxation had been settled. On 
the whole, however, though he would have preferred a 
wider measure, on the principle that half a loaf is better 
than no bread, he acquiesced in the Bill going on, and 
refrained from proposing an amendment of which he 
had given notice. 
Mr. Vernon Harcourt, speaking on behalf of borough 
authorities, declared that they would prefer to pay for 
their own officers and be free from central control, and 
called on Mr. Stansfeld to declare that he would not in¬ 
terfere perpetually with local control. 
Lord R. Montagu regarded the Bill as an obstacle to 
a comprehensive measure of sanitary reform, and criti¬ 
cized specially the provisions relating to the local autho¬ 
rity. The Town Councils were generally composed of 
men who broke the law by polluting the rivers, and 
Guardians had no other object but to keep down the 
