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•CONTENTS. 
F. Haselden, 351—On Nitrite of Soda. Mr. A. J. Roberts, 354—Donations, etc., 
to the Benevolent Fund, 357—Regulations of the Benevolent Fund, 360—Pharma¬ 
ceutical Society, Edinburgh, 362. 
Provincial Transactions : Leeds Chemists’ Association, 373—Meeting of Chemists 
and Druggists at Glasgow, 376—Meeting of Chemists and Druggists at Leicester, 
379. 
Original and Extracted Articles: The Extended Pharmacy Act. E., 380—On the 
Use of Alcohol as a Test for the Purity of Croton Oil. By Robert Warington, 
F.R.S., etc., 382—Note on Mr. Warington’s Paper, entitled ‘ On the Use of Alco¬ 
hol as a Test for the Purity of Croton Oil.’ By Professor Bentley, 387—The 
Methylic Alcohol Test. Mr. E. J. Reynolds, 389—Poison Preventives. Mr. E. 
W. Barnett, 389. Mr. T. Barling, 390—Alleged Poisoning by Strychnia, 391—Fatal 
Explosion of Oxygen Gas, 391— Books Received, 392— Correspondents, 392. 
No. VIII. 
Progress made with reference to Pharmaceutical Legislation, 393. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting of Council, 395—List of Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, and Apprentices ( continued ), 395—Pharmaceutical Meeting : Notes 
on the Chlorides of Iron, and the Methods of making Solution of Perchloride of 
Iron of constant strength. J. Attfield, Pli.D., F.C.S., 396—On a New Form of 
Ointment of Stavesacre and its Application in certain Cutaneous Diseases. Bal- 
manno Squire, M.B., F.L.S., 405—Discovery of Theine in Eola Nuts, 407—On the 
Purification of Essential Oil of Almonds. Mr. W. A. Tilden, 407—Pharmaceu¬ 
tical Society, Edinburgh, 409. 
Provincial Transactions: Liverpool Chemists’ Association, 416—Leeds Chemists’ As¬ 
sociation, 417—Bath Chemists’ Association, 422—Chemical Discussion Association 
of the Pharmaceutical Society, 425. 
Meetings on Pharmacy Bill: Edinburgh Meeting, 425—Meeting of the Liverpool 
Chemists and Druggists, 426—Meeting of the Chemists and Druggists in Not¬ 
tingham, 430-—Meeting of Chemists and Druggists at Southampton, 431. 
Original and Extracted Articles : Notes on Conessine, alias Wrightine. R. Haines, 
M.B., 432—Cochineal Colouring. Dr. George Dickson, 434—Sea-weed Wine. 
Mr. R. W. Tamplin, 435—Purified Oil of Bitter Almonds. Messrs. Preston and 
Sons, 435—Poison Bottles. Mr. T. H. Holloway, 435—A Simple and Practical 
S: ggestion for Preventing Mistakes and Accidental Poisoning. Mr. Henry Long, 
436—Accidental Poisoning. Mr. Henry Barnaby, 437—Proposed Legislation and 
the Benevolent Fund, 437—The Meeting of Chemists at Glasgow. Mr. A. Kinin- 
mont, 438—The Chemists of Salisbury, 439—Annual Meeting of the American 
Pharmaceutical Association, 1864, 440— Miscellanea , 441— Reviews : Treatment of 
Diseases of the Skin. Dr. W. Frazer, 442—Skin Diseases. Tilbury Fox, M.D., 
442—The Philosophy of Health. Southwood Smith, M.D., 443—The Year Book 
of Pharmacy. Messrs. C. H. Wood and C. Sharp, 444—Obituary, 444— Books 
Received, 444— Corespondents , 444. 
No. IX. 
Questions relating to the Pharmacy Bill, 445. 
Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society : Meeting of Council, 447—List of Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, and Apprentices {continued), 447—Benevolent Fund, 448—Phar¬ 
maceutical Meeting : On the Kola-Nut of Tropical West Africa (The Guru-Nut of 
Soudan). W. F. Daniell, M.D., F.L.S., etc., 450—On the Food-Value of the Kola- 
Nut—A New Source of Theine. John Attfield, Ph.D., F.C.S., 457—On the Bo¬ 
tanical Origin of Savanilla Rhatany. Daniel Hanbury, F.L.S., 460—Pharmaceu¬ 
tical Society, Edinburgh, 462. 
