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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Persons having seceded from the Society may be restored to their former status on 
payment of arrears of subscription and the registration fee for the current year. 
Those who were Associates before the 1st of July, 1842, are privileged (as Founders 
of the Society) to become Members without examination. 
Wanted.—Copies of the ‘Pharmaceutical Journal’ for May, June, July, and 
August, 1852 : full publishing price given. Address Mr. Bremriclge, 17, Bloomsbury 
Square, W.C. 
J. J. (Wolverhampton).—The usual dose of phosphate of ammonia is from 5 to 10 
grains. It is often combined with carbonate of lithia in cases of gout. 
Chmicus (Aberdare).—(1.) Apply by letter to the Secretai’y of the College. (2.) 
Registered Apprentices of the Society are supplied with the ‘ Pharmaceutical Journal ’ 
free. (3.) The July number commences a volume. 
J. M. (Crediton).—Gray’s ‘Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia,’ by Redwood, last 
edition, price 225. It may be obtained through any bookseller. 
Y. A.—“ Kreuznacher bittern” is the salt obtained by evaporating the Kreuznacher 
water. 
Photo (Leicester).— Negative Collodion : Purified Ether, sp.gr. *720, 5 drachms; 
Purified Alcohol, sp. gr. *820, 3 drachms ; Soluble Pyroxyline, 3 to 6 grains ; Soluble 
Iodide of Ammonium, 3 to 4 grains. ( Uardtvich .) 
W. J. JD. (Portsea).— (1) Ho alteration has taken place in the law relating to the 
sale of spirit of wine. It is still illegal to sell it, excepting for medical use ; but this 
restriction is not rigidly enforced when the excise authorities see there is no attempt 
on the part of the chemist to evade the law by indiscriminate sale. See vol. iv. pp. 
480, 493, and 577, and vol. vi. pp. 99, 101, and 145. (2) There can be no objection 
to the supply of spirit of wine, as in the case referred to, where it is mixed with other 
ingredients forming a solution for photographic purposes. 
Juvenis (Wigan).—Hooper’s ‘Medical Dictionary’ (Longmans), price 305. 
Intending Student (Havant).—‘ Selecta e Praescriptis,’ Fownes’s ‘Manual of Chemis¬ 
try,’ Bentley’s ‘ Manual of Botany.’ Apply also for the ‘ Regulations, etc., of the Board 
of Examiners,’ to the Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society. 
Tyrnn (Mexbro’).—Fresenius’s ‘ Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis.’ 
A. B. (Dover).—The article sold as “ Glycerine Cream” is generally made by the 
addition of glycerine to “ cold cream.” 
J. B. B. — Tinctura Ferri Perchloridi , when made according to the British Phar¬ 
macopoeia, becomes opaque after standing a short time. 
A Student.— Dr. Garrod’s ‘ Essentials of Materia Medica and Therapeutics’ (second 
edition). 
A Correspondent (Liverpool) suggests that in the proposed Bill the clause which 
would prevent the Registration of a Chemist’s Assistant until he was twenty-one 
years of age, should be replaced by one requiring him to prove that he had been occu¬ 
pied in the trade for a certain number of years, say five, six, or seven. 
J. M. B .—The sale of the article referred to does not require a Licence. 
The Liverpool Chemists' Association, The Leeds Chemists' Association , Mr. C. 
Jones, Mr. Miller, Mr. Mumbray, Mr. Willmott, Mr. Hadjield, Mr. FJcin are thanked 
for their communications. We regret that in consequence of the great press of matter 
we are obliged to defer the publication of several important papers until next month. 
Erratum.— Omission, page 143, line 9 from the bottom, after Orridge^read Sandford. 
Instructions from Members and Associates respecting the transmission of the 
Journal before the 25th of the month, to Elias Bremridge, Secretary, 17, 
Bloomsbury Square, W.C. 
Advertisements (not later than the 23rd) to Messrs. Churchill, New Bur¬ 
lington Street. Other communications to the Editors, 17, Bloomsbury Square. 
