THE fitzwygram prizes. 
613 
Pathology. 
I. Counter-irritation and bleeding have in great measure been 
superseded by milder treatment. What has been the cause 
of the change of opinion expressed in this change of prac¬ 
tice ? 
II. Describe the operation of firing of the horse, with its physio¬ 
logical effects and estimation of its advantages. 
III. What are the chief indications to be held in view in the 
treatment of epizotic diseases. 
IV. What value do you attach to the use of the thermometer in 
the diagnosis and prognosis of disease ? 
V. Discuss the relative merits of Professor Lister’s antiseptic 
treatment and the old treatment by digestives in the case 
of extensive lacerated wounds in the horse. 
VI. Discuss the treatment you would adopt in a case of colic, 
and in a case of enteritis in the horse. 
Materia Medica. 
I. By what sensible character may aconite root be distinguished 
from roots which resemble it ? What are the preparations 
of aconite, and their therapeutic uses ? 
II. By what means and by what chemical change is ratafia oil 
obtained from bitter almonds ? What is its active 
ingredient ? How is the existence of this ingredient 
proved ? 
III. What is the action of permanganate of potash and of char¬ 
coal on organic substances ? What therapeutic applica¬ 
tions are founded upon it ? 
IV. How may the leaves of belladonna, foxglove, and hemlock 
be distinguished, each, from leaves which resemble them ? 
What is the action of foxglove on the circulation, and 
what are the various therapeutic applications founded 
upon it ? 
V. Enumerate the chief astringents derived from the vegetable 
kingdom. State the source of each and the nature of 
each. 
VI. What are the physical and chemical differences between the 
seeds of black and white mustard ? What is the active 
ingredient of the former ? How is it formed P 
Chemistry. 
I. What is the chemical composition of fat ? What are the most 
common fats ? How is soap prepared from them ? What 
is the difference between a hard and a soft soap ? 
II. What are the oxides of carbon ? Give two methods of 
preparing each. 
III. How is phosphoric acid prepared from bones, and also 
from phosphorus ? 
IV. How is metallic lead obtained from galena ? How is 
silver extracted from lead ? 
V. Define the term sugar. State what you know of the different 
kinds of sugar. How is pure alcohol obtained from 
sugar ? 
