Decennial Index^ 1 87 I — 1880. 
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ACID, SULPHURIC, action upon hydrocarbons,! ACT^ A alba, constituents, 7^5, 54. 
T'f), 605 — action upon salts, 7" 369 — boil-' AD ANSONIA digitata, a. gregorii, de- 
ing point, ^'8^ 47 3 — crystallized, tVO, 329 
detection in vinegar, 159, 47 5» 488-^ — 
determination, 7f>, 431 — preparation, 76*» 
424 — purification, 80, 399 — refrigerating 
mixtures, 75, 267 — relation to nitrogen 
acids, cVO, 149 — solid, 7«5?, 71 — specific 
gravity, 7^, 216 — test fiar glucosides, 75, 
21 1. 
scription and use, 77, 254 — pulp, constit- 
uents, 80, I 30, 172. 
ADONIS VERNALis, constituents, 7 6*, 540. 
ADULTERATIONS,7^, 317,7^, 3^1^74, 
560, 77, 57, 84, 129, 136, 7 175, 508, 
7i^,i 22, 146 — detection by fluorescence, 7»>, 
305 — legislation proposed, 7^^, 280 — prosecu- 
tions, 75, 138. 
• SULPHURIC AROMATIC, formulas, 71, 122, ADVERTISEMENTS, reliable, 72, 91. 
74, 508, 76*, 341, 7.9, 387, 526, (SO, ^SCULIN, in gelsemium, 76*, 191 — prepa- 
371. ! ration and properties, 7-^, 400. 
-SULPHUROUS, decomposition of phosphates, '^f^iSCULUS pavia, anaylsis of fruit, 75, 145. 
72, 30 — disinfectant, 7.1, 88 — for making jy^^TERPENE, or {lethyl-terpene, 76, 412. 
ice, 77, 171 — generation as disinfectant, !y5L,THUS A cynapium, volatile alkaloid, 80, 
77, 243 — reduction to sulphur, 76, 409. 
— tanacetic, properties, 72, 71. 
204. 
AGAR-AGAR, contains gelose, 80, 467, 576. 
— TANNIC action on iodide of starch, 7f^, AGARIC, white, resins 7^, — substitu- 
487, and iodine, 7t>, 398 — constitution, 
75, 208 — contains iron, 72, 260 — esti- 
mation, 75, 131 — from oak, willow and 
tion, /,*>, 10. 
AGARICUS atrotomentosus, 
78, 339. 
constituents. 
elm, 7 7, 453, 7 6, 219, 559 — influence on AGAVE Americana, uses, 7 5, 78, 569, 7 6, 
vegetation, 75, 567 — preparation, 80, 547 
— pure, 7S, '2.1.1 — reactions and tests, 7 S, 
351, 78, 503,6*0,264 — solubility in ether, 
7^)-, 359 — stains removed, 7^i 559- 
— TARTARIC, action on calcium carbonate, 
78, 37 — adulteration, 7 4z, 32 — constitu- 
tion, 74:, 234 — estimation, 74:, 145, 331 — 
in magnesia solutions, 7»5, 536 — manufac- 
tured in U. S., 7.9, 471 — pure, 7^^, 358. 
— THYMIC, preparation, 77, 233. 
— TRICHLORACETIC, preparation, 72, 359- 
— URIC, estimation, 72, 352. 
— URocHLORALic, in urinc, 75, 397. 
— VANILLIC, composition, 72, 231, 7.5, 25 — 
derivatives 7S, 1 63 — properties, 7 S, 25, 
163. 
— VALERIANIC, from fusel oil, 75, 538 — pure, 
80, 135. 
— XANTHOGENic, tests for albuminoids, <S'0, 468 . 
ACIDS, test, 76, 236, 77, 471, SO, 16— 
antiseptic action, 80, 18. 
— BILIARY, test, 72, 354. 
— FATTY, reciprocal displacement, 75,424. 
301, / / , 157. 
— DESERTi, SHAwii, uTAHENSE, uscs by the In- 
dians, 7 8^ 587, 588. 
AGROSTEMMA githago, seeds are poison- 
ous, 7.9, 129. 
AGUE CURES, analysis of six, 76, 390 — so- 
called Chinese, 72, 295. 
AILANTHUS glandulosa, in dysentery, 74, 
276. 
AIR pump, water, new form, 72, 487. 
ALANTOL, properties, 76, 353. 
lALBANACA, anthelmintic, 80, 12, 276. 
I ALBUMEN, coagulation, 75, 267 — com- 
pounds, 76, 515 — compound with chloral, 
74, 297 — desiccation, 7 5, 69 — determina- 
tion by tannin, 7»'>, 371 — falsification, 7 S, 
485 — iodized, 7S, 124, 74, 275 — iodo- 
ferrated, 73, 125 — removal from animal 
liquids, 7^^^, 21 — serum, 76, 515 — tests, 
75, 327, 80, 474- 
ADBUMENOIDS, crystalline compounds, pre- 
paration, 7f^, 493 — transformation into urea, 
7S, 134- 
MINERAL, antidote, 80- 164 — detection,! ALBUMIN, pure, properties, 74, 361 
76, 271,77, 421, 80,%l 
— ORGANIC, solubility, 78, 340. 
ACONITIA, antidote, 80, 1 60— crystallized, 
7-Z, 5''5j7 7, 234 — hydrated and exsiccated, 
7.5, 210 — solution of oleate, 72, 463. 
See also aconitum alkaloids. 
ACONITIN, the resinoid, 76,388. 
ACONITUM, alkaloids, 76,77,77,171, 
78, 504, 7.9, 354, 518, 80, 500, 519— 
from China, India and Japan, 7.9, 359, 519 
— from Japan, 77, 200 — innocuous species, 
7^-, 399 — poisoning, 7S, 130, 7.9, 129 — 
root adulterated, 77, 244 
ACORNS, for adulterating pepper, 7^, 336. 
searches, 7f , 462. 
ALCOHOL, antidote, 80, 161 — contains fus- 
el oil, 75, 303 — contains glucose, 7 6, 541 
— contains water, 79, 446, 80, 556 — de- 
odorization, 7»'>, 517 — detection and estima- 
tion, 77, 83, 70, 87, 601 — detection in 
acetic ether, 71, 230 — detection in 
chloroform, 75, 223 — detection in coal tar, 
78, 296 — detection in fusel oil, 75, 351 
— detection in methylic alcohol, 72, 316 — 
detection in volatile oils, 7»5, 72 — effects of 
chlorinated lime, 80, 169 — estimation of 
strength, 7 *>-, 7 — occurrence in vegetables, 
7.'J>, 502 — preparation of definite strength, 
