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71', 134 — recovery from powders, 77-, 300,' 
rectification, 74, 184, 75, 247 — still for 
purifying and strengthening, 77, 86 — test," 
7^, 493- 
— ABSOLUTE, preparation, 72, 1 1 1, 7o, 32 — 
density, 73, 267. i 
— DILUTED, preparation, 7i^, 113, 514. 
— METHYLic, determination in wood spirit, 
74,278. 
ALEURONE, properties, 80, 103. j 
ALGAROBIA glandulosa, use by the In- 
dians, 7 S, 540. 
ALGAROBILLA, use and constituents, 7iP, 
149. 
ALIZARIN, artificial, 76*, 427 — distinctive 
reaction, 76*, 567 — new color, 76, 379. 
ALKALIES, antidote, 80, 161 — chemical 
equivalence in ashes, 75, 448 — chlorinated, 
test for proximate principles, 7 4, 305 — 
tests, 73, 351, 76, 236, 77, 471- 
ALKALOIDS, behavior to antimony chloride, 
77, 399 — to bismuth potassium iodide, 74,' 
374 — to chlorinated alkalies, 74, 305 — to | 
ferric chloride, 77, 399 — to Fowler's solu- i 
tion, 74, 304 — to silicotungstic acid, 77, 
169 — to spirit of nitrous ether, 73, 67 — 
to stannous chloride, 77, 409 — to sugar and 
sulphuric acid, 73, 396 — to sulphomolybdic j 
acid, 73, 149 — -chloroform as solvent, 73, i 
24 — detection by Stas-Otto's method, 74, \ 
120 — determination in plants, 80, 15 — 
hydrocyanates, 72, 539 — separation, 77, 
401 — solution in medicated waters, 74, 296 
— solutions in oil, 75, 540- 
ALKANIN, preparation, 75, 212. 
ALKARGENE, poisonous, 80, 88. 
ALLEGHENY county Pharmaceutical Asso- ! 
ciation, 72, 185. 
ALLIUM, species of Greece, 76, 193. 
ALMOND, asparagin in sweet, 77, 402 — ; 
constituents, 73, 'J'2. — constituents of bitter, 
78, "Ji — gummy degeneration, 7^^, 151. , 
ALNUS iNCANA, properties, 72, 75. I 
ALOES, active principle, 75, 349, 521 — de- 
tection, 74, 332 — notes, 74, 34 — -purga- ! 
tive action, 7 1, 67 — therapeutic value of 
principles, 76, 510 — yields an acid, 72, 209. 
— barbadoes, crystalline constituent, / 
'55, 
/o, 544- 
— jaferabad, test, 7i), 618. 
— socotrine, crystalline principle, 75, 544. \ 
ALOIN, comiposition, 72, 255, 75, 544, i 
80, 591 — effects, 77, 517 — hypodermic! 
injection, 7.9, 127 — preparation and pro- 
perties, 76, 24, 37. ! 
ALPINIA oFFiciNARUM. See Galangal. j 
ALSTONIA constricta, alkaloids, 79, 406 ; 
— description, 7.9, 403. ! 
— scholaris, alkaloids, 73, 316, 80, 620 — \ 
constituents, 76, 221, 369 — febrifuge, 75,1 
316. 
ALTH^A, pill excipient, 7.9, 482. 
ALUMINA, medicated solutions, 78, 572, 
578 — native compounds, 77, 571 — pure, 
7.9, 602. 
ALUMINIUM chloride, commercial, 72, 
267, 397. 
SUBACETATE, Solution, 72, IO4. 
— SULPHATE, contains free acid, 79, 304 — 
purity, 75, 275 — testing, 73, 486. 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION of Colleges of Phar- 
macy — Cincinnati, 76, 232, 78, 264 — 
Louisville, 75, 188, 7.9, 329, 80, 284— 
Maryland, 74, 329, 72, 184 — Massa- 
chusetts, 74, 328, 73, 279, 76, 281, 
78, 88, 139, 262. 316, 358 — New York, 
74,329, 7^,182, 7.*:^, 235, 74,303, 
75, 187, 519, 76, 186, 77, 586, 78, 
201, 606, 7.9, 222 — Philadelphia, 74, 
184, 72, 181, 234, 471, 73, 185, 574, 
74, 140, 198, 75, 186,232, 76, 185, 
230, 521, 569, 77, 41, 88, 138, 198, 571, 
618, 78, 39, 89, 141, 199, 557,604, 7.9, 
54, 105, 157, 616, 80, 122, 231, 636 — 
at New York, 75, 376, 426, 518, 571, 
76, 39, 91, 141, 187, 229, 381— St. 
Louis, 77, 619, 78, 202, 79, 157, 80, 
174. 
AMARANTUS, contains potassium nitrate, 
73, 266, 74, 237 — used by the Indians, 
78, 546. 
AMBER, artificial, 79, 361 — from Vincen- 
town, N. J., 79, 361. 
AMELANCHIER alnifolia, service berry, 
78, 543- 
AMERICAN CHEMICAL society, 76, 2g4. 
— journal of PHARMACY, fiftieth anniversary, 
55- 
— MEDICAL association, exhibition, '72, 284. 
— PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, meetings, 
74,433, 475, 7^, 433» 474, 73, 435, 
477, 74,449,489, 491, 75, 433, 475, 
76,433, 476, 77, 513, 567, 78, 509, 
556, 594, 7?>, 509, 525, 569, ^0,4-97, 
513- 
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, 75, 43- 
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, 75, 232. 
AMMONIA, antidote, 80, i6i — contains 
tarry products, 75, 398 — detection by 
Nessler's test, 7 4, 67 — from gas liquors, 
79, 555 — in caustic alkalies, 79, 601 — in 
normal wine, 74, 394 — in snow, 72, 453 
— in water, 80, 134 — synthesis, 73, 368 
— test, 72, 106, 75, 536. 
AMMONIACUM, analysis, 73, 313 — com- 
merce, 76, 131, 5:2 — distillation of resin 
with zinc dust, 79, 605 — falsification, 73, 
71 — history, 73, 313 — powder, 76, 227. 
AMMONIUM ACETATE, dry, 75, 25. 
— BENZOATE, use in phthisis, 80, 429. 
— BICARBONATE, dissociation, 75, 310 — in 
carbonate, 74, 540 — solubility, 75, 310. 
