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MANGANESE, dioxide, crystallized, 7.9, 602 
— lyes, utilization, 7 6*, 424 — test, ,SY>, 84. 
MANIOC, plant, 7/i, 116. 
MANNA, Alhagi, 77, 156 — Briangon, early 
use, 7 (>, 366 — Calabrian, history, 7'5, 62, 
471 — cultivation, 7.9, 607 — Linden, 7^, 
211, 277 — Tamarisk, 77, 156. 
MANNIT, artificial, 7-/, 79 — from cane 
sugar, 7.9, 454. I 
MANZANITA, see arctostaphylos. ! 
MAR ANT A, starch under the microscope, 
76*, 297. 
MARBLE, in Greece, 77, 376. 
MARSHALL'S catarrh snuff, 77, 493. 
MARYLAND College of Pharmacy, 7 J, 
177, 423> 7'^, 85, 183, 280, 330, 423, 
523,7.^^,87,137, 186, 235, 328, 7^^, 
39, 87, 138, 200, 394, 7^>, 187, 377, 76*, 
142, 230, 521, 77, i39» 423, 7.9, 279, 
329, 426, 232, 431. 
MASSACHUSETTS College of Pharmacy, 
71, 376, 4^3. 72, 279, 523, 185, 
279,74,135,247, 439, 7o, 231, 282, 
518, 76*, 188, 229, 77, 87, 322, 78, 
200, 316, 7i>, 220, 278, 426, «Vf>, 282, 
378. 
MASTIC, collection at Chios, 7 510 — pro- 
duction in Cyprus, 76*, 366. 
MASTICHALYCO, 75, 534. 
MATCHES, improvements, 79, 565 — Swed- 
ish safety, SO, 137. 
MATE, see Ilex paraguayensis. ! 
MATICO, different plants, 7.>, 118— 
spurious, 79, 618. 
MBOUNDOU, poison, 79, 323. 
MEAD, New Orleans, 76*, 282. 
MEASURES, approximate, 7.1,5 16 — broken, 
77,378 — for medicines, 77, 324 — metric, 
75,565,77, 49> 95> 204, 226, 
254,612, 7<S*, 364, 7.9, 282,591 — see 
also graduated. 
MEAT, dried, for medicinal use, 7.*:^, 397 — 
importation into England, 7-Z, 324 — pre- 
servation, 7-Z, 46?) 72, 124, 75, 275, 
76,319, 571 — raw, administration, 76,! 
30 — spoiled, antidote, <V0, 165. 
MECONOIOSCIN, properties, 78, 391. 
MEDICAGO sATivA, use, 78, 547. | 
MEDICAL CONGRESS, international, 73, 526. 
MEDICINES, classification, modern, 75, 531 
— fraudulent, proprietary and semi-proprie- 
tary, 77, 475— new, 77, 233, 348— pre- 
servation by filtered air, 75, 170 — supply 
on railroads, 72, 91 — variation in use, 77, 
188. 
MEGARRHIZA californica, constituents, 
76,451- 
MEL Ros^, preparation, 72, 203. 
MELALONTHA vulgaris, constituents, 72, 
210. 
MELIA AZEDARACH, constitucnts, 79, 443. 
|MENTHOL, antineuralgic, HO, 169 — anti- 
septic, 80, 10. 
MERCURETHYL, preparation, properties, 
73, 337 — use in syphilis, 72, 302. 
ImERCURY, absorption by skin, 72, 115 — 
American, 75, 135 — cleaning, 7.9, 188, 
I 232 — extinction 76, (milk sugar) 227 — 
j (sweet gum) 572 — oxidation, 72, 390 — 
j salts, antidote, 80, 165 — volatility, 75, 275 
; — ALBUMINATE, for hypodermic use, prepara- 
tion, 7 6, 317. 
— AMMoNiATEp, actioii of bromine, chlorine 
and iodine, 7 6, 270 — behavior with iodine 
and alcohol, 78, 457. 
— CHLORIDE, CORROSIVE, absorption by skin, 72, 
115^ — contains arsenic, 77j 397 — contains 
calomel, 78, 71 — effect of sodium chloride, 
72, 1 1 — impurity from aniiin dyes, 73, 397 
— poisoning, 76, 188. 
MILD, action of chlorides, 71, 347 — 
action of hydrocyanic acid, 76, 234 — alter- 
ation by various agents, 77, 611, 78, 386, 
80, 538 — conversion into mercuric chloride, 
7.9, 356 — digestion, 72, 375 — preparation, 
71, 154- 
— IODIDE GREEN, Crystalline, 73, 474, 525 — 
preparation, 77, 373 — pure, 73, 218 — 
results of different processes, 77, 598. 
RED, fusing point, 7.9, 352 — preparation, 
74:, 76, 76, 116. 
— OLEATE, preparation, 72, 317, 74, 417 — 
with morphia, 73, i, 97, 158, 233, 284. 
— OXIDE, combines with potassium iodide, 72, 
487 — yellow, preparation, 76, 117. 
PEPTONATE, use, 77, 326. 
— WITH CHALK, dangerous, 78, 325 — prepar- 
ation, 76, 269, 77, 89. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM acinaciforme, 
use, 7 8, 543. 
TORTUOSUM, use, 74, 286. 
METACHLORAL, use, 74, 149. 
METALS, decoration, 7 1, 420 — photo-en- 
graving, 72, 377- 
METRIC SYSTEM, ancient, 77, 133 — mem- 
orial in favor, 77, 612. See measures. 
MICHIGAN Pharmaceutical Association, 74, 
301, 541. 
MICROMERIA douglasii, use, 78, 590. 
MICROSCOPE, low-priced, 77, 254— use in 
pharmacy, 78, 420, 522, 79, 116. 
MIKANIA GUAco, use, 80, 89. 
MILK, analysis, 73, 176, 74, 486, 79, 23 
— constituents, 74, 477, 79, 103 — con- 
densed, 78, 296, (goat) 80, 17.7, — decom- 
position by keeping, 74, 342 — during 
thunderstorms, 78, 35 — detection of starch, 
73, 395, 79, 250 — estimation of fat and 
water, 72, xu, 75, 191, 78, 382 — 
preservation by boracic acid, 72, 353 — 
preserved for 13 years, 74, 544 — substitute 
for mother's, 75, 503. 
