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PIPER METHYSTicuM, description, use, 77', 
248. 
— NIGRUM, see Pepper. 
— RETicuLATUM, properties, T'ty 250. 
PIPERINA, constitution, 76*, 467. 
PISCIDIA ERYTHRINA, USC, SOy 221. 
PISTACIA TEREBiNTHus, USC oF leaves, 7 S, 
175. See also Turpentine, Chian. 
PITCH, oriental, 78, 17 A- 
PITCHERINE, Australian stimulant, 7S, 
355- 
PITHECOLOBIUM saman, liquid from, 76', 
313- 
PITTAKAL, crystalline principle, 76*, 329. 
PITTSBURG, Allegheny County Pharmac. 
Assoc., 7-Z, 473, 518 — College of Phar., 
78y 461, 7.'>, 151,328,427, ,S'0, 233, 
378. 
PITURINA, origin, 7<S, 508 — properties, 
80,136 
PITURY, origin, properties, 77, 403- 
PIX CANADENSIS, factitious, 7'>, 179- 
PLANTc!^, antiscorbutic, preparations, 77, 177 
— digestion, 80,630 — diseases, 77,376 — 
drying for herbarium, 76, 542 — effect of 
climate and soil, 72, 374 — impressions, 78, 
260 — killed by frost, 72, 472 — loss in dry- 
ing, 71, 7, 7S, III — method o*^" analysis, 
80, 210 — migration from Europe to Amer- 
ica, 80, 105 — odors, 72, 121 — photo- 
graphs, 80, 172 — relation of constituents! 
and botanical characters, 78, 530, 7iP, 624! 
— saponaceous, 72, 457 — used by the In- 
dians, 78, 539, 586. { 
PLASMA, preparation, 7i), 312. 
PLASTER APPARATUS, graduated, 7»'>, 132. 
See also Emplastra. 
PLASTILINA, preparation, 78, 355. 
PLATINUM, black, preparation, 71, 176— 
dental amalgam, 7i), 151 — deposition upon 
iron, 78, 355 — manufacture, 72, 516 — I 
volatility in chlorine, 80, 18, 83. 1 
PLEIS' fit powders, composition, 72, 294. j 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum, constituents, 
74,228, 77,369,520,548,, 79, 543 J 
580. See also Resina podophylli. | 
POISON, antidotes, 79, 488, 80, 160 (see i 
the different drugs) — cabinet, 71, 324 — de- ' 
tection of organic, 78, 576 — dispensing,' 
71, 429, 72, 168, 284, 467, 526, 74,\ 
10,7 8, 67 — division, 76, 167 — indiscrimi- ' 
nate scale, 72, 382— keeping, 71, 429. 
POKE, see Phytolacca. 
POLAR IMETER and its use, SO, 44. 
POLARIS Polar Expedition, 73, 284. 
POLISHING RAGS, preparation, SO, 431. 
POLYGONUM HYDROPiPER, active principle, 
71, 490. 
POLYMNIA uvEiMi.iA, use, 78, 453. 
POLYPORUS OFFICINALIS, use, 7S, 592. 
POMEGRANATE bark, alkaloids, 7<^, 477 
79, 4or, 451, 80, 416 (see Pelletierina) 
— handsome, 7 4, 49 — replaced by false 
angutura, 79, 477- 
POMMADE, cosmetic, formulas, SO, 408 — 
Cremer's, 78, 193 — tannique for grey hair, 
72, 164. 
POPLAR BUDS, constituents, 7S, 472. 
POPULAR Health Almanac, 75, 281, 574, 
PORPHYRA VULGARIS, use, 78, 547. 
PORT WINE, adulteration, 74, 334. 
PORTUGAL, pharmacy, 74, 205, 76, 41. 
PORTULACA oLERACEA, use by the Indians, 
78, 546. 
POSTAL MATTER, 76, 41. 
POTASH, examination, 7»5, 463 — in organ- 
ized Structures, 7S, 376, 77, 468 — manu- 
facture from sulphides, 79, 454 — new 
source of supply, 72, 153, 334 — Stassfurt 
industry, 7 6, 424. 
POTASSIUM, new reagent, 77, 4^1 — salts, 
doses, 7.9, 558. 
— • BICARBONATE, dissociation , solubility, 7»'>, 
— BICHROMATE, poisoning, 7»>, 566 — use in 
syphilis, 7 8, 356. 
— BiTARTRATE, adulteration, 7 S, 258 — anal- 
ysis of samples, 74, 264 — crude, composi- 
tion, 71, 582 — estimation of calcium tar- 
trate, 78, 550 — from Ites, 78, 177 — from 
the U. S., 79, S71- 
— BROMIDE, alkalinity, 72, 246 — detection of 
chloride, 72, 493, SO, 324 — detection of 
iodide, 80, 323 — preparation, purity, 72, 
— CANTHARIDATE, by dialysis, SO, 323. 
— CARBONATE, preparation of pure, 75, 32 — 
preparation with trimethylamin, SO, 87. 
— CHLORATE contains lead, 75, 304 — detona- 
tion with tinfoil, 73, 179 — explosive mix- 
tures, 73, 239, 283, 74, 399 — impure, 
73, 358— poisoning, 78, 111, 79, 223 — 
powdering, 74, 360 — testing, 77, 203. 
— CRESYLSULPHATE, preparation, 77, 175. 
— CYANATE, preparation, 75, SS9- 
— FERRIDCYANIDE, preparation, 72, 489. 
— IODIDE, alkalinity, 72, 246, 74, 141 — 
decomposition of solutions, 77, 82 — detec- 
tion of bromide, 72, 167, 248, 73, 465, 
75, 504, 79, 454 — detection of chloride, 
75, 504 — effect of sunlight, 7 4, 587 — 
impurities, 76, 271, 78, 405, 79, 76, 
223 — preparation, 7^, 556,79, 231 — pure, 
74, 236, 76, 131 — reaction with mercuric 
oxide, 72, 487— testing, 77, 471 > SS^- 
— NITRATE, explosive mixture with acetate, 
73, 128 — impure, 77, 191- 
— PERMANGANATE, action upon Cyanide, S(^, 
366 — application, 71, 230 — crystals, modi- 
lied form, 73, 1 2. 
— PHENATE, action of chloroform, 74, 285. 
— SALICYLATE, preparation, 78, 114. 
