jbecennial Index ^ 1871 — 
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VERATRIDIA, in Veratrum viride, 77, 
517, 575- 
VERATROIDIA, composition, 76*, 150. 
VERATRUM, alkaloids, 7S, 122, 489, 79, 
369. 
= — ALBUM, alkaloids, 76, i — constituents, 75, 
165. 
=— VIRIDE alkaloids, 76, 147 — constituents, 
337 — contains jervia, 74, 100. 
VERBENA, holy plants, 76, 195 — properties 
(bracteosaj, 74, 104 — water, 72, 376. 
VERMILION, false, 80, 496— manufacture, 
71, 162. 
VERMONT Pharmaceutical Association, 71, 
518, 73, 279, 523, 7o, 570, 77, 619, 
78, 556. 
VESBIUM, new element, 80, 196, 632. 
VIBURNUM, useful species, 78, 49. 
— PRUNiFOLiUM, constituents, 80, 439 — pro- 
perties, 77, 565. 
VICTORIA Chemists' Assoc., 75, 282. 
VIEIRIN, properties, 79, 128. 
VIENNA Exposition, 72, 35, 83, 73, 36. 
VINCA MINOR, constituents, 72, 209. 
VINEGAR, clarification, 79, 150 — contains 
zinc, 75, 396 — mineral acids, test, 76, 
271, 77, 242, 614, 615, 80, 87 — sul- 
phuric acid, test, 72, 159, 475, 488. 
— BITTERS, analysis, 76, 27. 
VINUM (see also Wine), acidi salicylici, 
76, 69. 
— aloes, soluble matter, 79, 486. 
— CAMPHORATUM, Ph. Germ., 73, 319. 
— CINCHONA, Ph. Germ., 73, 319, 79, 301 
— with salicylic acid, 7 6, 69. 
— cocjE, 77, 236. 
— coLCHici RADicis, Soluble matter, 79, 486. 
sEMiNis, Ph. Germ., 73, 319 — soluble 
matter, 79, 486 — turbid, clarification, 72, 
212 
— CREASOTI, 78, 345. 
— DiGESTivuM, with pepsin, 78, 471, 472. 
— ERGOTS, soluble matter, 79, 486 — with 
glycerin, 78, 21. 
EUCALYPTI, 72, 541. 
— FERRi, bitter, 73, 483, 7ti,86 — with beef, 
71, 310- 
lODATUM, 73, 448. 
— iPECACUANHvi;, emetia in deposit, 7 <S', 579, 
— Ph. Germ., 73, 319 — preparation, 80,\ 
523, 566 — soluble matter, 79, 486. 
— opii, precipitate, cause, 72, 282 — soluble 
matter, 79, 486 — with glycerin, 77, 169. 
— PEPsiNi, 78, 471 — ^for feeding infants, 72, 
491. 
— picis, preparation, glycerin, etc., 75, 200 5 
magnesia, 76,449; sugar and sand,<S'0, 372. 
— RHEi, soluble matter, 79, 486. 
— TABACi, soluble matter, 79, 486. 
VIRGININ, mineral fat, 79, 248. 
VITIS, species used by the Indians, 7 8, 544. 
.WARBURG'S TINCTURE, 77, 269, 382. 
WASH-BLUE, analysis, 77, 64. 
WASH-BOTTLE, Land's, 73, 126. 
WASHING FLUID, new, 77, 472. 
WASHINGTON, Columbia Assoc., 71, 279 
— legislation, 78, 413 — National College of 
Pharmacy, 7^,329,422, 74, 300, 75, 
^32, 3^9> 76, 231, 333, 77, 266— Phar- 
maceutical Assoc , 71, 585. 
WATER, Chambersburg hydrant, 78, 516— 
contains copper, 7 1, 544 — distilled ammo- 
nia-free, 79, 422, 601 — drinking, preser- 
vation, 79, 148 — elements, history, 75, 
360, 419, 507, 552, 70, 31, 79— hard and 
soft, 80, 222 — ice, for distilled, 71, 490 — 
inhabitants, 75, 372 — muddy, purification, 
71, 489, 80, 407 — oxidizing and reducing 
agent, 78, 35— ozonized, 72, 105, 396 — 
Schuylkill, 7,9, 52— unfrozen at i8°C.,7-/, 
516— Wichita, Kan., well, 77, 586. 
AIR-PUMP, 71, 401, 501, 73, III. 
WATERS, MEDICATED, process, different, 75, 
341; charcoal, 75, ^542, 480; distillation, 
77,4,85 glycerin, 76, i66j hot water, 
73, 564, 76, 340; paper pulp, 71, 188. 
See also Aqua. 
— MINERAL, artificial, in Austria, 71, 231 — 
Congress, artificial, 80, 370 — Glen Flora, 
75, 572 — Levico, 73, 294 — of Greece, 
77, 376 — of Turkey, 78, 352 — sulphur- 
etted, origin, 77, I^Si ^O, 365 — Vichy, 
influence on digestion, 80, 376. See also 
Springs. 
WAX, bee's, adulterations, 77, 41 ; ceresin, 
77, 78, 79, 302, 5555 Japan wax, 75, 
66; paraffin, 71, 510; resin, 77, 321; 
tallow, 71, 34 — artilicial, resin and paraffin, 
76, 542, 77, 78 — cakes for retailing, 77, 
136, 191 — filtration, 75, 87, 77, 136 — 
iodine vapors, effect, 77, 80- — testing by 
specific gravity, 77, 518; for resin, 76, 
65, 77, 445, 79, 24 — tests, characteristic, 
80, 447 — white, rancidity, 79, 3025 vari- 
able fusing point, 77, 192. 
— JAPAN, constituents, 79, 361 — fusing point, 
72, 282 — ^origin, properties, 77, 45 1, 79^ 
573, 6o7--use in pharmacy, 72, 543. 
— vegetable, chemistry, 80, 303 — -Carnau- 
ba, Chinese, 79, 606 — Ficus gummiflua, 
79, 192— Ibota, Koga, Pela, 79, 606— 
Myrtle, Pj!m, 79, 607. 
WEIGHTS, aluminium, 71, 32 — conversion 
into grams, 77, 90 — liuid,77, 204 — metric 
in prescriptions, 76, 457 — pliarmacopceial, 
72,^7, 230, 76, 445 — small, preserva- 
tion, 75, 230 — see also Measures. 
WESTERN Druggists' Mutual Benefit Assoc., 
7 <S', 205, 79, II I — Wholesale Drug Assoc., 
76, 233. 
WHEAT starch, 76, 298. 
WICKliRSHEIMER'S fluid, see Tissues. 
