242  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {AmMayaSarm' 
pharmacy.  (3)  How  is  tannic  acid  related  to  gallic  acid  ?  (4)  By  what  tests 
can  the  two  be  distinguished  ? 
G — (1)  Give  the  exact  chemical  names  and,  when  official,  the  official  names 
of  the  following  compounds  : 
CH3  CH3  C— COH  C— OH 
II  s    \  s  \ 
CO  CO— O  C2H5  HC  CH      HC  C— OH 
I  I  II  I  II 
CH3  N(CH3)4I       HC  CH      HC  C-OH 
X      /  X  / 
CH  CH 
H — (]  )  Write  the  structural  formulas  for  :  Amyl  nitris,  Nitroglycerin,  Sodii 
sulphocarbolas,  Thymol,  Resorcin,  B-naphtol. 
/ — Food  Adulteration. — (1 )  State  the  adulterations  which  are  to  be  looked  for 
in  a  sample  of  olive  oil  and  the  tests  by  which  you  would  recognize  them.  (2) 
By  what  test  would  you  distinguish  between  a  genuine  butter  and  oleomarga- 
rine ?    (3)  How  would  you  test  a  sample  of  milk  for  purity  ? 
K — Proximate  Organic  Analysis. — (1)  Given  spirits  of  turpentine  adulter- 
ated with  petroleum  benzin  ;  state  how  you  would  determine  the  amount  of 
adulteration.  (2)  Given  a  linseed  oil  adulterated  with  mineral  oil  and  rosin 
oil ;  state  how  you  would  proceed  to  analyze  it. 
MATERIA  MEDICA. 
A— Jalap. — (1)  State  its  official  and  botanical  names,  natural  order  and 
habitat.  (2)  What  per  cent,  of  resin  should  it  yield?  how  is  this  resin  obtained  ? 
what  are  its  solubilities  in  ether  and  its  chief  constituent?  (3)  What  is  the 
action  of  the  drug  and  in  what  doses  is  it  given  ?  What  used  to  be  prescribed 
under  the  name  of  "  Rush's  thunderbolt  ?  "  (4)  Does  worm-eaten  jalap  yield 
a  greater  or  less  per  cent,  of  resin  ?  (5)  Should  it  be  used  for  making  official 
preparations  ? 
B — Alkaloids. — (1)  Give  the  botanical  names  of  the  plants  from  which  the 
following  are  derived,  viz.  :  Coniine,  Berberine,  Brucine,  Sparteine,  Nicotine, 
Physostigmine,  Theobromine,  Hyoscine,  Atropine,  Gelsemine,  Pilocarpine, 
Aconitine,  Emetine,  Hydrastine,  Cocaine.  (2)  Which  of  these  is  used  as  a 
mydriatic,  which  as  a  myotic,  which  stimulates  the  sweat  glands,  which  will 
produce  clonic  convulsions,  which  acts  as  an  emetic,  which  as  a  local 
anaesthetic  ? 
C— Purgatives. — (1)  Name  the  purgative  principle  present  in  each  of  the 
following  drugs,  viz.  :  Mandrake,  Culver's  Physic,  Euonymus,  Aloes,  Senna, 
Ficus,  Elaterium,  Manna,  Bitter  Apple,  Bryony.  (2)  Give  the  ordinary  dose 
of  any  five  of  the  above. 
D — N.  O.  Umbelliferce . — (1)  Name  the  inflorescence  and  fruit  which  are 
characteristic  of  this  order.  (2)  Give  the  official  names  of  four  fruits,  the 
official  names  of  the  volatile  oils  yielded  by  these  fruits  and  the  doses  and 
medicinal  properties  of  the  oils.  (3)  Name  an  official  fruit  derived  from  this 
order  whose  active  constituent  is  an  alkaloid  and  state  its  action.  (4)  Give 
official  names  of  resins  derived  from  this  order.  Which  of  these  yields  a 
sulphuretted  volatile  oil  ? 
E— Synonyms. — (r)  Give  the  principal  synonyms  of  the  following,  viz.  : 
