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the  officinal  solution  contain?  Give  a  test  for  Hydrocyanic  Acid  in  solu- 
tion. What  directions  are  given  for  its  preservation  ?  What  is  tiie  dose 
of  the  officinal  acid  ? 
H.  Write  the  officinal  name  and  formula  of  each  of  the  following  liquid 
preparations  of  Op  mm,  and  give  the  dose  of  each,  viz:  Laudanum,  Black 
Drop,  Paregoric  Elixir,  Wine  of  Opium,  Acetated  Tincture  of  Opium. 
/  and  K. 
Write  out  a  direction  for  prepar-        Criticise  this  prescription.  Would 
ing  this  prescrii^tion  :    Would  you     you  dispense  it? 
dispense  it  ?  4 
R    Arsenici  lodidi,    .  g 
Hydrarg3'ri  lodidi 
Rubri,     .       .       .  g 
Aqua?  Destillatjc, 
Fiat  Solutio. 
Signa.    A    teaspoon  ful 
taken  every  two  hours. 
Criticise  this  prescrii^tion 
R 
Hydr.  Chlor., 
Camphor.  Monobrom., 
Elixir  Calisayi^, 
r.  XXXV 
r.  XXXV 
f^viii 
to  be 
,^1 
XX 
A  teaspoon  ful 
Misce  et  Signa. 
as  directed 
Name  the  order  in  which  the  in- 
gredients of  this  prescription  should 
be  added  to  produce  at  once  a  clear 
solution. 
3. 
Acidi  Acetici  diluti, 
Ammonii  Carbon  a tis,  q.s 
Acidi  Acetici, 
Tincturse  Ferri  Chloridi, 
Glycerinse 
R  Acidi  Hydrocyanici  diluti,  n^xl 
Syrujn  Tolutani,  .  f^ii 
Misce.  Signa.  Take  a  tablespoon- 
ful  every  four  hours. 
Criticise  this  prescri^^tion.  Would 
you  disi3ense  it? 
5. 
R  Acidi  Arseniosi,  .  gr.  iii 
Pulveris  Opii,        .  gr.  iii 
Confectionis  Rosye,  q.s.  ut  fiat 
massa,  in  x^ilulas  i^o.  xxx  divi- 
denda- 
Signa.  Take  one  pill  three  times 
a  day. 
R 
fsiv 
f^ss 
f^ss 
R 
Criticise  this  ijrescription. 
6. 
Syrupi  Ferri  lodidi, 
ad  f^viii 
Potassii  lodidi,  .  ^i 
Potassii  Carbouatis,  .  5iss 
Syrupi  Tolutani,  .  fjiss 
Aqu^e,  ,  .  .  f^ii 
Misce.  Signa.  Take  a  spoonful 
four  times  a  day. 
Mucilaginis  Acacia? 
FiatMistura. 
Signa.     A   teaspoonful    every  | 
three  hours. 
The  following  specimens  had  been  selected  for  recognition 
Materia  Medica. 
Belladonna3  Radix, 
Helleborus, 
Hydrastis, 
Gossypii  Hadic.  Cort., 
Cetraria, 
Cbenopodium, 
Sinapis  Alba, 
Ergota, 
Sago, 
Ammoniacum. 
Pharmacy. 
1  Aqua  Foeniculi, 
Infusum  Quassife, 
'  Glyceritum  Aciditannici, 
Liq.  Ammonii  Acetacis, 
j  P)ilv.  Ipecacuanba^  comp, 
Confectio  Senna', 
'!  Tinct.  Opii  deodorata,  i 
I  Exti'.  Sarsapar.  tluid., 
I  I'yroxylon, 
!  Ferri  Oxidum  hvdratum. 
Chemistry. 
Aqua  destillata, 
Patassii  nitras, 
Sodii  carbonas, 
Slidii  biciivboiias, 
Ferri  Sulpban  cxsicc, 
Ilydrarg.  cVilorid.  ni'ie, 
Potas-s  i  ferocyauidum, 
Aciduni  oxalicuni, 
Aciduni  tanuicuni, 
Oleum  terebintliina'. 
ExAPiixixG  Committee. 
Calumt  a, 
Vaierifina,, 
Cubeba, 
Beuzoinum, 
Kino, 
Tinct.  Opii  camphor., 
C!('ratnm  llesina\ 
liitj.  Plumbi  subacet., 
Ammonii  cbloriduni, 
Sodii  boras. 
The  practical  work  consisted  in  the  preparation,  by  each  student,  of 
syrujous  ferri  iodidi,  unguentum  hydrargyri,  an  emulsion  containing  50 
per  cent,  of  codliver  oil,  suppositories  containing  tannin  and  extract  of 
stramonium,  and  of  a  soap  plaster  4x6  spread  on  paper. 
The  following  117  gentlemen  j^assed  the  examinations  and  were  recom- 
mended to  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy: 
Cliarles  Niskey  Acker,'  Pennsylvania,  EUjiri((. 
James  Addison  Barkhufi',  New  York,  Lahoratorii  of  a,  PharnuwiHt. 
Albert  Christian  Behringer,  J*ennsylvania,  Ferri  ct  Aniinonii  Citran. 
