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8.  Garancin.  What  is  the  best  process  for  obtaining  it,  and  the  best 
method  of  testing  its  purity  as  found  in  commerce  ? 
Accepted  by  Benjamin  J.  Crew,  of  Philadelphia. 
9.  Is  there  a  principle  in  Chenopodium  anthelminticum  analogous  to 
santonin  ?  Accepted  by  James  Balmer,  of  Baltimore. 
10.  Is  there  a  crystalline  active  principle  in  capsicum  ?  or  does  it  owe 
its  activity  to  a  soft  resin  ? 
Accepted  by  Frederick  L.  John,  of  Philadelphia. 
11.  What  are  the  advantages,  if  any,  of  Conium  seeds  for  making  the 
Tinctura  Conii,  as  regards  uniformity  of  medicinal  strength,  and  increased 
power,  compared  with  the  leaves  ? 
Accepted  by  Henry  F.  Fish,  of  Waterbury,  Conn. 
12.  Has  the  resinoid  principle  of  colocynth,  extracted  by  alcohol,  a 
reliable  and  constant  therapeutic  power  ?  and  may  it  advantageously  be 
employed  in  medicine?  Accepted  by  John  Faber,  New  York  City. 
13.  The  oil  wells  of  Western  Pennsylvania — the  quantity  and  quality 
of  oil  they  afford  at  present,  their  prospective  value,  and  the  geological 
character  of  the  formation  where  the  oil  is  deposited  ? 
Accepted  by  George  W.  Weyman,  of  Pittsburg. 
14.  Does  wood  creasote  exist  in  the  market?  To  what  extent  compared 
with  coal  tar  creasote  or  carbolic  acid?  And  what  are  the  objections,  if  any, 
to  the  substitution  of  the  former  by  the  latter  substance  in  medicine  ? 
Accepted  by  Charles  Bullock,  of  Philadelphia. 
15.  Cotton  seed  oil,  the  expressed  oil  obtained  from  the  seeds  of  Gossy- 
pium  herbaceum,  being  easily  obtained,  and  at  a  low  rate  : — Are  there 
any  therapeutic  objections  to  its  being  substituted  for  olive  oil,  in  pharma- 
ceutical preparations?  Accepted  by  William  J.  Watson,  of  New  York  City. 
16.  Is  propylamin  the  principle  in  Ergot  that  influences  uterine  con- 
traction ;  and  if  so  has  the  propylamin  of  commerce,  derived  from  her- 
ring pickle,  alike  power?  Accepted  by  E.  Donnelly,  M.  D.,  of  Philadelphia. 
17.  Is  there  a  test  for  the  therapeutic  value  of  extract  of  Cannabis  In- 
dica,  based  on  the  chemical  behaviour  of  its  resin,  that  may  be  relied  upon 
to  distinguish  the  active  from  the  inert  drug? 
Accepted  by  William  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Philada, 
18.  It  has  been  alleged  that  commercial  honey  is  sometimes  largely 
adulterated  with  artificial  grape-sugar  syrup,  and  ordinary  syrup.  Is 
this  true — where,  and  to  what  extent,  is  it  carried  on,  and  how  may  the 
adulteration  be  detected  ?        Accepted  by  Frederick  L.  John,  of  Philad. 
