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33.  An  essay  on  tartaric  acid,  and  the  medicinal  tartrates,  in  their 
chemical  and  pharmaceutical  relations. 
Accepted  by  John  M.  Maisch,  of  Philadelphia. 
34.  Is  the  tomato  available  as  a  source  of  citric  acid  for  the  supply  of 
commerce,  and  has  the  seed  of  this  fruit  any  medicinal  power  ? 
Accepted  by  Thomas  A.  Lancaster,  of  Philadelphia. 
35.  Are  the  "Spirits"  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  better  when  made  by  dis- 
tillation, than  the  preparations  made  by  dissolving  the  respective  volatile 
oils  in  alcohol.  Accepted  by  Thomas  Wiegand,  of  Philadelphia. 
36.  What  course  should  be  adopted  by  pharmaceutists  in  view  of  the 
present  state  of  the  liquor  market,  particularly  as  regards  factitious 
brandies  and  wines  ? 
Accepted  by  Henry  F.  Fish,  of  Waterbury,  Conn. 
37.  An  essay  on  the  commerce  in  Quackery,  in  the  United  States,  and 
its  influence  on  the  practice  and  progress  of  pharmacy. 
Accepted  by  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  of  Philadelphia. 
38.  The  leaves  of  the  castor  oil  plant  (  Ricinus  communis, )  and  their 
reported  property  of  promoting  the  secretion  of  milk. 
Accepted  by  Alexander  Cushman,  of  New  York  City. 
39.  What  is  the  botanical  source  and  commercial  history  of  the 
"anacahuito  wood"  of  Mexico,  said  to  be  used  in  G-ermany  for  diseases  of 
the  lungs  ?  Referred  to  Charles  Caspari,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 
40.  What  are  the  sources  of  the  senega  and  spigelia  of  present  com- 
merce ?  Continued  to  L.  H.  Dohme,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 
41.  Can  Elaterium  be  produced  in  the  United  States,  and  if  so,  is  the 
indigenous  product  equal  in  power  to  the  English  drug  ?  (for  1861  and  1862. 1 
Referred  to  Professor  Robert  P.  Thomas,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
42.  What  is  the  smallest  outfit  of  apparatus  for  a  retail  pharmaceutist 
with  reference  to  the  preparation  of  those  chemical  and  pharmaceutical 
products  which  are  economically  made  on  a  small  scale  ? 
Accepted  by  Edward  Parrish,  of  Philadelphia. 
44.  What  are  the  best  arrangements,  and  precautions  to  be  observed 
in  the  preparation  of  soap  for  pharmaceutical  uses. 
Accepted  by  Charles  Shivers,  of  Philadelphia. 
45.  What  is  the  active  principle  of  arnica  flowers  ;  and  what  the  best 
process  for  isolating  it  ? 
Continued  to  Dr.  Henry  T.  Cummings,  Portland,  Maine. 
46.  The  American  species  of  the  genus  cantharis  as  regards  their  use- 
fulness in  medicine  as  vesicants,  their  existing  quantity  in  view  of  the 
supply  of  commerce,  and  other  information  regarding  them  ? 
Continued  by  request  to  T.  Chapman  Hill,  of  Antioch,  Ohio. 
