Am-i°Z-£Tm-}  Index.  657 
Pinene,  character  of.  „„   619 
Piper  Betle,  use  of  volatile  oil  of  leaves   3 
crassipes  yields  false  cubeb  594  572 
Piperine,  use  in  intermittent  fever  '  156 
Piperonal,  as  an  antiseptic   350 
Pipi  root,  description  of   42g 
Pi  toy  a  bark,  anatomical  structure,  and  constituents  of.   77 
Pittsburgh  College  of  Pharmacy   345 
Plantago  Ispaghula,  jelly  from  seeds  of.   557 
Plaster,  iodoform,  formula  for   350 
rubber,  preparation  of.   375 
Plugge,  P.  C.    Separation  of  opium  alkaloids   511 
Plumbic  iodide,  preparation  of.   335 
Poivrette,  adulterant  for  pepper   146 
Polariscope  for  detecting  adulterations  in  volatile  oils   161 
Polemonium  reptans,  substitute  for  serpentaria   374 
Pomegranate  root  bark,  preparation  for  internal  use   72 
Popp's  stomach  powders,  composition   286 
Porter,  W.  D.    Adonidin   609 
Potassio-mercuric  iodide,  antiseptic  properties  of.   636 
Potassium  chlorate,  test  for  nitrate   489 
iodide,  absorption  through  the  skin   197 
vehicle  for  (gooseberry  syrup)   159 
Potassium  nitrate,  test  for,  in  chlorate.   489 
Potatoes,  formation  of  solanine  in  ,   342 
Powder,  antiseptic,  for  wounds  156,  556 
disinfectant  and  deodorizing  preparation  '  556 
dusting,  of  salol   441 
of  iodol  for  external  use   461 
Powders,  antiseptic,  for  insufflation  401  461 
Poivell,  T.  H.  Notes  on  a  mixture  containing  sulphate  of  quinine  and 
bichloride  of  mercury   403 
Prescriptions,  correct  recording  of.   204 
device  for  correct  numbering  of   159 
Propeptones  in  urine,  tests  for   498 
Proprietaiy  medicines  prescribed  by  physicians   536 
Proteids  in  Abrus  precatorius   502 
Protium  obtusifolium,  resin  in  pith,  bark  and  pericarp   451 
Prunus  serotina,  fluorescent  principle  of.   286 
Psammogeton  setifolium.  plant  of  Afghanistan   44 
Pseudomorphine,  distinguished  from  morphine   75 
identity  with  oxydimorphine   75 
Ptomaines,  composition  of  some   254 
difficulty  in  detection  of  poisonous  alkaloids   253 
formation  and  reactions  of.   491 
from  gelatin   508 
Pumpkin  seed,  ash  of.  28,  68 
ground,  action  for  damages   270 
Pur  sett,  H.  On  a  cancer  cure  .'   548 
Pyridine,  inhalation  for  asthma   490 
Pyrocatechin,  color  reactions   345 
in  animal  economy   345 
Quince  seed,  ash  of.   28 
Quinetum,  composition  of.   406 
Quinidine  glycyrrhizate,  preparation   301 
Quinine  and  magnesium  valerate,  preparation   172 
estimation  by  Mayer's  reagent   4 
