1 94         Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {AmA&is7h7arm 
QUESTIONS  IN  THEORETICAL  AND  PRACTICAL  PHARMACY. 
1.  Two  hundred  and  four  grams  of  an  officinal  substance  lose  by  immersion  in 
"stronger  Al<ohol"  two  thousand  four  hundred  and  fifty-one  centigrams.  What 
is  the  substance?    Show  the  method  of  obtaining  the  answer. 
2.  Name  the  units  of  Measure,  Capacity  and  Weight  in  the  Metrical  System, 
and  state  briefly  how  they  weie  obtained.  Give  the  approximate  value  of  the  fluid- 
ounce  in  cubic  centimetres,  of  the  Kilogram  in  avoirdupois  weight,  of  the  Litre  in 
apothecaries'  measure. 
3.  Define  the  process  and  state  the  objects  of  sublimation.  How  does  it  differ 
from  distillation  ?  Mention  three  well-known  substances  found  in  Pharmacy  in  a 
sublimed  condition,  and  describe  the  appearance  of  each. 
4.  Explain  the  theory  of  the  vinous  fermentation  in  grape  juice,  the  name  and 
chemical  composition  of  the  substance  deposited  in  wine  casks.  How  is  its  peculiar 
acid  isolated  ? 
5  Name  the  substances  used  in  preparing  Ether,  Chloral  hydrate  and  Glycerin. 
Give,  briefly,  their  mode  of  preparation,  with  the  characteristic  properties  of  each. 
6.  Give  the  strength  and  doses  of  all  of  the  liquid  Aconite  preparations  (officinal 
and  otherwise)  that  you  know  of.  What  is  the  physical  test  for  Aconite,  and  what 
is  its  active  principle  ? 
7  State  the  proportions  and  doses  of  the  officinal  liquid  preparations  of  Opium. 
8  Name  the  ingredients  used  in  the  following  preparations  of  the  United  States 
"  Pharmacopoeia  "  :  Confectio  Opii,  Extractum  Ergotas  Fluidum,  Ferri  et  Quiniae 
Citras,  lnfusum  Rosas  Composittim,  Liquor  Iodinii  Compositus,  Potassii  Acetas, 
Pulvis  Rhei  Compositus,  Spiritus  Ammonias  Aromaticus,  Syrupus  Rhei  and  Vinum 
Aloes. 
9.  Give  the  officinal  process  for  preparing  Veratria,  the  tests  for  it,  and  its 
principal  use  in  medicine. 
10.  Define  the  terms  Alkaloid  and  Glucoside.  To  what  class  of  chemical  sub- 
stances does  Tannic  Acid  belong?  By  what  tests  may  it  be  recognized?  What 
is  the  nature  of  the  change  that  is  apt  to  occur  in  Tinctures  of  drugs  containing 
this  substance  ? 
QUESTIONS  BY  THE  EXAMINING  COMMITTEE. 
3.  In  what  combination  is  Mercury  chiefly  found  in  Nature?  State  its  specific 
gravity,  its  freezing  and  boiling  point  in  Fahrenheit  and  Centigrade  degrees.  What 
is  the  officinal  name  of  Calomel?  State  how  it  is  prepared  and  what  impurity  it  is 
likely  to  contain.    Name  a  test  for  mercuric  and  mercurous  salts  in  solution. 
2.  Name  N.20,  NO,  HN03  in  the  new  nomenclature.  Describe  the  physical  pro- 
perties of  each  of  these.  State  how  they  may  be  prepared,  and  give  equations  for 
each,  showing  the  chemical  changes  by  means  of  Symbols. 
3.  Give  the  officinal  name,  locality  and  natural  order  of  the  plant  yielding 
Seneka.  State  what  part  is  used,  and  describe  its  appearance.  Name  two  of  its 
officinal  preparations.  Give  the  name  and  describe  the  properties  of  its  active 
principle. 
4.  From  what  crude  substance  is  Phosphorus  obtained  ?  Give  both  processes  of 
the  U.  S.  "  Pharmocopceia  "  for  preparing  Diluted  Phosphoric  Acid.  What  is  the 
specific  gravity  and  saturating  power  of  the  diluted  Acid?  Name  an  impurity 
usually  contained  in  Glacial  Phosphoric  Acid. 
5.  What  is  Ergot?  Name  two  of  its  officinal  preparations,  and  give  their  com- 
position and  dose.  What  is  the  therapeutic  effect  of  the  drug?  How  should  it  be 
prepared  for  hypodomic  injection? 
6  Give  the  formula  for  preparing  Liquor  Plumbi  Subacetatis,  stating  color, 
taste  and  specific  gravity.  Wha>  effect  is  produced  by  exposure  to  the  atmos- 
phere?   L>to  what  officinal  preparations  does  it  enter? 
7.  What  is  the  minimum  alkaloidal  percentage  of  the  Red  and  Yellow  Peruvian 
Barks  reu)t  nized  by  the  U.  S.  "  Phai macopoe;a  "  ?  Give  the  officinal  and  botanical 
names.    What  four  alkaloids  do  they  contain  naturally?    How  may  Salicin  and 
