Am.  J  our.  Pharm. 
May,  1894. 
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Prof.  Trimble  said  he  had  lately  received  a  preliminary  paper  from  Prof. 
Sayre  on  American-grown  Colocynth  ;  this  was  grown  under  the  direction  of 
C.  B.  Allaire,  Ph.G.,  from  seeds  supplied  by  Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb.  The  gourds 
were  unusually  large,  measuring  from  sixteen  to  twenty-one-and-a-half  inches 
in  circumference.  The  quantity  of  seeds  was  also  much  greater,  being  between 
five  and  six  hundred,  while  the  foreign  had  but  three  or  four  hundred. 
Dr.  H.  W.  Jayne  sent  a  short  paper  on  Terebene,  which  was  read.  The 
question  was  raised  whether  it  was  worth  while  to  continue  the  treatment  of 
the  oil  of  turpentine  until  it  was  entirely  inactive,  as  it  has  been  found  to  be  reme- 
dially  valuable  when  it  still  contained  three  per  cent,  of  turpentine  ;  to  render 
this  last  totally  inactive  would  greatly  enhance  the  cost  without  a  correspond- 
ing improvement  in  its  therapeutic  value. 
A  paper  upon  animal  and  vegetable  ferments,  by  Mr.  Win.  B.  Thompson,  was 
read,  and  it,  with  the  last-named  paper,  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Publication. 
There  being  no  further  business,  an  adjournment  was  ordered. 
T.  S.  Wiegand,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  and  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy— Junior  Examination. — The  examina- 
tions of  the  Junior  students  during  the  past  term  were  on  the  following 
subjects  : 
PHARMACY. 
A — (1)  State  the  requirements  necessary  in  the  construction  of  a  good 
balance  for  weighing.  (2)  How  may  its  sensibility  be  increased  or  diminished  ? 
(3)  Why  should  the  arms  of  a  single-beam  balance  be  equal  ?  (4)  How  would 
37ou  test  a  balance  ? 
B — (1)  Define  distillation.  (2)  Describe  the  difference  between  the  alembic 
and  the  retort.  (3)  Describe  the  various  forms  of  condensers,  and  state  the 
advantages  or  disadvantages  of  each. 
C—  (1)  Define  desiccation  and  evaporation.  (2)  State  how  the  former  facili- 
tates comminution.  (3)  What  kinds  of  vessels  should  be  used  in  evaporating 
above  and  below  the  boiling  point  ? 
D — (1)  Describe  the  difference  between  simple  solution  and  chemical  solu- 
tion. (2)  What  is  a  saturated  solution  ?  (3)  Under  what  circumstances  can  a 
saturated  solution  be  used  as  a  solvent  ? 
E — (1)  Describe  precipitation.  (2)  State  the  principal  objects  of  the  pro- 
cess, and  how  heavy  and  light  precipitates  may  be  obtained. 
F—  (1)  How  is  the  antidote  to  arsenical  poisoning  prepared?  (2)  State  in 
detail  how  you  would  proceed  if  called  upon  to  act  very  promptly  in  prepar- 
ing the  antidote. 
G — (1)  Name  the  systems  in  crystallography.  (2)  State  the  principles  upon 
which  the  processes  of  crystallizing  from  hot  saturated  solutions  depend.  (3) 
How  can  large  or  small  crystals  be  obtained  at  will  ? 
//—(Answers  to  the  following  by  the  U.S.P.  of  1880  or  U.S.P.  of  1890  will 
be  accepted.)  (1)  What  is  official  syrup  ?  (2)  What,are  the  tests  of  impurity 
of  the  ingredients  ?    (3)  What  methods  are  employed  by  the  Pharmacopoeia 
