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for  making  official  syrups  ?  (4)  Give  the  official  names  of  a  syrup  made  by 
each  of  the  methods  described.  (5)  How  would  you.  distinguish  syrup  from 
glycerin  ?  (6)  In  what  respects  does  honey  differ  from  syrup  in  its  compo- 
nents ?  (7)  Why  is  honey  less  used  than  formerly,  as  an  official  vehicle  for 
administering  remedies. 
/—  (1)  What  is  the  specific  gravity  of  mercury?  (2)  How  many  grains  of 
mercury  would  a  bottle  hold  which  contains  exactly  one  fluidounce  of  water  ? 
(3)  Give  the  official  names  of  two  chlorides  of  mercury.  (4)  Why  were  the 
chlorides  so  named?  (5)  What  is  the  antidote  for  mercuric  chloride?  (6) 
Describe  the  appearance  of  each  chloride.  (7)  By  what  means  does  the  manu- 
facturer secure  the  difference  in  the  appearance  of  the  two  chlorides?  (8) 
What  is  the  dose  of  each  chloride  ? 
CHEMISTRY. 
A — (1)  Describe  the  construction  of  the  mercurial  thermometers.  (2)  What 
are  the  two  thermometer  scales  in  current  use  for  chemical  work  ? 
i?— Change  70  F.  into  the  corresponding  C.°  reading.  Change  790  C.  into  the 
corresponding  F.°  reading. 
Note. — Please  put  all  figures  and  calculations  upon  the  paper. 
C — (1)  What  is  a  prism  ?  (2)  What  is  the  effect  of  a  prism  when  placed  in 
the  path  of  a  ray  of  white  light  ?  (3)  What  is  the  practical  application  of  this 
for  the  chemist  ? 
D—  (1)  Describe  the  decomposition  of  water  by  sodium  or  potassium.  Write 
the  chemical  equation  for  this  decomposition.  (2)  Describe  the  preparation  of 
hydrogen  by  the  aid  of  metallic  zinc.  Write  the  chemical  equation  for  this 
reaction.  (3)  For  what  elements  has  hydrogen  the  strongest  affinity  ?  Men- 
tion experiments  in  illustration  of  this. 
E — (1)  Describe  the  element  bromine,  state  whence  it  is  obtained,  and  give 
a  reaction  for  its  production.  (2)  What  are  the  compounds  of  bromine  and  the 
metals  called?  Describe  several  of  these  compounds  of  pharmaceutical  impor- 
tance.   (3)  How  would  you  show  that  these  compounds  con  ained  bromine  ? 
F — (1)  Give  an  outline  of  the  manufacture  of  sulphuric  acid  on  a  large  scale. 
(2 )  Write  the  chemical  formulas  of  the  following  compounds  :  Sodium  sulphate, 
acid  potassium  sulphate,  magnesium  sulphate,  ferrous  sulphate,  ferric  sulphate, 
Nordhausen  sulphuric  acid. 
G — (1)  State  how  carbon  monoxide  and  carbon  dioxide  are  made  respectively. 
(2)  Enumerate  the  points  of  difference  by  which  they  can  be  distinguished 
from  each  other.  (3)  Is  there  any  acid  formed  from  either  of  them?  If  so, 
give  the  chemical  formula  or  formulas. 
BOTANY  AND  MATERIA  MEDICA. 
A — Organs  of  Plants.  (1)  Name  a  kind  of  plant  which  does  not  possess  dis- 
tinct organs.  '2)  Into  what  two  classes  are  the  organs  of  the  higher  plants 
divided  with  respect  to  their  uses  ?  (3)  Name  the  members  of  each  class.  (4) 
Of  the  organs  of  vegetation,  which  are  axial  and  which  appendicular  ? 
B — The  Root.  (1)  State  three  of  the  most  important  characteristics  of  the 
root.  (2)  Define  an  adventitious  root.  (3)  What  two  important  uses  have 
ordinary  roots  ?    (4)  Name  two  uses  other  than  the  ordinary  ones  that  roots 
