248  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  {Am,i™.^frm- 
Illustrate  by  an  official  example.  (5)  What  is  an  " alcohol  acid ?"  Illustrate 
by  an  official  example. 
D—{i)  To  what  class  of  compounds  does  cellulose  belong  ?  (2)  By  what  re- 
actions can  its  presence  in  any  material  be  identified?  (3)  Give  the  formulas 
of  the  compounds  resulting  from  the  nitration  of  cellulose.  (4)  What  are  the 
technical  names  and  uses  of  these  products  ?  (5)  What  compounds  of  this 
latter  kind  are  official  ? 
E — (1)  Describe  Acidum  Benzoicum  and  write  the  reaction  for  its  artificial 
production.  (2)  Describe  Acidum  Salicylicum  and  write  the  reaction  for  its 
artificial  production.  (3)  State  the  physical  and  chemical  tests  by  which  the 
two  can  be  distinguished.  (4)  Show  by  graphic  formulas  the  relation  of  these 
two  acids  to  each  other. 
F — (1)  To  what  class  of  compounds  does  Acidum  Gallicum  belong?  (2) 
Write  the  formula  of  Basic  Gallate  of  Bismuth.  (3)  Show  by  formulas  the 
relation  of  Gallic  Acid  and  Pyrogallol.  (4)  To  what  class  does  this  latter 
compound  belong  ? 
G — (1)  Write  the  proper  chemical  names,  and  when  official,  give  the 
pharmacopceial  names  of  the  following  compounds  : 
CHq  CHo  CHo 
I  L  I 
CH.OH  CO 
I  ! 
CO.  OH  CH, 
C.NH.C2H30 
HC  CH 
I         ||  C6H,<  >C6H4 
HC  CH 
CO 
CO 
//—Write  the  graphic  formulas  of  Iodoform,  Acetic  Bther,  Sodium  Sulpho- 
carbolate,  Acetanilid  and  B-Napthol. 
I—  (1)  Give  the  outline  of  the  systematic  examination  for  poisons  by  Dragen- 
dorff's  scheme.  (2)  State  the  effect  of  Phosphorus  poisoning,  the  antidote, 
and  the  tests  for  its  detection.  (3)  State  the  effects  of  Arsenic  poisoning,  the 
antidote,  and  the  tests  of  its  detection. 
K — (1)  What  are  the  chief  sources  of  water  supply  for  cities  and  towns,  and 
what  is  their  relative  purity  ?  (2)  Mention  some  of  the  approved  methods  for 
the  artificial  purification  of  drinking  water.  (3)  By  what  means  is  the  natural 
purification  of  water  effected  ?  (4)  State  what  are  important  determinations 
to  be  made  in  the  sanitary  analysis  of  a  drinking  water. 
MATERIA  MKDICA. 
A — Ginger. — (1)  Give  the  official  and  botanical  names,  habitat,  natural 
order  and  constituents.  (2)  Name  four  commercial  varieties.  (3)  What  is 
meant  by  the  terms  "coated  "  and  "  uncoated  "  as  applied  to  this  drug  ?  (4) 
What  action  does  the  drug  have  upon  the  epidermis,  the  salivary  glands,  the 
gastric  glands  ?  (5)  Name  an  official  fruit  derived  from  the  same  natural  order. 
(6)  What  part  of  the  latter  is  used  in  Pulvis  Aromaticus  ?  (7)  Name  two  prepa- 
rations of  which  it  is  an  ingredient. 
