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Index. 
( Am. Jour  Pnarni. 
1  December,  1896. 
Rubber,  softening  of   404 
Rumex  nepalensis,  Wall.  (Hesse)   441 
Rumicin,  chemical  properties  of   442 
Sabal  palmetto,  technical  uses   397 
Sadtler,  Samuel  P.    Destructive  distillation  of  linseed  oil   465 
Saffron,  adulteration  of  198,  223 
Sage,  C.  Edward.    Method  for  obtaining  a  low  temperature   677 
"  Sal  anieric,"  sample  of  .  .....    119 
Sanguinaria,  assay  of  [La  Wall)  305,  349 
Sayre,  L.  E.    How  to  distinguish  the  viburnum  barks   225 
Senna      585 
Schaer,  Edward.    Kino  in  species  from  myristica   546 
Scheele  and  his  discoveries   405 
Scheelite,  sample  of   224 
Schinus  molle.    (See  pepper  tree)   215 
Schroeder,  J.  Henry.    Analysis  of  Polygala  senega  178,  223 
Menstruum  for  fresh  kola  nuts  254,  272 
Preserving  the  color  of  dried  plants  132,  168 
Schuler  process  for  collection  of  resin    249 
Schumann,  Wm.  R.,  and  Edward K renters.    Oil  from  Monarda  punctata,  L.  469 
Scientific  American,  the,  anniversary  of    464 
Scoville,  Wilbur  L.    Memoir  of  Prof.  Geo.  F.  H.  Markoe   593 
Senega,  adulteration  of   398 
Senna  (Sayre)   585 
Serenoa  serrulata,  description  of   397 
Serum,  anti-diphtheritic,  dry,  sample  of   50 
Antitoxin,  composition  of   505 
vShaddock  and  forbidden  fruit  {La  Wall)  121,  167 
fruit,  chemical  examination  of   129 
Sherwin,  Robert  S.    Compound  syrup  of  white  pine   233 
Shu-Lang  root,  occurrence  and  uses   212 
Smith,  C.  E.    Assay  of  nux  vomica   189 
Liniment  of  soft  soap   187 
Smith,  Henry  G.    Chemistry  of  aromadendrin  ■  .  679 
Soap,  soft,  liniment  of  (Smith)    .  .  ./   187 
Soda,  caustic,  per  cent.  NaOH   304 
production  of,  in  the  United  States   114 
vSodium  vanadate  as  a  reagent  for  alkaloids   452 
Soja  bean,  cultivation  in  the  United  States   313 
literature  on  (  Trimble)  309,  350 
tubercles  on  the  roots  of   295 
Solanum  carolinense  in  epilepsy     268 
vSolidago  odora,  use  of,  for  tea    553 
Solids,  mixtures  of,  for  internal  use   520 
Spermaceti  (Kebler)  7,  51 
reliable  constants  of   10 
Spiritus  ammoniae,  decrease  in  strength  of   300 
Sponge,  consumption  of ...  .   •  •      -  .  610 
Spruces,  the,  general  characters  of   383 
Squibb,  Edward  R.    Acetone  and  Acetone-chloroform    ...            ...  144 
Squibb's  process  for  Dover's  powder   349 
Staining  fluid,  borax- carmine  -  .  ,   52 
Standardization  of  solid  extracts  (La  Wall)   366 
Standardizing  method  for  fluid  extracts   535 
Starch  in  gamboge,  tests  for                                                                  •  372 
State  Pharmaceutical  Associations : 
California  407       Missouri   407 
Indiana  407       Pennsylvania  270,  342,  404 
Kentucky  462 
Meetings  of   401 
