CONTENTS. 
vii 
No. IV. 
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 
Observations on Dextrine and Diastase. By William Procter, jr. 265 
Observations on Lobelia cardinalis. By William Procter, jr., 280 
Remarks on Brown Mixture. By Augustine Duhamel, . . 284 
SELECTED ARTICLES. 
On the Rectification of Alcohol. By M. Soubeiran, . . . 290 
On Diaphoretic Antimony. By Oscar Figuier, . . . 297 
Notice on the Alcoholic strength of Wines. By Dr. Christison, 302 
Observations on Antimony. By H. Capitaine, . . . 305 
On the Hypochlorites. By M. E. Millon 311 
On Cinchona. Extracted from the Lectures of John Pereira, Esq., 
F. L. S. . . .314 
On the use of Gold-Dust and Iron-Filings as a Galvanic Antidote 
to Corrosive Sublimate, and all the other Poisonous Com- 
pounds of Mercury. By T. H. Buckler, M. D., of Balti- 
more, 331 
National Medical Convention, ....... 345 
Miscellany, .351 
