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JOURNAL  OF  PHARMACY, 
PUBLISHED  BY  AUTHORITY  OF  THE 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
EDITED  BY 
JOHN  M.  MAISCH. 
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MARCH,  1884. 
Vol.  XIV,  No.  3 
CONTENTS 
Laboratory  Contributions  from  the  Course  Pre- 
paratory to  Medicine  in  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania.  By  Prof.  J.  T.  Rothrock,  M.D   129 
Analysis  of  the  Leaves  of  Ceanothous  Americanus, 
Linne.    By  J.  H.  M.  Clinch,  Ph.G   131 
Xanthium  Strumarium,  Linne.  By  Matthew  Ven- 
able  Cheatham,  Ph.G   134 
Tannins  of  Oak-Bark.   By  C.  Etti   135 
On  Pomegranate  Bark.  By  William  F.  Jungkunz, 
Ph.G   137 
Aqueous  Mixtures  Containing  Powdered  Chlorate 
of  Potash.    By  John  Rutherford  Hill   138 
Soap  Manufacture  and  the  Soap  of  Commerce.  By 
Alfred  Smetham,  F.C.S   141 
The  Occurrence  ot  Sugar  in  Tobacco.  By  Prof. 
Attfield,  F.R.S   147 
Tests  tor  Vegetable  Alkaloids.   By  R.  Palm   150 
The  Salts  of  Narcotine.    By  David  Brown  Dott, 
F.R.S.E   152 
Cinchonamine.    By  Arnaud   156 
Putrefaction  Alkaloids.    By  A.  Poehl   158 
A  "Rennet"  Ferment  Contained  in  the  Seeds  of 
Withania  Coagulans.    By  Sheridan  Lea,  M. A ....  161 
Fermentation  of  Cellulose.   By  H.  Tappeiner   164 
Some  African  Kolas.   By  E.  Heckel  and  F.  Schlag- 
denhauffen   166 
Minutes  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting   172 
Editorial  Department   173 
Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices   176 
ITEMS:— Arbutin,  133.  Caution  about  Belladonna 
Plasters,  134.  The  Physiological  Action  of  Coffee, 
160.    Chloroform  Water,  165. 
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