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APRIL,  1884. 
Vol.  XIV,  No.  4 
The  So-called  Bismuth  Breath.    By  William  Rei- 
eert.  Ph.G   177 
Di  p«nsiug  by  Drops.    By  Albert  Henry  Kinsey, 
Ph.G   181 
On  the  Presence  of  Pipitzahoic  Acid.    By  Charles 
Mohr   185 
Pipitzahoic  Acid  or  Vegetable  Gold.   By  Thomas 
Greenish,  F  CS  ...  193 
On  Kephir.    By  Prof.  H.  Struve    195 
Relative  Absorp  ion  of  Neutral  Salts  inthcHuman 
Stomach.    By  W.  Jaworski   197 
The  Preparation  of  a  Standard  Extract  of  Nux 
"Vomica.    By  Wyndhani  R.  Dunstan  and  F.  W. 
Short    
The  Preparation  of  a  Standard  Tincture  of  Nux 
Vomica.   By  Wyndham  R.  Dunstan  and  F.  W. 
Shorr    
A  New  Reaction  and  Test  for  Atropine  and  the 
Mydriatic  Alkaloids.  By  A.  W.  Gerrard,  F.C.S.  206 
Laserpitin.    By  R.  Kiilz   208 
199 
203 
The  Chemical  Composition  and  Properties  of  a 
Crystalline  Principle  Obtained  from  Jarubosa 
Root     By  A.  W.  Gerrard,  F.C.S   210 
Detection  and  Estimation  of  Trinitrophenol  (Picric 
Acid).    By  G.  Chnstel     212 
Note  on  Logwood  as  a  Test  for  Metals.    By  Arthur 
Weddell   214 
On  the  Preparation  of  Pure  Chlorophyll.    By  Dr. 
A.  Tschirch   216 
On  the  Constitution  of  Chlorophyll.    By  Edward 
Schunck,  F.R.S    219 
Microscopical  Characteristics  of  Vegetable  Fibres,  222 
Manufacture  of  Cellulose   224 
Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations   225 
Editorirtl  Department   237 
Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices   239 
ITEMS :— Iodine,  Salicylic  Acid  and  Sodium  Salicy- 
late 184.  Antibacterid  196.  Combination  of  Mor- 
phine with  Acids  in  Opium,  198. 
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