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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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OCTOBER,  1884. 
Vol.  XIV,  No.  10 
CONTKNTS 
Estimation  of  Nicotine.    By  Emil  Scheffer   497 
Infusion  of  Digitalis.    By  Frank  Elliott  Valentine, 
Ph.G   504 
The  Precipitate  from  the  Tincture  of  Sanguinaria. 
By  William  John  McConn,  Ph.G   505 
Aloin.    By  Henry  Charles  Plenge,  Ph.G   507 
Analysis  by  Capillarity.    By  Hans  M.  Wilder   508 
Berberine  and  Derivatives   510 
Note  on  the  Melting  Points,  and  their  Relation  to 
the  Solubility  of  Hydrated  Salts.    By  William  4. 
Tilden,  D.Sc  ,  F.R.S   512 
Quinine  and  Homoquinine.    By  O.  Hesse   515 
Lukrabo  or  Ta-Fung-Tsze.  By  E.  M.  Holmes,F.L.S.  525 
527 
By 
Researches  on  the  Disease  of  Animals.    By  Pasteur 
and  others  
Acceleration  of  the  Oxidation  of  Drying  Oils. 
A.Livache   528 
Vegetables  Used  as  Food  in  Japan.    By  0.  Kellner,  529 
The  p  and  the  P.  .  By  J.  Winchell  Forbes   531 
Thirty-second  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharma- 
ceutical Association   536 
The  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference   547 
Editorial  Department   556 
Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices..   559 
ITEMS :— Menthol,  503.    Resorcin  for  the  Relief  of 
Pain,  526.    Use  of  Helenin,  530. 
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