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Dr.  Squibb  now  read  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Queries, 
which  was  adopted,  as  follows  : 
Query  1st. — What  is  the  quality,  proportion  of  oxide  of  mercury,  &c, 
in  Hydrargyrum  cum  creta  of  commerce,  selecting  specimens  recently 
prepared  by  manufacturers,  and  others  from  the  dispensing  bottles  of 
pharmacists  ? 
Accepted  by  Joseph  P.  Remington,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Query  2d. — Is  the  officinal  process  for  Acidum  Hydriodicum  the  best 
that  can  be  practically  suggested  ? 
Accepted  by  Jolin  A.  Dunn,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Query  3d. — What  additions  to  Epsom  salts  will  diminish  its  bitter 
and  nauseous  taste,  without  materially  altering  its  properties  ?  The  an- 
swer to  be  accompanied  by  samples  of  solutions  made  by  processes 
suggested, 
Accepted  by  Isaac  W.  Smith,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Query  4th. — What  are  the  sources  and  commercial  history  of  Mexican 
Sarsaparilla,  and  how  does  it  compare  with  other  commercial  varieties  ? 
Accepted  by  Ferris  N.  Colby,  of  New  York  City. 
Query  5th. — What  are  the  facts  in  regard  to  the  production  of  Oil  of 
Camphor  of  Formosa  ?    Is  it  a  residuum  from  the  manufacture  of  crude 
Camphor,  and  what  are  the  causes  of  its  compartively  high  price  ? 
Accepted  by  H.  C.  Archibald,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Query  6th. — To  what  extent  is  Chicory — Cichorium  intybus  et  alice — 
introduced  into  commerce  as  a  substitute  for  Taraxacum  ? 
Accepted  by  G.  F.  H.  Markoe,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
Query  7th. — What  is  the  best  mode  of  preserving  and  dispensing 
Chlorinated  Lime  to  prevent  its  loss  of  Chlorine  by  exposure  ?  with  an 
examination  of  the  composition  of  some  old  and  damp  specimens  in  the 
shops. 
Accepted  by  G.  C.  F.  Chandler. .  of  New  York. 
Query  8th. — What  is  the  nature  of  the  crystalline  deposit  in  Fluid 
Extract  of  Cloves,  on  long  standing,  made  by  the  process  of  Professor 
Procter,  reported  to  this  Association  ?  Is  it  present  in  the  drug,  or  the 
result  of  the  oxidation  of  the  oil  ? 
Accepted  by  F.  Llewellyn. 
Query  9th. — Ts  Coffee  a  useful  antidote  to  organic  poisons,  as  so 
generally  stated  ?    What  is  the  rationale  of  its  action,  to  what  extent 
may  it  be  relied  upon,  and  in  what  form  is  it  best  kept  for  use  ? 
Accepted  by  Theobald  Frohwein,  of  New  York. 
Query  10th. — Are  the  principles  in  Buchu,  which  are  soluble  in  water 
and  insoluble  in  alcohol,  important  medicinal  constituents  of  the  drug? 
and  should  they  be  retained  in  its  pharmaceutical  preparations  ? 
Accepted  by  Thos.  A.  Lancaster,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa* 
