AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  503 
Query  11th. — Is  the  so-called  Gelseminia "  a  neutral  or  alkaloid 
principle  ?  Does  it  exist  in  the  leaves  and  in  the  wood  of  the  root,  or 
only  in  the  bark?  and  does  it  represent  the  activity  of  the  plant? 
Accepted  by  Charles  L.  Eberle,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Query  12th. — Is  there  any  practicable  method  of  separating  Tannic 
Acid  from  tonic  tinctures  and  infusions  of  which  it  is  an  incidental,  and 
not  an  important  constituent,  so  that  they  may  be  prescribed  with  the 
soluble  salts  of  iron  without  becoming  black? 
Accepted  by  Theobald  Frohwein,  of  New  York. 
Query  13th. — To  what  extent  is  competition  a  useful  means  in  pro- 
moting pharmaceutical  progress?  what  are  the  most  common  forms  of 
abuse  to  which  it  is  liable,  and  what  are  its  proper  ethical  limitations  ? 
Accepted  by  Samuel  M.  Colcord,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
Query  14th. — Would  thS  adoption  of  a  universal  Pharmacopoeia  be  an 
improvement  upon  the  present  system  of  national  standards  ?  and  if  so, 
how  can  it  best  be  brought  about  ? 
Referred  to  Thomas  Doliber,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
Query  15th. — What  are  the  best  reasons  for  and  against  the  introduc- 
tion of  the  metrical  system  of  weights  and  measures  into  the  United 
States  for  medical  purposes,  and  for  commercial  use  generally? 
Accepted  by  J.  F.  Babcock,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
Query  16. — How  far  is  Pharmacy  entitled  to  rank  as  a  profession,  and 
what  is  its  true  position  among  the  industrial  pursuits? 
Query  17th. — What  is  the  best  scheme  of  practical  instruction  for 
young  men  preparing  for  the  business  of  pharmacists,  aside  from  neces- 
sary service  in  the  shop,  with  especial  view  to  those  who  are  unable  to 
attend  a  College  of  Pharmacy? 
Accepted  by  E.  Parrish,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Query  18th. — What  is  the  Morphia  strength  of  commercial  Powdered 
Opium,  a  number  of  samples,  and  what  is  the  most  ready  means  of  de- 
termining it  ? 
Accepted  by  P.  W.  Bedford,  of  New  York. 
Query  19th. — What  is  the  Morphia  strength  of  Sulphate,  Muriate  and 
Acetate  of  Morphia,  respectively,  as  usually  met  with  in  commerce  ?  and 
what  is  the  most  ready  means  of  determining  it? 
Accepted  by  P.  W.  Bedford,  of  New  York. 
Query  20th. — What  are  the  best  practical  tests  for  the  purity  of  Bro- 
mide of  Potassium  ? 
Accepted  by  G.  Kvehbiel,  of  New  York. 
Query  21st, — What  are  the  best  tests  for  the  purity  of  Carbolic  Acid, 
and  what  are  its  most  useful  combinations  and  applications?  also,  what 
common  name  should  be  adopted  for  this  article,  as  mixed  with  the  other 
coal-tar  alcohols  associated  with  it  ? 
Accepted  by  C.  F.  Chandler,  of  New  York. 
