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Am.  Jour.  Pbarm. 
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is  the  normal  temperature  of  the  body,  and  what  is  the  daily  variation  ?  At 
what  time  in  the  twenty-four  hours  is  it  lowest  and  highest  ?  Respiration. — (6) 
What  is  the  object  of  respiration  and  what  are  the  number  of  respirations  per 
minute  ?  (7)  What  change  is  produced  in  the  air  by  respiration  ?  How  many 
cubic  feet  of  pure  air  does  each  person  need  hourly  ? 
F-—  (1)  How  would  you  distinguish  between  a  dicotyledonous  root  and  a  dico- 
tyledonous rhizome?  Give  a  drug  example  of  each.  (2)  How  would  you  de- 
termine if  an  herb  or  leaf  drug  has  been  properly  dried  and  preserved  ?  (3) 
By  what  means  is  pollination  in  the  flowers  of  Vanilla  effected  ?  (4)  What 
terms  are  used  to  distinguish  such  fruits  as  Cardamom,  Colocynth,  Illicium  and 
Cubeb?  (5)  Mention  and  describe  a  drug  flower  that  possesses  an  inferior 
ovary  ;  also  an  official  fruit  that  has  a  superior  ovary.  (6)  State  briefly  the 
characteristics  of  the  flowers  of  the  N.  O.  Compositse  and  mention  three  drug 
samples.  (7)  What  is  L,upulin?  (8)  What  is  the  difference  between  an  albu- 
minous and  an  ex-albuminous  seed  ?  Give  a  drug  example  of  each.  (9)  What 
is  Mace?  (10)  State  briefly  how  you  would  proceed  to  determine  whether  a 
lot  of  ground  black  pepper  is  pure  ? 
G — (1)  Give  the  chemical  formula  of  so-called  Carbonic  Acid.  (2)  Describe 
its  physical  properties.  (3)  What  effect  has  the  gas  upon  the  system  when 
inhaled  in  large  quantities?  (4)  In  what  form  is  it  often  taken  into  the 
stomach  ?  (5)  Give  a  process  for  preparing  it  in  this  form  for  internal  adminis- 
tration. 
H—  (1)  In  a  percolation  experiment  how  may  the  end  of  the  process  be  deter- 
mined ?  (2)  Explain  the  advantages  of  previous  maceration  in  percolation.  (3) 
How  would  you  select  the  menstruum  for  percolating  a  drug,  if  you  were  com- 
pelled to  originate  a  formula  for  a  tincture  of  the  drug  ?  (4)  How  would  you 
control  the  rate  of  flow  of  the  percolate  ? 
I—  (r)  Write  the  chemical  formulas  of  Hydrogen  Oxide,  Nitrogen  Tetroxide, 
Hydrogen  Sulphite,  Sodium  Sulphate  and  Calcium  Oxide.  Describe  official 
Sulphuric  Acid  and  give  briefly  its  process  of  manufacture. 
K — (r)  A  retail  druggist  buys  the  following  goods  :  x/z  dozen  Expectorant  at 
$8.00,  dozen  Lithia  Tablets  at  $3  50,  dozen  Worm  Syrup  at  £1.75,  47/&  gal- 
lons Alcohol  at  $2.60  and  2^  pounds  Subnitrate  of  Bismuth  at  $1.50  ;  make  a 
bill  in  correct  form  for  the  above,  carrying  out  the  amount  of  each  item  and 
give  the  total.  (2)  What  would  a  profit  of  50  per  cent,  on  this  bill  yield  him  ? 
(3)  State  what  additional  profit  would  be  yielded  if  the  retail  druggist  received 
a  discount  of  2  per  cent,  for  cash. 
BOTANY. 
COMMITTEE. 
OPERATIVE  PHARMACY. 
(2)  Granulated  Salt. 
Acetic  Acid  .  .  . 
Sodium  Carbonate 
20  c.c. 
20  c.c, 
