642  Index.  {A^^gbarm. 
Acid,  sulphuric,  action  ou  aluminium   511 
cause  of  red  color  in  commercial,   582 
solubility  of  ether  in   584 
sulphurous,  and  salts,  poisonous  action  of.   626 
product  of  fermentation  in  beer  and  wines,   130 
tannic,  colorimetric  estimation  with  ferric  ferricyanide,  119,  156 
of  quercus  alba,  preparation,  and  properties,  .  .'   236 
reaction  with  phenylhydrazin,   342 
tartaric,  melting  point,  polarization  and  ash  of,   164 
uric,  estimation  of,  i  Arthaud  and  Butte),   134 
villosic,  crystallization  and  color  reactions,  •  161,  198 
Acids,  mineral,  quick  test  for,  in  vinegar,   587 
Aconite,  Japanese,  characteristics  of,   395 
preparations  assa3~ed  (Reig),                                                  ...  123 
varieties,  alkaloids  examined,  -r  .   395 
Aconitine,  crystallized,  dangerous,   298 
in  Japanese  aconite,   395 
poisonous  doses  of,   617 
Acraspis  eriuacei  produces  oak  leaf  galls,   563 
Adausonia  digitata.  use  of  leaves,   196 
Adder  poison,  fatal  dose  of.   351 
Adenium  Boehmiauum  yields  echugin  poison,   176 
Adeuophora  verticillata,  adulterant  of  ginseng,   283 
Adhatoda  vasica,  use  of  leaves  in  asthma,    471 
Adipatum,  substitute  for  lard,   87 
Adulterations,  appropriation  for  prosecuting  cases,   377 
JEgle  Mannelos,  use  of  juice,   194 
use  of  leaves  in  ophthalmia,   471 
.JEschynoiueue  Sesbau,  poultice  of  leaves,   194  . 
Albizzia  Lebbek,  use  of  leaves  in  ophthalmia,   471 
odoratissima,  use  of  leaves  as  a  remedy  for  coughs,   471 
Albuminoids,  detection  of,   490 
Albumin,  test  for,  |  Jolles),   583 
Alcohol,  action  of  bleaching  powder,                                                      .  88 
purification  of  (Schinitt),   90 
vinyl,  in  commercial  ether,   15 
Aletris  farinosa,  medical  properties  of,   640 
Algae,  constituents  of,   548 
Algarobia  glandulosa,  description,  uses,  etc.,   65 
Alkalies,  influence  on  tissue  change  in  man  (Stadelmann),    589 
Alkaloidal  reagents,  tests  with,   94 
Alkaloids,  change  of.  in  seeds  during  germination,    298 
presence  of,  in  plants,   552 
Allamanda  cathartica,  medicinal  use  of  leaves,   472 
Aloe  species  yielding  aloes,  '  509,  510 
indica,  use  of  mucilage,   194 
vera,  use  of  leaf  pulp,    194 
Aloes,  Curacao,  botanical  source  of  ^Holmes),   508 
preparation  in  Curacao,   505 
presence  in  fluid  extract  of  cascara  sagrada,    86 
Althaea  officinalis,  leaves,  use  of,  .  .  ,   196 
Aluminium,  action  of  sulphuric  and  nitric  acids,   511 
manufactured  in  Philadelphia,   592 
valence  of,   94 
Alvarenga  prize,  award  of,  ,                          .  431 
Ambrosia  artemisiaefolia,  constituents  of,   71 
American  Journal  of  Medical  Sciences,  change  of  editorship,    432 
Medical  Association,   203 
Pharmaceutical  Association.   373,  431,  527,  590 
proceedings  of  Commercial  Section,   530 
