Am-De0c:ir9hoarm-}                        Index.  667 
Water,  chlorine,  decomposition  by  light,  '.   29 
distilled,  dissolves  iron  from  containers,   336 
drinking,  purification  of,  by  sand  filters,   544 
sterilizing  of,  V '   489 
effect  of  freezing  upon  impurities,   515 
Waters,  potable,  nitrites  in,   521 
Wax.  bees,  detection  of  adulterations,  ,   615 
detection  of  stearic  acid,   341 , 
Waxes,  determination  of  specific  gravities,   445 
new  method  for  saponification  of,  .....   490 
Weights  and  measures,  new  system  of  old  (England),                              .  187 
obligation  of  Congress  regarding,   530 
pharmacopceial,   270 
relation  to  measures,   157 
Weil,  Jos.  L.    Lycopus  virginicus,   72 
Weiss,  F.  A.    Artemisia  frigida,   484 
White,  W.  H.    Chloralamid  as  a  hypnotic,   148 
Wilder,  H.  M.    Microscopical  and  urinary  notes,   593 
examination  of  powders,  -278,  332 
notes,   438 
Wiley,  H.  W.    vSeeds  of  Calycanthus  glaucus,   97 
Wilson,  J.  A.    Alcohol  test  for  pure  castor  oil,   622 
Wine,  beef  and  iron,  "method  of  examination,   80 
iodized,  advantage  and  preparation,  '   406 
(See  also  Vinum.) 
Winterine,  preparation  and  properties,   355 
Winter's  bark,  analysis  of,   354 
Wishart,  J.  E.    Kxtractum  jalapae  alcoholicum,   435 
Withania  somnifera,  use  of  leaves,   196 
Wolfenden,  R.  N.  and  S.  Martin.    Active  principles  of  jequirity,  ....  350 
Woods,  American,  sections  of,   110 
Xanthoxylum  americanum,  synonyms,  habitat,   321 
caribaeum,  bark,  description  of,   324 
contains  berberine,    .   323 
caroliniauum,  crystalline  principle,    231 
clava  Hercules,  synonyms,  habitat,   322 
fraxineum,  crystalline  principle,  229-236,  251 
naranjillo,  use  of,   177 
seuegalense,  constituents  of  root-bark,  177,  500 
Yellow  wood  of  West  Indies,   324 
Zinnel,  W.  C.  Croton  oil,  . 
Zizyphus  Jujuba,  use  of  leaves. 
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