640 
Index. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharnu 
Dec,  1879. 
Van  Gorkom,  K.  W.,  cinchona  calisaya  ledgeriana,  .  .  .  494 
Vanier's  svrup,    ...  .  .  .  .  399 
Vanilla  plant,        .  .  .  .  .  .  .613 
Vanillin,  artificial,  supposed  toxic  effects  of,  .  .  .  584 
from  Siam  benzoin,  .  .  .  .  -85 
Vapor  densities,  ......  448 
Varnish,  bronzing,  ......  47Z 
Vateria  indica,  uses  of,  .  .  .  .  .  .  150' 
Veratrum  family,  alkaloids  of,  .  .  .  .'  .  367 
viride,  constituents  of   .  .  .  .  .  337 
Vieirin  or  vieiric  acid,         .  .  .  .  .  .128 
Villate's  mixture  in  treatment  of  sinuses,      .  .  .  .154 
Vinegar,  clarification  of,  .  .  .  .  .  150 
Vinum  cinchonas,  ......  301 
Violet,  essence       .......  424 
Virginin,  a  new  mineral  fat,         .....  248 
Water,  distilled  ammonia-free,  ....         422,  601 
preservation  of  drinking,  ,  148 
Schuylkill,  .  .  .  .  .  52 
Wax,  bee's,  adulteration  wirh  ceresin,         ....  302,  555 
test  for  resin  in,  .  24. 
white,  rancidity  of,   .  .  .  .  .  302 
Japan,  origin  and  properties,     ....  361,573,607 
mineral,  in  Utah,   .  .  .  .  .  319 
of  ficus  gummiflua,    .  .  .  .  .  192 
Waxes,  the  most  important  vegetable,  .  606 
West  end,  essence,  ......  423. 
Western  Druggists'  Mutual  Benefit  Association,        .  .  .  111 
White  rose,  essence,  ......  424 
Wilder,  Hans  M.,  about  magnifiers,  ....  228 
filters,       ......  326' 
sensible  present  to  our  youngster*-,  .  .  .  163 
Williams,  "John,  aceto-nitrate  of  iron,  .  .  .  -93 
Willmott,  W.,  note  on  plasma,       .  .  .  .  .312 
Wilson,  A.  S.,  sugar  in  nectar  of  flowers,  .  .  .  .  ioo^ 
Wines,  clarification  of,  .  .  .  .  150 
ferruginous  coloring  matter  of  red,         .  .  .  .  151 
strength  of  officinal,         .....  485 
Wolff,  L.,  oleic  acid  and  the  oleates,    .  .  .  .  .8 
supposed  toxic  effeets  of  artificial  vanillin,  .  .  .  584. 
Wood,  A.  F.,  Tully's  powder,  .....  229. 
Woods,  fragrant,  .  .  .  .  .  260 
Wright,  C.  R:  A.,  alkaloids  of  the  veratrum  family,  .  .  .  367 
Xanthorhamnin,  constitution  of,  .  .  .  e  .84 
Yerba  reuma,       .  .  .  .  .  .  53 
Yerba  santa,  for  disguising  the  taste  of  quinia,  .  .  .  258 
Ylang-ylang,  essence,  ......  425 
Ytterbium,  a  new  element,  ....  .78 
Zinc  acetate,  water  of  crystallization,  ....  249. 
Zinc  and  nickel,  separation  of,  .               .              .  ,126- 
determination  of,  .               .               .  .310 
salicylate,  solubility  of,  .               .              .              ,  358. 
