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5.  — Describe  the  officinal  varieties  of  sulphur.  Give  the  formulas  and  names 
of  the  acids  which  contain  sulphur.  Give  the  formula  of  an  officinal  salt  of 
each  of  these  acids. 
6.  — Write  two  reactions  for  preparing  carbon  dioxide.  Write  one  reaction  for 
preparing  carbon  monoxide.   Describe  these  two  oxides. 
1.  — What  effect  has  rise  in  temperature  on  the  specific  gravity  of  liquids  ? 
Why  is  this  effect  produced?  Describe  the  form  of  apparatus  for  taking  specific 
gravity  most  used  for  hot  liquids. 
2.  — Give  the  botanical  name,  natural  order,  and  habitat  of  the  plant  which 
yields  Sambucus.  Name  and  illustrate  by  diagram  the  form  of  inflorescence, 
and  describe  the  flowers. 
3.  —Describe  four  methods  of  producing  crystals  ;  give  an  example  of  crystals 
obtained  by  each  method. 
4.  — How  many  volumes  of  hydrogen  are  required  to  combine  with  ten 
volumes  of  chlorine  ?  How  may  chlorine  and  hydrogen  be  caused  to  combine  ? 
Describe  how  the  physical  and  chemical  properties  of  the  resulting  compound 
differ  from  those  of  the  two  elements  composing  it  ? 
5.  — What  is  the  weight  of  a  gallon  of  an  aqueous  solution  of  boric  acid,  the 
specific  gravity  of  which  is  1.015?  Put  all  of  the  figures  used  in  your  calculations 
on  the  examination  paper.  How  much  boric  acid  is  contained  in  a  gallon  of 
the  above  solution,  if  it  is  made  in  the  proportion  of  1  grain  of  the  acid  to  24 
grains  of  water  ? 
1.  — Percolation  of  six  ounces  of  Ground  Gentian  with  one  pint  of  water. 
2.  — Preparation  of  Solution  of  Tersulphate  of  Iron. 
3.  — Preparation  of  Ointment  of  Nitrate  of  Mercury. 
The  re-examination  of  those  junior  students  who  failed  in  the  February  ex- 
amination in  one  or  more  branches  will  be  held  on  Friday  September  28th  at 
3.30  o'clock  p.  M. 
The  examination  of  the  senior  students  commenced  on  Saturday  February 
25th,  and  closed  on  Thursday  March  1st,  with  the  examination  in  operative 
pharmacy  and  analytical  chemistry,  as  follows  : 
A. — Stillingia. — Give  the  botanical  name,  the  natural  order,  and  the  habitat  of 
the  plant.  Describe  the  physical  characters  and  the  structure  of  the  drug. 
What  constituents  does  it  contain  ?  What  are  its  medical  properties,  and  in 
what  doses  is  it  used?  Name  some  other  drugs  obtained  from  the  same  natu- 
ral order,  and  state  the  medicinal  dose  of  each. 
£. —  Goldenseal. — Name  the  plant,  its  natural  order,  and  its  habitat.  De- 
scribe the  physical  characters  of  the  drug,  and  its  structure,  and  give  its  medi- 
cal properties  and  its  dose.  Give  the  outlines  of  a  process  for  isolating  the  two 
alkaloids,  and  mention  some  of  the  properties  of  each  alkaloid. 
C. — Arbor  Vitoe. — Name  the  plant,  its  natural  order,  and  its  habitat,  and  state 
which  part  of  the  xolant  is  officinal.   Describe  the  drug,  and  mention  its  proxi- 
QUESTIONS  BY  THE    EXAMINING  COMMITTEE. 
SPECIMENS. 
Cetraria. 
Aurantii  flores. 
Lobelia. 
Aqua  Amygdalae  amarse. 
Syrupus  Ferri  iodidi. 
Extract.  Erythroxyli  fluid. 
Alumen. 
Magnesii  sulphas. 
Sodii  bicarbonas. 
Liquor  Sodse  chloratse. 
OPERATIVE  PHARMACY. 
MATERIA  MEDICA  AND  BOTANY. 
