CONTENTS. 
No. Ill 
On Syrup of Wild Cherry Bark, and on the power of hydrocy- 
anic aeid in preventing formentation. By Daniel S.Jones, 161 
Extract from the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the College 
of Pharmacy of the City of New York, July 3d, 1845, - - 164 
Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical. By George 
Fownes, Ph. C. With numerous Illustrations. Edited by 
Robert Bridges, M. D., 166 
The Dispensatory of the United States of America. By George 
B. Wood, M. D., and Franklin Bache, M. D., - - - 170 
Observatisns on Myrrh. By C. H. Ruickoldt, - 171 
On the Preparation of Pure Phosphoric Acid. By Dr. Gregory, 178 
On a Method of Purifying Arseniferous Sulphuric Acid during its 
manufacture. By M. Alph. Dupasquier, - 180 
On Digitalic Acid and the Digitalates. By M. Pyrame Morin, - 181 
On Sulphurous iEther. By MM. Eblemen and Bouquet, - - 185 
On the Root of Cohate, a new diuretic Medicine. By M. Arno- 
zan, ---------- - 186 
Berzelius on the Urine, - -- -- -- - 188 
On Carrageen Moss. By M. E. Mouchon, - - - - 189 
Examination of the views adopted by Liebig on the Nutrition of 
Plants. By Dr. Seller, 192 
Experiments on the Preparation, Properties and Composition of 
Valerianic Acid and some of its salts. By Dr. C. G. Witt- 
stein, 194 
On a new method of preparing Chlorate of Soda and Chlorate of 
Barytes. By Dr. C. G. Wittstein, 200 
On Aqua Regia; on Hyposulphuric Acid as a means of oxida- 
tion ; on the Constitution of the same acid, and the part it 
acts on being put in contact with organic substances. By 
Dr. Kcene, Professor of Chemistry, at Brussels, - 201 
Note on Santonin or Santonic Acid. By H. Gaultier De Clau- 
bry, 211 
Resineone of Tar a therapeutical agent. By Dr. Peraire, - - 212 
Natural History — Extract of a work upon Singapore, addressed 
to M. De Lagrener, Minister Plenipotentiary, residing in 
China, by Dr. Yvan, Physician of the Legation, and Profes- 
sor in the Secondary School of Medicine, Marseilles, - - 215 
Explosion produced by the combustion of Potassium, - - 221 
On a new kind of Adulteration^of the Muriatic Acid of Commerce. 
By Dr. A. Vogel, Jun., 222 
