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Examination  Questions. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  18f>5. 
The  specimens  in  each  section  were  as  follows: 
First  Section. 
Second  Section. 
Pyrethrum. 
Gaultheria. 
Third  Section. 
Podophyllum. 
Buchu. 
Tulip. 
Root:  Taraxacum. 
I/eaf:  Uva  Ursi. 
Flower:  Azalea. 
Fruit:  Illicium. 
Viola  Tricolor. 
Poppy  Capsule. 
Cardamom. 
Pepo. 
Seed:  Amygdala  Amar. 
Castor  Bean. 
Senior  Examination. — The  examination  of  the  senior  class  for  the  degree 
of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  commenced  with  that  in  Operative  Pharmacy  on 
Saturday,  March  23d.  On  Monday,  the  25th,  the  one  on  Analytical  Chemistry 
was  held,  followed  by  the  written  examinations  in  the  other  branches.  The 
following  are  the  questions  : 
A — Opium.  (1)  Can  the  value  of  opium  be  judged  by  its  physical  proper- 
ties ?  (2)  What  reliable  methods  are  employed  to  ascertain  its  value  ?  (3)  What 
is  the  average  difference  in  strength  between  opium  and  powdered  opium  ?  (4) 
In  what  proportions  may  four  quantities  of  powdered  opium  containing  respec- 
tively 7,  8,  16  and  18  per  cent,  of  morphine,  be  mixed  so  that  the  mixture  shall 
contain  14  per  cent,  of  morphine  ? 
B — Give  the  synonym,  unabbreviated  official  or  Latin  name,  ingredients, 
brief  outline  of  process,  and  describe  the  appearance  of:  (1)  Mitigated  caustic. 
(2)  Yellow  mercurous  iodide.  (3)  Milk  of  asafcetida.  (4)  Hoffmann's  ano- 
dyne. (5)  Spirit  of  glonoin.  (6)  Chloroform  liniment.  (7)  Tincture  of 
strophanthus.    (8)  Elixir  of  vitriol. 
C — Give  the  official  name,  English  name,  ingredients,  brief  outline  of  pro. 
cess,  and  describe  the  appearance  of :  (1)  Liquor  magnesii  citratis.  (2)  Syru- 
pus  picis  liquidae.  (3)  Spiritus  ammoniae  aromaticus.  (4)  Syrupus  rhei.  (5) 
Tinctura  veratri  viridis.  (6)  Pilulse  ferri  carbonatis.  (7)  Unguentum  iodi. 
(8)  Emplastrum  ammoniaci  cum  hydrargyro. 
D — (1)  How  is  salicylic  acid  made  ?  (2)  What  is  the  principal  objection  to 
prescribing  it  in  simple  aqueous  solution  ?  (3)  Name  three  official  salts  of  the 
acid.  (4)  What  official  liquid  is  made  from  the  acid?  (5)  Describe  the 
physical  properties  of  this  liquid.  (6)  Give  the  official  name  of  the  salicylic 
ether  of  phenol.  (7)  Describe  its  appearance  and  physical  properties.  (8) 
What  are  its  medical  properties  ?  (9)  What  is  its  dose  ?  ( 10)  How  is  it  usually 
administered  ? 
E—~ (1)  How  is  turpentine  obtained  ?  (2)  Describe  its  appearance.  (3)  What 
commercial  products  are  obtained  by  distilling  it  ?  (4)  What  products  are  ob- 
tained by  distilling  the  results  of  the  distillation  ?  (5)  What  is  terebene  ?  (6) 
How  is  it  made  ?    (7)  What  is  its  dose  ?    (8)  How  is  it  best  administered  ? 
F—{\)  How  is  aloe  purificata  made?  (2)  Name  seven  official  preparations 
(giving  full  official  titles)  into  which  it  enters.  (3)  What  is  the  active  principle 
of  each  official  aloes  ?  (4)  How  may  they  be  distinguished  from  each  other  by 
a  chemical  test  ? 
G — (1)  In  compounding  prescriptions,  state  under  what  circumstances  it  is 
advantageous  to  aid  the  solution  of  a  solid  by  heating  it  with  the  solvent.  (2 
State  when  it  is  proper  to  filter  a  prescribed  liquid  preparation,  and  explain 
why,  for  certain  reasons,  filtration  sometimes  should  not  be  resorted  to.  (3) 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PHARMACY. 
