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10.  Name  the  officinal  Gums,  and  the  plants  from  which  they  are  derived  5  state 
how  they  are  produced  in  the  plants,  how  obtained,  and  how  they  differ  from  each 
other  chemically  and  in  solubility. 
QUESTIONS  IN  PHARMACY,  BY  PROF.  JOSEPH  P.  REMINGTON. 
1.  Name  the  Units  of  Length,  Weight  and  Capacity  of  the  French  Metrical  Sys- 
tem, and  state  how  each  one  was  obtained. 
2.  What  is  meant  by  the  term  Specific  Gratuity  F  Name  the  most  accurate  in- 
strument for  taking  the  specific  gravity  of  liquids,  and  state  how  you  would  take 
specific  gravity  of  substances  soluble  in  water. 
3.  Define  the  process  of  E'vaporation,  and  give  the  conditions  which  favor  it. 
Describe  separately  a  sand,  steam  and  water  bath,  and,  in  the  following  operations, 
state  which  means  of  applying  heat  would  be  most  properly  used  :  Preparation  of 
Oleum  ^thereum,  Ferri  et  QuinicC  Citras,  Manufacture  of  Glycerin  from  Fats. 
4.  How  is  Aether  Fortior  prepared  ?  What  is  its  specific  gravity,  and  what  are 
the  best  tests  of  its  purity? 
5.  What  is  a  Fluid  Extract,  and  what  advantages  are  possessed  by  this  class  of 
preparations  ?  Give  the  general  formula  in  the  "  U,  S.  Pharmacopoeia,"  and  why  is 
the  addition  of  an  acid  made  to  some  of  the  Fluid  Extracts. 
6.  Define  Opium  as  it  appears  in  the  list  of  the  "  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia."  Why  is 
Powdered  Opium  directed  in  making  the  officinal  preparations,  and  what  is  the 
usual  loss  in  powdering  the  drug  ? 
7.  Give  the  outline  of  the  "  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia"  process  for  preparing  ^inia- 
Sulphas.    Give  its  chemical  composition,  and  one  of  the  best  tests  for  recognizing  it. 
8.  How  do  you  prepare,  by  the  "  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia," 
Pilul<£  Rhei  Gomposita  ? 
Vinum  Ergota  ? 
Tinctura  Veratri  Viridis? 
Emplastrum  Picis  Burgundica;  F 
Unguentum  Veratriaf  F 
9.  What  is  a  Glucoside  F  Give  a  method  for  preparing  Acidiun  Tannicum,  and 
how  may  it  be  distinguished  from  Acidum  Gallicum  ? 
10.  What  are  the  ingredients  in  the  officinal  formula  for 
Extractum  Colocynthidis  Compositum  F 
Confectio  Opii  F 
Pilula  Cathartics  Composit^e  F 
Ceratum  F 
Charta  Sinapis  F 
CmESTIONS   BY  THE    EXAMINING  COMMITTEE. 
1.  Give  the  locality,  natural  order  and  name  of  the  tree  vyhich  furnishes  Lignum 
Vita;  also,  a  description  and  officinal  name  of  the  wood.  Does  the  wood  yield 
another  article  used  in  medicine?  Give  Its  officinal  name;  describe  it  5  the  adulter- 
ations that  may  be  practiced,  and  how  to  detect  them. 
2.  Give  the  botanical  name,  natural  order  and  locality  of  the  tree  from  which 
'Turpentine  Is  derived.  Describe  the  process  by  which  it  is  obtained.  What  two 
officinal  products  are  obtained  from  it,  and  how  are  they  prepared? 
3.  State  why  Nitric  Acid  Is  used  In  the  preparation  of  Solution  of  Chloride  of  Iron  y 
