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satisfy  myself  by  experiment  that  I  had  taken  a  correct  view.  Accord- 
ingly, on  the  4th  of  November,  1874,  four  samples  of  acet.  scillae 
were  put  into  separate  four  ounce  vials,  and  tightly  corked. 
No.  I  same  as  B.  P.,  but  no  spirit. 
"    2         "  "  but  contained  spirit. 
"    3         "  "  no  spirit. 
"    4         "  "  contained  spirit. 
Nos.  I  and  2  were  placed  on  the  inside  sill  of  a  window  with  a 
western  aspect.  These  were  exposed  during  the  winter  to  a  temper- 
ature of  from  about  28°  to  65°,  and  in  summer  the  direct  rays  of  an 
afternoon  sun  would  sometimes  raise  the  atmosphere  around  them  to 
about  90°,  or  possibly  95°,  Fahrenheit.  Nos.  3  and  4  were  placed  on 
a  shelf  near  a  stove  ;  and  here  the  temperature  was  pretty  equable, 
ranging  about  70°,  and  sometimes  in  summer  going  a  little  over  80°. 
When  put  in  their  respective  positions,  the  four  samples  had  the  fol- 
lowing appearance.  All  had  been  filtered  through  paper,  and  had  the 
odor  peculiar  to  acet.  scillae. 
No.  I  was  perfectly  clear. 
"     2    "    a  little  cloudy. 
"    3     "    perfectly  clear. 
"    4  a  little  cloudy. 
It  is  quite  certain  that  spirit  does  not  improve  the  appearance  of  this 
preparation  when  freshly  made,  since  Nos.  i  and  3,  containing  no  spirit, 
were  clear  and  bright,  whilst  Nos.  2  and  4,  containing  spirit,  were 
cloudy. 
On  November  i6ththe  samples  were  again  examined,  and  presented 
the  following  appearance  ; 
No.  T  clear,  no  sediment. 
"    2  cloudy,  slight  sediment. 
"    3  clear,  no  sediment. 
"    4  very  cloudy,  heavy  sediment. 
Another  examination  was  made  December  3d,  with  the  following 
result : 
No.  I  clear,  no  sediment. 
"    2  clear,  slight  sediment. 
"    3  clear,  no  sediment. 
"    4  clear,  heavy  sediment, 
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