INDEX. 
lv 
Volatile acids in viburnum opulus, xviii. 
55 
" oil of copaiba, i. 117 
" " melaleuca, ix. 246 
" " mustard, viii. 259, xi. 9 
" *« " changed to oil 
ofgarlic,xvii. 
228 
" oils, ix. 83, 178 
<f <e mode of obtaining, in vege- 
table analysis, iii. 143 
Volatile oils, on the sulphates of, action 
of, xix. 303 
" " preparation of, v. 336 
" " specific gravity of, v. 59 
« " table of, i. 132 
Volatility of oxalic acid, 
iii. 139 
Vulcanization of India-rubber, xix. 
206 
Vulpuline, iv. 87 
w 
Water, action of, on cast iron pipes, vi. 
234 
" " leaden pipes, xxi. 
342 
<e chemical agency of, v. 170 
{< cherry laurel, ix. 212, xx. 228 
" chlorine, xvii. 238 
" extra soda, v. 292 
" joint, xxi. 123 
" lime, xiii. 93 
" of bitter almonds and cherry 
laurel, dis- 
tinction be- 
tween, xvii. 
79 
" * « distilled,xiii. 
349 
<c purification of, vii. 173 
Saratoga, iodine in, i. 160, 222 
solvent power of, xiii. 227 
temperature of, for infusions, 
xvii. 141 
" variations of the boiling point of, 
xvii. 74 
Waters and aqueous solutions, i. 58 
" distilled, iv. 203, viii. 217 
" " of the pharmacopoeia, 
xvii. 159 
<£ medicated, v. 110, viii. Ill 
sulphurous, analysis of, xiii. 83 
ii. 245 
iv. 351 
viii. 172 
Wax, adulteration of, 
" from the poplar, 
<e palm, 
red sealing, xx. 25 
(( solidification of copaiba by, xiii. 
288 
" vegetable, from Brazil, xvi. 151 
" " mode of bleaching,xiii. 
223 
" yellow, mode of bleaching, iii. 264 
Weeds, mannite in sea, xvi. 237 
Weights, i. 174 
" and measures, ii. Ill, 188 
Wheat, fecula from, ii. 46 
Wheat flour, test for Indian corn in, 
xxi. 183 
White cinnamon, xvi. 67 
" hellebore, tincture of, xviii. 112 
« hohl-glass, xxi. 302 
« lead, xiv. 66, 128 
» i( adulteration of, viii. 347 
« light for signals, viii. 85 
« sarsaparilla from Tampico, ix.206 
Whitening the hands, paste for, iv. 347 
Wild cherry bark, oil of, ix. 298 
" « « syrup of, xiv. 27, 
xvii. 162 
Willow bark, ii. 85, 249 
Wine, antimonial, iii. 202 
« lute for bottling, v. 172 
" of acetate of iron, xiv. 226 
et citrate of iron, xiv. 225 
(i colchicum, xix. 262 
ix. 291 
xiv. 227 
xiv. 224 
ergot, 
" iodide of iron, 
e< iron, 
" " BestuchefPs, xiv. 226 
<c quinquina, chalybeate, xiii. 73 
" vinegar, falsifications of, and tests, 
ix. 33 
Wines, adulteration of, xvi. 292 
" alcoholic strength of, xi. 302 
" ferruginous, xiv. 222 
Wintergreen, oil of, vi. 289 
Winter's bark, vii. 115, xix. 161 
« " and canella alba, ii. 246 
« " of Chili, xix. 81 
Wolfe's apparatus, substitute for, vii. 25 
Wood, sandal, vii. 280 
" spirit of, v. 347, xiii. 42 
Working up of caoutchouc, x. 262 
Wormwood, tincture of, xviii. 106 
Wourali poison, experiments with, xi. 
224 
Writing ink, Hunt's, viii. 172 
«.« on glass, xviii. 20 
Wrought and cast iron, method of solder- 
ing, 
xxi. 312 
