668  Index.  {Amv™.%¥rm' 
Unguentum  hydrargyri  oxidi,  cause  and  prevention  of  lumpiness,  ....  541 
myrrhae,  preparation  and  use,   523 
rubrum  sulfuris,  formula  for,    .   189 
Urea,  estimation  of,   614 
Urine,  examination  for  sugar,   140 
icteric,  examination  for  albumin,   316 
Vaccinium  Vitis-idsea,  use  in  rheumatism,   515 
Valeriana  officinalis,  constituents  of  root,                                         ...  523 
Vanilla  planifolia,  comparison  with  another  species  of  vanilla,   171 
plant,  epiphytic  character  of,   554 
Vanillas,  commercial,  characters  and  consumption  of  (Beringer),  ....  289 
Varnishes,  skin,  medicated,   199 
Vaselin,  estimation  of  fats  in,   27 
salol,  formula  and  use,                                                                     .  521 
Vasey,  S.  A.  and  C.  W.  Heaton.    Analysis  of  peptone,   153 
Veratrine,  test  for,   375 
Veratrum  album,  from  different  localities,  quality,   250 
Verbena  urticsefolia,  chemical  examination  of  root  (McFarland),  ....  401 
Vignon,  L.  and  P.  Sisley,    Nitrated  silk,   5S6 
Vine,  coloring  matters  of  (Gautier)   626 
Vitali,  D.    Reactions  of  hydrastine  and  other  alkaloids,   414 
Vitis  vinifera,  constituents  of  leaves   470 
Vogel,  J.  H.    Estimation  of  sugar  and  tannin  in  wines,   95 
Wanklyn,  J.  A.    General  law  applicable  to  gases  and  liquids,    236 
Warburg,  Dr.    The  useful  varieties  of  nutmegs,   435 
Wash,  tooth,  antiseptic,  formula  for,   464 
formula  for,   464 
Water,  action  on  glass  (Mylius  and  Forrester),   472 
chlorine,  assay  of,   307 
mint,  distilled,  colored  vegetation  in,   57! 
potable,  presence  and  estimation  of  organic  matter  (Young),    ....  471 
tar,  distilled,  medicinal  use,   -  365 
Waters,  distilled  medicinal,  coloring  matter  in,   470 
mineral,  of  Japan,  analysis  of,    518 
Wax,  tooth,  formula  for,   464 
Waxes,  Italian  yellow,  results  of  analysis  (Camilla),   196 
White,  E.    Thyroid  extract :  its  preparation,   634 
Wines,  estimation  of  sugar  and  tannin  in  (Vogel),    95 
Winter  and  Hayens.    Chemistry  of  digestion  and  of  gastric  juice,  .  ...  241 
Winterstein,  E.    Vegetable  amyloid,   483 
Woodman,  D.    Denitration  of  pyroxylin,    481 
Wool,  method  for  distinguishing  vegetable  fibres  in,    316 
Wy aft,  Harold,  Jr.    Solutions  of  medicinal  resins,   633 
Xanthine,  physiological  action  of,                                                       .  .  231 
Xanthoxylum,  development  of  corky  spines   525 
Young,  W.  C.    Presence  and  estimation  of  organic  matters  in  water,    .  .  471 
Zinc,  action  of  nitric  acid  on,  .  .  .%  .-   618 
valerianate,  characters  of  commercial,   54° 
Zuco,  F.  Marino.    Alkaloid  from  chrysanthemum  flowers,   163 
