Decennial Index, 1881 — 1890. 
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LEUCANTHA B. TETRAGONA, USeS in 
Mexico, 86, 124. 
BIGNONIA CAROBA (Copaia) constitu- 
ents, 82, 135. 
— - NODOSA — B. PUEGAXs properties of 
leaves and root, 82, 136. 
BILE, acids, behavior with gelatin 
and gelatin peptones, 86, 29 — 
action of hydrochloric acid and 
ether, 82, 599— chemistry, 82, 
517, 90, 525 — detection in urine, 
85, 409. 90, bl4— influence of 
calomel, 87, 444. 
BIXITROCREOSOL and other colors 
to replace sartVon, 88, 288. 
BIRCHTAli. See oil rusci. 
BISCUIT, for adulterating spices, 90, 
276. 
BISi^IUTII, breath, 84, 177— prepara- 
tions, commercial, 82 , 526 — fluo- 
rescence of preparations, 87, 615 — 
reaction with cinchonine and po- 
tassium iodide, 89, 82 — salts, 
amount of arsenic, 88, 5j:8. 
— CITRATE, preparation, 86, 175, 237. 
— IODIDE, preparation and properties, 
88, 253. 
— ^ OXIDE, behavior to ozone, 82, 618. 
— DXYioDiDE, comparison of pro- 
cesses (Greene), 89, 161 — prepara- 
tion : (England), 87, 9, 49 ; (Fletch- 
er and Cooper), 82, 535 ; (Mayo), 
86, 590; (Moerck), 87, 117, 158, 
273 ; 89, 23(i ; (Reynolds), 86, 599; 
(Rother), 87,390-analvsis ( Greene), 
89, 164— pure (Moerck), 88, 388. 
— and PEPSIN, stable solution, 84, 
353— with SODIUM TARTRATE (Rother), 
85, 417. 
— PEPTONATE, preparation, 85, 239. 
— and POTASSIUM citrate, 87, 536. 
— and POTASSIUM iodide, as reagent 
for alkaloids (Mangini), 82, 358, 
490. 
— SALICYLATE, preparation (Rother), 
84, 320 ; (Wolff), 83, 554— proper- 
ties, 86, 433. 555 — administration 
and use, 86, 429. 
— SODIUM ciTRo-PYROBORATE, prepara- 
tion, 84, 318. 
— 8UBCARB0NATE, composition, 88, 
:;87. 
— suBNiTRATE, commercial, 86, 592 — 
composition, 88, 385 ; (prepared 
with ammonia) 88, 445 — as a 
dressing, 84, 598, 87, 156— muci- 
lage not suitable for mixtures, 88, 
247 — combined with pepsin, 86, 
539 — properties difi'er according to 
method of preparation, 82 , 593. 
BETTERS, action, 87, 429. 
j BITTER ROOT, Lewisia rediviva, 
constituents, 89, 4. 
BITTER, PRINCIPLES, present in 
plants, 90, 552. 
I BIXA oRELLANA, use in Mexico, 85, 
; 233 — preparation of annatto 86, 
153. See also Annatto. 
BLACKBERRY. See rubus villosus. 
— BRANDY, formulas, 89, 467. 
BLACKBOARD, (oating, 82,64. 
BLACK DRINK, of the Southern 
Indians, 85, 389. 
BLACKING, NUBIAN, preparation, 87, 
i 71. 
1 — SHOE, 83, 103, 85, 174 — impervi- 
j ous, 87, 128. 
BLATTA orientalis, chemistry, 90, 
580. 
BLEACHING I^IQUIDS, various, 86, 
344, 87, 71. 
— action on ink, 88 , 422. 
BLETTIA campanulata — B. coccinea, 
uses in Mexico, 85, 506. 
BLISTERS, caution in the use, 87, 
540. 
; BLISTERING flies, false, Chinese, 
(Huechvs). 87, 428— African (Myla- 
I bris), 87, 521, 578. 
— liquid (Bonij, 88, 455, 615. 
i BLITUM Bonus- Henricus, use in 
I Mexico, 85, 603. 
I BLOOD, coagulation, retarded by 
I leeches, 86, 272 — desiccated in 
! debility, 81,477 — detection in urine, 
85, 503 — contains peptones, 87, 
252 — stains, examination (hsetnin 
crystals), 82, 286: (Filippi), 83, 89. 
j BLUE, recognition [indigo, Prussian, 
Saxon, logwood, ultramarine], 83, 
j 140, 141. 
I — PRUSSIAN, soluble, preparation, 89, 
I 429. 
I BLUE GRASS, Chrysopsis graminifo- 
lia, use in the South, 85, 91. 
BLUM E A LACERA, oil, 84, 377. 
BOARD OF PHARMACY. See Pharm- 
acy. 
BOCCONIA FRUTEscENs, use in Mexi- 
co, 85, 385. 
BOEHMERIA nivea, fibres, miero- 
i scopicallv, 84, 222. 
I BOETTGER'S test, 81, 575. 
BOIS PIQUANT. See Xanthoxylum 
CARIBiEUM. 
BOLDOA fragrans, glucoside, 84, 
5H0— use in Mexico, 85, 385. 
BOLDOGLUCIN, preparation and 
properties, 87, 77. 
BOLETUS iGNiARius, use in Mexico, 
85, 234. 
— LARICIS, See ACJARICUS ALBUS. 
