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detection in beer, 88, 859 ; glucose. 
88, 406 — influence upon termenta- 
tion and ferments, 88, 26 — solubili- 
ties, 87, 624 — as substitute for sug:ar, 
89, 104, 87, 350, 88, 100, 181— 
tests, 88, 399. 
SACHET d'heliotrope, 83, 102. 
SAFFRON, adulterations (baryta, 
chalk, gypsum, glucose, dye), 81, 
308, 82, 14, 84, 328, 90, 85, (car- 
thamus), 82, 133,80, 111, (poppv), 
82, 133,(calendula), 83, 177, (grass, 
etc., dyed), 81, 37, 88, 288, 89, 
261, 607, 635 90, 51, 525, (review), 
85, 491, 87, 155— ash, 90, 342— 
commercial Spanish (Maisch), 85, 
487 — constituents, 85, 129 — substi- 
tutes for coloring matter, 88, 288 — 
growth in Kashmir, 81, 471 — pure, 
from Lancaster, Pa., 81, 88; Leba- 
non (Pa.), 80, 362 — uses in the 
pharmacopceia, 81, 36. 
— BITTER, properties, 85, 130. 
SAFRANIN as reagent for glucose, 
88, 613. 
SAFROL, distribution, 87, 414— 
characters, 88, 309 — products of 
oxidation, 90, 96. 
SAGE, Colorado mountain. See 
Artemisia frigida. 
— Hottentot. See Salvia africana. 
SAGITTARIA sagitt.efolia, uses, 
80, 76. 
SAL alembroth for dressing, 80, 
631. 
— Carolinum factitium. Ph. Germ., 
83, 130. 
— PEi'Ticus (Prosser James), 80, 426. 
SALICIN, color tests, 81, 284 -effects 
of heat, 81, 172-solubility, 82, 21 
—decotn position by heating in gly- 
cerin, 82, 23— dose, 88, 546. 
SALICYLAGE, injurious eflects, 84, 
121 
SALICYLIC aldehyde, antiseptic 
and antizvmotic, 82, 16. 
SALIPYRINE, preparation and prop- 
erties, 90, 402. 
SALIVA, chemistry, 89, 569— dias- 
tatic acri(m, 80, 438, 87, 255— 
venom, 82 , 224— action on calomel 
in iodoform poisoning 90, 336. 
S ALIX nigricans, constituent of galls, 
82 , 452. 
SALOL, action, 80, 380, 521, 552, 88, 
365 — liqueties with camphor, 89, 
136— use in dysentery and diarrhoea, 
89, 410— properties, 87, 568— pre- 
parations, 87, 556 — source, 88, 365 
— use in rheumatism and neuralgia, 
87, 384 ; in sciatica, 87, 463 — solu- 
I bility in copaiba, paraflBn and oils, 
I 90, 133. 
! S A LSOLA PffiTiDA, Afghanistan, yields 
! manna, 87, 45. 
SALT (sodium chloride), deliques- 
cence prevented, 88, 530 — effects 
on digestion, 80, 152 — uses in mi- 
graine, 88, 180 — action on calomel, 
89, 123 — manufacture in Ohio and 
West Virginia, 81, 585 — for the 
manufacture of sodium carbonate 
and chlorine, 90, 301. 
— codfish, therapeutic value, 88, 99. 
— digestive (Prosser James), 80, 426. 
— SORREL. See Potassium oxalate. 
SALTS, volume and spec, gravity in 
i solution, 81, 145 — excipient for 
deliquescent salts in pills, 85, 595. 
— haloid, thermochemistry, 84,414. 
— itydrated, melting point and solu- 
bility, 84, 512. 
— NEUTRAL, relative absorption by 
the stomach, 84, 197. 
SALUFER. See Sodium silicopluo- 
RIDE. 
SALVE PENCILS. See Pencils. 
SALVIA AFRICANA, use of leaves, 90, 
474. 
— CHiA and allied species (Maisch), 
82, 229— (Flowers), 82, 227. 
— CHiA, 82 , 227. 231, 85, 506. 
— COLUMBARIA, description and habi- 
tat, 82 , 234, 585. 
— GRANDiFi ORA, substitute for marjo- 
ram, 80, 23. 
— iiisPANicA, description and habitat, 
82, 230, 231, 585. 
i — PATENS, desnription, 82, 261. 
— POBLANA, Lippia calltcarpisefolia, 
85, 334. 
— POLYSTACHYA, dcscription, 82, 261, 
585. 
— SPECIES, used in Mexico, 80, 76. 
SA MADERA indica, contains quas- 
siin, 85, 575. 
! SAMATITO, Ficus complicata, 80, 
; 76. 
I SAMBUCUS canadensis, constitu- 
ents of bark, 81, 392 ; of fruit, 81, 
553. 
I — MEXICAN a, uses, 80, 122. 
j — NIGRA, bark, diuretic, 90, 597. 
SAMPSON SNAKE ROOT, Gentiaua 
! oi-liroleuca, uses in the South, 85, 
I 91. 
SAM-SHU (Chinese liquor), analysis, 
1 80, 94. 
I SANDAL WOOD, Australian, origin, 
I 80, 257, 89, 623. 
— Indian, histology, 80, 296 — origin, 
! 80, 254. 
