PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL

AND

TRANSACTIONS.

VOLUME XII.

1852-53.

EDITED BY

JACOB BELL.

LONDON:
JOHN CHURCHILL,

PRINCES STREET, SOHO;
MACLACHLAN & STEWART, EDINBURGH; AND FANNIN & Co., DUBLIN.

1853.

C. WHITING, BEAUFORT HOUSE, STRAND.

CONTENTS.

VOL. XII.-1853.

No. I.

The Origin and Progress of the Pharmacy Bill, 1-Thc Act for regulating the Quali-

fications of Pharmaceutical Chemists, 3.

Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society: Election of President, Vice-President,

Treasurer, and Honorary Members, 6—Board of Examiners in Scotland, 6.

Original and Extracted Articles: Chemical Constitution and Atomic Weight of the

Polarizing Crystals from Quinine. _Dr. W. B. Herapath, 6–Examination of Pavon's

Collection of Peruvian Barks in the British Museum (continued). Mr. J. E. Howard, 11-

Yellow Bark. M. R. Schwartz, 17—The Genuine-Quina Tree of Loxa. M. Caldas,

20—The Camphor-Tree of Sumatra. Dr. de Vriese, 22– The Manufacture of

Nitrate of Potash, 30—The Vulcanization of Indian-Rubber. M. Payen, 32—Cod-

Liver Oil. Dr. F. L. Winckler, 36-Edible Earths. M. Ehrenberg, 37—The

Enemies of the Medicinal Leech. Dr. Ebrard, 39—Preparation of Propylamine

from Ergotine. Dr. F. L. Winckler, 42—Preparation of Nitro-Prussiate of Soda.

M. E. Roussin, 44– The Assafætida Plant. M. F. Buhse, 44-New Method of

Effecting Crystallization. M. Payen, 44-Ginger Wine, 45—Chemical Society :

The Existence of Strontia in the Well-Waters of Bristol. Messrs. W. and T. J.

Herapath, 45—Method of Analysis of Chrome Ores and Chlorochromate of Soda.

Mr. Calvert, 45 - Isomeric Transformation of Fats. Mr. Duffy, 46–Qualitative

Separation of Arsenic, Tin, and Antimony. Mr. Ansell, 46-Eau Medicinale

d'Husson. Dr. Wallis, 46— Books Received, 47—Correspondents, 47.

No. II.

The Modus Operandi of the Pharmacy Act, 49—Pharmaceutical Education, 50—The

Progress of Pharmacy in America, 52—Pharmaceutical Convention of 1852, 53—

Pharmacy in Richmond, U.S., 55.

Transactions of the Pharmaceulical Society: Meeting of the General Committee, 56–

Special Mecting of the Council, 56-List of Members, &c., 56.

Original and Extracted Articles: Examination of Pavon's Collection of Peruvian

Barks in the British Museum (continued). Mr. J. E. Howard, 58—On Nag-Kassar.

M. Berthold Seemann, 62—Simaba Cedron, 63-Acetum Simabæ Cedronis, 63—

Cornus Mascula. Dr. X. Landerer, 63--Fallacy of the Chemical Theory of Caries

of the Teeth. J. L. Levison, Esq., 64— The Manufacture of Writing Inks, 65–

New Species of Amomum. Dr. Hooker (with a cut), 72-Stillingia Sebifera, or

Tallow-Tree, 73—Chinese Wax, or Insect Wax, 74-Sorbine. Saccharine Matter

from the Mountain Ash. M. Pelouse, 75—Transformation of Mannite into Sugar.

M. Lhermite, 77—The Preparation of Pure Barium Compounds. M. Wurtz, 77—

Ammoniacal Compounds of Cobalt. M. Claudet, 79-Preparation of Iodoform.

MM. Cornelis and Gille, 83—New Mode of Separating Phosphoric Acid. M. Alvaro

Reynoso, 84-Preparation of Pure Methyl-Alcohol. M. Wohler, 84-Examination

of Ointments containing Mercury. M. Bobierre, 85—Decomposition of Ammonia.

M. Bonfill, 85-Extracts from the Minutes of Evidence on the Pharmacy Bill, 86-

Obituary: Richard Hotham Pigeon, Esq., 91-M. Jean-Joseph Welter, 94—Dr.

Thomas Thomson, 95—Books Received, 95-Correspondents, 96.