THE

AMERICAN

JOURNAL OF PHARMACY,

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE

PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.

EDITED BY

JOSEPH CARSON, M. D.

Professor of Materia Medica in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,

ASSISTED BY A PUBLISHING COMMITTEE,

CONSISTING OF CHARLES ELLIS, AMBROSE SMITH, THOMAS P. JAMES,

AND

PROFESSORS BRIDGES AND PROCTER.

NEW SERIES, VOL. XII.

CALIFORNIA

PHILADELPHIA:

MERRIHEW AND THOMPSON, PRINTERS,

No. 7 Carter's Alley.

.....

CONTENTS.

Na, I.

Remarks on the Revision of the Pharmacopœia. By William Procter, Jr.

Observations on Phosphate of Ammonia. By Charles Ellis,

Pharmaceutical Notices. By Augustine Duhamel,

An Essay on Alcoholic Tinctures. By M. Jaques Personne,

An Essay on Lactucarium. By Emile Mouchon,

On the Moringa Pterygosperma or Oil of Ben Tree, and its Uses eco-

nomical and officinal. By William Hamilton, M. B.

On the Gum of the Rhus Metopium, and on the Aristolochia Odoratis-

sima, Trilobata, and Anguicida. By William Hamilton, M. B.

On Cochineal. By August Faber, Esq.

Note on Iridescent Silver. By Prof. John Brockelsby,

On Palm Sugar from India. By Mr. James Stevens,

1

10

16

21

32

41

43

54

On the Origin of Samovy Isinglass. By Dr. Pereira, F. R. S.

Examination of the Volatile Acids in Viburuum Opulus. By L. von

Monro,

Simple Method for Preparing the Pure Sulphate of Manganium from the

Native Peroxide. By Mr. Reuben Phillips,

On Potato Sugar. By Mr. John A. Spencer,

Medical Properties of the Fevillea Cordifolia. By W. Hamilton, M. D.,

Plymouth,

Notices of some rare kinds of Rhubarb which have recently appeared in

English Commerce. By Jonathan Pereira, M. D., F. R. S.

On the State of Pharmacy in Mexico,

Fallacy of Dr. Birkbeck Nevin's Test for ascertaining the Purity of

Disulphate of Quinine. By G. M. Mowbray,

No. II.

Address to the Graduates of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. By

Joseph Carson, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica and Pharmacy,

Analysis of a Concretion from a Horse's Stomach. By Charles M.

Wetherill and M. H. Boye, M. D.,

81

93

On American Bromine. By George W. Patrick,

Observations on a New Displacement Apparatus, Invented and Patented

by Chas. Augustus Smith, of Cincinnati. By William Procter, Jr. 98

An Essay on Alcoholic Tinctures. By M. Jaques Personne,

Further Notice respecting Siberian and Bucharian Rhubarbs, with some

remarks on Taschkent Rhubarb. By Jona. Pereira, M.D., F.R.S.

On the State of Pharmacy in Poland. By Franz Sokolowsky,

On the production of Valerianic Acid and a new substance from Caseine.

By Justus Liebig,

On Gutta Percha, a peculiar variety of Caoutchouc. By Douglass

Maclagan, M. D., F. R. S.

103

123

126

129

131

134 1

141

On the Medical and Economical Properties of the Anacardium Occi-
dentale, or Cashew-nut tree. By W. Hamilton, M. B.

On the Temperature of the water used in the preparation of Infusions.
By Mr. Thomas Greenish,

Minutes of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,

MISCELLANY,

No. III.

167

170

Observations on the fruit of Diospyros Virginiana. By Benj. R. Smith, 161

On, the Ethereal Extract of Cubebs. By William Procter, Jr.

Iodide of Iron obtained by double decomposition. Extracted from a

Memoir on Iodide of Iron. By M. Ch. Calloud,

Examination of Piper Angustifolium, or Matico. By Thos. S. Wiegand, 174

On the employment of Magnesia in the treatment of Poisoning by Arse-

nious Acid. By A. Bussy,

On Amorphous Quinine as it exists in the substance known in com.

merce as Quinoidine. By Baron Liebig,

Amorphous Quinine. By Dr. Natorrs,

179

181

189

195

New apparatus for extracting the colouring from Dye Woods. By M.

Iwan Schlumberger,

On the quantitative estimation of Bromine in Mineral Waters. By M.

Heine,

On an advantageous method of preparing Chromic acid, and on a pecu-

liar behaviour of this acid towards sulphuric acid. By Dr. P. A.

Bolley,

On the precipitation of different Organic and Inorganic substances by

animal Charcoal. By F. Weppen,

Animal Charcoal an Antidote to Poison,

On the action of bitter Almonds, the leaves of the Cherry-laurel, Peach

blossoms, and their distilled waters. On Essential oils, and Aro-

matic substances in general. By M. Maher,

Chemical Investigation of the Red Poppy, (Flor. Papav. Rhoad.) By

Leo Meier,

Chemical examination of the Inner Bark of the Elder Tree, (Sambu-

cus Nigra.) By H. Kramer,

Adulteration of Iodide of Potassium by means of the Bromide; the

means of determining the amount of the latter in the compound.

By M. Personne,

On the employment of the Oxalate of Alumina in the manufacture of

Cane and Beet-Root Sugar. By M. Mialhe,

New Process for the detection of Arsenic in Organic Mixtures. By H.

Letheby, M. B.

209

211

214 L

217

219

220

Method of extracting the Iodine and Bromine contained in the Salts

and Mother-liquor of Kelp Soda,

Observations on Myrrh, and on a method of distinguishing it from

Bdellium. By L. F. Bley and E. Diesel,

On the Employment of Essence of Turpentine as a Solvent for Caout-

chouc. By M. Bouchardat,

Patent granted to J. B. Gregson, Dunston, Durham, for improvements

in the manufacture of Epsom Salts and Carbonate of Lime, com-

monly called precipitated Chalk, parts of which improvements are

applicable to other purposes,