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TRANSACTIONS.

VOLUME VI.

1846-7.

EDITED BY

JACOB BELL.

LONDON:

JOHN CHURCHILL,

PRINCES STREET, SOHO;

MACLACHLAN & STEWART, EDINBURGH; AND FANNIN & Co., DUBLIN.

C. WHITING, BEAUFORT HOUSE, STRAND.

CONTENTS.

VOL. VI.-1847.

No. I.

Progress of the Proposed Pharmaceutical Bill, 1-The Sale of Medicines

by Unqualified Persons, 3-The Danger of Quackery, 5-The Royal

College of Chemistry, 6.

Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society: Lecture on Crystallography.

C. Brooks, Esq., M.B., 7-Election of the President and other

Officers, 10-Pharmaceutical Meeting, 11-The Rhizophora Mangle.

W. Hamilton, M.B., 11-Tests of the Purity of Balsam of Copaiba.

Mr. Redwood, 13-Distribution of Prizes, 18-Questions in Che-

mistry, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy, 19-Deputation to the

College of Physicians, 21-List of Members, Associates, and Ap-

prentices, 22.

Original and Extracted Articles: On the Echites Suberecta. W. Hamilton,

M.B., 23-On the Maranta Arundinacea. Ibid, 25-Impurity in Com-

mercial Aqua Ammonia. Dr. Maclagan, 29-Amorphous Quinine.

Baron Liebig, 30-Water Cresses, 34-Starch, Arrowroot, and Sago.

M. Mayet, 37-On the Action of Sugar on Tartaric Acid. M. Vogel,

41-Decomposition in Ginger Beer. Dr. Tilley and Dr. Maclagan, 42-

On the Disgorgement of Leeches, 44-Defence of the Associates against

the Charge of Apathy, 45-The Sale of Medicines by Hucksters, 46-

Notices of Books received, 46-Correspondents, 48.

No. II.

Delay in the Publication of the Proposed Pharmaceutical Bill, 49-Threat-

ened Excise Infliction on Chemists, 50-Pharmaceutical Quackery, 51-

Amorphous Quinine, 55.

Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Society: Lecture on Prussic Acid.

Thomas Griffiths, Esq., 57-Pharmaceutical Meeting, 60-A New

Variety of Gamboge. R. Christison, M.D., F.R.S., 60-Chinese

Vegetable Wax. Andrew Ure, M.D., F.R.S., 69-Extract of Indian

Hemp. Andrew Robertson, Esq., 70-On Syrupus Croci. Mr. C.

Cracknell, 72-Scientific Committee, 73-Queries respecting the

Cultivation of English Rhubarb, 73-Answers to Queries from

Banbury. Mr. W. Bigg, 74-Note on Banbury Rhubarb.
Dr.

Pereira, F.R.8., 76-List of Members and Associates continued, 78.

Original and Extracted Articles: Properties of some of the Species of Cleome.
W. Hamilton, M.B., 79-Capparis Cynophallophora. Ibid, 81-On Pig-
ments (Blue). Dr. J. A. Stockhardt, 82-Varieties and Clarification of
Honey. Otto Köhnke, 86-Improved Pneumatic Enema, 88-The Resin
of the Xanthoroa Hastilis. John Stenhouse, Esq., Ph. D., 88-The