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330 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT HI -Ci fnu$tn What 13 the general process for determining the ultimate composition of an organic substance State the general characters of Starch its composition and the tests which distinguish it How is it convertible into Sugar Show the relation in composition between Starch and the Sugar it furnishes How is Oxalic Acid obtained Give its properties and the mode of distinguishing it from other organic acids Enumerate the vegetable acids of most frequent occurrence and give their composition Mention the principal constituents of Opium Give the preparation and properties of the three most important of them What are the most important animal principles which contain Nitrogen How may they best be chemically distin- guished from each other What relation is there between Benzoic Acid Hippuric Acid and Glycocoll What are the leading chemical constituents of the blood State the method by which you would examine this fluid for Urea What are the principal constituents of the Bile how is its presence in the urine ascertained 10 Enumerate the principal varieties of Urinary Calculi and give the methods of recognizing them 11 State what is meant by the circular polarization of light Mention any organic substances that produce left-handed po- jarization 12 Explain the difference between simple and compound Voltaic circuit and the cases in which the latter is required 13 Describe the construction of cell of Grove's battery 14 What is the influence of an electric current upon mag- netic needle Show how it has been applied to the detection and measurement of Voltaic action3 15 Describe the method of searching for Hydrocyanic Acid in the contents of the stomach