Calendar: 1859-1860 Page 481

482 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT electricity Describe some of the methods of detecting very feeble amounts of Electricity Explain the action of the cylinder electrical machine Apply Faraday's theory of induction to the explanation of the action of Ley den jar during the process of charging IV -Ciirmtsitrg What are the principal constituents of the atmosphere In what proportions do they occur How is the analysis of the air conducted What are the leading properties of Oxygen How is it obtained Explain the action of Oxygen in the burning of candle What are the principal chemical changes of the air during the act of respiration State the average amount of air con- sumed by each person in twenty-four hours How is the ventilation of room best effected Mention the principal natural sources of Carbonic Acid What precautions should be taken before venturing to aid persons suffocated by it in pits or wells How is Carbonic Acid procured for experiment State the mode of accurately determining its composition What compound does Sulphur form with Hydrogen How is it procured Give its properties State its natural sources and the mode of removing it from the air in confined space Mention the characters by which the purity of Mercury is ascertained How is the metal extracted Describe its com- pounds with Oxygen and with Chlorine Give the tests for Iron Lead Copper and Lime Describe the mode of obtaining pure Nitrate of Silver from silver coin