Calendar: 1869-1870 Page 543

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 545 What is the usual method of obtaining ethyl iodide Dis- tinguish between simple mixed and compound ether giving examples of the formation of each Describe formic acid and the mode of obtaining it from oxalic acid and by synthesis Give the general formula of the group of acids to which it belongs and state their relations to the alcohols To what group of acids does the succinic belong Describe the principal modes of obtaining it and show its relation to malic and tartaric acids Point out the general relations of ordinary alcohol glycol and glycerin to each other How may glycerin be obtained What is tbe constitution of an ordinary fat Describe the changes which occur when it is converted into soap What changes occur in the formation from the almond of essence of bitter almond oil Explain its connexion with benzoic acid and benzoic alcohol Show how it may be made to furnish these compounds By what means may benzoic acid be recognised -iMatena iHrttca Give an account of benzoinum and of the acid obtained from it State their therapeutic values Compare iodide and bromide of potassium as far as their physiological actions and therapeutic effects are concerned State and explain the process for making strychnia Describe the alkaloid VI -Botany Describe the three kinds of woody tissue found in plants Define the following cell-hair-gland-prickle-spine- stomate-rhizome-corm-bulb-tuber-Iigule-and pbyllode Give summary of the distinctive characters of the leaves of acotyledonous nionocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants Μ Μ