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University of Illinois.

THIED YEAB.

Frst Term.—Same as in Chemical course. Second Term.—Isolation and quantitative estimation of active proximate principles of vegetable drugs—oils, resins, gums, alkaloids, glucosides, etc. Third Term.—Materia Medica. Reading and compounding prescriptions. Preparation and valuation of tinctures and extracts. Examination of commercial organic drugs.

FOUBTH I E A B .

First Term.—Analysis of urine, normal and pathological. Mineral waters. Examination of alcoholic liquors. Second Term.—Toxicology, Micro-chemistry of Poisons. Separation of poisons from organic mixtures. Third Term.—Original researches. Thesis. COURSE IS AGRICULTUBE CHEMISTRY.

Arranged for students desiring to make a specialty of this branch.

FIBST YEAB.

Same as in Chemical course.

SECOND TEAB.

First Term.—Quantitative analysis or barium chloride, magnesium sulphate, ammonium sulphate, calcium sulphate, dolomite, bone ash, kainit, feldspar. Second Term.—Analysis of ashes of plants, soi1, mineral water. Third Term.—Analysis of commercial fertilizers, manures and mineral used for manures, apatite, phosphates, guanos, nitrates.

THIBD YEAB.

First Term.—Proximate analysis of farm products and cattle foods: corn, wheat, potatoes, hay, oil-cakes, etc. Second Term.—Analysis of milk, butter, cheese. Analysis of sugars by polariecope and by titration. Examination of alcoholic liquors. Third Term.—Original researches. COURSE IN AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY.

Especially arranged for students in the School of Agriculture.

FIBST YEAB.

Same as in Chemical course.

SECOND YEAB.

First Term.—Same as in Chemical course. Second Term. Analysis of soil, ashes of plants, commercial fertilizers, manures, and materials employed in their production apatite, phosphates, guanos, animal matters, ammonia salts, nitrates, and marls. Third Term.—Analysis of corn, wheat, hay, milk, butter, and cheese.