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Thompson's Emulsion of Linseed 

 Oil.— M.' P., New York.— The "Stand- 

 ard Formulary"' gives the following rec- 

 ipe for the preparation named above : 



Linseed oil 4 ounces 



Oil of wintergreen Yi dram 



Oil of cinnamon ' Yz " 



Powdered acacia 2 ounces 



Water 6>4 " 



Syrup 3 



Glycerin i>^ " 



Diluted hydrocyanic acid.... 45 minims 



Triturate the mixed oils with the 

 acacia, add three ounces of water and 

 triturate until emulsified. Then add the 

 syrup, the glycerin and the hydrocyanic 

 acid, and lastly the balance of the water. 



lodoformized Ether. — L. C, New 



York. — We suspect that what is desired 

 is piguientiim iodofonni. This, accord- 

 ing to Squires "Companion to the Brit- 

 ish Pharmacopoeia" is prepared by dis- 

 solving one part of iodoform in eight 

 parts of ether. 



The Composition of Proprietary 

 Preparations. — A number of queries to 

 the composition of proprietary remedies 

 have been answered by telephone during 

 the past month, by reporting analyses 

 published by chemists in various bureaus 

 devoted to such work. For various rea- 

 sons, at this time we will not print the 

 answers to such queries, but will refer 

 our readers to the two publications of 

 the American Medical Association, "The 

 Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary 

 Medicines" and "Nostrums and Quack- 

 ery" as well as to the Bulletins of the 

 food and drug departments of the States 

 of Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana and North 

 Dakota, all of which we have in the 

 library. 



Sodium Hydroxide Solution. — S. M. 

 P.. New York, has a recipe calling 

 for "solution of sodium hydroxide 27°" 

 and wishes to know what the NaOH 

 strength of such a solution would be. 

 Using the well known factor of conver- 

 sion of Baume degrees into specific 

 gravity: -145 f (145 - °B), we find 

 that 27° B. means that the specific grav- 

 ity is 1.23 and turning to Gerlach's table 

 for solution of soda found in the United 

 States Pharmacopoeia for 1890 (page 

 547), we find that specific gravity 1.23 

 means a 20 to 21% solution of soda. 



Analgesino. — L. A. C, New York. — 



This is the Spanish name for antipyrine. 



Names of Manufacturers. — We glad- 

 ly furnish our querists with information 

 concerning the manufacturers of goods 

 handled by the drug trade, but for 

 obvious reasons, such answers are not 

 published in this department. 



Viscum Album. — E. J. W., New 

 York. — According to the Real Encyklo- 

 paedie der Gesamten Pharmazie, Viscum 

 album, is the botanical name of the mis- 

 tletoe, the fruit of which contains an ex- 

 ceedingly sticky material, viscin, used to 

 some extent for catching small birds. 

 The leaves and twigs are supposed to 

 be of service as a nervine. 



Legal Queries. — During the month, 

 we have answered a number of queries j 

 relating to pharmacy laws, local, state, 

 and national, emphasizing each time that 

 the information given was merely the 

 personal opinion of a layman. For this 

 reason we do not print such answers, 

 since in serious legal matters a lawyer 

 should be consulted. 



