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streams, with a total loss of organic ex- 

 tractives and chemicals. 



The manufacturer of sulphite pulp is 

 eager to be informed of a means of util- 

 izing the spent liquor that would obvi- 

 ate the present necessity of throwing it 

 into adjacent watercourses. Some man- 

 ufacturers save the liquor and make 

 alcohol from it by a process of fermen- 

 tation, but the profitable recovery of the 

 entire organic matter and the sulphur is 

 still an unsolved problem which might 

 be investigated to advantage by a 

 pharmaceutical chemist who would, per- 

 haps, approach it from a different angle 

 than the industrial chemist and succeed 

 in enriching the materia medica by get- 

 ting out of the liquor some hitherto un- 

 discovered organic compounds. 



R EGULATIONS FOR GERMA N 

 P HYSICIAN S. 



A number of interesting regulations 

 have been established, for its members, 

 by the IMunich Medical Society. These 

 regulations became necessary because of 

 the exigencies of the v.'ar. and among 

 them are the following: First: only 

 limited quantities of medicinal agents 

 should be prescribed or furnished at one 

 time, thus obviating the usual waste. 

 Second: perfumed soaps, cold cream, 

 hair tonics and hair washes, must not be 

 furnished. An exception is made in the 

 case of spirit of resorcin, which mav be 

 used in limited quantity. Third : all fixed 

 oils, such as olive and sesamum oils are 

 intended for internal use exclusively. 

 Their use in liniments, such as soap lini- 

 ment, chloroform liniment and ammonia 

 liniment, is strictly forbidden. Fourth: 

 a decree issued by the government in 



January, 1916, makes the use of lard as 

 an ointment vehicle illegal. If a vehicle 

 of soft consistence is required it is rec- 

 ommended that eucerin and water be em- 

 ployed. If a firm consistence is required, 

 anhydrous wool-fat is to be used. Fifth : 

 talcum is to be used in place of starch. 

 Sixth : the use of glycerin for externa! 

 purposes is forbidden. In its place lano- 

 lin creams are recommended, which are 

 claimed to be more efficient and at the 

 same time much cheaper. Seventh: po- 

 tassium chlorate cannot be obtained for 

 medicinal purposes. In its place, if to 

 be used as a mouth wash or gargle, tinc- 

 ture of myrrh, alum or sodium bicar- 

 bonate with a trace of sodium chloride 

 are recommended. Eighth: boric acid 

 and borates may be used medicinally in 

 eye and ear practice only. For other 

 purposes they may be replaced by hydro- 

 gen peroxide or by sodium bicarbonate. 

 Xinth : absorbent cotton and like articles 

 must in all cases be replaced by one of 

 the various forms of cellulose of domes- 

 tic origin. Tenth : the sale of rubber 

 goods in any form is absolutely pro- 

 hibited. Syringes should be made of 

 glass wherever this is possible. The 

 above represent only a limited number 

 of the articles whose sale and distribution 

 is controlled by law. Pharm. Zentrh. 57, 

 No. II. 



R ECIPROCITY . 



Thirty-six states are now reciprocat- 

 ing pharmacy certificates through the 

 National Association of Boards of Phar- 

 macy. 



For information and blanks address 

 H. C. Christensen, secretary N. A. B. of 

 Ph., 450 Bowen avenue, Chicago, 111. 



