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Alarm. An insecticide marketed in the 

 form of pencils consisting of a mixture 

 of soap, fats and insecticidal drugs. 



Albertol is an artificial resin used as a 

 substitute for mastisol in surgical work 

 It is also marketed in solution. 



Antagran is an expensive proprietary 

 remedy recom)mended in the treatment 

 of gout, lumbago, etc. According to 

 Mannich, Apoteker Zeitung, 1915 517, 

 Antagran I is a 0.24 per cent, solution 

 of salicylic acid in spirit of camphor pre- 

 pared from synthetic camphor. Antag- 

 ran II is said to be a 0.036 per cent 

 solution of ammonia in chloroform. 



Antipol is an ointment said to contain 

 dichlorbenzol "afga" and is used as a 

 parasiticide. 



Benegran, used for dressing wounds, 

 has the appearance of wax. It melts at 

 40° C and is then applied with a brush 

 It is also marketed in combination with 

 dermatol, resorcinol or hamamelis. 



Feldgran is a liquid parasiticide con- 

 taining anisol, formaldehyde, oil of anise 

 and oil of fennel. 



Gelopol. Capsules containing "Gelo- 

 durat" and phenylcinchonic acid. One 

 to three capsules after meals in the treat- 

 ment of gout. 



Granugenol. A preparation said to 

 assist granulation when applied to 

 wounds and prevent adhesion of dress- 

 ings. Said to be a mineral oil. 



Kresol-puder is a mixture of tricresol 

 (3 per cent.), talcum, magnesium oxide 

 and kaolin used as a parasiticide. 



Nervagcnin or Compound Elixir of 

 Valerian is made from fresh valerian root 

 and contains about o.i gramme sodium 

 diethylbarbiturate to each tablespoonful. 

 It is recommended as a sedative and 

 hypnotic. 



Laktosan is a white, farina-like pow- 

 der, possessing an agreeable taste. It is 

 claimed to contain various ferments in 

 stable form and is recommended in the 

 treatment of glycosuria, and various dis- 

 orders of the stomach, intestines and 

 bladder. 



Plagin. This parasiticide is a mixture 

 of powdered anise seed, chalk and 

 sodium silico-fluoride. The use thereof 

 having caused many cases of severe irri- 

 tation, its sale has been forbidden by the 

 authorities of several communities. 



Office of Information, U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture. 



FIND BENZOIC ACID ADUL- 

 TERATED. 



Admittance of Adulterated Chemical 

 Into the United States Refused. 



Washington, D. C. — Recent examina- 

 tions by the chemists engaged in the 

 enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act 

 of shipments of benzoic acid offered for 

 entry into the United States have re^ 

 vealed that much of it is adulterated 

 with boric acid. This adulteration is 

 probably due to the high price which 

 benzoic acid now commands owing to its 

 scarcity. It is quoted at about eleven 

 dollars per pound, while the price of 

 high grade boric acid is only twenty to 

 twenty-five cents per pound. As some 

 of the shipments of benzoic acid have 

 been found to contain as much as thirty 

 per cent, boric acid, the enormous profit 

 in this form of adulteration is apparent 



The officials in charge of the enforce- 

 ment of the Food and Drugs Act are 

 of the opinion that benzoic acid con- 

 taining boric acid is adulterated, and 

 that shipments of such a mixture ofifered 

 for entry into the United States should 

 be denied admissioiil under the Food 

 and Drugs Act. 



