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C. U. C. P. ALUMNI JOURNAL 



A. 







Conducted by Prof. H. V. Arny. 



GENERAL INFORMATION . 



T. Telephone inquiries will be an- 

 swered cheerfully without charge. Res- 

 idents of Greater New York or vicinity 

 wishing to inquire about some pharma- 

 ceutical problem will ring up the In- 

 formation Bureau, Columbus 117, and 

 will receive information immediately, if 

 same is accessible, 



2. Non-residents will have their prob- 

 lems answered in the next issue of the 

 C. U. C. P. Alumni Journal without 

 cost, if they send their inquiries by mail. 



3. Those not wishing to wait for their 

 information until the next issue of the 

 Journal may have their inquiries an- 

 swered by mail by enclosing a self- 

 addressed stamped envelope. 



4. Problems requiring extended re- 

 search will be handled for a fee as 

 moderate as consistent with high grade 

 service. 



5. Translations of articles from for- 

 eign languages, either in full or in ab- 

 stract, as well as transcripts of papers 

 appearing in English or American phar- 

 maceutical, chemical or botanical periodi- 

 cals will be prepared for those desiring 

 to pay for such service. 



6. As in the past, all visitors to the 

 library, desiring to do their own re- 

 search work, will be given courteous 

 attention. 



H. V. Arny, Librarian. 

 Adelaide Rudolph, Bibliography. 

 Jeannot Hostmann, Queries. 



ANSWERS TO QUERIES. 



Dimethyl-para-amido-benzaldehyde 



— J. H. K., New York. This chemical 

 is described in Beilstein and also in 

 Schultz-Julius-Green's Organic Coloring 

 Matters as one of the "intermediates," 

 that is, an organic chemical not used as 

 a dye itself, but essential in the prepara- 

 tion of other dye-stuffs. Nothing could 

 be found in the literature as to its use 

 as a medicine although it is now em- 

 ployed as a reagent (in hydrochloric 

 acid solution) for the detection of bile 

 pigments and of indican in the urine, 



Liqtiof Quininae AmmoniattJS. — K. 



A. S., New York. The following recipe 

 for this preparation is taken from 

 Squire's Pharmacopoeia of the London 

 Hospitals. 



Quinine Sulphate 24 grains 



Stronger ammonia water 4 drachms 

 Alcohol, enough to make 3 fluid ounces 

 Mix, 



Zinnkraut,— J. S., New York. — Ac- 

 cording to Hager, zinnkraut is the fa- 

 miliar German nam.e for Scouring rush, 

 or herba equiseti, which represents the 

 plant, Equisetum himale. It is popular 

 as a diuretic. 



Liquor Aluminii Acetici, — J. M. L.. 

 New York, wishes the recipe for solu- 

 tion of aluminum acetate of the fifth 

 edition of the German Pharmacopoeia 

 This recipe, which is practically the 

 same as that now given in the fourth 

 edition of the National Formulary, is as 

 follows : 



