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Thompson's Emulsion of Linseed 

 Oil. — J. M. A., New York. A recipe 

 for this preparation printed in the Drug- 

 gists Circular for November, 1914, page 

 671, is as follows : 



Linseed oil 9^ ounces 



Oil of Gaultheria 80 minims 



Oil of cinnamon 80 minims 



Diluted hydrocyanic acid. 80 minims 



Glycerin 190 minims 



Syrup 6y2 ounces 



Mucilage of Irish moss ; 



enough to make 2 pints 



Mix according to art. 



On page 38 of the C. U. C. P. 

 Alumni Journal for February, 

 1 91 6, a slightly different formula was 

 published which was taken from the 

 "Standard Formulary." It is as follows : 



Linseed oil 4 ounces 



Oil of wintergreen >4 dram 



Oil of cinnamon ^ 



Powdered acacia 2 ounces 



Water 6V^ " 



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. 



Iron Balls.— H. J. B., New York, 

 wishes to know what is meant by "iron 

 balls." If H. J. B. would read and save 

 his copies of the C. U. C. P. Alumni 

 Journal he would find the following 

 on page 146 in the June issue. "Iron 

 Balls. — I. G., New York, had a call for 

 this product and states that the customer 

 brought a sample, which consisted of a 

 little black 'bolus' to which is attached 

 a loop of string. This is undoubtedly 



boule de mars, a form of iron and. potas- 

 sium tartrate formerly enjoying great 

 vogue in France as a tonic. The lump 

 was suspended in a glass of wine and 

 each time it was so immersed a small 

 amount of the iron salt dissolved in the 

 wine." 



Method of Generating Formaldehyde. 



A process patented by H. Anhaltzer 

 consists in treating a mixture of equal 

 parts of paraformaldehyde and potas- 

 sium of sodium persulphate with a solu- 

 tion of sodium peroxide. 



SPECIAL ELECTION 



OF THE 



ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 



WILL BE HELD 



Wednesday EDening 

 December Thirteenth 



1916. 



A Cryptograph. 



One of our readers, whose modesty 

 induced him to ask us not to publish his 

 name has submitted the following for de- 

 ciphering: 



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We have our suspicions, but would 

 like to hear from our readers. 



