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Menthol-Salol-Lanolin. — A remedy for chap- 

 ped hands recommended by the Pharm. Post, 

 •consisting of menthol r part, salol 2 parts, olive 

 oil and lanolin each 15 parts. 



Nosophen. — An iodine substitution product of 

 phenolphtale'in of the formula (C (; H»I 2 OH) 2 C. 

 O.C.H^O, a tetraiodphenolphtalein. Obtained 

 by the action of iodine on a solution of phe- 

 nolphtale'in. It forms a pale yellow, inodorous 

 and tasteless powder, insoluble in water, with 

 difficulty in alcohol, readily soluble in ether 

 and chloroform. Nosophen unites with alkali 

 bases, forming soluble salts; with the heavy 

 metals it forms insoluble salts. It is recom- 

 mended as an antiseptic dusting powder. 



Para acet-amido phenol - ethyl - carbonate. — A 

 powerful antipyretic, analgetic and hypnotic, 

 given in doses of 0.5 Gm. in treatment of neu- 

 ralgic pains. It forms a tasteless, colorless 

 crystalline powder, which is insoluble in water, 

 but readily so in alcohol. 



Phenolsulphonate of Calcium. — An antiseptic 

 disinfectant and astringent powder, obtained by 

 interaction between calcium carbonate and phe- 

 nolsulphonic acid. Readily soluble in water 

 and alcohol. Taken internally in 1 per cent, 

 solution. 



Phosphor Chocolate. — A weighed quantity of 

 phosphorus is dissolved in the necessary 

 amount of fused cocoa-butter, filtered and by 

 the addition of sugar and aromatic powders 

 made into pastilles of the desired size. — Phar. 

 Ztg. '95, No. 28. 



Salithymol. — A compound of salicylic acid 

 and thymol, obtained by the action of phos- 

 phorus trichloride on a mixture of sodium sa- 

 licylate and sodium thymolate at I2o°-i3o C. 

 Salithymol forms a white crystalline powder of 

 sweet taste and is recommended as an anti- 

 septic. 



NOTES HERE AND THERE. 



The Nezv York Botanical Garden. — Several 

 important meetings in relation to the work of 

 the New York Botanical Garden have recently 

 been held, and the inauguration of this great 

 institution is very close at hand. The procur- 

 ing of the necessary legislation, the completion 

 of the organization, and the securing of the 

 necessary subscriptions, in the midst of the 

 great financial depression which has recently 

 prevailed, have proven heavy tasks and have 

 rendered it necessary that haste should be made 

 slowly. All these results have now been practi- 

 cally accomplished, and the managers have re- 



cently been engaged with the Park Commis- 

 sioners and their officials in selecting the 

 grounds and studying plans for their allottment 

 and for the arrangement of the necessary 

 buildings. 



The season is now so far advanced that 

 anxious New Yorkers will have reason to fear 

 that no considerable amount of planting can be 

 done this season, but they may expect that 

 within twelve months from date the garden will 

 be actually open to the public. 



Gutta-Percha from Leaves.— There is now a 

 prospect that the supply of gutta-percha will 

 become permanent. The old native method of 

 cutting down a tree to get the gum, and thus 

 killing the goose that laid the golden eggs, is 

 giving place to that of plucking the leaves and 

 extracting the gum from them. This plan has 

 been put in practice by M. Hourant at Sara- 

 wak with success. The gum from the leaves is 

 not only purer, but there is more of it. An 

 adult tree of 25 to 30 years' growth only yields 

 growth only yields one caddy of gum when the 

 tree is sacrificed, whereas two pluckings of the 

 leaf yield as much without injuring the tree. 

 Moreover, the saplings from the roots of trees 

 already cut down are useful in yielding leaves. — 

 Chem. 1 rade Journal. 



The Medical Profession in Belgium. — The 

 total number of qualified medical practitioners 

 in Belgium is 2,950. Of these 384 dispense their 

 own medicines. The proportion of doctors to 

 population is 1 in 2,122. The number of practi- 

 tioners in Brussels is 558, being in the proportion 

 of 1 to 1,370 inhabitants. The proportion at 

 Liege is 1 to 1,771; at Ghent, 1 to 2,186, and at 

 Antwerp, 1 to 2,251. There are in Belgium 

 2,372 midwives, or 1 to every 2,640 of popula 

 tion. — Brit. Col. Drug. 



The Colocynth Plant. — The colocynth, or bit- 

 ter apple, grows abundantly on the maratime 

 plain that lies between the mountains of Pale- 

 stine and the Mediterranean. It is found from 

 below the City of Gaza on the south to the base 

 of Mount Carmel on the north. The dwellers 

 along this plain pay little attention to the plant, 

 and spend neither time nor labor in its cultiva- 

 tion. It grows without cultivation, the soil and 

 climatic conditions producing it without the 

 help of the husbandman. With some attention 

 the plant would undoubtedly bear a larger and 

 richer fruit — richer in that pulp which makes 

 the colocynth valuable. But there is no object 

 in thus improving the plant and its yield, as 

 nature alone now supplies far more than the 

 natives can find a market for. 



