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The (S-hydrazone melts at 106°, and is easily decomposed, even by pro- 

 longed heating with alcohol. 



According to Hantsch & Werner's theory, they should receive the 

 formuho : 



C« Hs— C— CH (OH)— C, H, C, H^— C— CH.(OH)— C« H-, 



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C, H, HN-N N-XH C« H5 



a-Hydrazone — ^J-Hydrazone — 



Stable. M. P. 158°-] 59°. ' Tnstable. M. P. 106°. 



Camphoric acid. By W. A. Noves. 

 [Abstract.] 

 When methyl sodium camphorate is treated with phosphorus oxychlor- 

 ide and the product obtained is treated with ammonia, an amide having the 



CO.CH3 

 formula C,H 1 4 ^ is obtained. When this amide is treated with a 



^COXH. 



solution of sodium hypobromite, an amine, probably of the formula 



/CO3CH3 

 C^Hi^^ is obtained. The study of these compounds is still in 



progress, and it is hoped that others may be obtained from them which 

 will throw new light on the structure of camphoric acid. 



The detection of strychnine in an exhumed human body. By W. A. 



NOYES. 



[Abstract.] 

 The stomach, liver, and a portion of the intestines of a child were sub- 

 mitted for examination on April 26th of this year. The child died on 

 June 23d, 1892, and was buried the following day. The body was exumed 

 on April 25th, 1893. A small amount of strychnine was recovered and 

 was identified by the reaction with potassium pyrochromate and sulphu- 

 ric acid, by the bitter taste, by the crystalline form, by the crystals ob- 

 tained from the chloride with potassium chromate, and by the effect of a 



