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very apparent relation to benzine; shall refer in a very brief way to this relation 

 and also note physiological action. 



Antifebrin of acetanilid is a preparation in which the H of the benzine is substi- 

 tuted by NHCH3CO, making phenyl acetamide (CgHjNHCHgCO). This is an anti- 

 pyretic sedative and nervine. Introduced in 1886. Dose, 2 to 15 grains. 



Antipyrine has the composition of C6H5(CH3)2C3HN20. This is a phenyl- 

 dimethyl compound; it is another powerful antipyretic, used in typhoid and other 

 fevers, in doses of 5 to 30 grains; introduced in 1884, by Doctor Knorr. Still 

 another antipyretic, introduced recently under the name of antithermine, has a 

 somewhat complicated relation to benzine by substituting one atom of H for a very 

 complicated organic compound, so that its formula reads as follows: C8H5N2H2 

 CH3C(CH-2)2COOH (phenylhydrazin levulinic acid). This is related to antipyrine, 

 but has never come into great popularity in the medical profession. There are 

 other antipyretics, such as benzanlid, which is a phenylbenzamide, having the 

 formula of CgHjNHCOCgHj. There is also phenyl methane, having the composi- 

 tion of (CgHjjoCHv, a crystalline substance having an odor like orange, insoluble in 

 water, but soluble in alcohol and ether. Its dose is about one-half of that of anti- 

 pyrine. 



Recently Professor Stilling has introduced an article under the name pf pyok- 

 tannin, superior in any way to corrosive sublimate for dressing wounds, ulcers, and 

 pus-forming sores of all kinds; being nontoxic, it can be used in any quantity with 

 impunity. Cases of cancers and tumors have been reported cured by injection of 

 this remedy. Upon investigation, it has been found that this remedy is none other 

 than aniline (CgHjNHj), deprived of all traces of arsenic. 



It may already have been suggested to you that when aniline (an antiseptic) iS 

 brought into combination with methyl compounds this interesting organic com- 

 pound is converted into an antipyretic, and this antipyretic property varies accord- 

 ing to the arrangement of this compound, whether ortho, meta, or para. 



Among the first chemists to notice the remarkable antiseptic properties of ani- 

 line was Doctor Custraan, of the Missouri Medical College. Many others abroad 

 noted the fact about the same time. Since this time organic and synthetic chemists 

 have been very energetic in studying substitution products of this article, and work- 

 ing hand in hand with them have been the pioneers in therapeutic practice, who 

 have taken the other line of investigation, and studied the therapy of these. The 

 joint study has given a new impetus to both these branches of science — has brought 

 medicine and chemistry more closely together, and bids fair for valuable fruit in 

 the future. 



TWO RARE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 



THE WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis guarauna) AND CLARKE'S NUTCRACKER (Picicor- 



Tos coluiubiaiius). 



BY A. M. COLLETTE, EMPOKIA. 



The first specimen of the white-faced glossy ibis taken in the State was a young 

 male, shot at a lake near Lawrence, by Mr. W. L. Bullene, in the fall of 1879. It is 

 now in the fine collection in Snow Hall, at the State University. 



The second, a young female, was captured October 17, 1890, on the Arkansas 

 river, near Wichita, by Dr. R. Mathews. 



The third, an adult male, was shot out of a flock of 20, on a pond near McPher- 



