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intervals of i hour. If no action took place by late in the afternoon, 

 the laxative was given once more. In this manner it was possible 

 to drive off the ascarides in almost every case by one single cure, 

 and only in a few cases was a repetition found necessary. The 

 administration of a suitable laxative is required for this reason, that 

 the experimental researches have shown that the ascarides are not 

 destroyed by wormseed oil, but are only narcotised, and also because 

 the too prolonged presence of the oil in the body would cause irritation 

 of the mucous membrane of the intestine, and give rise to admixtures 

 of mucus to the stools. The children take the preparation in the 

 above-mentioned form in almost every case without repugnance, but 

 in order to cover the peculiar odour and taste of the oil, it is ad- 

 visable to follow up the dose with a little hot milk. 



On the strength of his numerous experiments with wormseed oil 

 B riming emphasises again that the favourable results call unquestionably 

 for further trials, and that to all appearances the oil deserves to be 

 included in the German Pharmacopoeia, the more so, as it is official 

 as an antiascaridiac in America. 



From a copy kindly forwarded to us, we learn that F. Thelen 1 ) 

 has obtained equally favourable results with children. He reports on 

 32 further cases in which both the oil and the body C 10 H 16 O 2 ^ e ^ 

 nothing to be desired with regard to the reliability of their action. 

 The author regards the oil as a specific against ascaridiasis. 



Ylang Ylang Oil "Sartorius". Business in this speciality of 

 ours was very brisk, and we are pleased to be able to state that the 

 excellent quality of our brand has been the means of introducing it 

 to almost all the principal firms among the consumers. As there is 

 occasionally a scarcity in this oil, we would point out that it is 

 advisable to secure the necessary supplies by contract. We find 

 practically no demand for the ordinary commercial qualities, as we 

 possess in our artificial ylang ylang oil (German Patent no. 142859) 

 a substitute which is preferred by every expert to the average qualities. 



According to official statistics, the value of the ylang ylang oil 

 exported in 1906 from the Philippines was 



99009 dollars 

 against 93918 „ in 1905. 



Three-fourths of the total export was shipped to France, but it 

 is impossible to draw from this a correct conclusion as to the con- 

 sumption of the oil in that country, as all our supplies, for example, 

 usually come via Marseille. 



1 ) F. Thelen, Klinische Erfahrungen iiber das amerikanische Wurmsamenol 

 als Antiascaridiacum bei Kindern. (Clinical experiences with American wormseed oil 

 as an antiascaridiac in children.) Thesis, Rostock, 1907. 



