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Kebler, L. F., in report of committee on drug market, points out 
that samples of amyl alcohol were found to contain petroleum, from 
the use of petroleum barrels. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, 
p. 182. 
Richmond and Goodson (Analyst, 1905, v. 30) point out that as 
much as 4 per cent of petroleum has been found in amyl alcohol, and 
suggest that amyl alcohol, which gives any visible insoluble layer 
when 2 cc. are treated with 10 cc. of water and 10 cc. of sulphuric 
acid, should not be used for testing milk. — Abstr. J. Soc. Chem. Ind., 
Lond., 1905, v. 24, p. 344. 
Burford, S. F., also discusses impurities in amyl alcohol. — Ibid., 
pp. 391-392. 
ALCOHOL, METHYL. 
Wiley, H. W., discusses the nature, the production, and the use of 
methyl alcohol. — Am. J. Pharm., Phila., 1905, v. 77, pp. 101-106. 
A discussion on the use of methyl alcohol. — Ibid., p. 119-123. 
Wetterstroem, Theo. D., asserts that wood alcohoL is still much 
used as an adulterant, having been found in tincture of iodine, bay 
rum, witch hazel distillates, “patent ” medicines, and hair tonics. — 
Drug. Circ. & Chem. Gaz., Y. Y., 1905, v. 49, p. 313. 
Patch. Edgar L., in the report of the committee on drug market, 
points out that 117 out of 2,121 samples of pharmaceutical, or 5.51 per 
cent, contained wood alcohol. (X. Y. Board of Pharmacy.) — Proc. 
Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 182. 
Sadtler, S. P., discusses the tests that have been proposed and points 
out some of the advantages of the test that has been included in the 
new U. S. P., for the detection of methyl alcohol. — Am. J. Pharm., 
Phila., 1905, v. 77 pp. 106-110. 
Leach and Lithgoe review the methods that have been proposed for 
the detection of methyl alcohol in mixtures with ethyl alcohol and 
outline a method for recognizing the presence of methyl alcohol by 
means of the immersion refractometer. — Tech. Quarterly, 1905, v. 18, 
pp. 228-235. 
The detection of methyl alcohol is also discussed by — 
Scudder, Heyward.— N. Y. Med. J.. 1905, v. 81, pp. 1163-1164. 
Kahn, Joseph. — Am. Druggist, 1905, v. 47, p. 3. 
Peters, R. — Pharm. Zentralh., 1905, v. 46, p. 521. 
Fendler & Mannich. — Pharm. Post, Wien, 1905, v. 38, p. 568. 
Gnehm & Kanfler. — Abstr. J. Am. Chem. Soc., N. Y., 1905, v. 27, p. 1339. 
ARSENIC. 
Caspari, Charles E., says the modified Gutzeit test for arsenic is in 
many cases entirely too rigid. In the first place, it is difficult to 
obtain reagents which by this test will not show the presence of 
arsenic, and, in the second place, many official chemicals should be 
permitted to contain more arsenic than is represented by the propor’ 
