62 
Green, C. L. (Brit. Med. J., 1905), records comparative experi- 
ments with aqueous solutions of antiseptics and with spirituous solu- 
tions of the same substances and concludes that the latter are much 
more efficient for the sterilization of the hands and skin. — Abstr. J. 
Am. M. Ass., Chicago, 1905, v. 45, p. 1365, 
7. FORMS OF ADMINISTRATION. 
CACHETS. 
An unsigned article, probably an abstract from a trade circular, 
figures and describes an apparatus that is designed to fill and seal 
the “ dry seal ” cachet devised by F. Sevcik. — Apotli. Ztg., Berlin, 
1905, v. 20, p. 645 : Pharm. Ztg., Berlin, 1905, v. 50, p. 695. 
The Spanish Pharmacopoeia contains a description of rice flour 
cachets that are to be used for enveloping powdered and massed 
drugs. — Farmacopea Oficial Espanola. 1905. p. 160. 
Lober, O., figures and describes a self-opening folded paper pow- 
der holder or cachet. — Pharm. Post, Wien, 1905, v. 38, p. 722. 
CAPSULES. 
The Spanish Pharmacopoeia contains a description of and formu- 
las for three varieties of gelatin capsules — hard, soft, and medium. — 
Farmacopea Oficial Espanola, 1905, p. 161. 
The Ph. Ndl., IV, contains the following formulas for gelatin 
capsules : 
Hard gelatin basis for capsules, for copaiba balsam : 
Gelatin 3 
Water 6 
Glycerin 1 
Soft gelatin basis, for castor oil capsules : 
Gelatin 23 
Water 32 
Glycerin ^ . 45 
Heat the gelatin and water in the water bath until the former is 
dissolved, then add the glycerin. — Year Book Pharm. Lond., 1906, 
p. 130 (From Pharm. Centralh., 1905). 
Unger, E., describes a protein gelatin capsule containing upward 
of 70 per cent of albumin which he believes to be preferable to the 
ordinary gelatin capsule, because of its being more readily dissolved 
in the stomach. — Apoth. Ztg., Berlin, 1905, v. 20, p. 770. 
Wendt, Gustav, discusses the article by Unger, quoted above, and 
controverts the claims made by the former in connection with the pro- 
tein gelatin capsules recommended. — Ibid., p. 832. 
