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Among the new remedies admitted are the following titles : Acetan- 
ilidum, antipyrinum, sulfonalum, methylsulfonalum, phenacetinnm, 
metadioxybenzolum (resorcin), salicylas antipyrini, saccharinum. 
This pharmacopoeia also includes monographs for Aether ad nar- 
cosin and Chloroform um ad narcosin. 
Among the. synonyms enumerated under the several official titles 
are antifebrinum, diureticum, lysolum, salolum, lanolinum, dermato- 
lum, salipyrinum, formalinum, tannalbinum. 
A drop table, based on the international standard dropper, is in- 
cluded. The weight of 20 drops of distilled water is given as being 
1 gramme, while it requires 65 drops of ethyl acetate and 60 drops of 
alcohol to make the same weight. 
The Netherlands Pharmacopoeia contains a general heading for 
powders, and under this includes some general directions for the pre- 
paring of powdered drugs and the fineness of the several substances 
best suited for use (p. 307). 
This pharmacopoeia also includes, with the description of each 
preparation, a suggestion as to the color and the comparative density. 
It also contains suggestions on the odor and taste of the finished 
preparation and frequently specifies the specific gravity of liquid 
preparations and the amount of extractive that they should contain. 
With potent or alkaloidal drugs, assay processes are given, usually 
accompanied by qualitative tests. 
The pharmacopoeia also contains directions for first aid and a list 
of antidotes to be used in cases of poisoning (pp. 484-488). 
No less than 19 pages are devoted to an enumeration of the sub- 
stances to be used for the tests and the testing solutions of the phar- 
macopoeia (pp. 489-507). 
The Netherlands Pharmacopoeia includes a table giving the specific 
gravity of a number of the more widely used articles at temperatures 
ranging from 12° to 35° C. This table includes ethyl acetate, acetic 
acid, the several mineral acids, ether, alcohol of different strengths, 
chloroform, bromoform, and ammonia (pp. 516-517), 
2. SPANISH PHARMACOPOEIA. 
The official title of the Spanish Pharmacopoeia is: “ Farmacopea 
Oficial Espanola, Septima Edicion.” Madrid, 1905. It is printed in 
Spanish. The Pharmacopoeia is the property of the Royal Academy 
of Medicine, and is revised by seven members of the Royal Academy 
of Medicine acting as a permanent revision commission. 
Nineteen pages of the book are devoted to tables, including weights 
and measures, specific gravities, alcohol percentages, weight of drops, 
density of acids, and atomic weights ; 9 pages are devoted to reagents 
and test solutions ; 601 pages are devoted to monographs, descriptions, 
