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Barthe, L., believes that the determination of the congealing point 
of cod liver oil is a matter of considerable importance, particularly 
as Moreau and Bietrix have shown that absolutely pure cod liver oils 
will congeal at 0° C- As many of the commercial oils are treated at 
low temperatures to remove their low melting point fats, it may be 
well to require that pharmacopoeias define whether or not such pre- 
liminary treatment is permissible. — Pharm. Ztg., Berlin, 1905, v. 50, 
p. 1010 (from Bull, des Sc. Pharmacol., Paris, 1905, pp. 204—206). 
Mann, E. W., points out that a sample of cod liver oil may be 
largely adulterated and still give a satisfactory reaction with sul- 
phuric acid. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 694: (from 
Chem. & Drugg. ) . 
Schamelhout (Pharm. J., 1905) asserts that Kremel’s nitric acid 
reaction is of doubtful value in the determination of the purity of 
cod liver oil, nor is it of much value in differentiating cod liver from 
other fish oils.— Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 694. 
A correspondent (to Trade Review, St. Johns, N. F.) gives statis- 
tics of cod fish and cod liver oil produced in Norway during ten 
years : 
Fish. 
Cod liver 
oil. 
Fish. 
Cod liver 
oil. 
1905 
Millions. 
45 
50 
48 
45 
40 
Barrels. 
41,900 
18, 600 
2,950 
22,500 
35,400 
1900 
Millions. 
39 
38 
42 
62 
52 
Barrels. 
33,100 
35,500 
26,600 
35, 600 
24,000 
1904 
1899 
1903 
1898 
1902 
1897 
1901 
1896 
Canad. Druggist, 1905, v. IT, p. 392. 
OLEUM MYRISTIC^E. 
Brandel, I. W., records from current literature some observations 
on the source and properties of oil of nutmeg. — Pharm. Rev., 1905, 
v. 23, p. 380. 
OLEUM OJjIVM. 
Yanderkleed, Charles E., examined 13 samples of olive oil; 3 of 
these samples contained cotton seed oil and 2 were rej ected on account 
of rancidity.— Proc. Pennsylvania Pharm. Ass., 1905, p. 54. 
Kebler, Lyman F., reports a sample of olive oil, which was reported 
pure by different analysts, but which contained 17.5 per cent of pea- 
nut oil. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 187. 
Halphen, G., outlines a method for the detection of olive oils ob- 
tained by extraction with carbon disulphide. — Ann, de China, Analyt., 
1905, v/lO, pp. 333-334. 
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