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their weight. — Schweiz. Wchnshr. f. Chem. u. Pharm., 1905, v. 43, 
p. 542. 
Dohme, A. R. L., examined 5 -samples of tincture of opium and 
found them to vary from 0.324 to 0.894 per cent of morphine in place 
of 1.35 per cent required by the U. S. P. (1890). — Proc. Maryland 
Pharm. Ass., 1905, p. 49. 
Wetterstroem, Theo. D., reports that of 60 samples of tincture of 
opium examined, 2 contained wood alcohol, while of the remaining 
number, assayed by the U. S. P. (1890) method : 2 contained less than 
0.3 per cent of morphine, 3 less than 0.60 per cent, 12 less than 0.9 per 
cent, 4 less than 1.0 per cent, and only 14 above 1.3 per cent. In this 
series the weakest contained 0.2 per cent and the strongest 1.568 per 
cent of morphine. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 187. 
Thurston, Azor, reports examining 4 samples of tincture of opium 
which ranged from 42.8 to 16.03 per cent below the minimum U. S. P. 
(1890) requirement. — Proc. Ohio Pharm. Ass., 1905, p. 33. 
An abstract from the annual report of Philip Roder, Wien, reports 
6 samples which were found to vary from 0.750 to 1.070 per cent of 
morphine. Two samples of tinctura opii crocata were found to vary 
from 0.705 to 1.292 per cent of morphine. — Pharm. Post, Wien, 1905, 
v. 38, p. 393. 
Caldwell, Paul, recommends making the deodorized tincture of 
opium directly from deodorized opium. — Drug. Circ. and Chem. 
Gaz., N. Y., 1905, p. 221. 
Bird, F. C. J. (from Pharm. J., Lond.), outlines a method for the 
assay of camphorated tincture of opium. — Analyst, London, 1905, v. 
30, p. 336. 
Donnelly, M. F., examined 20 samples of camphorated tincture of 
opium. The specific gravity ranged from 0.931 to 0.998, while a 
standard U. S. P. sample gave 0.937. The extractive matter varied 
from 0.60 to 13.4 per cent, the U. S. P. standard sample being 6. The 
physical properties of the samples differed widely. The color varied 
from a very pale yellow to one as dark as laudanum. A number con- 
tained licorice. — Proc. Massachusetts Pharm. Ass., 1905, p. 102. 
Kelly, E. F., reports progress on assay work done in connection 
with the powder of ipecac and opium. — Proc. Maryland Pharm. Ass., 
1905, pp. 116-118. 
An editorial outlines the proposed legislation in Victoria to regu- 
late the sale of smoking opium. This legislation would provide for 
a license to sell opium under a complete system of registration of: 
(1) The name of the purchaser and his address, (2) the quantity 
purchased and the price, (3) the name of a legally qualified medical 
practitioner by whom the opium is prescribed. — The Australasian J. 
Pharm,, 1905, v. 20, p. 266. 
