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SANTONINUM. 
Wedekind and Koch discuss the action of various reagents on 
santonin and point out that santonin, and such of its derivatives as 
contain the carbonyl group intact, behave as oxonium compounds 
with certain metallic haloids. They also discuss the behavior of the 
halogens with santonin. — Ber. d. deutsch. Chem. Gesellsch, 1905, v. 
38, pp. 421-435. 
Wedekind, Edgar, discusses the introduction of nitrogen into the 
santonin molecule, and the physiological behavior of certain santonin 
derivatives. Of the several compounds that have been studied from 
a physiological point of view none has any appreciable toxic affect 
on lower animals, and only santonin itself appears to be capable of 
destroying ascarides. — J. Chem. Soc., Lond., 1905, v. 88, part 2, p. 134 
(from Ztschr. f. Physiol. Chem., v. 43, pp. 240-248). 
SAPO. 
An abstract (from Pharm. Weekbl.) discusses the preparation of 
soap and gives formulas for the making of neutral soaps; another 
article discusses “ Savon dentifrice ” and gives formulas. — J. de 
Pharm. d’Anvers, 1905, v. 61, pp. 57-63 and 63-64. 
Kippenberger (Zeitschr. f. angew. Chem., 1905) describes and fig- 
ures an apparatus that is designed to facilitate the uniform heating 
of the mixture of fat, alkali, alcohol, and water in determining the 
saponification number of fats and oils. — Pharm. Ztg., Berlin, 1905, v. j 
50, p. 693. 
SAPO MOLLIS. 
Caldwell, Paul, unhesitatingly condemns the official formula 
directing the use of linseed oil, and prefers a soft soap made from 
cotton seed oil. — Drug. Circ. & Chem. Gaz., N. Y., 1905, v. 49, p. 306. 
Jacobson recommends making the spiritus saponatus of the Ph. 
Germ., IV, directly from the olive oil and stick potash, and gives a 
formula. — Pharm. Ztg., Berlin, 1905, v. 50, p. 792. 
SARSAPARILLA. 
Fleury, E., discusses the sarsaparillas of to-day, including the roots 
from Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, and Para. — Bull, des Sc. Phar- 
macol., Paris, 1905, v. 12, pp. 190-200. 
Philip Boeder reports that a sample of Yera Cruz sarsaparilla root 
without further preparation contained 10.5 per cent of water and 
yielded 4.82 per cent of ash, or 5.38 per cent of ash for the water-free 
drug. — Pharm. Post, Wien, 1905, v. 38, p. 391. 
SASSAFRAS. 
Eberle, E. G., mentions Sassafras sassafras among the medicinal 
plants of Texas. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 305. 
