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WulfF, C., deplores the changes in the Ph. Belg., which provide for 
the making of pharmaceutical preparations by simplified methods, 
such as the diluting of fluid extracts in the making of syrups, and the 
Induction of medicated waters by dissolving the oil in water in 
place of distilling the water from the crude drug. He believes that 
methods of this kind are only permissible when it can be actually 
shown that the resulting preparations are in every respect the equal of 
the preparations made by the more cumbersome but more direct 
method. — Ibid., v. 16, pp. 260-261. 
Weigel, G., points out that the Ph. Ndl. IV includes a number of 
specific requirements for pharmaceutical preparations. For tinctures 
the -specific gravity and the extract content are generally specified, 
while in a number of instances quantitative or qualitative tests for 
active ingredients are included. — Pharm. Zentralh., 1906, v. 47, p. 375. 
Evans Sons Lescher and Webb point out that the estimation of 
extractive often forms a good analytical check on the manufacturer, 
but they are of the opinion that the fixing of an arbitrary standard 
of extractive for many preparations is unnecessary and sometimes 
unwise. — Analytical Notes for 1906, E., L. & W., Lond., 1907, p. 18. 
5. GALENICALS. 
Stiles, M. H., presents observations on the making of galenical 
preparations, and figures an apparatus for the automatic production 
of distilled water, the recovery of alcohol, and an improved glass 
percolator. — Pharm. J., Lond., 1906, v. 22, pp. 442 111 , 467-469. 
Scoville, Wilbur L., discusses pharmaceutical flavors and their 
uses, particularly the proper use of flavors, the purpose of flavoring 
wine to bring out lemon and oil flavors, flavors for acid mixtures, 
chloroform for alkaline mixtures, the flavoring of bitters, and flavors 
for emulsions and oils. — Am. Druggist, N. Y., 1906, v. 48, pp. 
157-158. 
Beysen, Kurt, suggests that the Ph. Germ, require that extracts 
and fluid extracts be made from the prescribed plant part previously 
dried and comminuted and used with the finer particles produced in 
course of comminution. — Ber. cl. pharm. Gesellsch., Berl., 1906, v. 16, 
p, 328. 
Brunker, J. E., reports on the examination of galenical prepara- 
tions supplied to the Irish Medical Charities. Out of 9,455 samples 
of drugs examined only 231 were rejected. The results obtained are 
compiled in the form of tables giving the name of the preparation, 
number of samples examined, number found defective, amount of 
extractive in 100 mils, and the alcohol by volume per cent. — Year- 
book of Pharmacy, 1906, pp. 292-295. 
Fendler and Mannich discuss the several tests proposed from time 
to time for the detection of methyl alcohol in galenical preparations, 
