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pharmacod. et de therap. 1906, v. 16, pp. 110-416. (See also “ Gen- 
eral Conclusions," Ibid., p. 449 ff.) 
Xicks, A. M., discussing the treatment of pneumonia, says, “ Where 
the fever is high, give a medium dose of acetanilide with every other 
dose of the veratrum mixture. * * * I know from experience 
that this treatment is safe and wholly without danger.*' — Eclectic 
M. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 37. 
Russell. Wm. H., asks: “What is a medium close?" and adds: 
“ The consensus of opinion among the leading thinkers of all schools 
of medicine is that the coal-tar group of drugs are extremely danger- 
ous and should not be prescribed." — Ibid., p. 125. 
Russell. W. H.. criticises Floyd Clenclennin’s statement (p. 386) 
that in fifteen years' experience in no single instance had he seen 
any bad effects from acetanilide; Russell considers it a dangerous 
drug, the continued use of which, in the form of headache powders, 
will cause weakness of the heart muscle, attacks of syncope, cyanosis, 
and in extreme cases death. — Ibid., p. 488. 
Walton, C. E., says, “ For post-operative pain on the first night I 
give one dose of acetanilide, 15 grains, if severe enough to need any- 
thing." — Trans. Am. Inst. Homceop., 1906, 62cl sess., Pt. II, p. 213. 
ACETONUM. 
Francis, J. M., says 90 per cent pure acetone is not easily ob- 
tained. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54, p. 333. 
Taylor, Millicent, discusses the constitution of acetone. — J. Cliem. 
Soc., Fond., 1906, v. 89, pt. 2, pp. 1258-1267. 
Auld, S. J. M., presents a method for the volumetric estimation of 
acetone depending on the formation of bromoform and its subsequent 
hydrolysis with alcohol potash. The residual potassium bromide is 
estimated by means of standard silver nitrate solution. The com- 
plete analysis can be performed in one and one-half to two hours. — J. 
Soc. Cliem. Ind., Lond., 1906, v. 25, p. 100. 
Jolles, Adolf, outlines a method for the quantitative determina- 
tion of acetone by means of sodium bisulphite. — Ber. cl. cleutsch. 
chem. Gesellsch., Berl., 1906, v. 39, pp. 1306-1307. 
Graham, Willard, reports examining a sample of commercial 
acetone which he found to contain 86.5 per cent of absolute acetone, 
with a trace of empyreumatic substances. — Proc. Pennsylvania 
Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 153. 
Hankey, William T., has found the specific gravity of acetone to 
run from 0.7880 to 0.7889. He suggests that a minimum and a maxi- 
mum gravity be given. He found acetone to distill at from 56 c to 
58.5° C. — Am. Druggist, X, Y., 1906, v. 49, p. 360. 
Ohliger, Willard, reports acetone with boiling point and specific 
gravity a little too high. — Proc. Michigan Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 46. 
