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Thurston reports that of 202 samples of spirit of camphor tested, 
two contained wood alcohol, 95 were deficient in camphor with added 
water, and 87 deficient in camphor only, showing an adulteration of 
91 per cent of the samples examined. He cites two methods of de- 
termining the amount of camphor in the spirit — Schmatolla’s and by 
polarization ; by the latter method the spirit should show over 9 per 
cent. — Proc. Ohio Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 68. 
Baird, J. W., reports 22 samples examined in 1904, 15 adulter- 
ated. — Proc. Massachusetts Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 59. 
Gottlieb, R., reviews the opinions of camphor as a cardiac stimu- 
lant, reports the results of experiments on dogs, and concludes that 
camphor does influence the action of the heart when given in doses 
that are not in any way toxic. — Ztschr. f. exper. Path. u. Therap., 
1906, v. 2, pp. 385-890. 
Happich, K., reports the death of a patient after the injection of 
camphor and discusses the limits of the therapeutic dosage. — J. Am. 
M. Ass., Chicago, 1906, v. 46, p. 471. 
Lobl analyzes 6 cases of poisoning from the use of camphor and 
the same number of cases of belladonna or liyoscyamus poisoning, all 
terminating in recovery. — Ibid ., v. 46, p. 393. 
Volland gives his experience with camphor in pulmonary diseases, 
subcutaneous injections of camphor oil, with excellent results. — 
Therap. Monatsh., Berl., 1906, v. 20, pp. 57-60, 546-547. 
Winterberg, Heinrich, discusses the use of camphor to control the 
abnormal action of the heart. He reports a number of experiments 
and concludes that a constant and reliable action of camphor on the 
heart is not demonstrated. — Ztschr. f. exper. Path. u. Therap., 1906, 
v. 3, pp. 182-208. 
Gottlieb, R., controverts the conclusions arrived at by Winterberg, 
reports some additional experiments, and points out that while cam- 
phor can not be designated as a reliable cardiac remedy, his experi- 
ments would appear to indicate that it lias some controlling in- 
fluences. — Ibid., pp. 588-596. 
Fraenkel, A. (Therap. Geg., Berl., v. 47), uses camphor or alcohol 
to supplement the action of caffeine in some cases of pneumonia with 
rapid heart. — J. Am. M. Ass., 1906, v. 47, p. 467. 
Felter, Harvey Wickes, quotes Volland (Therap. Monatsh.) on the 
value of subcutaneous injection of camphorated oil in all cases of 
pulmonary consumption, twenty minims of a 10 per cent solution in 
olive oil once or twice a day. The U. S. P. preparation is thought to 
be less available, though stronger. — Eclectic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, 
v. 66, p. 393. 
Douglass, Malcolm E., says camphor is combined with opium and 
ipecac in the well-known diaphoretic powder in the proportion of one 
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