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proposed by A. Berg is not correct and that C 24 H 34 0 6 would more 
really represent the true composition of this product.— Monatsh. f. 
Chem., Wien, 1906, v. 27, pp. 1167-1182. 
ELIXIRIA. 
Hommel, P. E., thinks the revision committee of the U. S. P. would 
have been perfectly safe and sane if they had increased the list of 
elixirs. He commends elixirs of sodium salicylate, sodium bromide, 
potassium bromide, pepsin, bismuth and strychnine, compound cramp 
bark, calisaya bark, and cinchona bark and its alkaloids. He thinks 
it a great mistake to substitute common alcohol for the deodorized in 
the formulas for the aromatic elixirs, and quotes Olclberg in support 
of his proposition. — Proc. New Jersey Pharm. Ass., 1906, pp. 91-93. 
Caldwell, Paul, gives the alcohol content of elixir adjuvant and 
elixir aromatic as being approximately 25 per cent. — Drug. Circ. & 
Chem. Gaz., N. Y., 1906, v. 50, p. 43d. 
ELIXIR AROMATICUM. 
Toplis, William G., presents an expeditious method for the prepara- 
tion of aromatic elixirs, which he characterizes as one of the greatest 
time consumers of the U. S. P. — Am. J. Pharm., Phila., 1906, v. 78, 
p. 332. (For discussion, see Ibid., p. 347.) 
Dunning proposes a modification of the method of preparation ; he 
dissolves the sugar and adds the hvdro-alcoholic solution of the oils. — 
Proc. Maryland Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 97. 
Heffner, Edgar E., points out that simple elixir contains upward of 
25 per cent of alcohol and that some physicians at least appear to 
think that it is nearly or quite free from alcohol. He questions the 
desirability of using such a strongly alcoholic vehicle for children.— 
Proc. Pennsylvania Pharm. Ass., 1906., pp. 77-79. 
An editorial calls attention to the large amount of alcohol w T hich 
the physicians may unwittingly prescribe in the use of aromatic 
elixir. — N. York M. J., 1906, v. 84, p. 138. 
ELIXIR BISMUTHI N. E. 
Caldwell, Paul, believes the elixir of bismuth is now too sweet and 
suggests that a portion of the glycerin be omitted. — Drug. Circ. & 
Chem. Gaz., N. Y., 1906, v. 50, p. 392. 
ELIXIR BUCHU N. F. 
Caldwell, Paul, prefers magnesium carbonate as a filtering medium 
and deprecates the change to talcum; also suggests the addition of 
more alcohol in the making of elixir of buchu. — Drug. Circ. & Chem. 
Gaz., N. Y., 1906, v. 50, p. 392. 
