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Heusner describes a method for disinfecting the hands with a 1 
per thousand solution of iodine in benzin, which he believes is des- 
tined to replace the use of soap and water and other disinfectants for 
surgical purposes. — J. Am. M. Ass., 1906, v. 46, p. 1066. 
Kellermann discusses the absorption of iodine through the skin and 
its demonstration in the urine. — Ztschr. f. exper. Path. u. Therap., 
•1906, v. 2, pp. 416^418. 
Wesenberg, G., discusses the Kellermann method of estimating the 
presence of iodine in urine and points out some of the possibilities of 
error. — Biochem. Centralbl., Leipz.,' 1906-7, v. 5, p. 596. 
Claret (Bull. Commerc., 1906) asserts that the local irritation 
caused by the formation of hydrogen iodide in tincture of iodine 
may be obviated by the addition of a small proportion of borax. — 
Jahresb. d. Pharm., Gotting., 1906-7, v. 41, p. 372. 
Harvill, J. Paul (Trans. Nat. Eclect. Med. Ass.), reports excellent 
results in the treatment of cough and night sweats, as well as the gas- 
tric derangements of phthisis, from Tr. Iodi z ss, Acidi Phosphorici 
Dil. z iiiss, Glycerini q. s. oz iv. Teaspoonful, twenty minutes after 
each meal. — Abstr. in Eclectic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 282. 
Witzel, Adolph, discusses a case of iodine poisoning as a result of 
the application of tincture of iodine to the gum tissue, and cautions 
against the indiscriminate use of the drug by patients in their 
homes. — Dental Cosmos, Phila., 1906, v. 48, p. 612. 
Brown, D. J., thinks that iodine as an antiseptic has not been fully 
appreciated. — Ibid ., v. 48, pp. 139-142. 
Additional references on the use of iodine and iodides will be found 
in the Index Medicus and the J. Am. M. Ass. 
IPECACUANHA. 
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Tschirch is quoted as objecting to the practice of giving two botan- 
ical sources for the same drug. In the case of ipecac particularly 
this should not have been done, as we know definitely that the root of 
Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Bio ipecac) and Cephaelis acuminata (Car- 
thagena ipecac) differ materially in their chemical constituents. — Am. 
Druggist, N. Y., 1906, v. 49, p. 37. 
Beille, L., points out that the ipecac grown in India is decidedly 
inferior to the natural root gathered in Brazil. Singapore ipecac was 
found to contain 0.54 per cent of emetine, while Bio ipecac yielded as 
high as 1.45 per cent. He believes that Madagascar appears to be 
specially designed for a trial in the cultivation of ipecac. — Bull. Soc. 
de Pharm. de Bordeaux, 1906, v. 46, p. 171. 
The Ph. Brit. Committee of Beference in Pharmacy Beport on 
ipecacuanha says : 
The Brussels Conference decided that only the Brazilian root, containing 2 per 
cent of total alkaloid, is to be used. Experiments are desirable as to whether it 
