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The Luxemburg Society of Apothecaries suggests the following 
for a compound solution of thymol : Thymol, 7 ; acid benzoic, 21 ; 
eucalyptol, 1.8; oil of wintergreen gtt., 20; menthol, 3.5; alcohol, 
(500; borax, 30; acid boric, 30; distilled water to make 3,000. — 
Schweiz. Wchnschr. f. Chem. u. Pharm., 1906, v. 44, p. 589. 
Van Gool presents the following formula for a liquid antiseptic: 
Acid benzoic, sodium borate, aa. 8; boric acid, 16; thymol, 2.40; j 
eucalyptol, 0.10; oil of gaultheria, 10 drops; oil of peppermint, 6 
drops; oil of thyme, 2 drops; alcohol, 190; distilled water to make 
1,000. — J. cle Pharm. d’ Anvers, 1906, v. 62, p. 747. 
LIQUOR ANTISEPTICUS ALKALINUS N. F. 
Dunning, H. A. B., thinks that liquor antisepticus alkalinus N. F., 
contains too much glycerin and is lacking in strength. — Proc. Am. 
Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54, p. 486. 
LIQUOR ARSENI ET HYDRARGYRI IODIDI. 
Taylor, S., thinks that, as the insoluble portion of the salts in this 
preparation has been shown to be arsenious oxide and not metallic 
arsenic, it would be better if the directions were to dissolve this 
relatively insoluble portion and not to filter it off as at present. — 
Pharm. J., Lond., 1906, v. 23, p. 670. 
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LIQUOR CALCIS. 
Francis, John M., says it is to be remembered that strong lime- 
water is made by using cold water when treating the slaked and 
washed lime. — Bull. Pharm., Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 97. 
Clark, W. S., discusses the errors likely to arise in the preparation 
of liquor calcis and figures an apparatus for keeping it in stock. — 
Chem. & Drug., Lond., 1906, v. 69, pp. 231, 380, 517. 
Barnard, H. E., reports that of 166 samples of lime water analyzed, 
75, or 45.1 per cent, were below the U. S. P., VIII, standard. A 
number of the samples were entirely neutral, having no more alka- 
linity than tap water. — Rep. Indiana Bd. Health, 1906, pp. 370-373. 
Cliffe, W. L., reports an examination of 100 samples of lime water. 
Of this number 31 complied with the requirements of the U. S. P., 
16 average between seven-eighths and full strength, 10 averaged be- 
tween three- fourths and seven-eighths, 14 between one-half and three- 
fourths, 17 between one-fourth and one-half, and 7 samples below 
one-fourth. — Proc. Pennsylvania Pharm. Ass., 1906. p. 83. 
Collins, C. D., asserts that lime water is one of the most satis- 
factory and yet harmless palliatives in the treatment of pruritus 
vulvse. — Trans. Am. Inst, Homceop., 1906, 62d sess., Part II, p. 286. 
