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believes to be more agreeable, because less sweet, than the official. — 
Proc. Pennsylvania Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. *248. 
Beard, E. G., suggests a concentrated preparation to be kept in 
stock, from which the solution may be prepared as needed. — Proc. 
Mississippi Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 42. 
TVhitsett, L. M., suggests using boiling distilled water in the ex- 
temporaneous preparation of solution of magnesium citrate. For 
stock solution he suggests sterilization: first sterilizing the bottle 
separately, then with the contained solution. — Proc. Texas Pharm. 
Ass., 1906. p. 30. 
“ Apothecary ” presents a method of preparing and sterilizing 
solution of magnesium citrate. — Bull. Pharm., Detroit. 1906, v. 20, 
p. 165. 
Shotia, Chas. AY., asserts that solution of magnesium citrate may be 
preserved for weeks, without precipitation, by placing the potassium 
bicarbonate in the bottle, pouring on the required amount of syrup, 
and finally the remaining portion of the solution, and allowing to 
stand in an upright position without mixing. — Western Druggist, 
1906, v. 28, p. 479. 
LIQUOR PEPSIXI AROMATICUS N. P. 
Caldwell, Paul, believes that the aromatic solution of pepsin is a 
more palatable “ essence of pepsin ” than the formula under that 
title produces. He suggests, however, that the quantity of acid 
should be reduced at least 40 per cent. — Drug. Circ. & Chem. Gaz., 
X. Y., 1906, v. 50, p. 393. 
LIQUOR PLUMBI SUBACETATIS. 
Ehman, J. W., reports that W. S. Thompson experimented with 
the cold process for the preparation of solution of lead subacetate, 
which lie states is used by many pharmacists. The process consists 
simply in macerating lead oxide in a solution of lead acetate during 
a period of two weeks or more and decanting the clear solution. The 
best result obtained was a preparation assaying only 20.712 per cent 
lead acetate after macerating but twenty- four hours. Other samples 
macerated a much longer time gave still lower results. — Am. J. 
Pharm., Phila., 1906, v. 78, p. 416. 
Schimpf, Henry W., thinks the assay process entirely too cumber- 
some for use by pharmacists in assaying a solution in which a trace, 
more or less, of the active ingredient would be of no moment. — Ibid., 
v. 78, p. 24. 
Blackburn, Albert Engles, reports a case of acute poisoning fol- 
lowing the use, locally, of lead water and laudanum. — J. Am. M. Ass., 
Chicago, 1906, v. 46, p. 954. 
