MENTHOL. 
Riedel’s Berichte (Berk, 1906, p. 2d) asserts that menthol, recrys- 
tallized from ether, melts at 44.5° C. 
Utz asserts that it requires 44.5° C. to melt menthol. — Apoth. Ztg. 
Berl., 1906, v. 21, p. 930. 
Schimmel & Co. present figures relating to the shipments of men- 
thol from Japan, also indicating the destination of the bulk of the 
product for the five years from 1900 to 1904, inclusive. — Semi- Ann. 
Rep., 1906, Apr.-May, pp. 53, 54. 
Schimmel & Co. assert that the use of menthol for medicinal and 
cosmetic purposes is constantly increasing. They present a table 
showing the total value of menthol shipments from Japan in the 
years 1900 to 1904, inclusive. — Ibid., Apr.-May, p. 90. 
Gawalowski, A., describes a number of menthol derivatives, their 
1905, v 
deep stupefaction. — Abstr. in Biochem., Centralbl., Leipz., 1906-7, 
v. 5, p. 138. 
Jung, Ed., suggests that for the internal administration of men- 
thol it be dissolved in a fixed oil and emulsified with or without the 
addition of glycerin. — Pharm. Zentralh., 1906, v. 47, p. 542. 
An editorial quotes Apolant (Deutsche med. TCclmschr., 1905, 
No. 44; Berl. klin. Wchnschr., Feb. 12) recommending menthol as 
a preventive for the nausea that is apt to follow the ingestion of 
tapeworm remedies. — X. York M. J., 1906, v. 83, p. 618. 
Ormsby, O. S., mentions menthol and carbolic acid as the two 
chief local antipruritics. — J. Am. M. Ass., 1906, v. 46. p. 1600. 
Zellerbaum, George, treats sensitive dentine by dissolving a few 
crystals of menthol in the cavity with a drop of absolute alcohol and 
drying out with compressed air. — Dental Cosmos, Phila., 1906, v. 48, 
p. 115. 
Buckley, J. P., (Dent. Rev.) recommends highly a prescription 
consisting of 20 grains of menthol in one drachm of chloroform and 
half an ounce of ether. — Ibid., v. 48, p. 792. 
METHYLIS SALICYLAS. 
composition, chemistry, and uses. — Pharm. Post, Wien, 1906, v. 39, 
pp. 361, 362. 
Matzel, R. (Arch, internat. de pharmacod. et cle therap. 
15, p. 331), asserts that menthol is not toxic to mice which inhale 
the vapor of the substance. Menthone, on the other hand, causes 
Francis, John M., says that much of the synthetic oil of winter- 
green is very impure. The pharmacopceial specifications are ample 
to insure pure goods. The inferior grades will become especially 
noticeable in tooth pastes after a few months ageing. — Bull. Pharm., 
Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 98. 
