400 
seal oil as recorded by a number of observers. — Brit. & Col. Drug., 
Bond., 1906, v. 49, p. 46. 
Evans Sons Lescher and Webb report the results of several tests 
with the oleo-refractometer of samples of cod liver oil and point out 
that during times of great scarcity the refractive figure fluctuates in 
commercial oils between wide limits — Analytical Notes, for 1906, 
E. L. & W., Bond., 1907, p. 15. 
Smith, F. A. Upshur, reports a comparative test of the keeping 
qualities of cod liver oil in white and dark amber bottles. After 
eighteen months the oil in the white bottle was found to be bleached 
and rancid, while the oil in the amber bottle had retained both the 
color and the characteristic odor of cod liver oil. — Pharm. J., Bond., 
1906, v. 22, p. 84. 
An editorial discusses the probable production of cod liver oil for 
1906, and presents a table showing the yield and the price of Nor- 
wegian oil for the past twelve years. — Oil, Paint, and Drug. Rep., 
1906, v. 69, May 21, p. 7. 
For a review of the cod liver oil situation at the end of the catch, 
see Ibid., v. 70, July 2, p. 7. 
Gehe & Co. discuss the production of cod liver oil in Bofoten and 
Finnmarken, and give tables showing the number of fish caught and 
the amount of oil produced during the years 1901 to 1905, inclusive. — 
Handels-Ber., 1906, pp. 39-MI. 
Munn, W. A., of St. Johns, Newfoundland, writes that the past 
season has been a very quiet one, and reports the quantity of oil pro- 
duced in the years 1902 to 1905, inclusive. — Chem. & Drug., Bond*, 
1906, v. 68, p. 31. 
Stein, V., (Oesterr. Apoth. Ztg.) suggests that a cod liver oil pre- 
pared by the merchants of Iceland promises to be even more desir- 
able than the oil made in Norway. He finds the following constants: 
Specific gravity at 15° C., 0.923; iodine number, 137.5; saponification 
number, 183; free acid (as oleic acid), 0.33 per cent. On cooling to 
0° C. the oil remained clear. — D.-A. Apoth. Ztg., N. Y., 1906-7, v. 
27, p. 137. 
Kreis, Hans, reports on a number of samples of fish oils obtained 
from Bergen, Norway. The study includes the determination of the 
specific gravity, refraction number, iodine number, and acid number 
of the several oils and their behavior with a number of reagents. — 
Schweiz. Wchnschr. f. Chem. u. Pharm., 1906, v. 44, pp. 721-725. 
Caspari, Chas. E., reports 17 samples examined : Nine U. S. P., 
eight contained other fish oils. — Proc. Missouri Pharm. Ass., 1906, 
p. 104. 
Baird, J. W., reports 29 samples examined in 1904, seven adulter- 
ated. — Proc. Massachusetts Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 59. 
