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Barnard, H. E., reports that of 188 samples of olive oil examined, 
56, or 29.8 per cent, were adulterated. Many of the druggists’ sam- 
ples of olive oil have been found to be pure cotton seed oil, otherwise 
known to the trade as “ sweet oil.” — Rep. Indiana Bd. Health, 1906, 
pp. 294-297. 
Rickie and Kurtz report on 3 samples obtained in bulk in the open 
market; all 3 responded to the test for cotton seed oil and 1 to that 
for sesame oil as well. — Proc. Indiana Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 119. 
Leach, Albert E., reports that 3 samples of olive oil were found 
which contained a large mixture of sesame oil, 4 samples contained 
an admixture of cotton seed oil, and 14 samples, sold as olive oil, were 
found to be cotton seed oil. — Rep. Massachusetts Bd. Health, 1906, 
p. 400. 
Gane, E. H., reports finding 6 samples containing cotton seed oil 
and 3 samples containing peanut oil. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1906, 
v. 54, p. 342. 
La Wall, C. H., examined 64 samples of olive oil; 31 were pure, 28 
contained cotton seed oil, and 5 sesame oil. — Ibid ., v. 54, p. 342. 
Baird, J. W., reports 30 samples examined in 1904, 3 adulter- 
ated. — Proc. Massachusetts Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 59. 
Caspari, Chas. E., reports 10 samples examined; 9 U. S. P. ; 1 
contained cotton seed oil. and 5 sesame oil. — Ibid., v. 54, p. 342. 
p. 104. 
Blome, W. H., found 2 samples consisting largely or entirely of 
cotton seed oil. — Proc. Michigan Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 104. 
Thurston notes that olive oil is being adujterated with cotton seed 
and peanut oils. About one-third of the samples examined were 
found to be adulterated. He quotes Lewkowitsch's warning as to the 
ingenuity of the adulterators in using a mixture of several oils. — 
Proc. Ohio Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 70. 
An editorial quotes the results of the analyses of A. McGill, of the 
Canadian inland revenue department. Out of 108 samples purchased 
66 were genuine olive oil, 2 doubtful, 24 were cotton seed oil sold as 
salad oil, and 16 the same sold as olive oil. The analytical results are 
summarized. — Chem. & Drug., Lond., 1906, v. 68, p. 646. 
An abstract discusses the advantages of the olive oil solutions of 
alkaloids for use as collyria. Among the advantages claimed for 
oil solutions the abstract asserts that they are readily applied, their 
tolerance is remarkable, their action is more rapid, more intense, and 
more prolonged than aqueous solutions. — Bull. Soc. de pharm. de Bor- 
deaux, 1906, v. 46, pp. 56-58. 
Lambert, Alexander, outlines Cohnheim’s method of treating gas- 
tric ulcer with olive oil. — J. Am. M. Ass., 1906, v. 47, p. 847. 
