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Francis, John M., notes that other authorities, notably Gildemeister 
and Hoffman, place the santalol content higher — from 93 to 98 per 
cent (U. S. P. VIII, 90 per cent). — Bull. Pharm., Detroit, 1906, v. 20, 
p. 141. 
Lefeldt, Max., asserts that the Ph. Germ, requirement that oil of 
santal dissolve in five parts of TO per cent alcohol at 20° C. is too 
severe. — Ber. d. pharm. Gesellsch., Berl., 1906, v. 16, p. 340. 
Evans Sons Lescher and Webb criticise the Ph. Brit. IV require- 
ments for sandalwood oil. and discuss the general characteristics of 
this oil. — Analytical Notes, 1906, E. L. & W., Bond., 1907, pp. 28-29. 
The Ph. Brit. Committee of Reference in Pharmacy suggests that 
a santalol figure (possibly 94 per cent) should be included for oil of 
santal. — Chem. & Drug., *Lond., 1906, v. 69, p. 864. 
Dohme and Englehardt discuss the pharmacopceial requirements 
for oil of santal and report experiments made with oil of santal 
distilled from the different brands of sandalwood obtained at a recent 
auction in the Mysore district of India. They conclude that the re- 
quirements for a good oil of santal should be specific gravity from 
0.965 to 0.980 at 25° C., percentage of santalol at least 91 to 92. 
Perfect solubility in, at most, five volumes of TO per cent alcohol at 
25° C. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54, p. 460. 
Francis, John M., reports on ten samples of oil of sandal pur- 
chased in the open market, all assayed over 90 per cent santalol. — 
Ibid., v. 54, p. 342. 
Patch, E. L., examined eight lots of oil of sandal; all corresponded 
to the U. S. P. requirements. — Ibid., p. 343. 
Graham, Willard, reports finding a sample of oil of sandalwood 
which contained only 73 per cent of santalol. — Proc. Pennsylvania 
Pharm. Ass.. 1906, p. 155. 
Caspar!, Chas. E., reports three samples examined, two U. S. P., 
one contained too little santalol (80 per cent). — Proc. Missouri 
Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 103. 
Blome, W. H., assayed three samples, 68.3, 30.47, 90.13 per cent of 
alcohol, calculated as santalol. — Proc. Michigan Pharm. Ass., 1906, 
p. 107. 
Parry, Ernest J., reports on a sample of oil of santal of German 
origin which was adulterated with a West Indian sandalwood oil, ren- 
dered soluble by fractionation, and also of a higher santalol value 
than the normal. — Chem. & Drug., Lond., 1906, v. 68, p. 211. 
He further reports on the oil contained in capsules. — Ibid., v. 68, 
p. 951. 
Schindler and Siebert (Deutsche. Med. Wchnschr., v. 32, No. 27) 
comment on gonosan and other extensively advertised drugs for the 
internal treatment of gonorrhoea, which they state are dangerous as 
tending to supplant local treatment. They state that tests have 
