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variety ranged from —0° 4' to —12° and the phenols from IT to 39 
per cent. — Analytical Notes, 1906, E., L. & W., Lond., 1907, p. 32. 
Lackey, R. H., quotes a correspondent who points out that cheap 
oils of thyme are commonly sold. Eed oil of thyme should be sold 
on its phenol strength and the white oil of thyme should be sold to 
comply with the requirements of the pharmacopoeia. — Proc. Pennsyl- 
vania Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 117. 
Vanderkleed, Charles E., asserts that some trouble has been ex- 
perienced in obtaining white oil of thyme that would assay 20 per 
cent of phenols. The red oil assaying 20 per cent is more readily 
obtainable, but is no longer official. — Ibid ., p. 124. 
Blome, W. H., reports four samples which assayed, respectively, 
4, 14, 8, and 32 per cent of phenols, only one out of the four comply- 
ing with the requirement. — Proc. Michigan Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 107. 
OLEUM TIGLII. 
Brodhead, G. L. (Am. J. Obst,, N. Y., July), advises the use of 
croton oil in olive oil on the back of the tongue to induce purgation 
during unconsciousness in the toxaemia of pregnancy. — J. Am. M. 
Ass., 1906, v. 47, p. 235. 
Collins, C. D., in discussing the treatment of pruritus vulvse, says 
croton tiglium is indicated by fine vesicular rash, with burning after 
scratching. Tendency to vesicles and pustules. Great itching, but 
the skin is too sensitive to scratch. Moist dermatitis. — Trans. Am. 
Inst. Homoeop., 1906, 62d sess., Part II, p. 286. 
OPIUM. 
The Bureau of Plant Industry reports that a laboratory study of 
the capsules of the Asiatic poppy, as a source of morphine, codeine, 
and other opium alkaloids has been continued on material from 
various sources. — Ann. Eep. U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, p. 207. 
True, Rodney H., outlines a plan for converting the waste product 
of the poppy seed industry, the capsule, into a valuable source of 
opium alkaloids. — Oil, Paint, and Drug Rep., 1906, v. 70, Oct. 
17, p. 37. 
Norton, Thomas H., is quoted as asserting that the United States 
offers an admirable field for the cultivation of the opium poppy. 
The annual imports of opium into the United States amount to up- 
ward of $1,200,000. Some additional figures, showing the amount 
and the value of the opium grown in Turkey and Smyrna, are given. — 
Ibid., v. 70, July 2, p. 10. 
Francis, Alan, presents several illustrations relating to the opium 
cultivation and the trade in Persia. — Brit. & Col. Drug., Lond., 1906, 
v. 50, p. 946, 
