472 
Scheick, H. J., compares the results of treating wounds from toy 
pistols, giant crackers, etc., with -and without the antitetanic serum. 
He cites 56 cases and 16 deaths without serum, and 291 cases and no 
death with the serum. — Ibid., 1906, v. 47, pp. 500-502. 
Reilly, T. F., states that antitetanic serum may be considered as a 
specific when used prophylactically. — Ibid., v. 47, p. 649. 
Additional references will be found in the Index Medicus and the 
J. Am. M. Ass. 
SEVUM PE, SEPARATUM. 
The Ph. Brit. Committee of Reference in Pharmacy report on suet 
says, if retained, acid, saponification, and iodine values should be 
given. — Chem. & Drug., Bond., 1906, v. 69, p. 864. 
SINAPIS ALBA. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Sinapis alba L., commonly known as 
white mustard and yellow mustard, as having been naturalized from 
Europe and found in fields and waste places, but not so widely dis- 
tributed as black mustard. — Bull. Bur. Plant Inch, U. S. Dept. Agric., 
1906, No. 89, p. 64. 
Nelson, Burt E., describes and illustrates the characteristic struc- 
ture of sinapis, both black and white. — Merck’s Rep., N. Y., 1906, v. 
15, p. 130. 
Evans, John, says that the presence of starch is a sure indication 
of an adulteration; this can easily be detected by boiling and the 
addition of tincture of iodine. — Apothecary, Boston, 1906, v. 18, 
p. 906. 
Mansier records an extensive study on the colorimetric analysis of 
mustard flour. — J. cle pharm. et de chim., Par., 1906, v. 23, pp. 
565-573. 
SINAPIS NIGRA. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Brassica nigra (L.) Koch., also known as 
Sinapis nigra, commonly known as sinapis nigra, black mustard, 
brown mustard, and red mustard, as introduced from Europe. Found 
in fields and waste places almost throughout the United States. — 
Bull. Bur. Plant Inch, U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 16. 
Dietericli, Karl, reports examining 26 samples of mustard seech 
He found the volatile oil content to vary from 0.56 to 1.02 per cent. — 
Helfenberger Annalen, 1905, Berl., 1906, v. 18, pp. 123, 124. 
Dieterich, Karl, reports a comparative study of the efficiency of 
mustard paper and asserts that many complaints of inefficiency 
appear to be based on insufficient wetting of the paper with hike 
warm water rather than deterioration of the paper itself. — Helfen- 
berger Annalen 1905, Berl., 1906, v. 18, pp. 151, 152. 
