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He considers the official syrups to have been improved. — Bull. Pharm., 
Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 230. 
Caspari, Charles, jr., calls attention to the tendency manifested by 
syrups to spoil and points out some points useful in their preserva- 
tion. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54, p. 262. 
An editorial suggests the more general use of glycerin in the official 
syrups to prevent fermentation. — D.-A. Apoth.-Ztg., N. Y., 1906-7, 
v. 27, p. 147. 
Herissey, H., notes that in a general way the preparation of the 
various syrups of Pli. Ndl. IV is very different from that of the 
corresponding French syrups. — J. de pharm. et de chim., Par., 1906, 
v. 23, p. 481. 
Bougault, J., contrasts the American preparations, made by simply 
mixing the fluid extracts with sugar syrup, with those of the French 
Codex. — Ibid., v. 23, p. 288. 
Manseau presents a formula for syrup of lemon or syrup of orange 
ill which he proposes the use of the rind of one orange or lemon with 
30 grams of citric acid, 1,700 grams of sugar, and 1,000 grams of dis- 
tilled water. The outer portion of the rind is to be mixed with a 
portion of the sugar and this with citric acid and remaining portions 
of the sugar dissolved in the distilled water. — Bull. Soc. de pharm. 
de Bordeaux, 1906, v. 46, pp. 200-202. 
Caldwell, Paul, gives the approximate percentage of alcohol present 
in the U. S. P. VIII sirups. — Drug. Circ. & Chem. Gaz., N. Y., 1906, 
v. 50, p. 434. 
SYRUPUS ACIDI HYDRIODICI. 
Francis, John M., does not understand why liypophosphorous acid 
was not included in the syrup of hydriodic acid as a protective agent, 
as it certainly is needed in this syrup as it is in syrup of ferrous 
iodide. 
He commends the glycerole of hydriodic acid, or at least solutions 
made almost wholly of glycerin, sold in the American market as 
syrup, but thinks that, as a matter of common honesty, it should not 
be labeled “ Syrup.” — Bull. Pharm., Detriot, 1906, v. 20, p. 230. 
SYRUPUS PERRI IODIDE 
Francis, John M., commends the addition of diluted hvpophos- 
phorous acid to the syrup of iodide of iron, as it is very prone to 
undergo discoloration unless it contains some such reducing agent. — 
Bull. Pharm., Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 230. 
IViebelitz, H., suggests the use of 1 per cent of citric acid as a 
preservative for syrup of ferrous iodide. — Pharm. Ztg., Berl., 1906, 
v. 51, p. 1004. 
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