March 25,1871.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
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be made stiff) a stronger solution is necessary. Borax, 
being a neutral salt, does not in the slightest degree in¬ 
jure the texture of linen. Its effect is to soften the 
hardest water, and therefore it should be.kept on the 
toilet table. As a way of cleaning the hair, nothing is 
better than a solution of borax in water. 
SOLVENT POWERS OF GLYCERINE. 
The following table of the solubilities of various 
chemicals in one hundred parts of glycerine is given by 
Klever ( Phann . Zeitsch. f. Huss.) 
Arscnious Acid.20 
Arsenic Acid.20 
Benzoic Acid.10 
Boracic Acid.10 
Oxalic Acid.15 
Tannic Acid.50 
Alum.40 
Carbonate of Ammonia .... 20 
Muriate of Ammonia.20 
Tartarated Antimony.5‘50 
Atropia.3 
Sulphate of Atropia.33 
Chloride of Barium.10 
Brucia. 2 "25 
Sulphide of Calcium.5 
Cinchonia.0‘50 
Sulphate of Cinchonia.6-70 
Acetate of Copper.10 
Sulphate of Copper.30 
Tartarated Iron.8 
Lactate of Iron.10 
Sulphate of Iron.25 ^ 
Perchloride of Mercury .... 7*50 
Cyanide of Mercury.27 
Iodine.1’00 
Morphia.. • 0-45 
Acetate of Morphia.20 
Muriate of Morphia.20 
Phosphorus.0‘20 
Acetate of Lead.20 
Arseniate of Potash.50 
Chlorate of Potash.3-50 
Bromide of Potassium.25 
Cyanide of Potassium.32 
Iodide of Potassium.40 
Quinia.0*50 
Tannate of Quinia.0*25 
Arseniate of Soda.50 
Bicarbonate of Soda.8 
Borate of Soda.60 
Carbonate of Soda.98 
Chlorate of Soda.20 
Sulphur.0-10 
Strychnia.0 - 25 
Nitrate of Strychnia.4 
Sulphate of Strychnia.22-50 
Urea.50 
Veratria.1 
Chloride of Zinc.50 
Iodide of Zinc.40 
Sulphate of Zinc.35 
Burns and Scalds. —Dr. S. B. Judkin, in a com¬ 
munication to the Journal of Materia Medica, says that he 
has successfully treated many cases of bums and. scalds 
by dissolving white-lead in linseed-oil to the consistency 
of milk, and applying it over the entire bum or scald 
every five minutes with a soft feather. He has used it a 
great many times during fifteen years of practice, and 
found it to give relief sooner, and to be more permanent 
in its effects, than any other preparation. 
THE 
PROPOSED POISON REGULATIONS. 
MEETING OF CHEMISTS IN NOTTINGHAM. 
A General Meeting of the Chemists of the town and 
district, was held in the rooms of the Nottingham and 
Notts Chemists’ Association, on Friday, the 10th of 
March; Mr. J. H. Atherton, the President of the' so¬ 
ciety, in the chair. 
The meeting was well attended and unanimous in its 
expression. 
The following resolutions were adopted :— 
Proposed by Mr. W. H. Parker, seconded by Mr. T. 
B. Fletcher,— 
“ That in the opinion of this Meeting, the proposed in¬ 
stitution of compulsory regulations for the keeping and 
dispensing of poisons is unwise, and an unnecessary in¬ 
terference with the freedom and independence ot the 
trade.” 
Proposed by Mr. Fitz-Hugh, seconded by Mr. May- 
field,— 
“ That the importance of the proposed measure de¬ 
mands that the opinion of members of the Pharmaceu¬ 
tical Society should be taken, before the Annual Meeting 
in May. This Meeting would urge the Council to issue 
with the voting-papers a form, to be filled up by each 
member, requesting his opinion, 4 Ay ’ or 4 No, on the 
subject, in order to ascertain definitely the views of the 
trctd©** * 
Proposed by Mr. Blankney, Arnold, seconded by 
Mr. F. White,— 
44 That this Meeting approves of the objects of the De¬ 
fence Association, and hereby agrees to support its 
efforts.” 
Proposed by Mr. Oakland, seconded by Mr. Lewis, 
44 That the resolutions arrived at by this Meeting be 
printed and circulated throughout the town and neigh¬ 
bourhood.” 
MEETING OF CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS 
AT HULL. 
On Wednesday evening, the 15th inst., a large and 
influential Meeting of Chemists and Druggists of Hull 
and neighbourhood was held at the Cross Keys Hotel, 
Market Place, to take into consideration the proposed 
poison regulations. On the motion of Mr. Gales, se¬ 
conded by Mr. Smith, the President of the Hull Che¬ 
mists’ Association (Mr. Baynes) was called upon to 
preside. 
The Chairman in opening the proceedings said they 
were called together, as they were doubtless well aware, 
for a most important purpose, the consideration of a 
question which was of vital importance. to the trade 
generally. The Hull Chemists Association had. pre¬ 
viously taken action and placed on record their opinion on 
the matter. It had, however, been thought fit, under the 
present circumstances of the case, to call a meeting of the 
trade; and as some persons must take the initiative, he and 
the Secretary (Mr. Bell) had chosen to do so. The meeting 
was one of the entire trade, and every gentleman would 
be at liberty to express his opinions on the proposed 
regulations. He trusted the gentlemen would speak 
with calmness, good temper and with as much brevity 
as was consistent with what the speaker desired to say. 
The poison regulations, unless their enactment was de¬ 
feated, were about to be made the means of placing the 
chemists under very stringent regulations, which were 
not intended to apply to any other class of dealers m 
medicines. The action which their committee had pre¬ 
viously taken was, he was informed, to the utter con¬ 
demnation of the scheme proposed by the Council, and he 
had very little doubt the result of their present meeting 
would show that they rightly judged the general feeling 
