February 3,1872.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
637 
'The Half-Yeauly Abstract of the Medical Sciences. 
Edited by William Domett Stone, M.D., F.R.C.S. 
Yol. liv. July to December, 1871. London: J. and 
A. Churchill. 1872. 
The half-yearly issue of this well-known work con¬ 
tains, as usual, short abstracts of the most notable pro¬ 
ductions in medical literature during the past six months. 
Although compiled more especially for the use of the 
medical practitioner, the pharmaceutist who tries with¬ 
out too much study to keep himself informed of the 
principal points in the history of therapeutics as they 
.arise, will find the brief epitomes in this and similar 
volumes of great service. Especially does this remark 
apply to the section on “ Forensic Medicine,” where some 
toxicological extracts are to be found, and that on The¬ 
rapeutics, containing information in reference to condu- 
xango, chloral hydrate, and other comparatively novel 
remedies. 
The Prince’s Illness : its Lessons. A Lecture on the 
Prevention of Disease. By Balthazar W. Foster, 
M.D., M.R.C.P. London: J. and A. Churchill. 1872. 
In a pamphlet form Dr. Foster has issued a lecture 
that he delivered recently before a local association, in 
which he endeavoured to enforce the sanitary lessons to 
be learnt from the prince’s illness, tie has not, however, 
confined himself to that particular instance, but has 
illustrated the subject by the discussion of the death-rate 
at Birmingham, and outbreaks of fever in different parts 
-of the country. It is much to be desired that such in¬ 
formation as that contained in this pamphlet should be 
•circulated, to assist in inducing the public to consider 
Flow greatly zymotic diseases might be diminished by 
simple sanitary precautions. 
MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 
Monday . London Institution, at 4p.m. —“Elementary 
Feb. 6. Chemistry.” By Professor Odling. 
Tuesday . Royal Institution, at 3 p.m. —“ On the Ner- 
Feb. 6. vous and Circulating Systems.” By Dr. 
Rutherford. 
Wednesday. ..Pharmaceutical Society of Great JBritain, at 
Feb. 7. 8.30 p.m. —Evening Meeting.—“Note on 
Tincture of Cinnamon,” in connection with 
Mr. Haselden’s paper read at the last meet¬ 
ing. By Mr. Greenish.—“Note on the 
‘Longouze’ of Mauritius.” By Daniel 
Hanbury, F.R.S.—“ The Separation and 
Quantitative Determination of the Different 
Cinchona Alkaloids.” By Dr. J. E. De Yry. 
“ Saniadera indica.” By Dr. J. E. De Vry. 
Society of Arts, at 8 P.M. —“ The Forests of 
England, their Restoration and Scientific 
Management.” By T. W. Webber, Esq. 
Royal Microscopical Society, at 8 p.m. —An¬ 
nual Meeting. 
Thursday . Royal Society, at 8.30 p.m. 
Feb. 8. Royal Institution, at 3 p.m. —“ The Chemistry 
of Alkalies and Alkali Manufacture.” By 
Professor Odling. 
Friday . Royal Institution, at 9 p.m. —“Sleep.” By 
Feb. 9. Professor Humphrey. 
Quekett Club, 8 p.m. 
Saturday . Royal Institution, at 3 P.M. —“The Theatre 
Feb. 10. in Shakspeare’s Time.” By W. B. Donne. 
Royal Lotanic Society, at 3.45 p.m. 
The following journals have been received:—The ‘British 
Medical Journal,’ Jan. 27; the ‘Medical Times and Gazette,’ 
•Jail. 27 ; the ‘ Lancet,’ Jan. 27; the ‘ Medical Press and Cir¬ 
cular,’ Jan. 31 ; ‘Nature,’ Jan. 27; the ‘Chemical News,’ 
■Jan. 27; ‘English Mechanic,’ Jan. 26; ‘ Gardeners’ Chro¬ 
nicle,’ Jan. 27; the ‘Grocer,’ Jan. 27; the ‘Journal pf the 
•Society of Arts,’ Jan. 27; the ‘Educational Times’ for 
February; ‘Journal of Materia Medica’ for November; 
■* Repertoire de Pharmacie ’ for December. 
flotts milt Queries. 
**.* In order to facilitate reference, correspondents are 
requested to mark their answers in each case with the title 
and number of the query referred to. 
Ao notice can be taken of anonymous communications. 
All queries or answers should be accompanied by the name 
and address of the writer. 
[295.]—SOL. ACID. CARBOLIC. AROMAT.— 
Your correspondent J. A. S. will, I think, find his reply 
in the ninth page of the advertiser of the Journal of 
Jan. 6th.—L. Hooper. 
Solut. Acid. Carbolic. Aromat. is prepared by R. M. 
Rew and Co., 282, Regent Street, London. But up in 
various sized bottles for retailing, larger ones for con¬ 
venience of dispensers. 
[297.]—CHEMICAL FLY-PAPER.—In answer to 
Nil Admirari's request to be supplied with a receipt for 
making Chemical Fly-Paper, a correspondent has sent 
us the following cutting from a newspaper:—“A newly 
invented fly-paper in Titusville, Pa., is covered with 
nitro-glycerine, glue, and molasses. The flies, attracted 
by the molasses, alight, and are stuck fast by the glue. 
Should any get away, they proceed to rub their legs 
together in ecstasy, when the friction of their own shins 
causes the nitro-glycerine adhering to their feet and 
limbs to explode, blowing them to atoms.” We have 
had no experience of the efficacy of the preparation. 
CHILBLAINS.—A correspondent recommends the 
use of a solution of. nitrate of potash,—a scruple to 
an ounce of water,—applied with a piece of lint, for 
chilblains. 
REMEDY FOR DANDRIFF.—Mr. J. L. Davis 
states, in the American Journal of 1‘harmacy (4th ser. 
vol. xliv. p. 6), that, having tried many preparations for 
the removal of dandriff without success, he was led to adopt 
the plan of cleansing the scalp with borax and carbonate 
of potash. Under this treatment the dandriff was re¬ 
moved, but the hair became sensibly thinner. He 
therefore tried a preparation made by agitating re¬ 
peatedly, at intervals of a few hours, one ounce of flowers 
of sulphur with one quart of water, and decanting the 
clear liquor. With this the head was saturated every 
morning, the result being that in a few weeks the hair 
became soft and glossy, and the disease was eradicated. 
Sublimed sulphur being practically insoluble in water, 
and the liquor being free from taste, colour and smell, 
Mr. Davis does not pretend to explain the operation of 
the remedy. 
[300.]—MEDICINAL ROOTS IN SPAIN.—Can 
any one inform me what are the medicinal roots included 
amongst the imports into Spain, under the following 
names :—“ Forment,” “ Bur,” “ Jot Wall ” and “ Ameri¬ 
can Cissampelos” ? See Newdegate’s ‘Tariffs of all 
Nations,’ p. 73.—C. 
[301.]—WHITE MARBLE COUNTERS.—A cor¬ 
respondent asks whether white marble'counters, such as 
are sometimes used both in this country and America, 
are found to keep their colour, as a rule, for any great 
length of time. 
[302.]—AUSTRALIAN FEBRIFUGE. —Can any 
reader inform me what is the composition of “ Austra- 
; lian Febrifuge” ? Answer will much oblige.—M. P. S. 
[303.]— 1 TINCTURA ALOES CUM CANELLA.— 
Would some reader favour me with a formula for this 
tincture?— “Yincit Amor Patrol” 
[304.]—MOSSES. - Can any correspondent inform me 
the best way to abstract the colour (so as to preserve it) 
| from some moss ?—G. 
