1150 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 
Jones, E. W. 1886 
Amount of Starch in Ginger. 
Chem. & Drugg., 28, p. 413. [Arch. d. Pharm., 224, p. 769.] 
The yield of ethereal extract is given as 3.58 per cent., of alcoholic extract 
as 3.38 per cent. 
—---- 1887 
Extractum Cubebarum aethereum. 
Gehe & Co. Handels -Ber. Sept., 1887, p. 50. 
It is stated that, upon long standing, the extract of cubebs deposits a 
crystalline substance. The firm, therefore, cannot guarantee that the 
extract will remain clear. 
Kremel, A. 1887 
Notizen zur Pruefung der Arzneimittel. 
Pharm. Post, 20, p. 521. [Archiv. d. Pharm., 225, p. 880.] 
Methods for the identification and evaluation of the ethereal extract 
of cubebs are presented. The chemical constants of both the alcoholic 
and ethereal extracts are tabulated (p. 522.) Analytical data on the 
alcoholic and ethereal extract of male fern are also given (p. 523.) 
Lippincott, C. P. 1887 
What Are the uses of Benzine and the Lighter Petroleum 
Products in Pharmacy? 
Proc. Penn. Pharm. Assoc., 10, p. 156. 
The six official oleoresins were prepared using ‘ * benzole ' 1 as the ex¬ 
hausting menstruum. 
Keefer, C. D. 1888 
Aspidium marginale, Willdenow. 
Am. Journ. Pharm., 60, p. 230. 
The author states that the ethereal extract of the rhizomes of Aspidium 
marginale contains 0.61 per cent, of resin, and chlorophyll. Filicic acid 
could not be identified. 
Siggnis, F. M. 1888 
Comparative value of commercial gingers. 
Am. J ourn. Pharm., 60, p. 278. 
The following percentages of resin were 
with alcohol, sp. gr. 0.820. 
Jamaica, unbleached .. 
Jamaica, bleached ... 
East Indian .. 
East Indian . 
African .. 
African . 
obtained on extracting ginger 
. 5.0 per cent. 
. 4.8 “ “ 
... 6.65 “ “ 
. 6.57 “ “ 
. 6.17 “ “ 
__... 7.00 “ “ 
