150         ON  CRYSTALLIZED  VALERIANATE  OP  ATROPINE. 
CHEMICAL    MATCHES    WITHOUT    PHOSPHORUS   OR  OTHER 
POISON. 
By  M.  Canouil. 
The  new  matches  are  absolutely  without  white  or  red  phos- 
phorus, ordinary  or  amorphous.  They  cannot  be  used  as  a 
poison,  and  when  reduced  to  their  least  degree  of  inflammability 
give  rise  to  no  danger  of  fire.  They  are  formed  essentially  of 
chlorate  of  potash,  mixed  with  a  small  quantity  of  a  metallic 
peroxide,  bichromate  or  oxysulphuret,  when  it  is  desired  to  ren- 
der them  more  inflammable.  The  author  has  found  means  to 
triturate  the  chlorate  of  potash,  even  when  dry,  without  danger 
of  explosion. 
The  new  matches  diffuse  no  odour,  either  in  the  manufacture 
or  in  use  ;  they  light  without  explosion  or  projection — Ohem. 
Graz.,from  Comjrtes  Rendus,  June  28,1858. 
ON  CRYSTALLIZED  VALERIANATE  OF  ATROPINE. 
By  H.  Callmann. 
This  salt  forms  perfectly  white  and  light  crusts  ;  the  crys- 
tals appear  to  belong  to  the  rhomboidal  system,  and  the  faces 
are  very  brilliant.  At  a  temperature  of  68°  F.  the  crystals 
soften,  and  at  89°«6  F.  they  are  liquefied.  Under  the  double 
influence  of  air  and  light,  they  soon  acquire  a  yellow  color. 
The  carbonic  acid  of  the  air  displaces  a  certain  quantity  of 
valerianic  acid,  which  is  recognizable  by  its  peculiar  odor. 
The  crystallized  salt  presents  the  various  reactions  of  the 
salts  of  atropine  and  of  the  valerianates.  It  is  extremely  solu- 
ble in  water,  less  so  in  alcohol,  and  still  less  in  ether.  The 
analysis  of  the  salt,  dried  in  vacuo  at  the  ordinary  tempera- 
ture, gave  :— 
C  6640  66-20  66-00 
H        8-90        8-81  8-50 
24-70      24-99  25.50 
These  numbers  lead  to  the  formula 
C10  H9  O3,  C34  H23  N06-f  2  HO. 
Chem.  Qaz.  Jan.  1,  1859,  from  Comptes  Rendus,  Sept.  6,  1858. 
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