AmAStP£mj      Gleanings  from  the  German  Journals.  411 
GLEANINGS  FROM  THE  GERMAN  JOURNALS. 
By  Frank  X.  Moerk,  Pn.G. 
/OH 
S — C6H3 
Dithio- salicylic  acid  |  j  COOH  *s  a  ProPosec^  substitute 
S — C6H3 
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for  salicylic  acid  j  it  is  made  by  heating  equal  molecules  of  chloride 
of  sulphur  and  salicylic  acid  to  120-150°  C,  dissolving  the  light- 
yellow  fusion  in  sodium  hydrate  and  precipitating  the  acid  by  addition 
of  HC1  as  a  resinous  straw-colored  mass  forming,  after  pulverization, 
a  light-yellow  powder,  easily  soluble  in  alcohol,  benzol  and  glacial 
acetic  acid.—  Oesterr.  Ztschr.  f.  Phar.,  1889,  298. 
Sodium  dithio- salicylate  is  more  potent  than  sodium  salicylate,  is 
used  in  smaller  doses  and  does  not  produce  objectionable  symptoms, 
as  disarrangement  of  the  stomach,  possibly  in  consequence  of  its 
insolubility.  It  is  used  as  an  antipyretic,  antiseptic  and  disinfectant. 
Apoth.  Ztg.,  1889,  679. 
Teeth- cleanser  for  discolored  teeth.  Make  a  stiff  paste  of  powdered 
cuttle-fish  bone  with  a  four  per  cent,  solution  of  hydrogen  peroxide ; 
apply  by  rubbing  over  the  teeth  and  after  a  few  minutes  rinse  with 
plenty  water.  The  teeth  are  cleansed  in  a  few  minutes  without 
injury  to  the  enamel. —  Oesterr.  Zeitschr.f.  Pharm.,  1889,  304. 
Artificial  cloves  have  been  met  with  in  Austria,  composed  chiefly  of 
wheat  flour  and  ground  oak  bark,  to  which,  made  into  a  doughy  mass,  is 
added  a  small  quantity  of  ground  cloves  and  then  pressed  in  suitable 
moulds.  The  regularity  of  this  artificial  product  is  all-sufficient  to 
detect  them  if  not  admixed  with  genuine  cloves;  in  this  case  they 
may  be  found  only  on  close  inspection,  but  the  ridges  due  to  the 
mould  and  a  yellowish-brown  powder  found  near  the  ridges  will  be 
abundant  evidence. — Dr.  T.  F.  Hanausek,  Ztschr.  f.  Nahrungsm. 
Unters.,  1889,  121. 
Salol  pills  are  recommended  by  J.  Past  to  be  made  by  triturating 
six  grams  salol  with  two  grams  yellow  wax  until  a  soft  mass  is 
formed  which  is  then  stiffened  by  addition  of  powdered  althaea  and 
magnesia.— Pharm.  Ztg.,  1889,  384. 
Iodine-phenol  is  prescribed  by  Rotlie  as  a  remedy  for  whooping- 
cough  as  follows  :    Acid,  carbol.,  spir.  vini,  aa  1*0 ;  tinct.  iodi,  gtt.  x  ; 
