AmsJe°pUtr;Sarm'}    Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  473 
as  follows  :  No.  1.  Citric  acid,  43  gm.;  distilled  water,  120  gro.; 
sugar,  180  gin.;  extract  of  lemon,  6  gm.  No.  2.  Bi-carbonate  of 
potassium,  30  gm.;  bicarbonate  of  sodium,  8"40  gm.;  distilled  water, 
120  gm.;  sugar,  180  gm.  The  syrups  keep  well,  No.  1  being  too 
acid  and  No.  2  being  too  alkaline  to  give  rise  to  fermentation.  To 
prepare  the  Riviere  potion  of  the  Codex,  17  gm.  of  each  of  these 
syrups  are  added  to  58  gm.  of  water. — Eepert  de  ph.;  Jour,  de  Med., 
June. 
Picric  Acid  Mixture. — The  following  preparation  proposed  by 
Dr.  Calvelli  is  said  to  have  been  successfully  used  as  a  paint  in  ery- 
sipelas, lymphangitis  and  dry  eczema  :  Picric  acid,  1*50  gm.;  distilled 
water,  250  gm.;  dissolve ;  for  external  use;  The  application  is  said 
to  have  the  property  of  reducing  swellings  and  rapidly  dispersing  the 
heat  which  accompanies  them. — Monit.  tMrap.;  L' 'Union  phar.,  May. 
Administration  of  Butylchloral.  —  The  Monit.  therap.  for 
May  gives  the  following  formula  as  the  one  prescribed  by  Dr.  Lieb- 
reich  for  neuralgia  of  the  tri-gemini.  The  preparation  seems  to  be 
regarded  as  a  specific  for  this  condition  :  Butylchloral,  3  to  5  gm. ; 
rectified  spirit,  10  gin. ;  glycerin,  20  gm. ;  distilled  water,  120  gm. ; 
mix ;  dose,  2  to  4  tablespoonfuls. 
Palatable  Scraped  Beef.  —  M.  Carles,  of  the  Bordeaux 
Faculty,  having  observed  that  many  patients  soon  contract  a  repug- 
nance for  scraped  beef,  found  by  experiment  that  if  the  pulp  be  first 
mixed  with  a  little  beef  soup  and  afterward  with  a  small  quantity  of 
pea  or  lentil  soup,  and  heated  gently  in  a  water-bath,  the  unpleasant 
taste  and  odor  pass  wholly  away.  The  mass  should  be  passed 
through  a  hair  sieve  before  heating. — Nouv.  rem.,  June  24. 
Pills  of  Tar  and  Iodoform. — Negel  gives  the  following  for- 
mula for  these  pills  which,  he  says,  are  well  supported  by  phthisical 
patients  :  Iodoform,  3  gm. ;  vegetable  tar,  15  gm. ;  extract  of  opium, 
60  cgm. ;  make  120  pills.  The  writer  states  that  the  addition  of  5 
to  10  per  cent,  of  tar  to  iodoform,  perfectly  deodorizes  the  latter. — 
Eepert.  de  phar.,  July. 
To  Prepare  Antiseptic  Sponges. — The  mineral  matters  near 
the  stems  should  be  carefully  removed  and  the  sponges  thoroughly 
beaten  with  mallets  and  washed  in  running  water.  They  should 
then  be  placed  for  six  hours  in  a  bath  composed  of :  Hydrochloric 
acid,  10  gm. ;  water,  1  litre.  Now  wash  thoroughly  in  water  and 
soak  again  for  six  hours  in  a  solution  of :    Permanganate  of  potash, 
