Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Nov.,  1889. 
}    Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  559 
(1"42)  oxidizes  the  resin  rapidly  with  copious  evolution  of  red  fumes 
formiug  a  straw-colored  liquid,  and  separating  a  red  waxy  substance 
as  a  product  of  the  oxidation.  The  solution  separated  from  the  waxy 
substance  is  rendered  much  darker  in  color  (yellowish  red),  but  the 
reactions  for  picric  acid,  which  it  was  supposed  to  be,  could  not  be 
confirmed.  It  loses  per  cent,  on  being  heated  in  an  air-bath  to 
110°C. 
On  heating  on  platinum  foil  the  resin  becomes  fluid,  gives  off  acrid 
vapors,  and  burns  with  a  luminous  flame,  and  finally  leaves  a  minute 
quantity  of  ash  consisting  of  Na2C03. 
ABSTRACTS  FROM  FRENCH  JOURNALS. 
Translated  for  the  American  Journal  op  Pharmacy. 
Practical  Method  of  Emulsionizing  Yaselin. — M.  V. 
Krebs,  a  Brussels  pharmacist,  advises  the  use  of  ol.  ricini  as  an  emul- 
sifying agent  in  ointments  composed  of  vaselin  and  an  aqueous  prepa- 
ration. Two  drops  of  the  oil  should  be  used  for  each  gramme  of  the 
liquid  to  be  mixed,  this  being  sufficient  to  produce  a  perfectly  homo- 
geneous product.  The  only  disadvantage  of  the  use  of  the  vaselins 
being  thus  overcome,  their  employment  may  become  largely  general- 
ized, especially  in  the  making  of  ointments  with  the  iodide  of  potassium, 
whose  tendency  to  decomposition  is  soon  manifested  with  other  fat 
substances. — Jour,  de  pharmacol;  Jour,  de  ph.  et  de  ch.,  Oct.  1. 
Emulsion  of  Balsam  of  Tolu. — A  compound  preparation  as 
follows  is  proposed  by  M.  P.  Vigier  :  Balsam  of  tolu,  5  gin.;  gum 
arabic  (pulv.),  10  gm.;  orange-flower  water,  10  gin.;  syrup  of  lauro- 
cerasus,  30  gm.;  water,  100  gm.  The  balsam  is  first  melted  with  10 
gm.  of  80  per  cent,  of  alcohol. — Soc.  de  phar.  de  Paris,  July  3. 
Preparations  of  Creasote. — Dr.  Bouchard  uses  the  following 
formulae :  Creasote,  10  gm.;  almond  soap,  pulv.,  25  gm.;  make  100 
pills ;  dose,  1  every  2  hours  daily  until  8  or  ten  have  been  taken. 
In  giving  creasote  in  larger  doses,  the  following  formula  is  used : 
Creasote,  50  gm.;  cod-liver  oil  q.  s.  to  make  1  liter.  Pour  the  oil 
gradually  on  to  the  creasote  while  stirring.  A  tablespoonful  contains 
75  cgm.  of  creasote,  of  which  1  or  2  may  be  given  morning  and  night. 
— Jour,  de  med.  de  Paris  ;  J.  de  ph.  et  de  ch.,  Sept.  15. 
Phenolated  Celluloids  and  Pyroxylin  Varnishes. — M. 
Desesquelle  calls  attention  to  the  fact  that  a  variety  of  phenolated 
