458 
Practical  Notes. 
(  Am.  Joiir.  Pharm^ 
1      Sep.t,  1881. 
Peptone  treated  Avitli  potassium  carbonate,  or  better  witji  potassa^ 
yields  to  ether  a  small  quantity  of  a  volatile  alkaloid,  and  after  putre- 
faction a  notable  quantity  of  a  solid  alkaloid  is  obtained  from  peptone 
by  treatment  with  caustic  alkali,  but  not  with  bicarbonates. 
According  to  Brouardel  and  Boutmy  the  ptomains  reduce  cyano- 
ferrid  at  once  ;  (he  alkaloids  obtained  from  peptone  effect  the  reduction 
slowly,  and  a  similar  effect  is  produced  by  crystallized  ergotinina  and 
aconitia,  and  by  amorphous  and  crystalline  digitalin.  But  an  instan- 
taneous reduction  is  effected  as  by  morphia,  also  by  eserina,  liquid 
hyoscyamina,  and  amorphous  aconitia  and  ergotinina. — Bull.  gen.  de 
Ther.,  1881,  May,  p.  463-465. 
Bottling  Wax  from  a  Bye-product. — The  balsam  of  Tolu,  left  in  the 
preparation  of  syrupus  tolutanus  Br.  P.,  made  by  boiling  Tolu  bal- 
sam ill  water,  according  to  J.  F.  Brown,  may  be  utilized  for  bottling 
wax,  by  stirring  levigated  bole  into  it  while  melted.  A  mixture  of 
the  residual  balsam,  amber  resin  each  4  parts,  Venice  turpentine,  Ver- 
million each  1  part,  melted  together  and  well  stirred  forms  sealing  wax 
of  very  fair  quality. — Phar.  Jour,  and  Trans. y  June  4,  p.  1003. 
Culinary  Essences. — G.  S.  Illingworth  gives  the  following  composi- 
tion of  satisfactory  kitchen  essences : 
Name. 
Almond  or  Ratafia, 
Cayenne, 
Celery, 
Cinnamon, 
Cloves, 
Lemon, 
Mace, 
Nutmeg, 
Orange, 
Pimento, 
Rose, 
Sandal  wood. 
Vanilla, 
Verbena, 
Made  From, 
Oil, 
Powdered  pods,  fresh, 
Seeds,  bruised, 
Oil, 
Oil, 
/  Lemon  peel,  ,^xx, 
t  Essential  oil,  ^xvi. 
Powder, 
Nut,  bruised. 
Peel, 
Oil, 
Essence, 
Essence, 
Pods, 
Essence, 
Parts.  Parts. 
1  to  10  alcohol. 
1   to  8  " 
1   to  3  " 
1   to  5  " 
1  to  3  " 
J  gall.  " 
1  to  4  " 
1  to  4  " 
1  to  2  " 
1   to  4  " 
1  to  40  " 
1   to  12  " 
1  to  20  " 
1*  to  20  " 
Absolute. 
■Chemists^  Journal,  July  22,  p.  56. 
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