.Am.  Jour.  I'liarm.  ) 
Dec,  1881.  J 
Varieties. 
629 
Emuj.sions  of  Cod  Liver  Oil,  Compound  and  Simple. — Mr.  C.  L. 
Dielil,  pharmacist,  has  kindlj^  furnished  the  following  formula  to  the 
Louisville  "  Medical  News  : 
Cod  liver  oil,        .  .  .  .  .  ^iv 
Water,  .....  .^iii 
Gum  arable,         .  .  .  .  •  Sii 
(All  by  weight). 
Triturate  the  oil  and  gum  together,  then  add  the  water  and  form  an 
emulsion.    Add  to  this  : 
Ess.  peppermint,  .....  rr^xl 
Oil  of  bitter  almonds,  .  .  .         gtt.  ii 
Comp.  tiiict.  cardamom,    .  .  .  •  f.^i 
Syrup  of  orange,         .   ~         .  ■  .  f^iii 
if  the  "compound"  emulsion  is  desired;  or, 
Oil  of  wintergreen,  .  .  ..  .    gtt.  xvi 
Simple  s^n'up,  .  .  .  .  f^i 
Water,    .  .  .  .  .  .  f^iii 
if  the  "simple"  emulsion  is  desired. 
PvROCiALLic  Acid  in  Chancroids. — In  the  New  York  "  Medical  Jour- 
nal," August,  1881,  we  find  a  sjaiopsis  of  a  j^aper  on  this  subject,  contrib- 
uted by  Lermoyez  and  Hitler  to  the  "Bulletin  Generale  de  Therapeu- 
tique,"  May  15,  1881.  The  pyrogallic  acid  was  employed  in  the  form  of 
a  vaselin  ointment,  of  the  strength  of  1*5.  Starch  is  added  to  the  mixture 
to  stiffen  it,  and  prevent  its  liquefying  after  it  is  applied  to  the  body.  The 
formula  is  as  follows  :  R  Starch,  40  i:)arts ;  vaselin,  120  parts  ;  pyrogallic 
acid,  40  parts.  Care  should  be  taken  to  have  the  ointment  fresh.  On 
exposure  to  the  air  it  soon  became  brown  and  lost  its  strength.  It  was 
found  equally  applicable  to  all  forms  of  chancroid,  and  in  all  situations.  It 
was  only  slightly  painful,  though  it  had  a  mild  caustic  effect  when  first 
applied.  This  caustic  action  soon  disappeared.  The  pain  j^i'odiiced,  it  is 
claimed,  was  not  greater  than  would  be  caused  by  the  contact  of  any  indif- 
ferent body  with  so  sensitive  a  sore.  LTnder  its  influence  the  chancres, 
even  when  phagedenic,  healed  with  surprising  rapidity, —  Virf/.  Med. 
Monthly,  Sept.,  p.  477. 
Viburnum  Opulus. — This  remedj^  is  one  of  our  very  best  when  the  fol- 
lowing symptoms  are  jiresent :  Hysterical  condition  from  uterine  irrita- 
tion, cramps  in  the  extremities  during  pregnancy,  dysmenorrhea  of  a 
spasmodic  character,  and  painful,  scanty  menses. — Med.  Times,  from  South. 
Med.  Record,  j).  270. 
The  Sustentative  Properties  of  Coca.— Dr.  Unanue,  an  earnest 
partisan  of  the  celestial  plant,  mentions  the  case  of  a  courier,  on  service 
between  Cliiquisata  and  JPaz  (about  100  miles),  who  carried  for  this  long 
Journey  only  coca  and  two  pounds  of  burnt  maize,  or  potatoes  frozen  and 
dried ;  and  further  relates  that  towards  the  termination  of  the  siege  of  La 
Paz  by  the  insurgents,  in  1871,  the  inhabitants,  after  a  blockade  of  several 
jnonths  during  a  rigorous  winter,  in  want  of  provisions  were  yet  obliged  to 
