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broken-down  wounds  or  ulcers.  The  acid  is  allowed  to  act  for  a. 
few  minutes  and  is  then  washed  away  with  strong  alcohol. 
Alcohol  has  the  property  of  arresting  the  caustic  action  of  car- 
bolic acid,  and  on  this  account  is  now  generally  conceded  to  be  the 
most  efficient  and  desirable  antidote  in  case  of  poisoning  by  this 
drug.  Quite  a  number  of  cases  have  been  reported  in  which  this 
antidote  has  given  very  satisfactory  results.  The  great  number  of 
cases  that  are  constantly  being  reported,  in  which  carbolic  acid  has 
been  given  or  taken,  accidentally  or  otherwise,  would  warrant  the 
widest  possible  circulation  of  the  knowledge  of  an  efficient  antidote. 
A  mixture  of  equal  parts  of  carbolic  acid  and  camphor  has  been 
recommended  as  a  topical  application.  It  is  said  to  be  a  bland  but 
efficient  antiseptic.  Diluted  with  from  three  to  five  parts  of  olive  oil, 
it  has  been  used  as  a  soothing  dressing  in  burns,  eczema,  and  ery- 
sipelas. [Exchanged) 
A  2  per  cent,  solution  of  carbolic  acid  has  been  used  in  the 
treatment  of  tetanus,  several  cases  having  been  reported  where  ap- 
parent favorable  results  have  followed  the  subcutaneous  adminis- 
tration of  varying  amounts  of  this  2  per  cent,  solution. 
Crurin. — Quinoline  bismuth  sulphocyanate,  formerly  marketed 
with  a  25  per  cent,  addition  of  starch,  is  now  also  sold  without 
this  addition,  and  has  been  used,  with  reported  good  results,  as  an 
injection  in  cases  of  gonorrhoea.    (Apothek.  Zeit.,  1 902.) 
Formaldehyde. — Raikow  (Chem.  Zeit.,  1902)  reports  having 
obtained  absolute  formaldehyde  in  a  liquid  state  by  absorbing  the 
water  contained  in  the  commercial  40  per  cent,  solutions,  with 
potassium  carbonate,  calcium  oxide  or  calcium  chloride.  After 
adding  any  of  these  chemicals  to  saturation  and  allowing  to  stand, 
the  mixture  separates  into  two  perfectly  clear  layers  that  may  be 
separated  by  mechanical  means.  The  resulting  liquid  formaldehyde, 
probably  a  mixture  of  various  polymeric  modifications,  is  soluble 
in  water,  alcohol  or  ether. 
Gluion. — A  dietetic  gelatine  preparation  used  as  a  food  or  as  a 
substitute  for  albuminous  food  products,  made  by  treating  gelatine 
with  an  acid  at  a  comparatively  high  temperature  ;  neutralize  with 
alkali  and  dialyse  to  free  from  crystallizable  salts. 
Gelatine  treated  in  this  way  does  not  gelatinize,  nor  is  it  precipi- 
tated by  alcohol.  Gluton  is  a  white  powder  that  is  readily  soluble 
in  water,  the  resulting  solution  being  limpid,  even  at  low  tempera- 
