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1  September,  1904. 
an  expectorant,  in  asthma,  bronchitis  and  similar  affections,  with 
satisfactory  results.    He  recommends  the  following : 
Acid  oxalic   2*oo 
Infusion  of  tea  190*00 
Syrup  of  orange  peel  75'oo 
Mix. 
One  teaspoonful  every  hour.    {Apoth.  Zeitg.,  1904,  page  71,  from 
L' Union  Phar. ) 
Phytin. — Acid  magnesium  and  calcium  hydro-oxy-methylene- 
diphosphate  is  said  to  contain  22.8  per  cent,  of  plant  phosphorus  in 
organic  combination.    {Phar.  Centh.,  1804,  page  376.) 
Neuronal. — Brom-diethyl  acetamide ;  has  been  recommended  as 
an  efficient  hypnotic.  It  is  given  in  doses  of  from  -50  to  1-50,  fol- 
lowed by  a  hot  drink — preferably  a  cup  of  tea. 
Salite. — A  salicylic  acid  ester  of  borneol ;  is  an  oily  liquid,  insolu- 
ble in  water  and  only  slightly  soluble  in  glycerin,  but  is  readily 
soluble  in  alcohol,  ether  or  the  fixed  and  volatile  oils.  Salite  is  de- 
composed by  alkalies  into  salicylic  acid  and  borneol.  It  has  been 
used,  mixed  with  equal  portions  of  olive  oil,  as  an  external  applica- 
tion in  articular  rheumatism  and  in  neuralgia.  {Phar.  Post,  1904, 
page  386.) 
Stagnin. — A  substance  prepared  from  the  spleen  of  animals ;  oc- 
curs as  a  yellowish-brown  water-soluble  powder.  The  preparation 
has  been  used  with  some  success  to  increase  the  coagulability  of  the 
blood,  and  it  is  presumably  from  this  action  that  it  has  derived  its 
name.    {Phar.  Centh.,  1904,  page  438.) 
Vioform. — Iodo-chlor-oxy-chinoline  occurs  as  a  grayish-yellow 
powder,  perfectly  stable  in  air,  tasteless  and  nearly  odorless. 
Among  other  advantages  that  are  claimed  for  this  iodine  prepara- 
tion is  the  fact  that  it  may  be  heated  to  100°  C.  for  an  hour  or  more 
without  decomposing  it  in  any  way.  Viotorm  has  been  recom- 
mended as  an  efficient  substitute  for  iodoform.  {Phar.  Centh. ,  1 904, 
page  240.) 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
ENTRANCE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  COLLEGES  OF  PHARMACY. 
In  view  of  the  importance  which  the  subject  of  entrance  require- 
ments has  assumed  in  various  institutions  of  learning  in  recent  years, 
and  more  especially  as  the  subject  will  come  up  for  consideration  at 
