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/Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I     October,  1904. 
many  finely  crystallized  salts  under  his  care.  Bright  red  mercuric 
iodide  is  shown  in  large  prisms,  potassium  iodide  in  large  cubes, 
uranium  nitrate  in  large  inch  crystals  of  a  lemon-yellow  tint,  having 
a  peculiar  fluorescence  in  sunlight ;  one  of  the  finest  salts  is  the  red 
prussiate  of  potash,  truly  red  in  color  and  finely  crystallized.  Iodo- 
form in  the  form  of  crystals  and  powder  ;  the  former  is  beginning  to 
find  much  favor  at  the  hands  of  practitioners. 
Large  bottles  of  crystallized  cacodylic  acid  and  its  salts;  also 
methylarsenic  acid  and  salts,  both  presenting  arsenic  in  the  organic 
form,  less  poisonous  but  still  giving  the  strong  alterative  action  of 
the  inorganic  salts.  Many  important  mono-,  di-  and  tri-  varieties 
of  the  phosphates  are  exhibited  in  the  form  of  crystals,  crusts,  pow- 
ders and  honeys.  Also  many  lacto-,  glycero-  and  chlorhydro-  phos- 
phates, many  of  which  are  nicely  crystallized. 
Of  the  elements,  we  find  large  cubes,  really  rhombohedrae  of  bis- 
muth, sublimated  iodine,  silicon,  boron,  lithium  metallic  in  long 
rods,  and  an  aluminium-calcium  alloy,  presenting  aluminium  in  a 
form  that  is  very  effective  in  the  casting  of  sound  steel. 
Probably  the  most  interesting  of  all  is  an  anesthetic,  "  stovaine,"  a 
substitute  for  cocaine,  that  has  none  of  the  latter's  toxic  properties 
and  still  all  the  anesthetic  qualities.  This  has  not  yet  been  put  on 
the  market  in  this  country ;  it  has  been  used  with  success  in  France 
in  dental  and  other  practice. 
Large  bottles  of  lecithine,  glycogen,  cholesterine,  nucleinic  acid 
used  in  certain  cases  as  a  nourishing  adjunct,  are  made  in  large 
quantities  by  the  firm. 
A  central  portion  of  the  case  is  taken  up  by  vanadic  acid  and 
uranium  salts  obtained  from  Colorado  carnotite.  As  an  adjunct, 
some  75  grammes  of  radium-barium  chloride  obtained  from  I  ton 
of  the  ore  is  shown.  Many  rare  salts  such  as  cerium,  thorium 
gold  and  platinum  compounds ;  also  pure  chemicals  as  used  in 
analysis  complete  the  exhibit. 
Everything  is  arranged  nicely  in  a  very  large  case,  samples  are 
all  of  good  size,  and  if  you  do  not  find  Dr.  Matos  in  charge,  you 
usually  see  Mr.  Sykes,  the  American  representative.  Or  if  you  fail 
to  see  either  of  these  gentlemen,  the  French  guards  in  uniform  are 
there  to  answer  questions.  I  found  M.Pierre  Boissieree  exceedingly 
attentive  and  polite,  opening  cases  under  his  charge  to  explain 
many  features ;  thus  you  see,  the  French  are  only  too  pleased  to 
have  visitors  thoroughly  examine  and  understand  their  exhibits. 
