120  Compound  Solution  of  the  Hypophosphites.  {^"'£""1882*'^'"' 
iodoform  to  be  tlie  oil  of  thyme,  to  which  a  little  thymol  may  be 
advantageously  added.  It  is  preferable  to  oil  of  peppermint,  oil  of 
bitter  almond,  etc.,  and,  as  an  example,  it  is  stated  tliat  for  a  solution  of 
from  1  to  2  grams  of  iodoform  in  30  grams  of  collodion  the  addition 
of  1  decigram  thymol  is  sufficient. — Ibid. 
Pilocarpine  as  an  Antidote  for  Atropine  is  recommended  by  Dr. 
Joseph  Kauders.  It  is  employed  by  injecting  1  to  3  centigrams  hypo- 
dermically  at  intervals  of  from  30  to  50  minutes  until  the  action  of 
the  pilocarpine  is  produced.  He  also  calls  attention  to  the  probability 
of  the  successful  application  of  atropine  as  an  antidote  for  pilocar- 
pine.— Ibid.,  from  W.  Med.  Wochenschr.,  No.  45. 
Extract  [Esprit)  Ylang-Ylang. — Best  oil  of  ylang-ylang  10  grams, 
oil  of  rose  2  drops,  oil  of  orange  flowers  10  grams,  tincture  of  musk 
20  to  30  grams,  spirit  of  jasmine  900  grams,  orange  flower  water  100 
to  150  grams.— PAar.  Ztg.,  1881,  No.  96. 
Boonekamp  of  Maagbitter. — The  following  two  formulas  have  been 
communicated  to  "  Phar.  Zeitung,''  1881,  No.  92 : 
1.  Orange  berries  lOO'O,  orange  peel  30*0,  gentian  60*0,  cascarilla 
30'0,  curcuma  15*0,  cinnamon  25'0,  cloves  15*0,  rhubarb  7'5 ;  alcohol 
(sp.  gr.  •834)  750*0,  and  water  165*0  grams;  digest,  filter  and  add  oil 
of  staranise  40  drops,  sugar  250*0  grams. 
2.  Orange  peel  20,  cascarilla  and  gentian  of  each  15*0,  rhubarb  and 
curcuma  of  each  10*0,  alcohol  400*0,  water  500*0,  sugar  100*0  grams. 
COMPOUND  SOLUTION  OF  THE  HYPOPHOSPHITES  OF 
IRON,  SODA,  LIME  AND  MAGNESIA. 
By  Adam  Gibson. 
Read  at  a  meeting  of  the  North  British  Branch  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Society,  January  11,  1882. 
Within  the  last  two  or  three  years  the  hypophosphites  have  been 
gaining  favor  with  medical  men,  and  are  gradually  replacing  the 
phosphates  in  the  treatment  of  those  cases  where  it  is  desired  to  intro- 
duce phosphorus  into  the  system,  either  alone  or  in  combination 
with  iron  and  other  bases.  This  is  not  surprising  if  we  take  into 
account  the  fact  that  phosphorus  is  held  more  loosely  in  the  hypophos- 
phites than  in  the  phosphates,  and  that  it  might  accordingly  be  expected 
that  its  assimilation  by  the  various  tissues  requiring  it  would  be  much 
more  readily  effected  from  the  former  than  from  the  latter. 
