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Minutes  of  the  College. 
VARIETIES. 
J  Am.  Jour.  Piiarm. 
t      July,  1882. 
Mouth  Washes.— Dr.  W.  Herbert  Rollins,  in  the  Boston  "Med.  and 
Surg.  Journal,"  gives  the  following  as  examples  of  mouth  washes.  The 
use  of  carbolic  acid  alone,  or  in  combination  with  an  alkali,  can  seldom 
be  resorted  to,  because  patients  associate  it  with  unpleasant  places.  Ben- 
zoic acid,  thymol,  eucalyptus  oil,  or  boracic  acid,  answer  the  purpose,  and 
some  one  of  them  is  generally  agreeable  to  the  patient. 
1.  R    Sodge  boratis,  .  .  .15  grams. 
Thymol,  .  .  .200  milligrams. 
Aquse,  .  .  .         1,000  grams.— M. 
2.  R    Sodse  boratis,  .  .  .15  grams. 
Olei  eucalypti,     .  .  .  .2  grams. 
Magnesii  carbonatis,  .  .         4  grams. 
Aquse,     .  .  .  .  1,000  grams.— M. 
Rub  the  oil  with  the  magnesia,  add  the  water  gradually,  having 
dissolved  the  borax  in  it,  then  filter  and  mark  the  filtrate  mouth  wash. 
The  patient  should,  hold  the  wash  in  the  mouth  for  at  least  a  minute, 
forcing  it  constantly  in  and  out  through  the  spaces  between  the  teeth,  to 
bring  the  fluid  in  contact  with  the  points  of  decay,  changing  their  reac- 
tion from  acid  to  alkaline,  and  washing  out  the  debris  collected  about  the 
necks  of  the  teeth  and  in  the  spaces  between  them. 
DiSTRiBU'J'iON  OF  ALCOHOL  IN  NATURE.— According  to  A.  Miintz,  alco- 
hol is  formed  in  the  soil  and  in  waters  by  the  decomposition  of  organic 
substances,  and  its  vapor  ascends  into  the  atmosphere,  whereupon, 
through  meteoric  influences  (rain,  etc.),  it  again  finds  its  way  to  the 
earth.  Its  presence  therein  may  be  readily  proved  by  means  of  the  iodo- 
form test,  particularly  when  such  fluids  are  previously  subjected  to  distilla- 
tion and  the  portion  tested  which  first  distils  over. — Compt.  Bend.^  xcii, 
p.  499. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
A  stated  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  at 
the  Hall  on  Monday,  June  26,  1882. 
The  President  being  absent,  Charles  Bullock,  Vice  President,  occupied 
the  chair. 
Eleven  members  were  in  attendance. 
The  minutes  of  the  annual  meeting  were  read  and,  on  motion,  adojDted. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  since  March  last  were  read  by 
William  C.  Bakes,  Secretary  of  the  Board,  and,  on  motion,  approved. 
These  minutes  inform  the  College  of  the  election  of  the  following  gentle- 
men as  members,  viz. :  Messrs.  George  M.  Beringer,  Benjamin  S.  Gilbert, 
