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Nitroglycerin  has  lately  been  experimented  with  in  doses  of  to 
of  a  grain  and  endorsed  by  Dr.  Wm.  Murrell  of  the  Royal  Hospital  for 
Diseases  of  the  Chest,  London.  He  has  found  it  useful  in  aifording  relief 
in  angina  pectoris,  as  well  as  in  neuralgias  in  other  portions  of  the  body. 
Dr.  Murrell  began  its  use  in  doses  of  1  drop  of  a  8  per  cent,  solution  every 
four  hours,  gradually  increaeing  until  the  patient  had  taken  as  much  as  8 
drops  every  four  hours.  The  drug  is  now  prepared  in  the  form  of  sugar 
and  gelatin  coated  pills,  containing  the  one-hundredth  of  a  grain  each  ;  of 
these  one  or  two  may  be  taken  as  occasion  may  require. — Dr.  A.  Atkinson, 
Transactions  Maryland  Medical  Society. 
The  Effects  of  Oil  of  Tansy.— Dr.  G.  Jewett  ("Boston  Med.  and  Burg. 
Jour.")  reports  eight  cases  of  poisoning  with  this  drug.  Case  1  :  Fifteen 
drops  at  11  A.M.,  teaspoonful  at  2  P.M. :  convulsions,  shock,  general  cyano- 
sis ;  recovery.  Case  2 :  Teaspoonful  to  promote  catamenia  :  convulsions  and 
death  in  one  hour  and  a  half.  Case  3  :  Unknown  quantity  to  cause  abor- 
tion :  convulsions  ;  death  in  three  hours  and  a  quarter  ;  no  abortion.  Case 
4:  Teaspoonful  to  cause  abortion;  coma,  recovery;  no  abortion.  Case  5: 
Four  drams ;  spasms  and  death.  Case  6 :  To  cause  abortion  ;  rapid  death  ; 
no  abortion.  Case  7  :  Decoction  of  tansy-leaves  to  produce  abortion  ;  par- 
alysis ;  coma ;  death  in  twenty-four  hours  without  abortion.  Case  8 :  Infu- 
sion of  leaves  daily  for  a  week  ;  also  for  vaginal  injection  ;  abortion,  metri- 
tis, peritonitis ;  recovery  after  three  months.  As  druggists  are  often  asked 
for  oil  of  tansy  under  various  pretenses  we  believe  the  above  table  will  be 
useful  in  reminding  them  of  the  dangers  attending  the  sale  of  tansy  and  its 
preparations. — Louisville  Med.  News. 
Hypodermic  Injections  of  Caffeine.— The  "Lancet"  says  that 
owing  to  its  very  slight  solubility  in  water,  caffeine  has  not  hitherto  been 
used  hypodermically.  M.  Tanret  has  discovered  that  caffeine  dissolves 
readily  in  solutions  of  benzoate,  cinnamate  and  salicylate  of  soda,  the 
double  salts  being  thus  formed.  Salicylic  acid  yields  the  salt  most  soluble 
in  water.  M.  Dujardin-Beaumetz  has  emj^loyed  these  solutions  hypoder- 
mically, and  has  ascertained  that  they  do  not  irritate.  Holutions  for 
administration  by  the  mouth  may  also  be  readily  obtained  in  this  manner. 
Med.  and  Surg.  Rep.,  August,  12. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  Iowa  (  Jolleg^e  of  Pharmacy  is  a  new  institution,  located  at  Des 
Moines,  and  commencing  its  first  course  of  lectures  October  10th.  The 
faculty  consists  of  T.  E.  Pope,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  Chemistry  ;  W.  W.  Hale, 
LL.B.,  M.  D.,  Professor  of  Materia  Medica  and  Toxicology  ;  Emit  L.  Boer- 
ner.  Ph.  (I.,  Professor  of  Pharmacy;  and  Robert  McNutt,  A.  M.,  M.  D., 
Professor  of  Botany.  The  aim  of  the  institution,  according  to  the  "An- 
nouncement" before  us,  is  that  "the  incorporators  of  this  school,  having 
Jong  recogrnzed  the  need  of  such  an  institution  in  this  section,  have  deter- 
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