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lowing  properties.  It  is  very  alkaline,  and  exhales  a  strong 
ammoniacal  odor,  recalling  that  of  herring  pickle.  It  precipi- 
tates the  salts  of  alumina,  but  an  excess  dissolves  the  precipitate. 
It  yields  with  the  salts  of  copper  a  liquid  of  sky-blue  color. 
Neutralized  with  chlorohydric  acid  and  properly  evaporated,  it 
yields  very  deliquescent  crystals,  soluble  in  absolute  alcohol  when 
they  are  perfectly  dry.  Chlorohydrate  of  propylamin  combines 
with  chloride  of  platinum  and  forms  a  double  salt,  which  can  be 
isolated  in  transparent  octohedral  crystals  of  a  beautiful  orange 
red  color,  and  preserving  a  persistent  odor  of  herring  pickle. 
Finally,  sulphate  of  propylamin  and  sulphate  of  alumina  unite  to 
form  an  alum  like  ammoniacal  alum,  but  which  is  deliquescent. 
In  the  recent  pickle,  the  authors  found  creatin,  inosite  and  a 
body  analogous  to  glucose,  whilst  in  the  old  and  fermented  pickle 
butyric  acid  was  a  constituent. 
Syrup  of  Iodohydrar gyrate  of  Iodide  of  Iron  M.  Chamoun 
(Rupert,  de  Pharm.  May,  1860)  suggests  the  union  of  iodide  of 
iron  and  biniodide  of  mercury  in  the  forms  of  syrup  and  pill. 
Take  of  Biniodide  of  Mercury,  1  grain, 
Syrup  of  Iodide  of  Iron,  3000  grains, 
Triturate  the  biniodide  with  a  portion  of  the  syrup  until  dis- 
solved, and  incorporate  it  with  the  remainder.    There  appears 
to  be  a  combination  between  the  two  iodides. 
The  new  Belgian  Pharmacopoeia  The  following,  from  the 
Repertoire  de  Pharmacie,  for  April,  is  a  transcript  from  the  in- 
troduction to  the  new  Belgian  Pharmacopoeia.  It  will  be 
observed  that  the  French  decimal  weights  have  been  adopted,  and 
that  the  shops  of  apothecaries  are  to  be  inspected. 
A  royal  decree,  dated  Dec.  28,  1860,  declares,  Art.  1st,  that 
the  Pharmacopoeia  compiled  by  order  of  the  government,  and 
published  under  the  title  of  Pharmacopoeia  Belgica  Nova,  is 
approved.    Its  Latin  text  only  is  official. 
Art.  2.  No  copy  of  the  new  Pharmacopoeia  shall  be  issued 
without  being  furnished  with  the  stamp  of  the  minister  of  the 
interior,  and  the  countersign  of  the  inspector  general  of  the 
civil  medical  service. 
Art.  3.  All  persons  who  are  authorized  to  sell  medicines 
ought  to  have, 
