70  Gleanings  from  Foreign  Journals.  {AmFJebU,ri887arm" 
Determinations  of  moisture  and  insoluble  matters  gave  the  following 
results  : 
1.  Spanish      11*36  per  cent,  moisture.        773  per  cent,  insoluble  in  alcohoL 
2.  Yanuti        14*94      "  "  172 
3.  Conti         10  99      "  "  3*55      "  "  " 
4.  Italian        10*66      "  "  2*89 
The  insoluble  matter  was  almost  completely  soluble  in  distilled  water. 
GLEANINGS  FROM  FOREIGN  JOURNALS. 
By  Geo.  H.  Ochse,  Ph.G. 
Arsenite  of  Strychnine  is  recommended  by  Roussell  as  a  substitute 
for  arsenical  preparations,  especially  Fowler's  solution.  Fowler's  so- 
lution has  its  disadvantages  inasmuch  as  patients  readily  become  ac- 
customed to  it,  and  when  given  in  large  doses  it  is  apt  to  produce  in- 
toxication. When  injected  subcutaneously  it  does  not  possess  the 
above  mentioned  disadvantages,  but  has  little  effect.  Arsenite  of 
strychnine  injected  hypodermically  produces  excellent  results  and  is 
not  painful.  The  dose  to  begin  with  should  be  small  (0.001  gm). 
Arsenite  of  strychnine  is  a  powerful  antiseptic.  In  abdominal  typhus 
it  produces  excellent  results.  Combined  with  salicylate  of  iron  it  is 
given  in  chronic  anaemia,  dyspepsia,  etc., — Rundschau,  Prag,  xii,  page 
855. 
Parthenine  (see  Amer.  Jour.  Phar.,  1886,  p.  451)  has  a  bitter 
taste.  Given  in  doses  of  from  1  to  20  centigrams  it  aids  digestion ;  in 
larger  doses  it  slightly  reduces  the  temperature  of  the  blood,  but  has 
no  effect  on  the  secretion  of  urine. — Ibid.,  xii,  page  892. 
Galazyne. — Dujardin-Beaumetz  gives  the  following  formula : 
Brewers  yeast  4  grams,  sugar  10  grams,  cows'  milk  1  liter.  Dis- 
solve the  sugar  and  yeast  in  a  little  water,  add  to  milk  and  keep  se- 
curely corked  in  a  cool  place.  The  product  contains  from  1  to  2  per 
cent,  of  alcohol. — Ibid.,  xii,  893. 
Eau  de  Babel. — Carles  states  that  eau  de  Rabel  has  a  more  agreeable 
taste,  is  born  better  by  the  stomach  and  is  a  better  solvent  for  quinine 
than  dilute  sulphuric  acid.  Eau  de  Rabel  is  simply  Haller's  acid 
(H2S04  1,  Alcohol  3)  colored  red  with  red  poppy  petals. — Ibid.,  xii, 
955. 
Cocaine  in  croup. — Labrie  praises  cocaine  as  the  best  remedy  for 
croup.  He  applies  a  brush  dipped  in  a  5  per  cent,  solution  of  cocaine 
to  the  throat  for  several  seconds,  a  few  drops  are  allowed  to  go  down 
