^mN!?Mi!87?rm'}    Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  559 
Lorr.  One  contains  4  per  cent,  of  boric  acid;  one  has  2  per 
cent,  sulphate  of  copper;  one,  5  per  cent,  of  sulphate  of  thalline; 
one,  5  per  cent,  of  sulphate  of  zinc ;  three  have,  respectively,  30, 
5  and  2  per  cent,  of  iodoform,  and  others  contain  from  2  to  5  percent, 
of  hydrochlorate  of  cocaine.  The  base  is  formed  of  a  mixture  of  gelatin 
and  glycerin.  The  medicated  mass  is  supported  by  a  wire  spiral  in 
its  centre,  the  coils  of  which  lie  closely  together ;  the  composition  is 
massed  around  this  spiral,  to  which  it  readily  adheres  until  dissolved 
in  the  passages  into  which  it  has  been  introduced.  The  bougies  are 
made  of  7,  10  and  14  cm.  in  length,  and  those  for  catarrh  of  the 
prostate  are  22  cm.  Bougies  for  the  latter  purpose  are  covered  only 
to  the  extent  of  2  cm.  The  mass  used  for  this  purpose  contains  2 
per  cent,  nitrate  of  silver  and  5  to  10  per  cent,  cocaine.  Cocaine 
antrophores  are  used  to  deaden  the  pain  likely  to  be  felt  from  explo- 
rations of  the  urethra.  Those  of  sulphate  of  zinc,  thalline  or  resorcin 
are  used  for  blenorrhagia.  For  catarrh  of  the  cervico-uterine  canal  the 
bougies  of  2  per  cent,  nitrate  of  silver  or  30  per  cent,  of  iodoform 
are  found  excellent.  Fistulse  and  urethral  chancres  are  best  treated 
with  the  30  per  cent,  iodoform,  or  3  per  cent,  phenic  acid  antrophores. 
Aceto-phosphate  of  Copper  in  Tuberculosis.— The  sulphate 
of  copper,  long  employed  in  this  disease,  fell  into  disuse  on  account  of 
the  gastric  troubles  caused  by  it.  Dr.  Luton  {Rev.  de  elm.  et  de 
therap.,  September  8),  wishing  to  make  use  of  copper  in  this  affection 
on  account  of  its  parasiticidal  properties,  first  tried  the  phosphate,  but 
this  being  insoluble,  he  now  administers,  concurrently,  the  acetate  of 
copper  and  the  phosphate  of  sodium.  The  double  decomposition  aug- 
ments, so  he  believes,  the  activity  of  the  medicament.  He  gives  pills, 
potions  and  hypodermic  solutions.  For  pills  he  uses  neutral  acetate 
of  copper,  1  cgm. ;  crystallized  phosphate  of  sodium,  5  cgm. ;  liquorice 
and  glycerin  q.  s. — the  latter  to  prevent  hardening.  The  salts  must 
be  dried  and  mixed  before  making  the  pilular  mass,  an  addition  of 
water  being  indispensable  to  the  reaction.  Or,  a  small  pill  of  acetate 
of  copper  may  be  made,  and  afterwards  rolled  in  pulv.  phosphate  of 
sodium.  The  potion  contains :  of  the  cupric  acetate,  5  cgm.;  phos- 
phate of  sodium,  50  cgm.;  mucilage,  125  gm.  Or,  each  of  the  chemi- 
cals may  be  made  with  one-half  of  the  menstruum  and  given  sepa- 
rately at  the  same  time,  thus  permitting  the  reaction  to  take  place  in 
the  stomach.  For  hypodermic  injections  the  mixture  is :  phosphate 
of  copper  (recently  precipitated),  1  gm.,  and  pure  glycerin  with  dis- 
