114  BREAST  PLASTERS. 
made  into  tubes  by  rolling  upon  a  mandril  and  fixing  the  edge 
•with  paste. — Bull,  de  la  SoctiM  de  Pharm.  de  Bordeaux. 
On  the  Preparation  of  Hose  water. — M.  Monthus  states  that 
the  petals  of  the  hundred-leaved  rose  are  more  odorous  as  the 
centre  of  the  flower  is  approached,  and  that  it  might  be  inferred 
from  this  that  the  rejection  of  the  calyx  and  exterior  petals 
would  improve  the  product  distilled  from  the  remainder.  On  the 
contrary,  M.  Monthus  finds  that  the  presence  of  this  organ  not 
only  does  not  injure  the  quality  of  the  product,  but  insures  its 
preservation.  When  thus  prepared,  rose  water  is  less  subject  to 
be  filled  by  mucilaginous  matter,  which  is  the  source  of  the 
alteration  of  this  liquid. 
M.  Monthus  attributes  this  effect  to  the  astringent  principle 
contained  in  the  calyx  which  has  a  coagulating  influence  on  the 
matter,  which  prevents  it  from  being  carried  over  in  distillation. — 
Rep.  de  Pharm. 
Coriamyrtin. — This  is  the  active  principle  of  Coriaria  myrtifolia, 
as,  according  to  M.  J.  Ribau,  it  produces  in  doses  of  0-2  gr.,  given 
to  a  dog,  vomiting  and  horrible  convulsions,  followed  by  death  in 
less  than  two  hours.  The  same  effects  are  caused  by  subcutaneous 
injection.  The  principal  phenomena  produced  by  Coriamyrtin,  are 
violent  agitation  of  the  head,  communicating  with  all  the  members, 
clonic  and  tetanic  convulsions,  contraction  of  the  pupil,  trismus, 
and  frothing  at  the  mouth.  After  death  the  large  ve&sels  are 
found  gorged  with  brown  coagulated  blood.  Coriamyrtin  does 
not  irritate  the  mucous  membrane  of  the  intestines. — Rep.  de 
Pharm. 
ON  BREAST  PLASTERS. 
kBy  Edward  Parrish. 
There  is  a  frequent  demand  in  practice  for  suitable  emollient, 
sedative  and  stimulant  plasters,  for  treating  the  various  stages 
of  phlegmonous  inflammation  of  the  mammae  of  females,  and  few 
prescriptions  are  more  closely  scrutinized,  by  patient  and  nurse, 
than  those  designed  for  the  treatment  of  this  very  painful  and 
weakening  form  of  disease. 
The  oki  remedy,  known  as-  Logan's  Plaster,  which  for  maDy 
