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Santonin. — The  fusing  point  of  santonin  is  given  by  the  French  Codex  at  i36°C, 
by  the  German  Pharmacopoeia  at  iyo^C.  H.  Leroy  has  examined  commercial 
santonin  and  such  prepared  by  himself,  and  found  both  kinds  to  have  the  fusing 
point  i7o°.5C.  (339°F.) — Rep.  de  Phar.,  March,  104. 
Hydrobromate  of  quinia  has  been  used  with  success  in  whooping  cough,  the 
paroxysms  diminishing  in  frequency  and  severity  in  about  a  week.  Dr.  Steinitz 
ordered  o  3  to  o  5  grms.  of  the  salt  to  100  grms.  of  syrup  to  be  given  in  teaspoonful 
doses  every  two  hours. — Mlg.  Med.  Cent.  Zeitung. 
Tasteless  tannate  of  quinia  is  obtained  by  A.  Bernick  by  mixing  20  parts  of 
sulphate  of  quinia  with  600  parts  of  distilled  water,  having  a  temperature  of  60  to 
70°C.  (140  to  i58°F.),  and  carefully  adding  dilute  sulphuric  acid,  with  the 
precaution  to  leave  a  few  floccules  of  the  quinia  undissolved.  To  this  is  slowly 
added,  and  with  continued  stirring,  a  cold  prepared  solution  of  60  parts  of  tannin 
in  600  parts  of  distilled  water.  The  precipitate  is  collected  upon  a  filter,  washed  with 
100  parts  of  distilled  water,  and  dried  upon  bibulous  paper  at  the  ordinary  temper- 
ature. The  yield  is  70  parts.  The  filtrate  contains  a  little  tannin,  but  not  a  trace  of 
quinia.  The  process  is  a  modification  of  the  one  adopted  by  the  German  Pharma- 
copoeia.— Phar.  Zeitung,  No.  30. 
Curarina,  the  poisonous  alkaloid  of  curare,  according  to  Sachs,  has  the  compo- 
sition NC36H35,  and  is  present  in  the  form  of  sulphate. — Liebigs  Annalen,  vol.  191, 
p.  254,  Feb.,  1878. 
Apomorphia,  of  English  manufacture,  was  found  by  Patrouillard  to  be  a  volumi- 
nous powder  of  grey  color,  intermixed  with  blackish  granules.  Under  the  magni- 
fying glass  it  appeared  as  glossy  scales.  It  has  a  slightly  bitter  taste,  is  soluble  in 
water,  alcohol  and  ether,  and  is  colored  dark-red  to  violet  by  nitric  acid,  the  color 
becoming  gradually  lighter  and  the  mixture  sticky,  but  thin  again  and  brown  on  the 
addition  of  ammonia.  Ferric  chloride  colored  it  rose-red,  the  color  changing  to 
violet  and  finally  black.  The  aqueous  solution  yields  with  solution  of  iodine  a  red 
precipitate  which  dissolves  on  heating  and  colors  the  solution  red,  afterwards  brown. 
The  aqueous  and  alcoholic  solutions  of  the  alkaloid  are  at  first  colorless  with  a 
greyish  tint,  but  on  exposure  to  the  air  become  greenish  and  finally  emerald-green. 
— Zeitschr.  Oester.  Apoth.  Ver.,  No.  9,  from  Jour  de  Phar.  et  de  Chim.,  1877. 
Adulterated  lard  has  been  met  in  the  German  market  by  E.  Heintz,  and  was 
found  to  contain  22  per  cent,  of  water.  The  lard  was  imported  from  two  firms  in 
Amsterdam  and  was  branded  "  E.  Milnor  &  Co.,  New  York."  The  author  believes 
that  the  adulteration  was  made  in  Holland. — Phar.  Zeitung,  No.  30. 
Application  for  Sore  Nipples.— Dr.  Haussmann,  of  Berlin,  recommends  a  5 
per  cent,  solution  of  carbolic  acid,  which  is  applied  lukewarm  by  means  of  linen. — 
Ibid. 
Administration  of  Creasote. — Tournier  recommends  cod  liver  oil  for  masking 
the  caustic  taste  of  creasote  and  facilitating  its  digestion.  He  gives  it  in  capsules 
containing  -02  grm.  (  J  grain)  mixed  with  -50  grm.  (7.]  grains)  of  cod  liver  oil.  To 
be  given  by  the  spoonful,  this  solution  should  be  more  dilute,  so  as  to  contain  1 
