34o  Gleanings  from  the  French  Journals.  }  Amjify,r'l878.arm 
tals  of  morphia,  while  the  impurities,  if  any  are  present,  will  form  an 
amorphous  ring  on  the  outer  edge  of  the  glass. — Ztsch.  Anal%  Chem., 
1878,  P.  185. 
Phosphorus  found  in  a  Corpse  Six  Weeks  after  Death. — Dr. 
Elvers  tells  us  that  an  analysis  made  of  the  intestines  of  a  woman  who 
had  died  under  very  suspicious  circumstances  six  weeks  before,  proved 
the  presence  of  0*07  gram  of  phosphorus  in  the  alimentary  canal,  which 
had  been  administered  to  her  in  soup  prepared  by  her  daughter-in-law. 
In  connection  with  the  analysis  it  was  shown  that  water,  macerated 
with  phosphorus  paste  for  some  time,  will  hold  a  considerable  amount 
of  phosphorus  suspended  as  a  very  fine  powder,  the  mixture  resembling 
an  emulsion  in  appearance,  and  precipitating  the  phosphorus  very 
slowly. — Ztsch.  Oest.  Apoth.  Ver.,  May,  1878,  p.  224 — Vierteljahressch. 
f.gerichtl.  Med. 
Colored  Artificial  Sago.— G.  C.  Wittstein  states  ("  Dingl.  Pol. 
Journ.)  that  artificial  pearl  sago  prepared  from  potato  starch  often 
appears  colored.  A  sample  left  0*7  per  cent,  of  ashes,  0*4  of  which 
were  found  to  consist  of  oxide  of  iron. — Schw.  Wochenschr.,  1878, 
p.  132. 
Chinese  rice  paper  is  not  really  a  paper,  but  consists  of  the  pith  of 
the  stems  of  Aralia  papyrifera,  cut  with  large  and  very  sharp  knives 
either  radially  into  small,  or  spirally  into  large  layers,  as  thin  as  paper, 
which  are  pressed  smooth  and  are  used  in  China  for  delicate  aquarell 
paintings,  and  in  Europe  in  the  manufacture  of  artificial  flowers,  etc. — 
Pharm.  Centralh.,  May  9,  p.  182. 
Glacialin  is  the  name  of  a  preserving  liquid,  consisting  of  a  solu- 
tion of  9  parts  boracic  acid,  \\  parts  borate  of  soda,  3  parts  sugar,  and  \\ 
pts.  glycerin,  in  about  200  parts  water. — Pharm.  Zeit.,  May  1 1,  1878. 
GLEANINGS  FROM  THE  FRENCH  JOURNALS. 
By  the  Editor. 
Solubility  of  some  Organic  Acids. — E.  Bourgoin  has  determined 
that  100  parts  by  weight  of  pure  ether,  absolute  alcohol  and  90  per 
cent,  alcohol  dissolve  at  I5°C.  (59°F).  the  quantities  of  acids  given  in 
the  following  table  : 
