356  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {^l™]'^™' 
tinum  used  is  made  as  follows:  10  lbs.  of  platinum  are  transformed  into  chloride  of 
platinum,  which  is  mixed  with  5  lbs.  of  ether;  the  latter  is  then  allowed  to  evapo- 
rate spontaneously.  A  paste  is  then  made  of  the  residue  with  a  mixture  of  20  lbs. 
of  borate  ot  lead,  11  lbs.  of  red  lead  and  a  little  oil  of  lavender;  then  50  lbs.  of 
amylic  alcohol  are  added. — Pharm.  Centralh.,  March  28,  1878,  p.  118. 
For  Falling  Out  of  Hair. — Erasmus  Wilson  recommends  a  lotion  composed  as 
follows  : 
U  Liq.  Ammon.  fort,  ..... 
Ol.  Amygd,  ..... 
Chloroformi,  .  .  .  aa  3i 
Spts.  Vini  <vel.,  spts.  rosemar,       .  .  •  3V 
Ol.  Limonos  q.  s.  to  flavor. 
Mix.    This  should  be  rubbed  on  the  scalp  after  thorough  friction  with  the  hair 
brush.    There  are  cases  in  which  it  should  be  used  with  caution,  or  largely  diluted. 
—  Ohio  Med.  Recorder,  April. 
Tully's  Powder.— 
Morphiae  sulph.,         .  .  .  .  .    gr.  . 
Camphoras,  ..... 
Cretse  preparatas,  ..... 
Sacch.  alb.,  .  .  .  .  .  aa    gr.  xx.  M. 
Used  sometimes  as  a  substitute  for  Dover's  Powder. — Ibid. 
Bichromate  of  Potash  in  Syphilis.— In  the  "  Annales  de  Ciencias  Medicas,"  for 
April,  Dr.  Carlos  Vincente  Charpantier  gives  a  series  of  cases  illustrating  the  value 
of  bichromate  of  potash  in  secondary  and  tertiary  lesions.  Though  not  altogether 
new,  this  treatment  is  not  much  known,  and  yet,  from  these  observations,  well 
deserves  to  be.  The  dose  is  one-fourth  of  a  grain,  doubled  every  three  or  four  days 
to  two  or  three  grains.  During  the  treatment  all  alkaline  substances  are  prohibited, 
as  liable  to  neutralize  the  chromic  acid,  which  is  the  active  agent.  From  some 
experiments  on  himself,  Dr.  C.  finds  the  bichromate  to  lower  both  pulse  and  tempera- 
ture in  a  marked  degree. — Med.  and  Surg.  Rep.,  June  1. 
AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  twenty-sixth  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
will  be  held  in  the  city  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  on  the  first  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of 
September,  1878,  commencing  at  three  o'clock,  P.  M. 
Mr.  J.  W.  Rankin,  of  Atlanta,  the  Local  Secretary,  will  be  glad  to  receive 
articles  for  exhibition  and  make  arrangements  for  their  display.  There  will 
doubtless  be  a  large  gathering  of  Southern  pharmacists  on  this  occasion  and  from 
among  them  a  considerable  accession  to  our  ranks  ;  many  new  members  are  also 
expected  to  join  us  from  the  more  Northern  States. 
