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filtrate  is  mixed  with  20  grams  tartaric  acid,  30  grams  of  tincture  of 
fresh  lemon-peel  and  850  grams  of  simple  syrup  of  400  Baum£. 
2.  500  grams  of  liquorice  root,  coarsely  powdered,  without  the  corky 
layer,  are  displaced  with  1,500  grams  of  cold  distilled  water.  The 
percolate  is  made  into  a  syrup  by  using  for  every  100  grams  of  liquid 
190  grams  of  sugar,  and  adding  to  the  whole  30  grams  of  tincture  of 
fresh  lemon-peel  and  20  grams  of  tartaric  acid. — Bull.  gen.  de  Tber.r 
August  30,  p.  158. 
Fraudulent  Syrup  of  Almond.—  Rabourdin,  of  Orleans,  has  met 
with  an  artificial  orgeat  syrup,  which  appears  to  have  been  made  from 
a  resinous  tincture,  probably  made  with  tolu  and  benzoin,  and  flavored 
with  oil  of  bitter  almond,  by  mixing  it  with  simple  syrup  in  the  pro- 
portion of  25  or  30  grams  to  the  liter. — L' Union  phar.,  August, 
p.  232. 
STRASSBURG  TURPENTINE,  its  Origin  and  Character. 
An  abstract  of  a  paper  by  E.  G.  in  "  Le  Monde  Pharmaceutique,"  de  Mai  5,  1878. 
The  author  lives  in  a  valley  of  the  Vosges,  and  is,  therefore,  able 
to  procure  on  the  spot  specimens  of  the  article  of  guaranteed  purity 
and  known  origin.  He  names  it  T£r£benthine  des  Vosges  ;  Terdben- 
thine  vrai  dite  citriodore  ;  Bigeon,  Hanbury  and  Fluckiger  name  it 
also  T£r£benthine  d'Alsace,  ou  de  Strasbourg,  ou  du  sapin,  ou  au 
citron ;  in  English,  Strassburg  Turpentine ;  German,  Strassburger 
Terpenthin.  It  is  the  product  of  the  Sapin  (French),  Abies  pectinata 
D.  C,  Pinus  Abies  Du  Roy  (not  L.),  P.  Picea,  L.  In  the  valleys  of  the 
Vosges  25  per  cent,  of  the  trees  are  of  this  species.  It  flourishes 
best  on  the  northern  slopes  of  the  mountains,  at  an  altitude  of  600  to 
800  meters,  and  yields  most  turpentine  when  from  25  to  50  years  old. 
It  is  then  8  to  15  meters  high.  After  this  age  the  quantity  decreases, 
and  at  60  years  become  inappreciable. 
A  few  years  since  10  to  15  mountaineers  annually  appeared  in  the 
valley  and  established  themselves  at  a  farm  house,  which  became  the 
centre  of  their  forest  explorations.  Latterly  but  two  or  three  have 
come  to  gather  a  quintal  or  two  of  turpentine.  This  is  contained  in 
little  bladders  in  the  bark,  from  the  size  of  a  pin's  head  to  that  of  a 
bean,  the  larger  ones  elongated  in  the  direction  of  the  axis.  A  vessel 
of  tinplate,  shaped  like  a  sharply-pointed  horn,  is  used  to  pierce  the 
