Ml 
Varieties. 
f  Am  Jour.  Pharm. 
t       Feb.,  1877. 
lamination  of  Nostrums. — The  "  Peninsular  Journal"  gives,  from  the  analysis 
-  jf  Jos.  J.  Pierron,  Ph  C,  the  following  as  the  approximate  composition  of  some 
popular  nostrums  : 
■Perry  Davis'  Pain  Killer. — In  a  bottle  sold  for  a  dollar  :  Spirit  of  camphor, 
■.about  f^ii  ;  tinct.  of  capsicum,  about  f^i;  guaiac,  5SS  5  alcohol,  f "3 III  5  myrrh  and 
•.^olor. 
Rad-Mafs  Ready  Relief. — In  a  half-dollar  bottle  :  Soap  liniment,  about  f^iss  ; 
elect,  of  capsicum,  fsjss  ;  water  of  ammonia,  f^ss  5  alcohol,  f^ss. 
Flaggs  Relief. — In  a  bottle  sold  for  half  a  dollar  :  Oil  of  cloves,  about  fgi ;  oil 
of  sassafras,  fjii  ;  spirit  of  camphor,  f^iss. 
Chamberlain's  Relief. — In  a  bottle  sold  for  thirty-five  cents  (approximately) : 
Tinct.  of  capsicum,  f^i ;  spirit  of  camphor,  fajf ,  guaiac,  3^;  color  tincture,  to 
.make  two  fluidounces. 
Hamlin  s  Wizard  Oil. — In  a  bottle  sold  for  a  dollar  there  are  (in  approximate 
[{proportion)  :    Spirit  of  camphor,  f^i  3  spirit  of  ammonia,  f^ss  5  oil  of  sassafras, 
v:s;  oil  of  cloves,  fgii  3  chloroform,  f 3 ss  5  oil  of  turpentine,  f^ss  5  alcohol,  to 
tsmakc  about  five  fluidounces. 
Kellogg  s  Red  Drops. — A  bottle,  sold  for  half  a  dollar,  contains  (in  approximate 
quantities):    Spirit  of  camphor,  f^ii  ;  spirit  of  origanum,  f§ij  oil  of  sassafras, 
'-o*  5  °^  °€  turpentine,  fgss  ;  color  tincture,  to  make  three  and  a  fourth  fluidounces. 
Substitution  of  Bromide  of  Cadmium  for  Bromide  of  Ammonium. — Dr.  G.  A. 
Wheeler,  of  Castine,  Me.,  reports  the  cases  of  two  ladies,  who  were  poisoned  by 
making  some  salt  from  a  bottle  which  had  the  label  of  Wm.  Conrad,  Paris,  with  the 
designation,  bromure  cCammonium.  After  several  hours'  suffering,  both  patients, 
having  been  treated  with  white  of  egg,  sweet  oil,  milk,  etc.,  gradually  recovered. 
/Prof.  Carmichael,  of  Bowdoin  College,  established  the  identity  of  the  salt  with 
cadmium  bromide.    Evidently  the  wrong  label  had  been  attached  to  the  bottle  at 
,  the  factory. — Bost.  Med.  and  Surg.  Jour.,  Oct.  12,  1876. 
•On  fhe  Decomposition  of  Solution  of  Iodide  of  Potassium.    By  M.  Bastaudier. 
 The  author  has  experimented  with  a  view  of  testing  the  conclusion  to  which 
other  observers  have  come,  that  the  decomposition  noticed  in  a  solution  of  iodide  of 
potassium  is  due  to  solar  light,  and  in  no  degree  to  the  influence  of  the  atmosphere. 
.According  to  him,  this  conclusion  is  not  sound.  He  finds  that  the  solution  in  ques- 
tion is  not  affected  by  the  solar  rays  when  air  is  excluded  5  is  scarcely  affected  by 
:he  same  in  an  atmosphere  of  oxygen  and  nitrogen  only,  but  is  decomposed  to 
varying  extents  in  ordinary  air  containing  traces  of  acids,  particularly  carbonic  acid. 
This  result^vnay  be  due  to  the  liberation  of  hydriodic  acid. — Chemist  and  Druggist 
[Lend.],  Dec.  15,  1876,  from  Jour,  de  Pharm.  et  de  Chim.,  Sept.,  1876. 
Oil  of  Aleuritis  triloba.  By  Dr.  C.  Oxamendi. — The  Aleuritis  triloba  is  a  large 
euphorbiaceous  tree,  growing  between  the  tropics,  and  particularly  in  India,  where 
at  is  called  by  the  English  candle  tree  or  candleberry.  The  oil  is  known  in  Ceylon 
as  'kekune.    According  to  Griffith,  the  fruits  are  employed  as  aphrodisiacs,  being 
