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means  of  combating  the  spike  disease  has  been  discovered  and  the 
best  method  of  cultivation  of  the  tree  has  been  ascertained,  the 
price  of  sandalwood  is  likely  to  rise,  especially  since  it  takes  from 
18  to  25  years  for  the  tree  to  arrive  at  maturity  and  to  grow 
scented  wood. 
The  chemical  constitution  of  the  oil  does  not  hold  out  much 
hope  that  it  will  be  an  easy  matter  to  produce  it  synthetically,  for 
even  if  santalol  can  be  produced  from  piperidine,  there  are  evidently 
other  constituents  that  go  to  form  the  odor  of  the  oil,  and  unless 
these  can  be  ascertained  it  is  not  likely  to  take  the  same  place 
in  perfumery  or  medicine  as  the  oil  distilled  from  Santalum  album. 
ABSTRACTS  OF  SOME  PAPERS  READ  AT  THE  1913 
MEETING  OF  THE  PENNSYLVANIA  STATE 
PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
By  John  K.  Thum,  Ph.G.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
What  is  the  Quality  of  Pancreatin  on  the  Market? 
By  Charles  H.  La  Wall. 
An  examination  of  some  pancreiatin  by  the  author  disclosed  the 
interesting  fact  that  it  was  adulterated  with  powdered  malt.  Of 
course  this  raised  the  starch  converting  power,  and,  as  the  author 
states,  as  this  test  is  the  only  one  applied  sometimes  and  as  the 
general  appearance  of  such  a  sophisticated  sample  is  normal,  a  more 
than  superficial  examination  of  pancreiatin  is  necessary  to  insure 
good  quality. 
Sterilization  in  Pharmacy. 
By  A.  Parker  Hitchens,  M.D. 
The  author  in  a  very  interesting  and  illuminative  manner  de- 
scribes the  possible  purposes  of  sterlization  in  pharmacy  and  gives 
in  detail  the  various  methods  which  have  been  found  to*  be  of  value. 
Crotalin — Collection,  Preservation,  Chemistry  and  Action. 
By  Walter  Roth  well. 
Attenuated  snake  venom,  obtained  from  Crotalus  Horridus, 
commonly  known  as  "  rattlesnake,"  has  obtained  some  vogue  in 
recent  years  in  the  treatment  of  epilepsy.    The  author  briefly  de- 
