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are  unusually  high,  and,  because  of  the  scarcity  of  these  products, 
still  have  an  upward  tendency. 
In  Great  Britain  the  war  is  bringing  about  a  peculiar  condition 
of  affairs  which  may  ultimately  have  a  far-reaching,  disturbing  in- 
fluence on  patent  law  enforcement.  A  recent  report  (Pharm.  J., 
1914,  vol.  93,  p.  569)  states  that  the  Board  of  Trade  has  granted  the 
application  of  Mr.  S.  Wellcome  for  a  license  to  manufacture  and 
sell  in  Great  Britain  the  drug  salvarsan,  or  "  606."  The  registra- 
tion of  the  trade-mark  has  been  suspended  for  the  time  being,  and  it 
is  proposed  that  patents  for  other  chemicals  of  German  origin  not 
now  worked  in  Great  Britain  will  also  be  suspended. 
The  New  British  Pharmacopoeia  was  placed  on  exhibition  for 
review  in  London  on  October  1,  and  will  be  available  to  the  book 
trade  on  December  31,  1914.  In  general  appearance  the  new  Pharma- 
copoeia closely  resembles  the  British  Pharmacopoeia  now  official, 
the  size  of  the  two  books  being  approximately  the  same,  despite  the 
67  additional  pages  in  the  new  pharmacopoeia,  the  discrepancy  be- 
ing accounted  for  by  the  use  of  somewhat  thinner  paper.  The 
general  impression  imparted  by  the  printed  page  is  that  the  type  and 
arrangement  of  the  material  is  practically  the  same. 
The  several  British  pharmaceutical  journals  have  presented  elab- 
orate reviews  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  and  one  wholesale  house, 
Messrs.  Southall  Bros.  &  Barclay,  Ltd.,  of  Birmingham,  has  dis- 
tributed a  pamphlet,  of  24  pages  of  comments  on  the  new  Pharma- 
copoeia, so  that  the  available  literature  on  the  book  is  already  quite 
extensive. 
From  the  reviews  which  have  appeared  in  the  several  journals  it 
would  appear  that  the  deletions  from  the  British  Pharmacopoeia  are 
chiefly  of  drugs  and  preparations,  while  the  additions  are  mostly 
long  overdue  and  include  25  chemicals,  24  galenical  preparations, 
and  3  crude  drugs. 
The  alterations  in  strength  are  of  considerable  moment  and  are 
being  actively  discussed  in  British  pharmaceutical  journals.  The 
provisions  of  the  Brussels  Conference  Protocol  have  generally  been 
followed,  special  attention  being  directed  to  the  exceptions  made. 
The  proposed  international  drop  counter  is  recognized,  the  drop- 
ping device  being  described. 
Metric  weights  and  measures  only  are  to  be  used  in  making  or 
testing  official  products ;  the  term  "  mil  "  is  recognized  as  a  short 
