go        Recent  Literature  Relating  to  Pharmacy.  {AFebJruaryTi1wrom' 
Tartaric-acid  Diphenyl  Ester. — CHOH.COOC6H5.  Antirheumatic 
and  antipodagric. 
Thennoi. — C14H15NOs.    Antipyretic  and  analgesic. 
Thymol  Carbonate — Succedaneum  for  thymol  for  internal  use. 
Iriphenctolguanidine  hydrochlorate. — Local  anesthetic  in  eye 
practice. 
Tritliialdehyde. — See  Sulpho-paraldehyde. 
Urcthylane. — See  Methyl. urethane. 
Urosin. — Mixture  of  quinic  acid  and  lithium  citrate  in  tablet  form. 
Uric-acid  solvent. 
Vasothion. — Compound  of  vasogen  and  sulphur,  used  in  chronic 
skin  diseases. 
Won-Row. — See  Eumenol. 
Zinol. — Mixture  of  zinc  acetate  and  alumnol. 
The  New  Element  Victorium.  —The  new  element  to  which  Sir  William 
Crookes  gave  the  provisional  name  of  Monium  has  been  renamed  Victorium. 
It  is  less  basic  than  yttria  and  more  basic  than  most  of  the  earths  of  the  terbia 
group. — Brit,  and  Col.  Drug.,  1899,  p.  265. 
The  Camphor  Tree  is  being  planted  as  a  street  tree  in  New  Orleans.  A 
tree  in  a  4-inch  pot  in  1883  is  now  35  feet  high  and  52  inches  in  circumference. 
— Median's  Monthly,  1899,  p.  168. 
Curled  Horsehair  forms  one  of  the  best  mechanical  devices  for  cleansing 
the  skin  that  has  yet  been  discovered.  About  3  drachms  of  curled  hair  are 
made  into  a  loose  pad.  It  retains  its  shape,  is  easily  cleansed  before  and  after 
each  surgical  operation  ;  bichloride  solutions  do  not  affect  it ;  it  may  be 
kept  in  alcohol,  and  thus  being  sterilized,  is  always  ready  for  use. — Abstract 
in  N.  Y.  Med.  Jour.,  Sept.  23,  1899. 
Opausin,  a  new  proteid  principle,  has  been  discovered  by  Wroblewski.  It 
receives  its  name  from  the  opalescent  appearance  of  its  solutions.  It  was  ob- 
tained by  the  addition  of  sodium  chloride  to  the  fluid  remaining  after  the  pre- 
cipitation of  the  casein  in  human  milk  by  hydrochloric  acid. — The  Amer.  Pract. 
and  Neivs,  1899,  p.  233. 
Hydrocyanic  Acid  Gas  has  been  recommended  by  Willis  G.  Johnson  as  a 
lethal  agent,  to  be  used  in  place  of  the  rope  or  the  electric  current  in  capital 
punishment. — Sci.  Amer.,  1899,  p.  299. 
Dextrose  is  the  principal  sugar  in  gentian  root.  Its  identity  has  been 
proven  by  Herissey  ( Jour.  Phar.  Chem. )  by  its  rotary  power  and  the  melting 
point  of  its  osazone. — Brit,  and  Col.  Drug.,  1899,  p.  522. 
The  Seeds  of  Datura  fastuosa  contain,  according  to  Mareevw  {Chem. 
Centra/b.),  about  1*5  per  cent,  of  hyoscyamiue. — Ibid. 
