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stellate  hairs,  which  readily  separate,  when  dry  forming  a  woolly 
irritating  powder  ;  the  flowers  have,  particularly  in  the  fresh  state, 
an  odor  reminding  of  hyacinth  and  lily  of  the  valley. — Pharm.  Post, 
1874,  No,  9,  from  Schweiz.  Wochenschr.  f  Ph. 
Oil  of  Pill.  R.  Nietzki  obtained  from  the  fruit  of  Anethum  grave- 
ohm  a  volatile  oil,  which  commenced  to  boil  at  155°  C.  (311°  F.), 
the  boiling  point  rising  gradually  to  260°  C.  (500°  F.)  About  ten 
per  cent,  of  the  oil  consists  of  a  carbohydrogen  C10O16,  having  the 
boiling  point  155  to  160°  C,  60  per  cent,  boiling  at  170—175°  C. 
(338 — 347°  F.),  of  the  same  composition,  and  30  per  cent,  with  the 
boiling  point  225—330°  C.  (437—446°  F.),  composition  C10H14O,  and 
identical  with  carvol.  The  odor  of  the  first  portion  of  carbohydrogen 
reminds  of  turpentine ;  that  of  the  second  portion  resembles  oil  of 
mace,  but  when  mixed  with  a  little  carvol,  the  characteristic  dill  odor 
is  at  once  produced. — Archiv  d.  Pharm.,  1874,  April,  p.  317. 
A  Simple  Contrivance  for  Filteriiig  at  Elevated  Temperatures  has 
been  suggested  by  A.  Horwarth,  and  successfully  tried  in  the  labora- 
tory of  Prof.  Schneider,  in  Vienna.  A  soft  lead  pipe,  about  one 
centimeter  in  diameter,  is  coiled  closely  around  a  glass  funnel,  so 
that  the  windings  remain  in  close  contact ;  both  ends  of  the  pipe  are 
sufficiently  long,  the  upper  end  being  used  for  admitting  the  vapors 
from  a  retort  or  flask,  and  the  lower  end  being  connected  with  a  suit- 
able receiver.  By  using  liquids  distilling  at  different  temperatures, 
and  passing  their  vapors  through  the  coil,  any  desired  temperature 
may  be  maintained  in  the  funnel. — Pharm.  Qentr.  Halle,  1874,  No. 
11. 
New  Method  of  Administering  Iodine.  P.  Collas  reports  that  Prof. 
Boldeau  has  obtained  very  satisfactory  results  by  using,  in  the  hospi- 
tal of  Beaujon,  an  iodated  albumen,  prepared  as  follows :  A  solution 
of  albumen  is  continually  agitated  with  iodine  in  very  fine  powder,  or 
dissolved  in  a  suitable  vehicle  ;  the  liquid  assumes  at  first  a  deep 
brownish-black  color,  which  disappears  after  several  hours,  and  starch 
is  then  not  colored  blue  by  it.  The  solution  is  now  evaporated  to  dry- 
ness, at  a  low  temperature,  and  made  into  pills,  each  containing  five 
milligrams  (y5  grain)  of  iodine,  of  which  five  or  six  may  be  taken  in 
24  hours. — L' Union  Pharm.,  1874,  April,  p.  97. 
