488 
Pharmaceutical  Colleges,  etc. 
J  Am.  Jour.  Pharm  . 
X      Oct.  1,  1874, 
"  Mr.  L.  Siebold  had  found  that  a  dilute  acid  0*1  per  cent.  ^Ixx  =  tt\j  B.P. 
does  not  deteriorate  much  in  one  mouth  in  an  8-oz,  bottle  in  daily  use ;  in 
unopened  bottles  it  will  keep  at  least  three  months.  He  also  gave  a  useful 
caution  to  inexperienced  chemists  when  estimating  the  strength  of  hydrocyanic 
acid  by  Liebig's  (nitrate  silver)  method,  that  alkalinity  to  test  paper  is  not 
necessarily  an  indication  that  sufficient  alkali  has  been  added. 
"A  contribution  to  the  growing  literature  respecting  the  administration  of 
phosphorus  was  made  by  Mr.  Williams,  who  prefers  for  that  purpose  a  solution- 
in  alcohol  and  glycerin,  and  is  of  opinion  that  many  of  the  preparations  used 
and  supposed  to  contain  a  certain  amount  of  phosphorus,  would,  if  carefully 
examined,  prove  to  contain  it  in  a  more  or  less  oxidized  condition. 
"  We  must  content  ourselves  with  a  bare  enumeration  of  the  other  papers. 
Mr.  Barton  expressed  a  preference  for  the  direct  treatment  of  sarsaparilla  root 
with  spirit  in  larger  proportion,  in  the  preparation  of  extract.  Mr.  Haffenden 
contributed  a  paper  on  the  confections  of  pharmacy;  Mr.  Muir  on  Potable 
Water,  and  its  Contamination  in  House  Cisterns,  and  Mr.  Daniels  on  the 
Syrups  of  the  Phosphates.  Mr.  H.  Groves,  of  Florence,  sent  some  interesting 
information  respecting  the  medicinal  plants  in  use  among  the  Tuscans,  and 
Mr.  Hunt  added  to  our  knowledge  of  the  pharmacy  of  the  Flowery  Land. 
Prof.  C.  R.  A.  Wright  sent  two  papers  ;  one  '  on  the  Essential  Oils  of  Worm- 
wood, Citronella,  and  Cajeput,'  and  the  other  a  continuation  of  his  researches 
on  the  opium  alkaloids.  Mr.  E.  Smith  suggested  a  method  for  the  recovery  of 
iodine  from  the  waste  in  the  preparation  of  iodoform.  Mr.  W.  E.  Heathfield 
sent  some  notes  on  the  extracts  of  aconite,  belladonna,  hemlock,  henbane 
and  colchicum,  and  Mr.  Schacht  took  the  opportunity  of  explaining  the  scope 
of  some  experiments  he  is  making  to  ascertain  the  relative  proportions  of 
conia  present  in  the  succus  and  extract  of  conium.  The  last  paper  read  was 
by  the  President,  and  described  his  experience  in  the  preparation  of  trimethyl- 
amin  from  the  skate. 
"  Nothing  now  remained  to  be  done  but  to  pass  the  usual  vote  of  thanks,  to 
elect  the  officers,  and  decide  the  place  of  meeting  for  the  ensueing  year.  It 
was  resolved  to  meet  at  Bristol,  and  again  under  the  presidency  of  Mr.  T.  B- 
Groves." 
Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Paris. — At  the  meeting  held  August  5th,  M. 
Boudet  presiding,  M.  P.  Vigier  proposed  an  argillaceous  dressing  for  wounds, 
composed  of  100  parts  of  fine  humid  clay  and  50  parts  of  glycerin  ;  the  advan- 
tages claimed  for  it  are  that  it  adheres  well  to  the  skin,  does  not  spoil  and  is- 
readily  washed  off  with  water. 
M.  Guichard  exhibited  a  dropping  glass,  constructed  somewhat  l'ke  that 
proposed  by  M.  Lebaigue,  but  having  a  lateral  aperature  through  which  it 
may  be  completely  emptied  ;  the  aperture  is  made  of  a  size  so  that  the  drops 
ot  distilled  water  weigh  five  centigrams. 
Fourth  International  Pharmaceutical  Congress. — The  pharmaceutical 
journals  of  England,  France  and  Germany,  as  far  as  received  up  to  the  moment 
