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Gleanings  from  Foreign  Journals. 
{ Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\       Aug.,  1885. 
with  inverted  cane  sugar.  The  saccharine  liquid  or  the  sufficiently 
diluted  milk  is  first  titrated  in  the  ordinary  way.  Then  another  por- 
tion of  the  milk  is  boiled  with  two  per  cent,  of  citric  acid  during  ten 
minutes — which  operation  inverts  all  the  cane  sugar — the  liquid  when 
cool  may  be  tritrated.  The  first  result  gives  sugar  of  milk  alone,  the 
second  also  the  inverted  cane  sugar,  and  thus  the  percentage  of  both 
sugars  is  easily  calculated. — Analyst,  April,  1885,  p.  62. 
Neutral  Salicylate  of  Atropine  is  said  to  be  a  more  valuable  salt  than 
the  sulphate,  and  superior  to  the  latter.  Its  pre[)aration  is  not  diffi- 
cult, but  the  exact  neutralization  is  very  important.  The  necessary 
proportions  are  :  Atropine  2*30  Gm.,  salicylic  acid  1  "08  Gm.,  and  suffi- 
cient alcohol,  but  exact  neutralization  should  be  insured  by  testing  with 
delicate  test-paper.  Dissolve  the  atropine  in  the  alcohol  by  means  of 
a  gentle  heat,  add  slowly  in  minimal  quantities  the  salicylic  acid  until 
absolutely  neutralized,  and  filter  if  necessary.  Evaporate  carefully 
over  a  steam  or  water-bath  to  a  syrupy  consistence,  and  dry  at  a  very 
gentle  heat.  The  powder  is  hygroscopic,  and  the  watery  solution  (as 
most  of  the  alkaloids)  very  unstable  on  account  of  the  formation  of  a 
species  of  algae  [Leptouiitus  Higrocrocis). — Progresso,  March ;  Ph.  Ztg.j 
No.  41,  1885. 
Remedy  for  Warts. — Among  other  remedies,  carbonate  of  magnesium 
has  been  recommended,  especially  in  cases  where  the  warts  are  very 
numerous ;  a  teaspoonful  of  it  is  to  be  taken  three  times  a  day  for  two 
or  three  weeks,  and  is  said  to  effi^ct  a  sure  cure.  The  warts  may  also 
be  touched  with  crystallized  carbolic  acid,  of  which  a  small  crystal  is 
placed  on  the  wart  and  allowed  to  be  absorbed.  In  addition  to  this 
treatment  carbonate  of  magnesium  is  recommended  to  be  taken  inter- 
nally.—PA.  Ztg.,  Xo.  38,  1885, 
Whooping  Cough  Mixture.— Dr.  A.  Piatt  has  found  the  following 
mixture  to  answer  an  excellent  purpose : 
R  Copaibte  
Mix  the  acacia  with  the  balsams  and  gradually  add  the  acidulated  water. 
Dose,  a  teaspoonful  when  required,  three,  four,  or  five  times  a  day. — New 
Eng.  Med.  Monthly,  April,  1885. 
Balsam.  Tolut  
Pulv.  Acacife  
Aquie  
Acid,  sulphuric,  aromat 
.aa  ^  ss 
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