416 
Reviews,  etc. 
f  Am.  Jour,.  Pharm. 
t       Aug.  1885. 
FriedriGh  Wohler.    By  Prof.  F.  B.  Power.    Pp.  14. 
A  well  written  biography,  reprinted  from  the  "  Western  Druggist,"  May, 
1885. 
International  Electrical  Exhibition,  1884.    General  report  of  the  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  on  Exhibitions. 
Report  of  Exarainers  of  Sections  F,  VI  and  F/TJ  (Electric  lamps  ;  carbons 
for  arc  lamps.) 
Report  of  Examiners  of  Section  A"  (Steam  boilers.) 
These  three  rejDorts  are  illustrated.    The  Franklin  Institute  of  Philadel-  . 
phia,  under  whose  auspices  the  Electrical  Exhibition  was  held,  has  made 
arrangements  for  a  Novelties  Exhibition  to  be  held  in  Philadelphia,  from 
September  15  to  October  31,  1885. 
VARIETIES. 
Troches  of  Haemoglobin.— Benczur  ("  Dtsch.  Med.-Ztg.")  reports  upon 
the  hiemoglobin  treatment  as  carried  on  in  von  Ziemssen's  clinic.  Troches 
were  prepared  from  ox-blood.  The  daily  amount  of  haemoglobin  given  was 
about  twenty-five  grains.  Not  only  was  there  a  marked  improvement  in 
the  cases  of  aniemia  thus  treated,  but  no  gastric  disturbance  was  observed, 
such  as  follows  the  administration  of  large  doses  of  iron. — N.  Y.  Med.  Jour.^ 
May  30,  1885. 
Pills  of  Oil  of  Thyme.— The  "  Bulletin  general  de  therapeutique  " 
gives  the  following  for  rheumatism  : 
Volatile  oil  of  thyme   10  grains  ; 
Soap   10  " 
Powdered  althjea   q.  s. 
Divide  into  six  pills.    Two  to  be  taken  before  each  meal. 
DiARRHCEA  Mixture.— Dr.  E.  X.  Veat,  of  Portland,  Maine,  has  used 
the  following  formula  in  his  practice,  with  most  excellent  results  : 
R       Extracti  hiematoxyli   3iv 
Tinct.  opii  camjDh  
Tinct.  zingiberis  
Tinct.  rhei  comp  aa   ^  ss 
M.  Dose,  a  teaspoonful  every  two  or  three  hours. — New  Eng.  Med. 
Monthly,  May,  1885. 
Anti-Rheumatic  Mixture.— Dr.  H.  K.  Lines  has  obtained  good  results 
with  the  following : 
R       Vini  colchici  sem   ^  ss 
Tincturee  gentian,  comp   ^  iiss 
Potass,  iodid   5  i j 
Mix.  Sig.  Teaspoonful  three  times  a  day  in  a  wine  glassful  of  water.— 
New  Eng.  Med.  Monthly,  May,  1885. 
