Am.  Jour.Pharm. ) 
Sept.,  1885.  i 
Gleanings  from,  foreign  Journals. 
437 
weight  of  the  ash  from  the  weight  of  the  precipitated  casein. — Ztsdi. 
j.  Physiol.  Chem.,  1885.  p.  246  ;  Archiv  d.  Ph.,  Mai,  1885. 
Preservative  Salt  for  Meat. — Sodium  chloride  8,  potassium  nitrate  1, 
salicylic  acid  1  ;  mix.  To  be  rubbed  on  the  meat,  fish,  etc.  Before 
using  the  meat  thus  preserved  wash  repeatedly  with  cold  water. — 
Bundsch.  Leit.,  1885,  p.  400. 
Remedy  for  Toothache. — Prof.  Ludovnci,  in  "  Pharm.  Italian,^' 
recommends :  Dry  extract  of  opium,  camphor,  balsam  of  Peru  each 
0*5,  mastic  1,  chloroform  10.  To  be  applied  in  the  cavities  of  carious 
teeth. — Ihid. 
Linctus  Phosphoricus. — Mix  intimately,  so  as  to  form  an  emulsion, 
phosphorus  0*01,  expressed  oil  of  almond  30"0,  powdered  gum  arabic 
15*0,  sugar  15*0  and  sufficient  water.  The  dose  is  a  teaspoonful  daily. 
—Ph.  Ztg.,  No.  56,  1885. 
Poison  fon"  Bedbugs. — Dissolve  camphor  2  oz.,  corrosive  sublimate 
1  oz.,  and  oil  of  turpentine  4  oz.,  in  alcohol  1  pint. 
Black  Ink  disappearing  after  a  short  time. — Boil  nutgalls  in  whisky, 
add  Koman  vitriol  and  sal  ammoniac  and  when  cold  dissolve  in  the 
liquid  a  little  gum  arabic.  Writing  with  this  ink  will  disappear  in 
24  hours. 
Mucilage  for  Mineralogical  Specimens. — Dissolve  1  part  gum  arabic 
in  water,  add  4  parts  of  sugar  and  1  part  of  starch  and  boil. 
Paste  for  Tin  Cans. — Dissolve  Venice  turpentine  in  a  little  alcohol 
and  incorporate  with  starch  paste  while  warm.  Another  paste  is  ob- 
tained by  softening  glue  in  water,  then  boiling  it  with  strong  vinegar 
and  thickening  the  liquid  during  boiling  with  fine  wheat  flour  so  that 
a  paste  results. 
Ointment  for  Sore  Nipples. — Groussin  ("  ^Iclaireur  pharm.  "Lyon 
m6d.")  recommends  for  application  to  sore  nipples  in  nursing  women  an 
ointment  composed  of  equal  parts  ot  white  sugar,  oxide  of  zinc,  gum  ara- 
bic, and  glycerin.— iV^.  Y.  Med.  Jour.^  June  20,  1885. 
Chrysarobin  in  Liquor  Gutta-Perch^. — In  a  note  upon  the  treat- 
of  ringworm  of  the  scalp,  Dr.  W.  T.  Alexander  recommends  epilation  and 
the  use  of  a  ten  per  cent,  solution  of  chrysarobin  in  liquor  gutta-percha, 
which  forms  a  pellicle  upon  the  surface,  preventing  the  further  extension 
of  the  disease.  This  treatment  was  very  successful. — Journal  of  Cutaneous 
and  Venereal  Diseases^  February,  1885 ;  Med.  Times. 
