Am"M°ay"if9b3arm'}  Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  229 
are  the  flowering  tops,  and  their  properties  are  probably  due  to  an 
amber-colored  essential  oil,  having  an  aromatic  odor,  characteristic 
of  paico.  It  is  used  in  the  form  of  an  elixir,  which  is  prepared  by 
exhausting  400  gm.  of  paico  with  600  gm.  of  alcohol  of  20  per 
cent,  in  a  displacement  apparatus;  filtering  and  ad^;ng  400  gm.  of 
simple  syrup  ;  the  dose  is  a  tablespoonful  before  meals.  The  medica- 
ment is  exhibited  in  cases  of  chronic  catarrh  of  the  digestive 
apparatus. — Riv.  ital.  di  Ter.  e  dPgiene,  through  Rep.  de  Pharm., 
March,  1893,  P-  I2°- 
Benzonap/itholis  preferred  by  M.  Huchard,for  intestinal  antisepsis, 
to  salol  or  betol,  because  by  its  use  the  often  dangerous  effects  of 
salicylic  acid  are  avoided  ;  furthermore,  it  has  the  advantage  of  being 
insoluble  and  scarcely  toxic.  The  author  usually  prescribes  the  fol- 
lowing in  doses  of  six  to  eight  cachets  per  day  :  Benzonaphthol,  20 
gm.  and  pulverized  charcoal,  5  gm.,  for  30  cachets. — Rep.  de  Pliarm., 
Feb.,  1893,  P-  86.  (See  also  Amer.  Jour.  Pharm.,  1892,  p.  77  and 
P-  517)- 
Preservation  of  morphine  solutions. — Dissolve  one  gm.  of  morphine 
hydrochlorate  in  a  mixture  of  5  gm.  of  alcohol  and  10  gm.  of 
glycerin,  then  add  15  gm.  of  distilled  water  and  filter.  According 
to  La  Terapia  moderna  this  solution  will  keep  without  alteration  for 
months. — Rep.  de  Pharm.,  Feb.,  1893,  p.  79- 
Bismuth  and  boric  acid  ointment  in  the  treatment  of  bums. — Dr. 
Wertheimer  (Rev.  de.  m'ed.,  de  chir.,  et  d'  obst.)  has  formulated  the 
following  for  the  treatment  of  burns  in  children  :  Bismuth  subnitrate, 
9  gm. ;  boric  acid,  4-50  gm. ;  lanolin,  70  gm. ;  and  olive  oil,  20 
gm.  The  parts  should  be  washed  with  warm  boric  acid  water,  and 
then  several  layers  of  gauze,  spread  with  the  ointment,  should  be 
applied.  For  calming  the  nervous  agitation  likely  to  take  place, 
the  author  prescribes  morphine  in  the  dose  of  2  to  4  mgm.  and 
chloral  according  to  the  following  formula:  Chloral,  I  gm. ;  dis- 
tilled water,  50  gm. ;  and  syrup  of  bitter  orange  peel,  15  gm. — 
Bull.  gen.  de  Titer.,  1893,  P-  232- 
The  use  of  iodine  in  the  treatment  of  goitre. — While  iodine  has 
long  been  used  in  the  treatment  of  this  disease,  E.  Nazaries  gives 
the  following  new  method  of  its  administration,  which  he  claims  to 
have  used  with  unqualified  success :  Potassium  iodide,  5  to  8  gm.; 
tincture  of  iodine,  20  to  30  drops;  and  distilled  water,  150  gm.  A 
