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out  producing  any  emetic  effects  or  nausea ;  and  the  result  was  the 
same  whether  administered  by  the  mouth,  or  by  intraveinous  or 
hypodermic  injection.  (See  also  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy, 
Nov.,  1891,  p.  542.) 
Nuclein,  according  to  Germain  See,  is  a  substance  extracted  from 
the  nucleus  of  the  cells  of  the  spleenic  pulp  and  more  recently  from 
various  other  cells.  In  its  chemical  character  it  is  distinct  from  the 
albumins  as  it  contains  phosphoric  acid;  it  is  a  colorless  or  yellowish 
powder,  insoluble  in  water  and  alcohol ;  soluble  in  alkalies.  Admin- 
istered in  doses  of  2  or  3  gm.  it  has  no  action  on  man,  beyond  the 
one  phenomenon,  that  it  increases  the  number  of  white  globules, 
which  are  veritable  phagocytes,  and  it  is  likely  to  prove  of  great 
service  in  the  diagnosis  of  latent  tuberculosis. — Nonv.  Rem.,  May, 
1893,  p.  221. 
Rosen's  liniment  deposits  the  oil  of  nutmeg  which  it  contains,  and 
which  is  again  suspended  by  agitation  as  needed.  Made  with  60 
per  cent,  alcohol  the  deposit  forms  but  slowly,  and  when  brandy  is 
substituted  it  floats  entirely  on  top ;  but  such  a  modification  dimin- 
ishes the  rubefacient  action.  P.  Vigier  proposes  the  addition  of  1 
or  2  gm.  castor  oil,  but  according  to  Fr.  Gay,  while  this  gives  good 
results,  the  deposit  still  separates  rather  quickly.  This  author 
(L  Union  pharm.,  March,  1893,  p.  137)  proposes  to  emulsionize  the 
oil  with  tincture  of  quillaia,  as  this  has  no  chemical  action  on  the 
oil  and  produces  the  desired  effect.  The  following  is  his  formula : 
Expressed  oil  of  nutmeg,  5  gm.;  volatile  oil  of  cloves,  5  gm.;  tincture 
of  quillaia,  10  gm.;  spirit  of  juniper,  80  gm. 
Artificial  gum  arable. — According  to  Rev.  de  chim.  md.,  a 
product  possessing  the  properties  of  gum  arabic  is  obtained  by 
boiling  1  kgm.  flaxseed  with  8  kgm.  sulphuric  acid  and  10  litres 
water,  filtering  after  three  or  four  hours,  adding  four  times  the 
volume  of  alcohol,  washing  and  drying  the  precipitate.  The  pro- 
duct is  amorphous,  colorless,  insipid  and  dissolves  in  water  like 
gum  arabic. 
Milk,  when  saturated  with  carbonic  acid  under  pressure,  will 
undergo  no  change  within  a  week,  according  to  C.  Nourry  and  C. 
Michel  [Compt.  rend).  However,  if  it  is  heated  to  45-80°,  the 
curds  form  as  usual. 
