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of  1880,  directed  rightly  that  this  infusion  should  be  dispensed 
unstrained.  It  is  now  dismissed  and  the  almost  unused  and  prob- 
ably inert  fluid  extract  retained.  Liquor  pepsini  has  been  dis- 
missed, nor  has  any  liquid  preparation  of  this  remedy  been  intro- 
duced, although  several  are  greatly  used. 
Mistura  Magnesia  et  Asafoetidse  has  been  dropped.  Dewee's 
Carminative  is  again  relegated  to  its  proper  position  along  with 
Godfrey's  cordial,  Bateman's  drops,  British  oil  and  the  other  semi- 
proprietary  remedies  of  the  past  generations. 
I  cannot  refrain  from  noting  here  that  the  Mistura  Potassii  Citra- 
tis,  1880,  has  been  dismissed.  Under  Liquor  Potassii  Citratis,  Mistura 
Potassii  Citratis  is  given  as  a  synonym.  That  Mistura  Potassii  Citratis, 
1880,  is  superior  to  Liquor  Potassii  Citratis,  is  beyond  dispute,  and 
both  physicians  and  pharmacists  have  been  taught  to  discriminate  in 
favor  of  the  former.  The  reason  for  such  change  is  not  apparent, 
as  disuse  cannot  be  urged  and  the  Pharmacopoeia  cannot  be  pre- 
sumed to  endorse  that  substitution  of  the  solution  for  the  mixture, 
that  has  been  indulged  in  by  some  mean-spirited  druggists.  I  would 
suggest  that  physicians  desiring  Mistura  Potassi  Citratis  made  with 
lemon  juice,  should  in  future  write  Mistura  Neutralis,  which  synonym, 
fortunately,  remains  unconfiscated,  and  that  pharmacists  recognize 
this  intent. 
Eighty-eight  titles  compose  the  list  of  additions  to  the  Pharma- 
copoeia. But  three  drugs  are  of  animal  origin,  namely,  Adeps 
Lanae  Hydrosus  (the  official  name  for  what  is  generally  known  by 
the  proprietary  name  Lanolin),  Pancreatin  and  Pepsin.  It  is  signifi- 
cant that  thirty-four  of  these  additions  are  of  chemical  origin  and 
but  thirteen  of  vegetable,  while  thirty-eight  are  preparations  of 
which  fourteen  are  fluid  extracts. 
The  chemicals  introduced  are,  as  a  rule,  those  whose  use  warrant 
recognition.  The  old  notation  has  been  discarded  in  the  chemical 
formulas,  it  was  already  obsolete  when  introduced  in  1880. 
Surprisingly  few  are  the  changes  in  the  titles  of  chemicals. 
Arsenious  acid  is  now  arsenous,  and  the  titles  of  the  official  arsen- 
ical products  changed  in  spelling  to  correspond.  The  Committee 
have  deemed  the  changes  in  the  spelling  and  pronunciation  of  chemi- 
cal terms  proposed  by  the  American  Association  for  the  Advance  of 
Science1  too  radical,  and  have  contented  themselves  with  such  minor 
1  See  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  1893,  178. 
