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have  returned.  Certain  authors  having  suggested,  that  the  change 
rarely  occurs  in  a  syrup  having  an  acid  reaction,  M.  Ausaldy 
prepared  the  syrup  from  a  balsam  of  tolu  mixture,  to  which  0*50 
cgm.  of  benzoic  acid,  per  liter  of  liquid  had  been  added,  and  found 
the  product  to  keep  more  than  a  year  without  change. 
Solution  for  making  syrup  of  iodide  of  iron  is  made  by  Roussillon, 
according  to  the  following  formula  which  he  claims  yields  an  unalter- 
able product :  A  boiling  solution,  composed  of  resublimed  iodine 
16-40  gm.,  iron  filings  8  gm.,  and  distilled  water  30  gm.,  is  filtered 
into  a  flask  containing  220  gm.  pure  neutral  glycerin,  the  filter 
washed  with  boiling  distilled  water  ;  the  liquids  are  well  mixed  and 
subjected  to  a  moderate  heat  until  they  measure  240  gm.  The  solu- 
tion is  then  filled  into  well-dried  bottles,  which  are  closed,  and  upon 
cooling  the  stoppers  are  covered  with  paraffin  — Jour,  de  Pharm.  et 
de  Chim.,  September,  1893,  P-  243- 
Oxalic  acid  has  been  experimented  with  for  some  time  by  Dr. 
Lardier,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  its  emmenagogue  effect,  in  the 
least  repugnant  form,  as  he  thinks  very  highly  of  the  medicament 
for  this  purpose,  and  finds  that  the  result  of  a  daily  dose  of  2  gm.  is 
well  characterized.  As  a  result  of  his  investigations  he  has  formu- 
lated the  following  :  Oxalic  acid,  2  gm.,  are  dissolved  in  400  gm. 
water,  and  to  this  solution  are  added  40  gm.  neutral  glycerin,  and 
60  gm.  syrup  of  orange  flower. — Rev.  de  Ther.  Med.  Chirurg.,  Sept- 
ember, 1893,  p.  500. 
Injection  of  creosote-mentholated  oil  against  pulmonary  tuberculosis, 
was  reported  by  M.  De  la  Jarrige  to  the  Congress  for  Tuberculosis, 
held  in  Paris,  August,  1893.  The  formula,  which  he  employs  is  as 
follows:  Sterilized  oil,  100  gm.;  creosote,  10  gm.;  menthol,  5  gm., 
of  which  30  cc.  are  injected  directly  into  the  trachea. 
Upon  the  same  occasion,  Weill  and  Diamantberger  reported  satis- 
factory results  from  guaiacol  injections  ;  their  formula  is — Pure 
guaiacol,  oil  of  sweet  almonds,  sterilized  at  1200,  of  each  equal 
parts.  The  injections  are  made  with  a  syringe  of  50  cc.  capacity, 
commencing  with  one-quarter  of  that  quantity  and  increasing  to 
daily  doses  of  one  or  two  of  the  full  capacity  or  in  severe  cases  to 
even  as  high  as  eight  injections  per  day. — Rev.  de  Titer.  Med. 
Chirurg.,  October,  1893,  p.  519. 
