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Notes  and  News. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1899. 
Sulphur  in  California. — A  discovery  of  sulphur  was  recently  made  in 
San  Diego  County,  Cal.,  which  is  likely  to  prove  of  great  importance.  The 
vein,  which  is  nine  feet  deep  is  said  to  be  90  per  cent,  sulphur  and  about  the 
purest  natural  sulphur  in  the  world.  The  claims  are  located  on  a  spur  of  the 
far  east  point  of  the  Laguna  Mountains  and  have  been  bought  by  the  United 
States  Government. — Omaha  Druggist,  Vol.  XII,  No,  2. 
Rhus  Aromatica  as  a  Remedy  for  Enuresis  in  Children. — In  a  recent 
issue  of  Treatment,  Freyberger  sums  up  his  observations  on  the  use  of  Rhus 
aromatica,  in  thirty  cases  of  enuresis.  The  treatment  was  very  successful,  and 
while  experience  with  the  drug  has  been  too  limited  to  rank  it  as  a  specific  for 
this  disease,  it  may  be  said  -that  it  appears  to  be  as  efficacious  as  belladonna, 
that  it  may  be  given  for  a  long  time  without  the  slightest  ill  effect,  and  that 
good  results  may  be  obtained  with  it  when  belladonna  p  roves  ineffective. — 
Pediatrics,  January  1,  1899. 
Improving  the  Air  in  Workrooms. — To  one  liter  bottle  of  well  water, 
add  a  spoonful  of  oil  of  turpentine,  shake  the  liquid  diligently  until  it  becomes 
dim  or  white  and  distribute  in  the  room,  by  means  of  an  atomizer.  One  may 
also  mix  a  few  drops  of  acetic  ether  with  the  oil  of  turpentine.  The  refreshing 
effect  of  the  quickly  spreading,  pleasant  odor  is  astonishing. — Kraft  und  Licht 
through  Scientific  American,  1898,  p.  394. 
Specific  against  Seasickness. — Bright  red  spectacles  accompanied  by 
internal  doses  of  calomel,  form  a  new  German  specific  against  seasickness.  It 
is  deduced  from  Epstein's  investigations  on  the  influences  of  color  on  the  blood- 
vessels in  the  brain.  Seasickness  is  due  to  lack  of  blood  in  the  brain,  while 
red  sends  blood  to  the  brain  with  a  rush.  By  looking  at  one  point  for  some 
time  through  the  red  glasses,  the  patient  is  cured  radically. — Ibid.,  p.  394. 
A  Method  for  The  Storage  of  Eggs,  which  was  recently  tried  at  Leith, 
is  given  in  the  issue  of  the  Scientific  American  for  January  21.  The  eggs  are 
sealed  in  a  storage  apparatus  which  keeps  them  cool,  and  at  the  same  time  the 
arrangements  are  such  that  each  egg  has  free  access  of  air.  The  eggs  are  kept 
in  an  upright  position,  and  are  turned  periodically  so  that  the  yolks  are  con- 
stantly imbedded  in  the  albumen.  This  is  accomplished  by  placing  the  eggs  in 
frames,  which  by  the  action  of  a  lever,  can  be  inclined  in  different  directions  as 
needed. 
Curious  Escape  from  Poisoning. — M.  Cappelle,  a  pharmacist,  at  Tour- 
coing,  and  his  family  had  a  narrow  escape  a  few  days  ago,  but  were  saved  by  a 
happy  hazard.  The  pharmacist's  sister,  Mile.  Cappelle,  put  some  haricot 
beans  to  soak  over  night  in  an  enamelled  pan,  and  the  next  day  cooked  them 
in  an  iron  saucepan.  When  the  beans  were  served  at  table  it  was  noticed 
that  there  were  small  globules  of  metallic  mercury  on  the  plates.  The  dish 
was  put  aside,  and  it  is  supposed  that  a  criminal  hand  had  poured  corrosive 
sublimate  on  the  beans  while  they  were  soaking.  If  they  had  been  cooked  in 
the  enamelled  pan,  the  whole  family  would  probably  have  been  poisoned,  but 
the  bichloride,  by  coming  into  contact  with  the  iron  saucepan,  was  decomposed, 
yielding  the  globules  which  attracted  attention.  The  pharmacist's  porter  has 
been  arrested  on  suspicion  of  the  attempted  crime,  as  he  alone  had  the  keys  of 
the  poison  cupboard. — Chcm.  and  Drug. 
