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Notes  and  News. 
/Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I    January,  1899. 
test  will  detect  14  grains  per  ton  or  one  part  per  million  with  ease,  and  may  be 
used  to  indicate  o1 000000005  mg.  of  the  dye. —  Technology  Quarterly,  Vol.  XI, 
No.  2,  p.  59. 
Hygienic  Methods  in  Handling  Bread. — A  recent  and  novel  improve- 
ment for  the  handling  of  bread,  and  which  has  been  patented,  has  been  adopted 
in  Berlin.  Paper  bags  are  used  which  are  the  exact  shape  of  the  various  sizes 
of  bread  turnecf  out  by  a  baker.  These  are  open  at  both  ends,  and,  being 
slightly  longer  than  the  loaf,  the  ends  are  turned  together  with  a  twist  as  the 
loaf  is  shoved  from  the  oven  straight  into  the  bag.  This  cover  protects  the 
bread  from  pollution  during  transportation  and  is  also  intended  as  a  protection 
while  the  loaf  is  being  used,  it  being  cut  at  one  end  as  the  loaf  gets  shorter.  No 
doubt  such  a  plan  would  be  received  with  much  satisfaction  by  the  consumers 
in  this  country,  and,  since  the  name  of  the  baker  could  be  printed  on  the 
wrapper,  it  would  also  furnish  a  means  of  advertisement. — The  Sanitary  Record, 
through  the  Journ.  of  Med.  and  Science,  October,  1898. 
Eczema  of  the  Ljps  Caused  by  Mouth  Washes  and  Tooth  Powders 
has  been  observed  by  Professor  Weisser  (Wien.  Klin.  Wochenschr.).  In  some 
cases  the  trouble  continued  a  few  months,  and  in  one  instance  it  lasted  two 
years.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  eczema  became  markedly  improved 
with  the  discontinuance  of  mouth  washes  and  tooth  powders  containing  olive  or 
peppermint  oil;  and  it,  therefore,  appears  that  ethereal  oils  have  a  bad  effect 
on  dermal  affections  existing  near  the  lips  and  oral  cavity. — Pediatrics,  Vol.  VI, 
No.  6,  p.  280. 
A  Case  of  Lead  Poisoning  from  the  Use  of  Soda  Water  is  reported 
by  Dr.  Jamieson  in  the  Intercolonial  Med.  Journ.  of  Australasia,  1898.  The 
patient,  a  medical  man,  drank  about  three  pints  daily  of  soda  water  made  in 
an  ordinary  seltzogene,  and  which,  on  examination,  yielded  a  considerable 
amount  of  lead.  The  author  makes  some  precautionary  suggestions  in  regard 
to  the  use  of  such  soda  water.  —  The  Medical  Chronicle,  Vol.  IX,  p.  461. 
Dr.  Sanarelli's  Yellow  Fever  Serum  has  been  ordered  from  the  syndi- 
cate in  Monte  Video  by  three  European  Governments,  and  the  last  Royal  Mail 
steamer  brought  several  tubes  of  it  to  the  Spanish  and  Italian  Governments, 
and  also  a  quantity  for  the  British  Government,  to  be  forwarded  to  the 
Bahamas. —  The  Chemist  and  Druggist,  October  15,  1898. 
Quinine  for  Hypodermic  Use. — According  to  a  note  in  Les  Nouveaux 
Remedes,  the  following  gives  the  most  suitable  solution  for  all  hypodermic 
uses:  Quinine  hydrochloride,  3  grammes;  antipyrine,  2  grammes;  water,  6 
grammes.  Santesson,  of  Stockholm,  in  examining  the  matter,  has  shown  that 
the  association  of  quinine  and  antipyrine  leads  to  the  formation  of  a  definite 
compound — quinopyrine,  he  terms  it — of  which  the  toxicity  is  less  than  that 
of  quinine.  On  the  other  hand,  Stoffela  states  that  the  association  of  the  two 
bodies  is  useless.  He  prefers  to  act  as  follows:  He  places  2  grammes  of  quinine 
hydrochloride,  which  has  a  faintly  alkaline  reaction,  in  a  test  tube,  with  100  c.c. 
of  distilled  water.  Heating  to  about  400  causes  complete  solution.  The  qui- 
nine is  deposited  as  cooling,  but  not  for  some  time,  so  that  the  solution  can  be 
used  warm,  and  the  alkaloid  will  remain  in  solution  at  the  temperature  of  the 
blood. —  The  British  and  Colonial  Druggist,  October  14,  1898. 
