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Obituary —  Varieties. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\       Jan.,  1891. 
OBITUARY. 
Professor  Dr.  Heinrich  Will  died  in  Giessen,  October  15,  1890,  aged  78  years. 
After  completing  his  school  education,  he  became  a  pharmacist,  and  subse- 
quently continued  his  studies  at  the  University  of  Heidelberg,  where  he 
became  the  assistant  of  Geiger  and,  afterward,  of  Gmelin.  In  1837,  he  went 
to  Giessen  as  the  assistant  of  Liebig,  received  the  degree  of  Dr.  Phil,  in  1839, 
then  became  lecturer  on  chemistry,  and,  in  1846,  was  called  to  the  chair  of 
experimental  chemistry,  retiring  from  that  position  in  1882.  He  was  an  excel- 
lent teacher,  both  in  the  lecture  hall  and  in  the  laboratory,  and  though  not  a 
prolific  writer,  was  well  known  throughout  the  scientific  world  as  an  author 
and  investigator.  His  name  is  connected  with  researches  on  the  determination 
of  nitrogen,  the  valuation  of  alkali,  the  analysis  of  urine,  the  glucosides  of 
mustard,  several  volatile  oils,  some  alkaloids,  etc.  Will's  analytical  tables  and 
his  work  on  qualitative  analysis  have  been  used  in  most  civilized  countries. 
When  Liebig  retired  as  editor  of  the  famous  Jahresbericht  der  Chemie,  Kopp 
and  Will  became  the  editors  from  1857  to  1862,  and  for  the  following  five  years 
the  work  was  issued  by  Will  alone. 
Professor  Dr.  Heinrich  Schwarz  died  in  Bberswalde,  September  15  last, 
aged  66  years.  For  some  years  he  had  been  connected  with  the  University  of 
Breslau,  and  afterward  with  the  Technical  High-school  at  Gratz,  retiring  from 
the  latter  position  about  a  year  ago.  His  numerous  researches  relate,  mostly, 
to  applied  chemistry  and  to  methods  of  analysis  ;  he  took  great  interest  in  the 
introduction  of  volumetric  analysis  and  in  the  perfection  of  its  processes. 
Emma  Bour  Nardyz,  Ph.G.,  class  1889,  died  in  Philadelphia,  November  30 
last,  of  typhoid  fever,  at  the  age  of  24  years. 
VARIETIES. 
Resorcin  spray  in  Whooping  Cough. — Dr.  J.  W.  Farlow  {Boston  Med.  and 
Surg,  four.)  uses  a  2  per  cent,  solution  in  water  which  is  sprayed  into  the  nose, 
pharynx  and  larynx  every  two  hours.  Thus  used  the  solution  is  inodorous, 
nearly  tasteless,  non-irritating,  and  not  poisonous,  but  gives  speedy  relief. 
Styron  or  cinnamic  alcohol  has  been  found  by  Dr.  Tcheltzoff  (Bolnit.  Gazeta 
Botk.)  to  act  as  an  excellent  disinfecting  and  deodorizing  agent,  useful  in  puru- 
lent discharges  of  the  ear.  Styron  is  a  constituent  of  Peru  balsam  and  of 
storax,  and  is  somewhat  soluble  in  water,  but  freely  soluble  in  alcohol  and 
ether. 
Aristol,  for  external  use,  is  combined  by  Dr.  Pollak  with  soft  soap,  as  fol- 
lows :  Aristol,  3  ;  alcohol  5  ;  ether,  5  ;  soft  soap,  30  gm.  Soft  paraffin  is,  like- 
wise, a  good  vehicle  for  the  external  application  of  aristol.  {Monatsh  f.  Pr. 
Dermat.  )  A  mixture  of  equal  parts  of  lanolin  and  petrolatum  has  been  recom- 
mended for  the  same  purpose. 
Camphorated  Salol  (see  Amer.  Jour.  Phar.,  18S9,  p.  136)  is  recommended 
by  Dr.  Cuvillier  in  the  treatment  of  suppuration  of  the  ear.  The  meatus  having 
been  cleansed  with  solution  of  boric  acid,  the  camphorated  salol  is  applied  by 
means  of  a  tampon  of  wool,  which  is  allowed  to  remain  in  the  ear  not  longer 
than  twenty-four  hours. — Revue  d'Otol. 
