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Varieties. 
(  Am.  Jour.  PJaarm. 
\       April,  1890. 
1823.  In  1845,  Mr.  Rosengarten  associated  himself  with  N.  F.  Denis,  the 
partnership  lasting  until  1855,  when  the  firm  was  changed  to  Rosengarten  & 
Sons.  The  factory  was  originally  in  St.  J  ohn  Street,  afterwards  at  Arch  and 
Twelfth,  then  at  Broad  and  Vine,  and  in  1856,  was  removed  to  its  present  loca- 
tion at  Seventeenth  and  Fitzwater  Streets.  During  an  active  business  life  of 
nearly  sixty  years,  the  deceased,  who  retired  from  the  firm  in  1879,  had  the 
satisfaction  of  seeing  the  reputation  of  his  firm  continually  increase  with  the 
growth  of  the  country,  and  to  reach  far  beyond  its  borders.  He  is  survived  by 
two  daughters  and  five  sons,  four  of  whom  are  members  of  the  firm  and  one  an 
attorn ey-at-law.  The  sixth  son,  Adolph  G.,  who  had  studied  chemistry,  fell  as 
major  at  the  head  of  his  regiment  at  the  Battle  of  Stone  River,  December, 
1862.  Mr.  Rosengarten's  wife  died  in  18S6,  having  been  married  to  the  deceased 
in  1826.  , 
VARIETIES. 
Non-poisonous  Solutions  of  Sublimate. — Under  this  name  E.  Salmon  {Medi- 
cal Age,  1889,  383)  draws  attention  to  solutions  of  corrosive  sublimate  contain- 
ing emetics  like  sodium  chloride,  copper  or  cadmium  sulphate,  and  in  such  quan- 
tity that  a  poisonous  dose  of  the  sublimate  contains  sufficient  of  the  above  salts 
to  bring  on  emesis.    The  formulas  proposed  are  : 
I. 
II. 
III. 
IOOO'O 
IOOO'O 
IOO'O 
I'O 
ro 
20 
5'o 
  0-5 
o'5 
I'O 
Amylene  Hydrate  is  recommended  in  certain  forms  of  epilepsy  by  Dr. 
Wildermuth,  {Therap.  Monatsh.,  Dec,  1S89).  The  dose  varied  from  1  to  4  gm., 
or  from  3  to  8  gm.  during  the  day.  It  is  given  dissolved  in  wine  or  cider.  In 
some  cases  it  produced  drowsiness  ;  but  more  frequently  loss  of  appetite  and 
various  digestive  disturbances  were  observed. 
Guavin  is  the  name  of  a  resinous  principle  separated  from  the  leaves  of 
Psidium  pyriferum,  and  for  which  Dr.  D.  Bertrand  claims  considerable  value 
in  intermittent  fevers. 
Administration  of  olive  oil. — When  giving  olive  oil  in  large  doses  of  from  3 
to  6  or  7  ounces  in  the  treatment  of  gallstones,  Dr.  Rosenberg  advises  to 
combine  it  with  0*25  percent,  of  menthol,  10  to  15  percent,  of  brandy,  and  with 
two  3'olks  to  each  dose  as  stated,  which  is  to  be  taken  in  from  6  to  8  portions 
within  2  or  three  hours. — Therap.  Monatsh.,  Dec,  1889. 
Paraldehyd  has  been  successfully  used  by  V.  E.  Ignatieff,  {Med.  Obozr.)  in 
tetanus,  the  daily  dose  used  internally  and  as  clyster,  varying  from  375  to 
9*5,  and  as  high  as  15  gm.  No  unpleasant  secondary  symptoms  were  observed, 
such  as  are  frequently  met  with  after  large  doses  of  chloral. — Les  Nouv. 
Pemedes,  1890,  p.  42. 
Menthol  has  been  used  with  good  results  in  the  vomiting  of  pregnancy.  Dr. 
Weiss  {Therap.  Monatsh.,  Jan.,  1890)  prescribes  1  gm.  menthol,  20  alcohol  and 
30  syrup,  and  gives  a  teaspoonful  every  hour. 
