Am"/u°iy?Sarm'}    Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  335 
remained  free  from  deposit ;  it  has  a  dark  reddish  color  and  the  full 
rich  aroma  of  the  hops.  No.  2  showed  a  heavy  deposit  of  extrac- 
tive matter,  while  the  deposits  in  Nos.  3  and  4  were  less  pronounced  ; 
but  these  three  preparations  seemed  also  to  possess  the  full  aroma 
of  the  hops. 
txtr actum  Cubebm  Fluidum. — F.  M.  Schick,  Ph.G.,  determined 
the  amount  of  residue  left  from  this  fluid  extract  by  evaporating  one 
ounce  of  it  in  a  tared  capsule  placed  in  a  water-bath  on  a  steam 
radiator.  Two  extracts  prepared  by  himself  left  respectively  26  and 
26  25  per  cent.,  while  fourteen  samples  procured  in  different  cities 
gave  the  following  yields:  1667,  18-33,  2°>  21-67,  23-33 ,  24,  24-16, 
24-58,  25-21,  26  50,  27-33,  3° "83,  31-25  and  3167  per  cent. 
ABSTRACTS  FROM  THE  FRENCH  JOURNALS. 
Translated  for  The  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 
Granular  Drugs — M.  P.  Carles  (Repert.  de.  Phar.,  May),  says 
that  these  have  a  finer  appearance  than  ordinary  powdered  drugs, 
and  that  they  are  easier  to  handle,  and  give  clearer  preparations 
when  used  for  macerations  or  infusions.  But  he  has  found  by 
chemical  analysis  that  the  granulated  drugs  are  not  so  rich  in  alka- 
loids as  are  the  ordinary  powdered  drugs,  and  that  their  lack  of 
strength  is,  with  a  few  exceptions,  proportioned  to  the  size  of  the 
granulated  particles.  His  conclusions  are  presented  as  follows  : 
"  When,  by  means  of  a  progressive  division  and  the  use  of  sieves  we 
convert  simple  drugs  into  granular  powders  we  disturb  their 
pharmacodynamic  harmony  and  modify  their  richness  in  extractive 
matters;  and  we  do  this  always  in  the  same  way;  that  is,  to  the 
prejudice  of  the  coarser  powders  and  to  the  advantage  of  those 
which  are  the  most  finely  divided." 
Chloral-Antipvrine. — At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Societe  de 
lharmacie,  M.  Behal  showed  samples  of  monochloral-antipyrine 
and  bichloral-antipyrine.  The  first  was  displayed  in  the  form  of 
large  crystals  in  the  Exposition  of  1 889.  It  seems  probable  that, 
under  these  names,  the  abo,re  preparations  are  to  receive  careful 
clinical  tests  from  French  physicians. 
Physiological  Action  of  Ferrocyanide  of  Potassium. — MM. 
Combemale  and  Dubiquet  have  reported  to  the  Societe  de  Biologic 
the  results  of  their  experiments  with  this  drug  on  dogs  and  guinea 
pigs.    They  found  that  in  doses  of  2  gm.  per  kilogramme  of  the 
