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Pill  of  Aloes  and  Iron^  very  similar  to  the  U.S. P.  formula,  is 
retained, 
Sarsaparilla  is  continued  as  the    Honduras  "  variety. 
Taraxacum  is  the  "  root  with  herb  "  collected  in  the  spring-  before 
flowering. 
Artificial  Carlsbad  Salt  remains  in  the  German  Pharmacopceia. 
This  is  an  N.F.  preparation  that  has  been  severely  criticized  because 
a  factitious  product. 
Sapo  Kalinus  remains  quite  properly  a  linseed  oil  soft  soap. 
Scopolamine  hydrobromide  is  the  Isevarotory  "  hyoscine,"  and  the 
latter  title  is  not  given. 
Ergot  is  directed  to  be  kept  for  not  more  than  one  year,  and 
not  kept  in  the  powder  form,  but  powdered  as  needed. 
Strophanthus :  Seed  of  S.  kombe  Oliver  only,  but  in  the  tincture 
the  protocol  is  blindly  followed  despite  its  error,  and  a  lo  per  cent, 
drug  tincture  is  made  with  68  per  cent,  alcohol  and  the  seed  not 
previously  defatted. 
Nux  Vomica :  The  standard  is  2.5  per  cent,  mixed  alkaloids 
strychnine  and  brucine,  of  which  it  is  assumed  that  a  little  more 
than  half  is  strychnine. 
Serum  Antidiphthericum :  Here  the  serum  antitoxin  and  the 
dried  antitoxin  are  recognized  but  the  concentrated  globulin  form 
which  is  so  extensively  used  in  the  U.  S.  is  not  mentioned. 
Physiological  Salt  Solution  is  given  as  Sodium  Chloride  8. 
Sodium  Carbonate  0.15,  water  991.85  parts,  filtered  and  sterilized. 
Spirit  of  Lavender  is  directed  to  be  made  by  macerating  for  24 
hours  I  part  lavender  flowers  and  alcohol  3  and  then  distil  ofif  by 
the  water  bath  4  parts.  This  is  an  impossible  formula  and  evidently 
there  has  been  an  omission  of  the  3  parts  water  directed  to  be  added 
in  the  4th  Revision. 
Tincture  of  Ipecac :  A  new  introduction  to  meet  the  theoretical 
user  of  the  P.  I. 
Each  formula  is  accompanied  by  a  description  of  the  product 
and  not  infrequently  this  gives  in  addition  to  the  color,  consistence, 
taste,  etc.,  also  the  specific  gravity  and  the  percentage  of  extractive 
and  ash,  and  any  distinctive  characteristic  reaction  or  test. 
Several  of  the  important  features  of  this  revision  are  contained 
in  the  chapters  of  the  appendix.  The  first  being  the  list  of  elements 
and  atomic  weights.  The  second  is  the  chapter  on  reagents  and 
volumetric  solutions.    The  third  chapter  is  a  list  of  reagents  and 
