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tion.  It  sells  at  wholesale  for  $4.38  per  pound  and  may  be  bought  in 
single  ounces  at  from  35  to  40  cents  per  pound. — Oilj  Paint,  and 
Drug  Reporter,  191 1,  v.  80,  Aug.  28,  p.  37. 
Adalin. — Is  brom-diethyl-acetylcarbamide  prepared  by  the  ac- 
tion of  bromdiethyl  acetyl  bromide  on  urea.  It  occurs  as  an  almost 
colorless  and  odorless  crystalline  powder  with  a  melting  point  of 
116°  C.  Adalin  dissolves  readily  in  alcohol  and  the  other  organic 
solvents.  It  is  difficultly  soluble  in  water.  The  product  is  said  to 
be  an  efficient  and  prompt  sedative,  reducing  excitement  and  pro- 
moting sleep  in  conditions  in  which  a  powerful  hypnotic  is  not  re- 
quired.— /.  Am.  M.  Ass.,  1910,  V.  57,  p.  1132. 
BiSMON. — Bismon  is  claimed  to  be  a  preparation  of  colloidal  bis- 
muth meta-hydroxide  containing  about  20  per  cent,  of  metallic  bis- 
muth. Bismon  occurs  as  a  light  brown  granular  substance  forming 
with  water  fairly  stable  opalescent  colloidal  suspensions.  It  is  said 
to  have  the  action  of  other  preparations  of  bismuth  and  is  given  in 
doses  of  0.5  gm.  in  water. — /.  Am.  M.  Ass.,  191 1,  v.  57,  p.  1614. 
BuLGARA  Tablets,  as  described  by  the  Council  on  Pharmacy 
and  Chemistry,  consist  of  the  slowly  dried  cultures  of  Bacillus  bul- 
garicus  mixed  with  milk-sugar  and  starch,  each  tablet  weighing  5 
grains  and  containing  a  sufficient  number  of  virile  organisms  to 
effect  the  souring  of  a  pint  of  sterile  milk  in  less  than  20  hours. — 
/.  Am.  M.  Ass.,  191 1,  V.  57,  p.  1132. 
Calcium  Hypophosphite. — Rupp  and  KroU  outline  a  titri- 
metric  method  for  determining  hypophosphorus  acid  in  calcium 
hypophosphite  by  using  the  potassium  bromate  and  bromide  solu- 
tion directed  by  the  Ph.  Germ.  V  for  the  determination  of  phenol. — 
Archiv.  d.  Pharm.,  191 1,  v.  249,  pp.  493-497. 
Calcium  Phenolsulphonate. — The  Council  on  Pharmacy  and 
Chemistry  describes  calcium  phenolsulphonate  as  the  neutral  calcium 
salt  of  para  phenolsulphonic  acid.  It  occurs  as  a  white  or  faintly 
pinkish  white,  almost  odorless  powder  having  an  astringent,  bitter 
taste.  At  high  temperature  the  salt  chars,  emitting  inflammable 
vapors  having  the  orlor  of  phenol  and  finally  leaves  a  residue  of 
calcium  sulphate.  Calcium  phenolsulphonate  is  easily  soluble  in 
water  and  in  alcohol. — /.  Am.  M.  Ass.,  191 1,  v.  57,  p.  1367. 
Capsicum. — Plarry  E.  Sindall  reports  a  number  of  ash  deter- 
minations on  large  lots  of  capsicum,  and  points  out  the  impossibility 
of  keeping  the  commercial  product  down  to  the  limits  given  in  Cir- 
cular No.  IQ.    This  circular  allows  a  total  maximum  ash  content  of 
