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establish  a  system  of  continuous  control  similar  to  that  which  has 
proven  so  satisfactory  in  the  case  of  antitoxins  and  vaccine  virus. 
Erseol  is  quinoline  sulpho-salicylate,  v^hich  forms  well  defined 
white  prisms  with  an  acid  reaction,  and  is  easily  soluble  in  warm 
water.  It  is  recommended  as  a  remedy  for  rheumatism  and  similar 
troubles. — Chem.  and  Drug.,  London,  191 1,  v.  79,  p.  348. 
Ferro-Sajodin  is  described  as  basic  ferric  iodobehenate.  It  is 
said  to  contain  about  5.7  per  cent,  of  iron  and  about  25  per  cent, 
of  iodine.  It  occurs  as  a  reddish  brown  powder  unctuous  to  the 
touch.  It  is  insoluble  in  water,  soluble  in  chloroform  and  ether. 
Ferro-sajodin  is  said  to  have  the  action  of  iodides  and  of  iron.  It 
is  claimed  to  be  more  stable  and  palatable  than  ferrous  iodide  and 
not  to  injure  the  teeth  or  disturb  the  gastrointestinal  tract. — /.  Am. 
M.  Ass.,  1910,  V.  57,  p.  1 132. 
Helgotan_,  a  bromo  tannin  methyleneamido-bromide,  is  recom- 
mended as  a  dusting  powder  of  high  antiseptic  value. — Chem.  & 
Drug.,  London,  191 1,  v.  79,  p.  348. 
Lanolin. — An  editorial  (/.  Am.  M.  Ass.,  191 1,  v.  57,  p.  906) 
points  out  that  as  long  ago  as  1902  a  court  decision  established  the 
fact  that  lanolin  became  a  non-proprietary  name  when  the  patent 
on  the  product  expired.  To  help  remove  the  misapprehension  that 
exists  regarding  the  use  of  this  word  the  Council  on  Pharmacy  and 
Chemistry  has  decided  to  list  it  as  a  synonym  for  the  official  title. 
The  editor  (Pharm.  Jotirn.,  London,  191 1,  v.  87,  p.  401)  in  com- 
menting on  the  proposed  use  of  lanolin  in  N.  N.  R.  as  a  synonym 
for  adeps  lanae  hydrosus  points  out  that  the  word  lanolin  is  not  now 
protected  in  Great  Britain  and  appears  in  the  British  Pharmaceu- 
tical Codex  as  a  synonym  for  hydrous  wool-fat. 
Morphine. — Thorburn,  A.  D.,  discusses  the  estimation  of  mor- 
phine with  phenyl-ethyl  alcohol.  The  author  believes  the  method 
to  be  a  practical  one  and  even  the  comparatively  high  price  of  the 
phenyl  ethyl  alcohol  does  not  appear  to  him  to  be  prohibitory.  An 
aqueous  solution  of  morphine  is  made  alkaline  and  shaken  with  a 
mixture  of  phenyl-ethyl  alcohol,  which  is  then  partially  evaporated 
and  titrated. — /.  Ind.  and  Eng.  Chem.,  1911,  v.  3,  pp.  754-756. 
Opium. — An  editorial  (Chem.  &  Dru^.,  1911,  v.  79,  p.  384)  as- 
serts that  next  to  China  the  United  States  consumes  more  onium 
than  any  other  countrv.  The  total  imports  into  the  United  St-^tf^s, 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  ^o,  I9ii,are  said  to  be  62q.842  pounds, 
as  compared  with  449,239  pounds  in  the  previous  fiscal  year.  It 
