GLEANINGS — CHEMICAL  AND  PHARMACEUTICAL.  523 
out  the  surplus.  After  cooling  it  is  found  to  hold  well,  and  the 
vessels  are  ready  for  use ;  of  course  the  solutions  to  be  crystal- 
lized must  not  be  heated,  but  left  to  spontaneous  or  vacuum 
evaporation. — Jour,  de  Qhim.  Med.,  Aout.,  1868. 
Lotion  of  glycerin  and  cantharides  for  the  hair. 
Take  of  aromatic  spirit  of  ammonia      15  drams  troy. 
Glycerin  8  " 
Tincture  of  cantharides  from  2  to  4     "  " 
Distilled  rosemary  water  20  ounces   "  Mix. 
To  be  applied  to  the  roots  of  the  hair  by  rubbing  in  small 
quantities  once  or  twice  a  day  to  stimulate  the  growth. — Jour, 
de  Chim.  Med.,  Aout.,  1868. 
Prussian  justice  for  adulterating  medicines. — On  the  23d  of 
June,  the  court  of  justice  at  Berlin  rendered  judgment  against 
a  Prussian  pharmacien,  named  Coehn,  for  furnishing  bad  medi- 
cines to  the  Prussian  Army  when  in  Austria,  condemning  him  to 
five  years  imprisonment,  a  fine  of  1000  thalers,  suspension  from 
his  civil  rights  for  six  years  and  the  loss  of  his  license  (conces- 
sion) as  a  pharmacien. 
Solution  of  Vleminckx  for  the  itch. — This  liquid,  recom- 
mended by  Vleminckx,  is  a  solution  of  sulphuret  of  calcium 
made  as  follows  : 
Take  of  quick  lime  one  pound. 
Water  q.  s.  to  slake. 
Sublimed  sulphur  two  pounds. 
Water  twenty  pounds. 
Mix  and  boil  until  reduced  to  twelve  pounds  and  filter. 
The  medicine  is  employed  as  follows  : — The  patient  is  put  in 
a  warm  bath  and  remains  there  half  an  hour,  then  all  the  parts 
affected  by  the  itch  are  rubbed  with  a  piece  of  flannel  dipped  in 
the  solution  as  above  ;  and  the  patient  returned  to  the  bath  for 
half  an  hour.  The  next  day  this  treatment  is  repeated,  and 
usually  is  sufficient  to  cure. 
Professor  Hebra,  for  women  and  persons  with  delicate  skins, 
often  employs  the  following  mixture  : — 
Petroleum  oil  (Seneka  oil), 
Alcohol,  of  each  an  ounce, 
