2  I  8 
Minutes. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\      April,  18*8. 
hydrochloride  was  made  by  an  Italian  physician,  Dr.  Triulzi,  in  1889.  The 
solution  found  useful  for  hypodermic  purposes  is  made  as  follows  : 
Quinine  hydrochloride  3  grammes. 
Antipyrin  2  *' 
Distilled  water  5  " 
The  combination  is  known  as  "  Chinopyrin,"  and  in  many  ways  chemically 
resembles  both  the  constituents  which  compose  it  Dr.  Santesson  records  ex- 
periments on  frogs,  dogs  and  the  human  subject.  The  results  were  favorable 
to  the  combination,  not  only  because  of  the  greater  solubility  imparted  to  the 
quinine  salt,  but  also  on  physiological  grounds. 
Entwicklungsgeschichtliche  Untersuchungen  uber  den  Malabar 
Cardamomen,  und  vergleichend  anatomische  Studien  uber  die  Samen 
Einiger  anderer  Amomum-und  Elettariaarten.  Inaugural  Dissertation, 
von  Adolf  Schad.    Bern,  Switzerland,  1897. 
This  work  was  carried  out  by  the  author  at  the  Pharmaceutical  Institute  of 
Bern,  under  the  direction  of  Professor  Dr.  Tschirch.  In  the  introduction  the 
botanical  origin  and  the  commercial  sources  of  the  cardamon  is  fully  dis- 
cussed, and  an  abundance  of  literary  references  quoted.  This  is  followed  by 
a  section  on  the  comparative  anatomy  and  morphology  of  the  most  important 
ammomum  and  elettaria  fruit.  The  most  important  commercial  varieties  are 
then  considered.    Three  excellent  plates  accompany  the  text. 
Experimental  Untersuchungen  uber  die  Entstehung  der  Harz- 
gallen  und  Verwandter  Gebilde  bei  UnserEN  Abietineen.  Inaugural 
Dissertation,  von  Peter  Nottberg.    Bern,  Switzerland,  1897. 
This,  like  the  preceding,  was  conducted  by  the  author  at  the  Pharmaceutical 
Institute  of  the  University  of  Bern,  and  under  the  direction  of  Professor  Dr. 
Tschirch.  It  is  the  result  of  a  series  of  investigations,  and  is  accompanied  by 
a  number  of  excellent  illustrations.  No  abstract  can  do  it  justice,  and  it  should 
be  studied  in  the  original. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
Philadelphia,  March  15,  1898. 
The  regular  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Museum  at  3  p.m.,  with 
Joseph  W.  England  in  the  chair.  The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  were 
allowed  to  stand  as  published. 
A  Faradic  battery,  such  as  was  in  use  fifty  years  ago,  was  received  from  Mr. 
Howard  B.  French  as  an  addition  to  the  collection  of  the  Museum. 
Professor  Trimble  called  attention  to  a  peculiar  form  of  crystallization  of 
arsenous  oxide.  The  formation  was  on  the  inner  surface  of  a  stock-bottle,  and 
was  only  noticed  recently.  No  examination  had  been  made,  however,  to  deter- 
mine whether  the  beautiful  etched -like  appearance  was  in  reality  arsenous  oxide 
or  merely  a  marking  on  the  surface  of  the  glass.  Professor  Ryan  exhibited  a 
bottle  having  a  quite  similar  appearance  on  the  inner  surface,  which  had  never 
been  used  as  a  container  at  all. 
Several  papers  were  read,  and  the  first  was  on  the  "  Hygiene  of  the  Teeth," 
by  Dr.  C.  B.  Lowe  (see  page  191). 
