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It  can  be  employed  therefore,  when  other  preparations  of  iron  would  not  be 
tolerated.  Being  quite  tasteless,  it  is  readily  taken  by  children.  It  has  no 
astringent  effect  on  the  bowels,  and  does  not  produce  constipation  ;  on  the  con- 
trary, the  effects  are  slightly  laxative.  It  is  given  in  doses  from  2  to  15  grains. 
Some  physicians  have  found  the  former  dose  quite  effective. 
Other  alginoids,  as  of  bismuth,  mercury,  arsenic,  magnesia  and  of  the  alka- 
loids were  referred  to.    The  therapeutic  trials  of  these  are  not  complete. 
A  SHORT  NOTE  ON  LIME  WATER. 
By  E.  T.  Evans. 
From  the  experiments  of  the  author  it  would  seem  that  lime  water  can  be 
made  in  a  few  minutes,  if  a  fairly  pure  caustic  lime  be  recently  slaked  before 
using.  Also  that  when  intended  to  be  kept,  the  lime  water  should  be  in  con- 
tact with  the  excess  of  lime  used. 
THE  CHEMISTRY  OF  THE  1898  BRITISH  PHARMACOPOEIA. 
By  P.  Kelly. 
Changes  in  atomic  and  molecular  weights,  the  introduction  into  the  Pharma- 
copoeia of  structural  and  constitutional  formulae,  alterations  in  nomenclature, 
modifications  of  tests,  and  the  standardization  of  preparations  of  potent  drugs, 
are  referred  to  in  this  paper.  The  author  states  that,  in  his  opinion,  the  1898 
British  Pharmacopoeia  is  an  improvement  on  its  predecessors,  especially  as 
regards  its  chemistry. 
THE  GALENICALS  OF  THE  NEW  PHARMACOPOEIA. 
By  H.  Wippell  Gadd. 
The  author  considers  that  the  New  Pharmacopoeia  is  in  advance  of  the  pre- 
vious ones,  the  weakest  point  being  the  processes,  and  he  adds,  "one  wonders 
if,  in  some  future  book,  when  pharmacy  approximates  more  closely  to  an  exact 
science,  and  the  present  tendency  towards  factory-made  preparations  has  ad- 
vanced still  further,  the  galenicals  may  be  treated  as  the  chemicals  are  now, 
processes  being  omitted  and  tests  extended." 
A  NOTE  ON  THE  BOTANICAL  NOMENCLATURE  OF  THE  BRITISH 
PHARMACOPOEIA. 
By  G.  C.  Drcce. 
The  author  states  that  the  changes  in  botanical  nomenclature  of  the  new 
Pharmacopoeia  are  almost  all  made  in  the  right  direction,  and  points  out  some 
cases  where  the  law  of  priority  was  not  adhered  to. 
THYROGLANDIN. 
By  E.  C  C.  Standford. 
The  author  claims  that  Thyroglandin  represents  the  activity  of  the  raw 
thyroid  gland  of  the  sheep,  without  its  disadvantages  and  dangers,  and  that  it 
contains  the  active  principles  in  the  form  and  proportion  in  which  they  exist 
in  the  raw  gland. 
