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PRACTICAL  NOTES  FROM  VARIOUS  SOURCES. 
By  the  Editor. 
:  Pulvis  glycyrrhizce  compositus. — The  formula  of  the  British  Phar- 
macopoeia is  identical  with  that  used  in  Germany,  and  differs  but 
slightly  from  that  of  the  U.  S.  P.  Dr.  M.  Oxley  having  found  the 
powder  to  produce  griping,  proposes  (The  Lancet,  Oct.  2,  1886)  a 
modified  formula  in  which  anise  is  substituted  for  the  fennel,  and  one- 
fourth  part  of  ginger  replaces  an  equal  weight  of  sugar,  viz. :  Senna 
2  p.,  liquorice  root  2  p.,  anise  1  p.,  sulphur  1  p.,  ginger  J  p.,  and 
sugar  5f  parts. 
Acorn-cacao  has  recently  attracted  some  attention  in  the  treatment 
of  diarrhoea  and  vomiting  in  children.  It  is  said  to  be  made  of 
powdered  cacao  seeds  deprived  of  fat,  to  which  are  added  an  aqueous 
extract  of  roasted  acorns,  a  little  sugar  and  some  roasted  flour.  The 
proportions  of  the  ingredients  are  not  given.  A  teaspoonful  of  the 
powder  is  mixed  with  cold  water,  heated  to  boiling  with  constant 
stirring,  and  this  quantity  is  administered  thrice  daily  by  means  of  a 
spoon  or  feeding  cup. 
Acorn-chocolate  has  long  been  in  use  in  Europe,  and  is  prepared 
in  France  by  incorporating  1000  parts  of  simple  chocolate  (made  of 
cacao  seeds  6000,  sugar  5000,  and  powdered  cinnamon  30  parts)  with 
30  parts  of  roasted  acorns. 
Hager's  formula  is  equal  parts  of  roasted  acorns,  white  sugar  and 
cacaomass,  the  latter  being  the  seeds,  roasted,  deprived  of  the  shells 
.  and  beaten  to  a  uniform  mass  in  a  warm  mortar. 
Toothache  drops — Dissolve  mastic  8  parts  in  chloroform  14  parts 
and  add  balsam  of  Peru  5  parts.  A  few  drops  upon  a  little  cotton 
are  to  be  introduced  into  the  cavity  of  the  tooth.    (Dr.  Gaudet.) 
Liquefy  camphor  and  chloral  hydrate,  of  each  5  parts,  and  add 
cocaine  1  part.  A  pellet  of  cotton  soaked  in  this  liquid  and  intro- 
duced into  the  cavity  of  the  aching  tooth  is  said  to  afford  complete 
and  lasting  relief.    (Dr.  Gsell-Feltz.) 
Mollin  is  highly  recommended  by  Dr.  F.  A.  Kirsten  (Monatsh.  f. 
pr.  Dermat,  Aug.  1886)  as  a  vehicle  for  the  application  of  mercury 
and  its  compounds,  balsam  of  Peru,  storax,  phenol,  thymol,  naphthol, 
naphthalin,  chrysarobin,  iodoform,  salicylic  acid  and  other  sub- 
stances used  for  inunction.  Mollin  is  a  soft  soap  containing  17  per 
cent,  of  uncombined  fat,  and  is  stated  to  be  prepared  by  saponifying 
