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stomach  it  considerably  alleviates  the  suffering.  The  wine  of  con- 
durango  is  prepared  as  follows :  100  grams  of  true  Ecuador  condu- 
rango  and  50  grams  of  gentian  root  are  macerated  in  a  liter  of 
Madeira  wine  for  5  days,  expressed,  and  sufficient  Madeira  wine  is 
added  to  make  1  liter,  filter. 
Vinum  condurango  /erratum  is  made  by  dissolving  20  grams  of 
citrate  of  iron  in  one  liter  of  wine  of  condurango. 
Vinum  condurango  cum  pepsino  consists  of  equal  parts  of  condu- 
rango wine  and  wine  of  pepsin. — Ibid.,  xii,  751. 
Lantanin  the  active  principle  of  Lantana  brasiliana  (verbenaceae) 
has  been  successfully  employed  by  Dr.  Kegrete  as  a  febrifuge  in 
doses  of  1  or  2  grams  per  diem  in  pill  form. — Rundschau,  xii, 
p.  755. 
To  remove  rust-stains  from  nickel-plated  ware,  the  article  is  thor- 
oughly greased,  and  after  several  days  rubbed  off  with  a  cloth  moist- 
ened with  ammonia.  If  any  spots  are  still  visible  they  are  touched 
with  dilute  hydrochloric  acid  and  immediately  rubbed  off.  The  ware 
is  then  washed  and  polished  with  polishing  powder. — Ibid.,  xii, 
p.  761. 
An  ethereal  solution  of  tannin,  of  syrupy  consistence,  is  said  to  be 
the  best  application  to  burns.  It  immediately  soothes  the  intense 
pain,  dries  rapidly  and  forms  a  pliable,  non-elastic  coating  which  is 
preferable  to  collodion,  because  it  does  not  shrink  and  become  stiff. — 
Ibid.,  xii,  p.  773. 
Corn-plaster. — The  following  is  recommended  by  Sudd.  Apoth. 
Zeitung :  Empl.  adhsesiv.  100;  cupri  subacetat.  8;  acid,  carbolic.  2. 
Cement  for  porcelain  and  glass:  Isinglass  30;  Water  30;  glacial 
acetic  acid  60;  mastic  3. — Rundschau,  xii,  p.  776. 
Traces  of  alcohol  in  volatile  oils  can  readily  be  detected  by  mixing 
a  portion  of  the  oil  with  some  powdered  chromate  of  potassium, 
adding  either  sulphuric  or  hydrochloric  acid  and  warming,  when,  if 
any  traces  of  alcohol  are  present,  the  liquid  turns  green. — Ibid.,  xii, 
p.  775. 
Corrrosive  sublimate  soap. — To  determine  the  quantity  of  corrosive 
sublimate  in  soap,  Kaspar  proceeds  as  follows  :  Ten  grams  of  shavings 
from  several  cakes  of  soap  are  digested  in  a  flask  with  10  grams  of 
dilute  hydrochloric  acid  and  100  grams  of  water,  and  boiled  for  ten 
minutes,  when  the  mixture  is  allowed  to  cool  and  the  liquid  is  de- 
canted.   This  operation  is  repeated  twice,  using  the  same  quantities 
