41 8  Theses  on  Pharmaceutical  Subjects,  {^pS^S* 
latum  and  with  a  4  per  cent,  alcoholic  solution  of  castile  soap  ; 
the  latter  being  thinly  spread  upon  the  inner  surface  of  the  moulds 
with  a  piece  of  absorbent  cotton  before  cooling.  By  the  time  they 
are  ready  to  use,  the  evaporation  of  the  alcohol  leaves  a  thin 
coating  of  soap. 
He  also  tried  the  use  of  clean,  dry,  unscratched  moulds,  well 
cooled,  without  other  aid  in  the  removing  than  the  thorough  cooling 
of  the  suppository. 
He  concludes  that  the  latter  method  is  the  most  simple  and  entirely 
satisfactory  if  the  moulds  are  in  good  condition. 
If  they  are  injured  by  scratches  the  use  of  solution  of  soap  is  the 
best  of  the  other  methods,  and  seems  to  be  without  objection. 
Neither  of  the  powders  are  very  satisfactory  if  the  moulds,  are  in 
bad  condition,  and,  being  otherwise  unnecessary,  are  of  little  value. 
The  Aromatic  Medicated  Waters.  By  Franklin  W.  Earl. — Experi- 
ments were  made  with  the  official  (U.S. P.,  8th  Rev.)  processes  and 
also  the  British  processes  for  the  preparation  of  the  aromatic  waters 
to  determine  the  relative  worth  or  merit  of  the  several  methods. 
In  concluding  the  author  says:  "The  hot  water  agitation  method 
is  the  best,  in  that  the  water  does  not  change  on  keeping  and  the 
process  produces  a  saturated  solution,  and  one  which  is  clear  and 
requires  less  time  for  preparation  than  other  processes."  Cinnamon 
water  cannot  be  made  by  this  method,  however,  as  a  turbid  liquid 
results  at  once  which  will  not  clear. 
In  using  purified  talc  he  has  found  difficulty  in  freeing  the  water 
from  the  fine,  suspended  particles  of  talc  which  cannot  be  filtered 
out.  The  paper  pulp  is  unpleasant  to  handle  and  does  not  seem  to 
yield  as  strong  a  solution.  Distillation  with  oils  invariably  yields  a 
supersaturated  milky  liquid  which  must  be  filtered  through  a 
wetted  filter,  the  resulting  water  having  no  seeming  advantage  over 
the  agitation  process. 
The  flavor,  when  distilled  from  the  drug,  as  is  directed  in  a  num- 
ber of  British  formulas,  is  finer,  but  the  water  is  not  transparent 
and  requires  reflltering.  He  suggests  that  the  waters  be  made  in 
larger  stock  containers,  an  excess  of  oil  being  allowed  to  remain  in 
contact  with  the  water  and  the  shelf  bottles  filled  from  this,  as 
needed,  by  filtering  through  a  well-wetted  filter. 
Mistura  Glycyrrhizce  Composita  (Brown  Mixture).  By  Frances  R. 
Bell. — After  a  number  of  experiments  with  proposed  formulas,  pub- 
