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Syrup  of  Ferrous  Iodide  10  5 
Tincture  of  Aconite  35  10 
"      "  Belladonna  Leaves  15  10 
"       "  Cantharides  5  10 
"      "  Capsicum  5  10 
"      "  Colchicum  Seed  15  10 
"      "  Digitalis    .  15  10 
M      "  Gelsemium  -  .  15  10 
"       "  Hyoscyamus  15  10 
"       "  Indian  Cannabis  15  10 
"       "  Lobelia   20  10 
"       l<  Nux  Vomica  0*3  total  alkaloids  o'i  strychnine 
"      "  Opium  1  "3-  1  "5  i-2o-  1*25 
"      "       "     deodorized    .  .  .  1*3-1*5  1*20-  1*25 
"       "   Physostigma  15  10 
*<      "  Rhubarb  10  20 
"      "  Sanguinaria  15  10 
"       "  Squill   15  10 
"  Stramonium  15  10 
"      "  Strophanthus  5  10 
"  Veratrum  40  10 
In  connection  with  the  changes  made  in  the  strength  of  the  tinc- 
tures of  potent  drugs  an  explanatory  note,  similar  to  that  included 
with  tincture  of  aconite,  tincture  of  strophanthus  and  tincture  of 
veratrum,  should  also  have  been  appended  to  tincture  of  capsicum 
and  tincture  of  cantharides,  the  latter  particularly,  as  it  is  now  the 
most  potent  of  all  the  official  tinctures. 
The  addition  of  2  per  cent,  of  diluted  hypophosphorous  acid,  to 
the  syrup  of  ferrous  iodide,  is  an  unnecessary  precaution  and  is  par- 
ticularly  unfortunate  in  view  of  the  fact  that  it  introduces  into  this 
formula  an  additional  ingredient  not  provided  for  in  the  provisions 
accepted  by  the  International  Conference  at  Brussels. 
Additions  and  Dismissals. — The  additions  and  dismissals,  in  con- 
nection with  the  publication  of  a  new  Pharmacopoeia,  may  be  vari- 
ably regarded  as  an  index  of  the  care  and  scrutiny  that  has  been 
exercised  by  the  Committee  of  Revision  in  correctly  interpreting 
the  popularity,  or  lack  of  popularity,  of  the  several  substances  that 
are  brought  before  it  for  consideration  ;  or,  they  may  be  regarded 
as  an  indication  of  the  number  of  comparatively  useless  articles  that 
are  still  included  in  the  book  itself. 
Figures,  while  they  offer  but  an  uncertain  basis  for  comparison, 
are  usually  interesting  and  it  may  therefore  be  permissible  to  in- 
