1 94  Gleanings  from  the  German  Journals.  { ^ipXis^""' 
to  yield  an  excellent  preparation  in  a  vtry  short  time  :  20  pounds  of 
honey  are  diluted  with  30  or  40  pounds  of  water,  heated  to  the  boiling 
point  and  1  or  1  \  pound  of  bolus  alba  added,  previously  rubbed  into  a 
thin,  uniform  paste  with  water.  The  mixture  is  then  boiled  and  the 
scum  frequently  removed,  until  a  little  in  a  test  tube  separates  in  a  few 
minutes  into  a  clear  liquid  and  a  precipitate.  The  mixture  is  then 
allowed  to  settle  for  \  hour,  filtered  while  hot  through  wet  filters  and 
the  filttate  evaporated  quickly  to  the  proper  consistence,  stirring  con- 
stantly.— Pharm.  Ztg.,  Feb.  15,  1879,  p.  103. 
Paracotoin,  a  Specific  for  Cholera. — Prof.  Baelz,  at  Tokio, 
(Japan),  reports  that  he  cured  5  cases  of  cholera  last  summer  by 
injecting  0.2  gram  (at  a  time)  of  paracotoin  hypodermically.  In  one 
case  the  patient  became  even  constipated,  necessitating  a  dose  of  castor 
oil.  The  principal  disadvantage  connected  with  using  paracotoin 
(especially  hypodermically)  is  its  insolubility  in  suitable  liquids.  Equal 
parts  of  glycerin  and  water  seem  to  make  the  most  suitable  solvent. — 
Pharm.  Ztg.,  Feb.  I,  1879,  p.  71. 
Glycerin,  a  Dressing  for  Burns  and  Scalds. — Dr.  Th.  Koller 
applies  syrupy  pure  glycerin  to  fresh  burns  and  scalds,  and  claims  that 
it  is  an  excellent  remedy,  removing  all  pain,  and  preventing  blisters, 
inflammation  and  gathering. — Pharm.  Ztg.,  Nov.  6,  1878,  p.  769. 
Codliver  Oil  with  Iron  is  prepared  by  A.  du  Bell  by  mixing  in 
a  porcelain  mortar  1  gram  crystallized  ferric  chloride  (Fe2Cl-(-6H20) 
with  200  grams  codliver  oil  and  2  grams  concentrated  lactic  acid,  when 
a  clear  solution  is  obtained,  having  the  odor  of  codliver  oil  and  a  mild, 
pleasant  taste. — Pharm.  Ztg.,  Feb.  15,  1879,  p.  103. 
Production  of  Codliver  Oil  in  Norway  in  1878. —  Monrad 
Throhn  states  that  50,000,000  codfish  were  caught  in  1878  ;  the  total 
quantity  of  oil  exported  was  66,000  casks^  each  containing  100  kilos  ; 
4,000  casks  (=400,000  kilos)  of  this  were  white  oil  prepared  by  steam, 
12,000  casks  (=1,200,000  kilos)  yellow  medicinal  oil,  12,000  casks 
common  oil  for  technical  purposes,  8,000  casks  brownish-yellow  oil, 
and  30,000  casks  brown  oil  for  tanning ;  considerable  of  the  latter  is 
still  used  for  medicinal  purposes  in  Belgium,  Holland  and  France. — 
Pharm.  Handelsbl.,  Feb.  12,  1879,  p,  7. 
