488  Gleanings  from  the  German  Journals.  { Am"Jc™8^ 
5,10,  20, 30  and  60  grains  of  ergot,  without  injuring  the  odor  of  the  musk; 
a  strong  odor  resembling  ammonia  was  at  first  noticed,  which  soon  dis- 
appeared, while  the  odor  of  the  musk  became  still  stronger  after  the  oil 
of  the  ergot  was  absorbed  by  paper.  Dr.  Eginhard  Bertrand  intends  to 
continue  the  researches  of  his  father. — Ibid.,  July  30,  1879,  p.  465. 
Poison  Antidotes. — Jandousch's  general  antidote  for  metallic  salts 
consists  of  a  mixture  of  iron  sulphate  and  magnesium  hydrate.  As  a 
certain  preventative  of  phosphorus  poisoning,  if  administered  immediately, 
he  recommends  an  emetic  consisting  of  0*8  gram  cupric  sulphate,  and 
as  a  reliable  antidote  for  carbolic  acid,  a  mixture  of  1  part  calcium 
hydrate  and  3  parts  of  sugar. 
Hager  considers  freshly  precipitated  sesquioxide  of  iron  an  equally 
efficacious  antidote  for  phosphorus,  and  also  suggests  the  immediate 
administration  of  an  emetic  consisting  of  i*o  gram  cupric  sulphate,  fol- 
lowed by  0*5  gram  of  the  same  emetic  every  five  minutes  until  the 
patient  vomits,  in  case  of  poisoning  with  hydrocyanic  acid  or  potassium 
cyanide. 
The  strychnia  antidotes  are  very  numerous;  tannic  acid,  chloroform 
and  chloral  hydrate,  in  connection  with  emetics,  however,  appear  to  be 
most  reliable. —  Pharm.  Centralh.,  July  17,  1879,  p.  284. 
A  red  solution  of  chlorinated  soda  was  obtained  by  L.  Schilbach 
by  using  English  sodium  bicarbonate  in  the  place  of  sodium  carbonate 
in  the  preparation  of  the  solution.  The  raspberry-red  coloration 
appeared  after  standing  for  some  time,  and  greatly  resembled  the  color 
produced  by  the  action  of  chlorinated  lime  on  anilin  solution,  which 
induces  the  author  to  suppose  that  carbonic  acid,  generated  from 
bituminous  coal  and  calcium  carbonate,  is  used  for  saturating  the 
sodium,  which  accounts  for  the  presence  in  it  of  pyrogenous  products 
resembling  anilin. — Pharm.  Ztg.,  July  30,  1879,  p.  465. 
Luting  for  Stills. — A.  Thanisch  uses  narrow  strips  of  ordinary 
packing-  or  writing-paper,  coated  on  one  side  with  fresh  starch  paste, 
to  which  one-eighth  of  glvcerin  is  added,  and  claims  that  such  strips  do 
not  crack  off,  but  adhere  readily  to  the  hot  metal  and  can  easily  be 
removed  when  the  distillation  is  completed  by  running  a  knife  along 
the  connection,  taking  the  apparatus  apart,  and  soaking  off*  the  paper  in 
water. — Ibid.,  Aug.  9,  1879,  p.  489. 
Improvement  in  Stills  for  Alcoholic  Liquids. — W.  Sennecke 
