410  Practical  Notes  from  Various  Sources.  {^InZ'^^^"^' 
chloride,  0'2  gm ;  and  sufficient  water  for  one  liter  of  emulsion. — 
Concours  med.,  Jan.,  1888. 
Lipanin  is  the  name  given  by  Dr.  Von  Mering  to  a  mixture  of  100 
parts  of  olive  oil  and  6  parts  of  oleic  acid,  which  has  been  used  as  a 
substitute  for  cod  liver  oil.  (See  this  vol.,  p.  243.)  Lipanin  is  stated 
to  agree  well  with  patients,  and  not  to  disturb  the  digestion ;  being 
easily  emulsified  by  means  of  weak  alkaline  liquids,  it  is  readily 
absorbed  from  the  intestines,  and  the  patients  gained  in  weight  under 
this  treatment.  The  daily  dose  is  from  one  to  three  or  four  teaspoon- 
fuls  to  children,  and  from  one-half  to  three  tablespoonfuls  to  adults. 
Thei\  Monaish.,  Feb.  1888. 
Fuchsin  has  been  employed  by  Dr.  Reiss  {Qaz.  heb.  med.  chir.)  in 
albuminuria  with  good  success.  The  daily  dose  is  from  1  to  5  milli- 
grams, and  in  some  cases  10  to  12  milligm.  The  urine  acquired  a 
red  color ;  but  no  troublesome  effects  were  noticed  from  the  use  of 
this  salt. 
Resorcin  is  considered  by  Dr.  Andeer  {Ceniralhl.  /.  med.  Wiss.)  to 
act  as  a  preventive  of  sea-sickness,  if  taken  on  the  appearance  of  the 
first  symptoms,  the  dose  being  from  0*75  to  Vb  gm.  In  severer  cases 
the  dose  is  to  be  repeated  two  or  three  times  daily  until  relief  is 
obtained.  Each  dose  is  followed  by  a  refreshing  sleep  usually  lasting 
from  three  to  five  hours. 
Guaiacol  has  been  given  in  phthisis  by  Dr.  Horner  {Prag.  med. 
Woch.)  with  the  result  of  general  improvement  in  many  cases.  The 
dose  is  from  0'2  to  0*5  gm.  given  in  the  form  of  pills. 
Guaiacol  exists  in  beechwood  tar  creasote,  and  may  be  prepared  by 
the  dry  distillation  of  guaiac  resin,  or  of  vanillic  acid  and  lime ;  it  is 
also  produced  by  heating  pyrocatechin  with  potassa  and  potassium 
methylsulphate.  It  is  methylpyrocatechin,  is  a  colorless  liquid  of 
I'll?  spec,  gr.,  boils  at  200?  C,  and  yields  crystalline  compounds 
with  the  alkalies  and  alkaline  earths. 
Atropine  in  Pilocarpine  Poisoning.— Dr.  Wicherkiewicz  records  in 
a  Polish  medical  journal  a  case  of  poisoning  by  pilocarpine  from  eight 
minims  of  a  two  per  cent,  solution  of  pilocarpine  administered  hypoderma- 
tically.  A  subcutaneous  injection  of  morphine  and  the  inhalation  of  nitrite 
of  amyl  proving  useless,  two  drops  of  a  one  per  cent,  atropine  solution  were 
administered  hypodermatically.  This  had  more  effect,  and  the  patient  re- 
covered.— Med.  News,  June  25. 
