^ciber,  Sm' }  Tl2£  J9 T3  Meeting  of  Amer.  Phar.  Asso.  469 
61,  pp.  385-386).  A  report  of  three  cases  of  amebic  dysentery  suc- 
cessfully treated  with  salvarsan. 
Santonica. — Anon.  ( Chem.  &  Drug.,  1913,  v.  82,  p.  950). 
Genuine  worm  seed  (Artemisia  maritima)  only  occurs  in  Russian 
Turkestan,  in  the  region  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  mountain 
chain  of  the  Kara-Tau,  and  on  the  west  by  the  river  Syr  Darja. 
Up  to  15  years  ago  the  Kirghiz  collected  the  seed  and  sold  it  where 
they  could  obtain  the  best  prices.  In  recent  years  the  Russian 
Government  has  divided  the  region  into  5  districts,  and  leased  the 
right  of  collection  for.  1  year  to  the  highest  bidder  in  public 
auction. 
Santonin-free  Santonica. — Enz,  K.  (Apoth.  Ztg.,  1913,  v.  28, 
pp.  514-515),  describes  the  santonin-free  santonica  now  appearing 
on  the  European  market. 
La  Wall,  Charles  H.  (/.  Am.  Pharm.  Assoc.,  1913,  v.  2,  pp. 
596-597).  A  drug  corresponding  closely  in  appearance  with  the 
official  santonica  was  found  to  contain  not  more  than  a  trace  of 
santonin. 
Strophanthinic  Acid. — Sieberg,  E.  (Ber.  Pharm.  Gesellsch., 
1913,  v.  23,  pp.  278-290).  Strophanthinic  acid  has  been  isolated 
from  the  three  best  known  varieties  of  strophanthus.  The  sub- 
stance occurs  as  a  white,  amorphous  mass  that  in  solution  reddens 
litmus  paper  and  in  aqueous  suspension  combines  with  alkalies  and 
alkali  carbonates  with  liberation  of  carbon  dioxide.  It  may  be 
titrated  with  alkalies  by  the  use  of  phenolphthalein  as  an  indicator. 
The  probable  formula  of  strophanthinic  acid  is  (C21H34O10)4. 
Turpentine. — Blackwood,  J.  Douglas.  (/.  Am.  Med.  Assoc., 
1913  ,v.  61,  pp.  412-413),  reports  a  case  of  turpentine  poisoning 
with  a  scarlatinoid  rash,  in  addition  to  the  ordinary  symptoms  of 
turpentine  poisoning. 
THE   1913   MEETING  OF  THE  AMERICAN  PHARMA- 
CEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The  61  st  Annual  Convention  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association  was  held  in  the  city  of  Nashville,  August  18-23,  1913, 
and  the  members  of  the  Association  who  had  the  privilege  of 
taking  part  in  the  proceedings  will  long  remember  the  warm  wel- 
come, the  kindly  hospitality  and  the  consistent  efforts  to  please  that 
