i\ 6  Gleanings  from  the  Foreign  Journals.  {Kmu^r,'lj6TTti' 
Mix  glycerin  and  water,  moisten  the  bark  with  2  pints  of  the  mix- 
ture, allow  it  to  stand  in  a  closely  covered  vessel  for  four  days,  then 
pack  in  a  conical  glass  percolator  and  pour  on  the  remainder  of  the 
mixture  ;  when  this  has  disappeared  from  the  surface,  gradually  pour 
on  the  alcohol  until  48  fluidounces  have  been  obtained,  and  set  this 
portion  aside.  Continue  the  percolation  with  the  alcohol  until  80  fluid- 
ounces  more  have  been  obtained.  Evaporate  this  by  means  of  a  water- 
bath  to  16  fluidounces  ;  allow  it  to  cool.  The  almonds  having  been 
reduced  to  a  smooth  paste,  mix  this  last  portion  with  them  and  add  to 
the  first  portion  reserved,  in  a  closely  stopped  bottle,  and  agitate  the 
whole  together.  Allow  it  to  remain  in  contact  for  48  hours,  with  fre- 
quent agitation  ;  then  prepare  some  paper  pulp,  and  place  in  a  filter  in 
a  glass  funnel,  adding  the  mixture  gradually  to  the  pulp,  stirring  upon 
each  addition,  so  as  to  get  the  mixture  thoroughly  incorporated  with 
the  pulp,  observing  to  keep  the  funnel  closely  covered  during  the  pro- 
cess— the  result  being  an  extract  of  a  brilliant  reddish-brown  color,, 
possessing  all  the  virtues  of  the  bark  in  a  very  marked  degree. 
GLEANINGS  FROM  THE  FOREIGN  JOURNALS. 
BY    THE  EDITOR. 
Combination  of  sulphate  of  quinia  with  phenol. — Mr.  S.  Contot  has 
noticed,  some  time  ago  (Lyon  med.  XIX.  480  and  666),  the  existence 
of  such  a  compound,  and  now  gives  a  fuller  account,  from  which  we 
take  the  following  : 
A  solution  of  carbolic  acid,  in  an  equal  weight  of  80  to  93  per  cent, 
alcohol,  is  added  to  a  saturated  alcoholic  solution  of  quinia  sulphate  ; 
in  a  short  time  the  new  compound  will  commence  to  crystallize  in 
wart-like  masses.  It  is  also  obtained  by  adding  to  an  alcoholic  solu- 
tion of  carbolic  acid  and  quinia  some  sulphuric  acid.  The  names  of 
carbolated  (phenated)  sulphate  of  quinia,  or  sulphate  of  phenol-quinia  are- 
suggested  to  distinguish  it  from  the  sulpho-phenate  of  quinia.  It 
crystallizes  from  water  in  star-like  groups  composed  of  short  needles, 
has  neither  the  odor  nor  the  caustic  properties  of  phenol,  after  having 
been  washed  with  ether  and  recrystallized,  and  by  the  action  of 
chlorine  water  and  ammonia,  barium  chloride,  and  concentrated  nitric 
acid,  followed  by  ammonia,  indicates  the  presence  of  quinia,  sulphuric 
acid  and  phenol,  in  the  latter  case  by  the  color  of  ammonium  picrate  -> 
but  neither  hypochlorites,  bromine  or  hypobromites  indicate  the  pres- 
