GLEANINGS  FROM  THE  FRENCH  JOURNALS.  403 
indicated  by  a  label  on  the  bottle  the  manner  in  which  it  should 
be  used.  The  Court  of  Appeals  has  sustained  the  award,  and 
condemned  the  accused  to  a  month's  imprisonment — Jour,  de 
Ohim.  Med. 
Soda  from  Salt. — M.  Schloesing  has  sought  to  obtain  soda 
directly  from  common  salt,  by  dissolving  chloride  of  sodium  in 
a  solution  of  ammonia  with  an  excess  of  carbonic  acid  under 
pressure,  a  reciprocal  change  occurs  with  the  formation  of  bi- 
carbonate of  soda  and  chloride  of  ammonium.  The  former  salt 
from  its  less  solubility  is  deposited,  separated  and  calcined  to 
get  the  carbonate. — Jour,  de  Pharm. 
G-lycerole  of  Alum  and  White  Precipitate  in  Erysipelas. — Dr. 
Anciaux,  of  Belgium,  recommends  the  following  preparation  in 
erysipelas : 
Take  of  Alum,  in  impalpable  powder,     .       20  grammes. 
White  precipitate      ...        1  " 
Triturate  intimately,  and,  having  put  the  powder  in  a  vial,  add 
Glycerin  .       .  90  to  100  grammes. 
Agitate  the  vial  until  the  mixture  takes  the  consistence 
of  cream.  The  vial  is  to  be  shaken  every  time  it  is  used. — 
Presse  Med.  Belgique. 
Poisoning  by  Chloroform  A  professor  of  Natural  History, 
aged  30  years,  good  constitution,  enjoying  good  health,  had 
suffered  several  days  with  violent  tooth-ache  ;  for  relief  he  had 
recourse  to  the  inhalation  of  chloroform.  One  evening  after 
having  supped  with  his  friends  and  been  to  the  theatre,  he  re- 
tired to  bed  at  the  usual  hour  a  prey  to  the  acutest  pain.  The 
next  day  he  was  found  dead  in  his  bed,  lying  on  his  side,  hold- 
ing between  his  hands  a  handkerchief  a  short  distance  from  his 
mouth.  On  a  table  at  his  side  was  a  vial  of  chloroform,  the 
vapors  of  which  saturated  the  atmosphere.  The  temperature  was 
elevated,  and  the  corpse  decomposed  with  frightful  rapidity.  No 
autopsy  was  made. — Gazette  Heb.  and  Journal  de  Ohimie 
Me  die  ale. 
New  process  for  extracting  Caffein. — Coffee  ground  to  p  ow- 
der  is  treated  with  benzine,  which  dissolves  out  the  caffein  anc( 
fixed  oil.    The  benzine  solution  is  then  distilled,  and  the  residue 
