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Varieties. 
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Am.  Jour.  I'lmrui. 
Feb.,  1883. 
Varnish  for  Labels.— Saiidarac,  53  parts,  mastic,  20  parts,  camphor, 
1  part,  oil  of  lavender,  8  parts,  Venice  turpentine,  4  parts,  ether,  6  parts,  and 
alcohol,  40  parts ;  macerate  for  several  weeks,  agitating  frequently  until 
dissolved,  and  decant  or  strain  from  the  impurities.  The  varnish  dries 
rapidly  to  a  colorless,  smooth  and  glossy  layer. — Rundschau^  1882,  p.  686  ; 
from  ' '  Seifensieder . ' ' 
To  Disguise  the  Odor  of  Iodoform.— We  have  had  many  queries  as 
to  how  this  may  be  best  accomplished ;  we  therefore  give  every  reliable 
report  on  the  subject  The  following  is  from  the  "  New  York  Medical 
Journal  and  Obstetrical  Review:"  "Having  tried  nearly  all  the  devices 
that  have  been  suggested  for  mitigating  or  disguising  the  ordor  of  iodoform, 
and  found  them  all  of  little  or  no  avail,  we  have  lately  come  nearer  to  the 
object  by  using  oil  of  eucalyptus,  according  to  the  following  formula : 
M.  ft.  ungent. 
This  ointment  is  not  without  odor,  but  the  odor  is  not  that  of  iodoform." 
— Med.  and  Surg.  Rep.^  Jan.  13,  1883. 
Symptoms  of  Poisoning  by  Iodoform.— In  view  of  professional 
responsibility  attending  the  use  of  this  agent,  and  the  frequency  of  its 
application  in  gynyecological  practice,  we  deem  it  proper  to  insert  the  fol- 
lowing observations  resulting  from  the  exi:>erinients  of  Schede  at  the  hospi- 
tal of  Hamburg.    The  following  are  the  toxic  effects  observed  by  Schede: 
I.  Increase  of  temijerature,  which  rises  to  104°  F.  and  above,  without 
appreciable  cause. 
II.  Coincident  with  the  fever  a  physical  depression  is  manifested, — head- 
ache, loss  of  appetite,  the  breath  bears  the  odor  of  iodoform,  the  pulse  is 
frequent,  small,  soft,  and  very  compressible.  These  symptoms  cease  with 
the  cessation  of  emj^loying  this  therapeutic  agent. 
III.  The  frequency  of  the  pulse  may  rise  to  150  to  180  pulsations  per 
minute.  Added  ^to  the  first  symptoms  of  inquietude  is  a  fever,  which 
becomes  more  and  more  intense ;  and  if  the  use  of  the  medicine  is  not  dis- 
continued, death  may  result.  A  sign  ot  the  gravest  portent  is  the  appear- 
ance of  symptoms  of  acute  meningitis  or  of  depressive  phenomena  analo- 
gous to  melancholia. — Phila.  Med.  Times,  Jan.  1888  ;  Obstetric  Gazette. 
Use  of  Iodoform. — The  "Medical  Times  and  Gazette"  says  that  Dr. 
Langsteiner  reports  a  case  of  iodoform  j^oisoning.  The  patient,  an  octo- 
genarian, was  operated  on  for  submaxillary  cancer,  and  about  one  drachm 
of  iodoform  was  used  as  an  antiseptic  dressing.  Death  ensued  in  six  days, 
the  prominent  symptoms  being  cerebral. 
Dr.  Benzan  reports  favorable  results  in  six  cases  of  diphtheria  treated  by 
local  applications  of  finely-powdered  iodoform  by  means  of  a  small  camel's 
hair  brush. — Med.  and  Surg.  Rep.  Jan  13,  1883. 
R    Pulv.  iodoform. 
Oil  Eucalypt., 
Vaselin, 
I  ss 
3SS 
I  iv. 
Bad  Effects  of  Iodoform. — In  view  of  the  increasing  use  of  iodo- 
form in  the  hospitals  of  Europe  and  America,  the  effects  of  this  new  agent 
