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or  two  parts  of  wheat  flour  to  one  part  of  the  chloride.  C.  Schmidt 
recommends  triturating  the  zinc  chloride  in  a  warm  mortar  to  a  fine 
powder,  when  it  will  have  a  moist  appearance;  the  wheat  flour,  pre- 
viously well  dried,  is  then  rapidly  incorporated  by  kneading,  without 
the  addition  of  water ;  the  mass  is  rolled  out  upon  paper  into  thin 
cylinders,  these  are  well  dried  in  a  drying  oven,  and  by  dipping  into 
melted  white  wax  are  thinly  coated,  and  may  thus  be  preserved. — 
Phar.  Zeitung,  No.  31,  1 883.  See  also  Amer.  Jour,  Phar.,  1878,  p.  345. 
Chloral  hydrate  as  a  'purgative  has  been  recommended  by  Dr.  Bo- 
natti,  in  combination  with  senna,  as  follows : 
Infus.  sennse,  .  .  (e  6*0  —  12*0  gm.)    300*0  gm. 
Chlorali  hydrat.,    .  .  .  .  1*5  —  3*0  gm. 
Syrupi,  .  .  .  .  .  30*0  gm. 
Drastic  eflccts  have  been  obtained  with  this  mixture  after  failure 
with  jalap  and  croton  oil. — Schweiz.  Woch.  Phar.,  1883,  p.  102 ;  D. 
Med.  Zeitung. 
Tamar  Indien. — "  L'Union  Pharmaceutique  publishes  the  follow- 
ing formula  for  its  preparation :  Mix  pulp  of  tamarinds  450  gm., 
powdered  sugar  40  gm.,  powdered  milk  sugar  60  gm.,  glycerin  50  gm.; 
evaporate  to  the  consistence  of  a  soft  extract  and  add  powdered  senna 
50  gm.,  powdered  anise  10  gm.,  oil  of  lemon  3  gm.,  tartaric  acid  3  gm.; 
form  this  mixture  into  100  boluses,  and  after  exposing  these  to  the 
vapors  of  water  roll  them  in  a  powder  composed  of  cream  of  tartar 
5  gm.,  sugar  and  milk  sugar  each  35  gm.,  tragacanth  3  gm.,  tartaric 
acid  2  gm.,  and  red  saunders  25  gm.  Dry  and  wrap  in  tinfoil. — 
Jour.  Phar.  d'Als.-Lorr.,  1883,  p.  93. 
Tinctura  Dentifricia. — Dissolve  kino  and  extract  of  krameria,  each 
100  parts,  in  alcohol,  1,000  p.,  and  add  tincture  of  tolu,  tincture  of 
benzoin,  oil  of  peppermint,  each  2  p.,  and  oil  of  anise  1  part. — MoniU 
Med. 
Cleaning  of  Sponges. — For  removing  the  greasiness  of  toilet  sponges 
that  have  been  in  use  for  some  time,  M.  v.  Valta  recommends  the  fol- 
lowing :  the  sponge  is  first  washed  with  water  as  well  as  possible,  tlien 
placed  upon  a  plate,  a  little  powdered  calcium  chloride  being  sprinkled 
over  it  and  allowed  to  liquefy;  after  about  30  minutes  it  may  be 
washed  with  water  and  dried,  when  it  will  have  an  appearance  like  a 
new  s])onge. — Phar.  Zeltang^  1883,  No.  27. 
