Am.Jour  Pharm.)  Practicol  NotCS.  '  403 
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glycerin  and  water  each  15  parts ;  the  percolation  for  the  fluid  extract 
is  finished  by  a  mixture  of  alcohol  7  and  water  3  parts. 
Fluid  Extract  of  Ipecacacmha. — In  a  paper  read  before  the  Penn- 
sylvania Pharmaceutical  Association,  J.  A.  Weaver  states  that,  having 
had  uniform  good  results  in  preparing  syrup  of  ipecac  by  the  formula 
of  Mr.  J.  B.  Moore  ("Amer.  Jour.  Phar./'  1870,  page  129),  he  pre- 
pared the  fluid  extract  by  essentially  the  same  formula,  preserving  the 
preparation  by  one-fourth  volume  each  of  glycerin  and  alcohol.  This 
fluid  extract,  mixed  with  simple  syrup,  yielded  a  syrup  which  was 
perfectly  clear,  and  remained  so  for  several  weeks,  when  it  separated  a 
deposit,  which,  however,  is  redissolved  (suspended)  on  shaking.  The 
author  thinks  that  the  fluid  extract  of  the  present  pharmacopoeial  pro- 
cess would  have  the  same  objection,  and  that,  therefore,  only  small 
quantities  of  the  syrup  should  be  made  at  a  time. 
Fluid  Extract  of  Vanilla. — Another  modification  of  the  formulas 
heretofore  published  in  this  journal  (1854,  p.  300,  1872,  p.  63,  1876, 
p.  342,  1882,  pp.  65  and  281)  is  suggested  by  J.  F.  Patton  in  a  paper 
read  before  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association :  Reduce 
8  troyounces  of  vanilla  bean  to  a  moderately  fine  powder  with  the  aid 
of  8  troyounces  of  sugar,  add  2  pints  of  deodorized  alcohol,  macerate 
for  30  or  60  days,  then  add  a  mixture  of  3J  pints  of  deodorized  alco- 
hol and  2J  pints  of  water,  again  macerate  for  30  days  and  filter. 
Extract  of  vanilla  made  by  this  simple  process,  like  wine,  improves 
with  age. 
Administration  of  Aspidospermine. — Eulenberg,  in  the  "  Medicinal- 
Kalender "  for  1883,  gives  the  following  formula  for  administering 
the  active  principle  of  quebracho,  which,  it  has  been  claimed,  may  be 
used  with  benefit  in  all  forms  of  dyspnoea  without  regard  to  the  cause : 
^  Aspidospermine,  1  gm.  (gr.  xv.) ;  aquse  destillatse,  50  gms.  (f ^iss) ; 
acidi  sulphurici,  q.  s.  ad  solut.  M.  Dose,  1  gram  (15  minims),  con- 
taining 2  centigrams  (gr.  J)  of  the  remedy,  or  more. — Le  Pr ogres 
Medical ;  Amer.  Med.  Digest,  March  15. 
Iron  Koumys — Dr.  Ebermann,  Petersburg,  has  a  factory  in  Farskor 
Iselo,  where  he  manufactures  "  Iron  Koumys.^'  To  each  bottle,  about 
1  liter  (33  ounces),  he  puts  5  to  10  grains  ferrum  lacticum,  which  dis- 
solves very  easily  by  shaking,  and  does  not  make  the  taste  disagree- 
able. Anemic  patients  use  two  or  three  bottles  every  day,  and  it  is 
agreeable  to  the  stomach.  The  effect  is  very  good,  and  he  recommends 
the  use  of  "  Iron  Koumys  in  cases  where  iron  powder  or  iron  pills  " 
