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Editorials. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I      Sept , 1883. 
one  in  which  accepted  remedies  had  previously  failed.  Dr.  E.  J.  Kemf,  in 
the  "  Louisville  Medical  News,"  speaking  favorably  of  personal  experience 
with  it,  says  that  Dr.  F.  A.  Burrall  called  attention  to  it  three  years  ago. — 
Albany  Med.  Annals,  1883,  p.  108. 
Nitrous  Oxide  and  Chloroform.— Nitrous  oxide  and  ether  are  fre- 
quently administered  in  combination,  or  rather  in  succession,  as  a  means  of 
producing  an?esthesia.  The  employment  of  a  combination  of  nitrous  oxide 
and  chloroform  has  been  recently  advocated  by  M.  de  Saint  Martin.  Experi- 
ments on  animals  lead  him  to  prefer  the  mixture  of  eighty -five  volumes  of 
nitrous  oxide  with  fifteen  volumes  of  oxygen  and  six  or  seven  grams  of 
chloroform  added  to  each  hectoliter.  ^Phis  mixture  causes  ansesthesia  very 
rapidly  and  the  period  of  excitation  is  suppressed ;  and  the  chloroform, 
moreover,  being  much  diluted  does  not  irritate  the  air-passages.  The  work- 
ing zone  of  this  mixture  is  far  greater  than  that  of  chloroform  alone. — 
Buffalo  Med.  and  Surg.  Jour.,  May  1883. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
The  Chemical  Laboratory  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy 
will  hereafter  be  under  the  direction  of  Professor  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  Ph.D., 
F.C.S.,  assisted  by  Professor  Henry  Trimble,  Ph.  G.,  agraduate  of  this  Col- 
lege, and  formerly  a  pupil  of  Professor  Genth. 
Professor  Sadtler's  acknowledged  ability,  and  his  extended  experience  in 
the  Laboratories  of  Cambridge,  Gottingen,  and  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania will  now  be  joined  with  Professor  Trimble's  ample  practice,  and 
accurate  knowledge  of  the  needs  of  Pharmaceutical  students.  Professor 
Trimble  has  relinquished  his  interest  in  the  drug  business,  in  order  to 
devote  his  whole  time  to  analytical  and  other  chemical  work  connected 
with  the  College.  He  is  at  present  abroad  visiting  European  laboratories, 
but  will  return  in  time  to  assume  his  duties,  at  the  opening  of  the  coming 
session.  The  Committee  on  Instruction  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  have 
cause  for  congratulation,  in  consummating  an  arrangement  which  thus 
brings  both  the  theoretical  and  practical  chemical  work  of  the  College 
under  the  same  direction.  The  scheflule  and  arrangement  of  the  Chemipal 
Laboratory  course,  as  laid  down  in  the  announcement  for  the  course  of 
1883-4,  will  be  followed  during  the  coming  session. 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association. — As  stated  in  our  last  num- 
ber, the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  has  agreed  to  sell  excursion  tick- 
ets between  New  York  or  Pittsburg  or  Canandaigua  and  Washington  and 
intermediate  points  on  their  line  at  the  rate  of  about  1^  fare  for  the  round 
trip.  The  price  of  the  tickets  will  be  from  New  York  |9.80,  from  Philadel- 
phia $6.10,  and  from  other  jDoints  a  corresponding  rate.  To  obtain  these 
tickets  orders  must  be  procured  from  the  Permanent  Secretary.  The  tick- 
ets will  be  good  for  the  trip  to  Washington  from  September  8th  to  10th, 
inclusive,  and  must  be  used  on  the  day  of  purchase.  The  return  coupons 
are  good  until  September  16th. 
