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This  method  was  found  to  be  superior  to  that  of  Katz,  particularly 
in  the  presence  of  small  amounts  of  santonin. —  (Through  The 
Pharm.  Jour,  and  Pharm.) 
Iso-Alcoholic  Elixir. — With  the  object  of  using  a  minimum 
amount  of  alcohol  so  as  to  produce   an   elixir   of   an  alcoholic 
strength,  just  sufficient  to  dissolve  the  medicament  of  which  it  is. 
the  vehicle,  Dr.  Bernard  Fantus  and  Mr.  C.  M.  Snow  have  devised 
the  following  formula : 
Compound  spirit  of  orange   10 
Syrup    375 
Purified  talc    30 
Alcohol    50 
Glycerin   200 
Distilled  water  to  make    1,000 
Mix  the  compound  spirit  of  orange  with  the  alcohol.  Add  the 
glycerin,  syrup,  and  then  the  water,  each  of  these  in  several  por- 
tions, agitating  after  each  addition.  Mix  the  purified  talc  intimately 
with  the  liquid,  and  then  filter  through  a  wetted  filter,  returning  the 
first  portion  of  the  filtrate  until  a  transparent  liquid  is  obtained. 
NEWS  ITEMS  AND  PERSONAL  NOTES 
Scientific  Body  Honors  Pharmacist  Explorer. — The 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  assembled  for  its  annual 
meeting  at  New  Orleans  has  shown  its  respect  and  high  esteem  for 
one  of  its  leading  members,  Dr.  Henry  H.  Rusby,  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  Columbia  University.  Doctor  Rusby  is  now  in 
the  interior  of  Bolivia,  La  Paz,  directing  the  work  of  the  Mulford 
Exploration.  His  object  is  the  search  for  new  drugs  and  medicinal 
plants  together  with  botanical  and  zoological  specimens  of  all  kinds. 
Doctor  Rusby  is  no  longer  a  young  man  and  his  boldness  in 
undertaking  a  tropical  exploration  of  this  kind  is  hailed  by  his 
friends  as  one  of  the  heroic  phases  of  modern  pharmaceutical  and 
botanical  science. 
