i66 
Varieties, 
Am.  Jour.  Pharro.. 
Mar.,  1880. 
Aqua  laxatinja  Viennensis. 
Nearly  identical  with  Infus.  Sennse 
comp.,  Ph  Germ. 
R     Senna,  .  .  .    6  p. 
Hot  water,         .  .  48 
Infuse^  for  half  an  hour,  strain  and 
Linctus  oleosus. 
R 
Acaciag  pulv., 
Aquce  amygd.  amar.  dil., 
01.  amygd.  expres.,  . 
Syr.  althasae,  . 
ad  2 
3 
M. 
add 
Manna,  .  .  .  8  p. 
Magnesia  usta  in  aqua. 
Magnesia, 
Water,  . 
Hydromel  infantum. 
K     Vienna  draught. 
Syrup  of  manna. 
R 
I  p. 
6 
3  p. 
VARIETIES. 
Wickersheimer's  Preserving  Fluid. — As  originally  published  by  the  Prussian^ 
Government  (see  "Amer.  Jour.  Phar.,"  1880,  p.  102),  the  formula  is  incorrect  in 
giving  10  grams  of  arsenious  acid ;  the  quantity  should  be  20  grams.  [Phar,  Zeitungy 
1879,  P- 
J.  Martenson  ("  Phar.  Zeitschr.  f.  Russland")  directs  attention  to  the  reaction 
between  the  alum  and  the  potassium  carbonate  in  the  original  formula,  resulting  in 
the  formation  of  potassium  sulphate  and  rendering  tedious  filtration  necessary,  and 
suggests  the  following  improved  formula,  in  which  the  alum  is  partly  replaced  by 
borax:  Dissolve  arsenious  acid  20  parts,  potassium  carbonate  90  parts,  sodium 
nitrate  30  parts,  sodium  chloride  50  parts,  potassium  sulphate  40  parts,  and  borax, 
loo  parts  in  6,200  parts  of  water,  and  add  glycerin  3,000  parts  and  90  per  cent, 
alcohol  (or  methylic  alcohol)  500  parts.  The  arsenious  acid  and  potassium  carbo- 
nate should  be  dissolved  separately  by  boiling  with  a  small  quantity  of  the  water. 
In  the  hospitals  of  St.  Petersburg,  Dr.  Sesemann  employs  a  preserving  fluid  con- 
sisting of  arsenious  acid  10  parts,  crystallized  carbonate  of  sodium  20  parts,  water 
350  parts,  and  glycerin  650  parts. 
A  new  Method  of  Administering  Koosso. — Of  all  the  remedies  for  tape-worm 
none  is  more  certain  or  efficient  than  koosso,  and  many  efforts  have  been  made  tO' 
bring  it  into  such  pharmaceutical  shape  that,  while  its  properties  as  a  taenicide  remain 
unimpaired,  it  might  be  administered  without  repugnance.  Dr.  Corre,  some  years 
ago,  proposed  the  following  method,  which  has  been  successfully  used  in  many 
cases  :  One-half  ounce  of  fresh  powdered  koosso  is  treated  with  1  ounce  of  hot 
castor  oil,  and  afterward  with  2  ounces  of  boiling  water  by  displacement ;  express, 
and  by  means  of  the  yolk  of  an  egg  combine  the  two  percolates  into  an  emulsion, 
and  add  40  drops  of  sulphuric  ether,  flavoring  with  some  aromatic  oil. 
This  is  to  be  taken  at  one  dose  early  in  the  morning,  after  a  previous  fast  of 
about  18  hours.  The  worm  is  usually  expelled  dead  after  6  or  8  hours. — Buffalo 
Med.  and  Surg.  Jour.,  January. 
