^'"aS'isso^.'^"' }  Gleanings  from  the  German  Journvis.  201 
American  Nostrums. — Hager  gives  the  following  as  the  composi- 
tion of  the  nostrums  advertised  as  Dr.  August  Koenig's  family  medi- 
cines. 
Hamburg  breast  tea  is  a  mixture  of  marshmallow  root,  licorice  root, 
red  poppy  petals,  mallow  flowers,  marshmallow  flowers,  flowers  of  a 
stellaria,  colored  by  safFron,  and  coarsely  powdered  rock  candy,  flavored 
with  the  oils  of  anise  and  fennel. 
Hamburg  drops  are  similar  to  the  well-known  elixir  of  life  or  Swedish 
bitters,  but  contain  more  white  agaric,  and  are  rendered  thicker  by  the 
addition  of  inspissated  juice  of  juniper  berries. 
St.  yacob^s  oil  is  a  good  oil  of  turpentine,  to  which  a  small  quantity  of 
oil  of  rosemary  and  oil  of  lavender  has  been  added,  and  tinged  light 
red  with  alkanet  or  red  saunders. — Pharm.  Centralh.^  J^n.  29,  1880, 
p.  42. 
Globuli  Peptici,  Dinner  Globules  or  Dinner  Pills. 
R     Cinchonidias  sulphatis,        .  .  .  .  5-0 
Pepsini,        .....  30*0 
Pulveris  zingiberis, 
Pulv.  pimentas, 
Pulv.  cardamomi,  .  .  .  dd  yo 
Pulv.  gentianas, 
Pulv.  althaeas, 
Pulv.  tragacanthas      ....        dd  6-o 
Mix,  and  add  a  "mixture  of  glycerinse,     ,  .  .  io"o 
Acidi  muriatici, 
Aquas,  .  .  .  aa  6  o 
Mix  into  a  pilular  mass  ;  divide  into  300  or  360  globules  ;  dry  grad- 
ually, and  coat  with  sugar  or  any  other  good  coating. 
Dose,  I  or  2  pills  (globules)  to  children,  and  from  4  to  6  to  adults. 
These  pills  are  warmly  recommended  by  Hager  for  assisting  digestion 
after  a  hearty  meal.  —  Ibid.^  Jan.  29,  1880,  p.  37. 
The  Cinchona  Alkaloids  exist  in  the  bark  of  the  stem  of  Cinchona 
succirubra^  according  to  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Vrij,  as  cinchotannates,  and  may 
be  partially  extracted  by  cold  water  under  the  influence  of  a  soluble 
acid  or  acid  compound  existing  in  the  bark.  Practically  not  more  than 
three-sevenths  of  the  total  alkaloids  can  be  thus  removed,  the  remain- 
ing four-sevenths  being,  however,  readily  taken  up  with  dilute  hydro- 
chloric acid.  The  author's  investigations  show  that  the  cinchotannates 
of  the  alkaloids,  which  rotate  polarized  light  towards  the  right,  are 
more  soluble  than  those  of  the  alkaloids,  which  rotate  towards  the  left. 
The  author  makes — 
