Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  \ 
June,  1880.  j 
Gleanings  from  the  German  Journals. 
321 
tion  was  obtained  with  O'OOi  milligram  CuSo^+5H20  in  i  decigram 
of  water. — Ztschr.  d,  Jllg.  Oest.  Jpoth.  Ver.^  March  10,  1 880,  p.  120, 
from  Ga'z.  Chim.  ItaL 
Chloral  hydrate,  according  to  Dr.  A.  Btlohoubeic,  should  be 
entirely  volatile,  soluble  in  alcohol,  ether  and  water,  melt  at  46°C., 
boil  at  96°  to  98°,  and,  when  heated  with  potassa  lye,  should  liberate 
chloroforin,  readily  recognized  by  its  odor.  Another  good  test  is  that 
published  by  F.  Ogston,  which  consists  in  adding  to  a  moderately 
strong  chloral  hydrate  solution  yellow  ammonium  sulphide,  when  the 
colorless  liquid  soon  turns  orange-yellow  or  almost  red.  After  stand- 
ing for  some  time  it  becomes  cloudy,  liberating  a  gas  of  a  very  unpleas- 
ant odor.  Chloroform,  benzol,  naphtha,  formic  acid,  etc.,  do  not 
yield  a  similar  reaction,  but  croton  chloral  gives  the  same  reaction  with 
ammonium  sulphide. — Pharm.  Ztschr.  f.  RussL^  Feb.  i,  1880,  p.  78, 
from  Rundschau  f.  Pharm.  Chem. 
"Curry  Powder,"  also  known  in  some  districts  of  Germany  as 
Ragout  Powder.^  is  a  coarse  brownish-yellow  powder,  having  a  strong 
aromatic  odor  and  taste,  and  is  almost  altogether  imported  from  Eng- 
land, where  it  was  introduced  from  India.  The  following  two  for- 
mulas for  its  preparation  are  highiy  recommended,  the  first  yielding  the 
so-called  "  Bengal  Curry,"  which  is  preferred  in  East  India,  while  the 
second  is  used  very  extensively  in  England,  and  is  exported  to 
Germany  : 
II. 
B;     Piperis  nigri, 
.  40*0 
R 
Piperis  nigri. 
20"a 
Capsici,  . 
I0"0 
Capsici, 
lo-o 
Coriandri,  . 
.  lOO'O 
Coriandri, 
.  8o-o 
Foenu  Graeci. 
Carvi, 
20"0 
Piperis  albi. 
Piperis  albi, 
lO'O 
Carvi, 
.    M  25*0 
Curcumae, 
50-0 
Curcumae,  . 
.  8o-o 
Zingiberis, 
Zingiberis, 
20"0 
Cinnamomi, 
M.  f.  pulvis  grossus. 
Alii  sativi, 
M.  f.  pulvis 
grojSus. 
100 
— Pharm.  Centralh..,  March  11,  1880, 
p.  91. 
"  Bacilla  cuneiformia  nasalia, 
"  << 
Cereoli  nasales,"  or 
"INasal 
Bougies"  are  used  in  the 
treatment  of 
nasal  diseases. 
They 
are  8  to 
10  cm.  in  length,  about  6 
or  8  mm 
in 
thickness  at  th 
e  base,  tapering 
idea  of 
their  usual  composition  and  the  method  of  preparing  them  : 
I.  Bacilla  cuneiformia  carhoUca^  carbolic  nasal  bougies.^   used   in  the 
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