^22  Gleanings  from  the  German  Journals,  }  '^'"jJneriss'o"™' 
treatment  of  excessive  or  offensive  nasal  catarrh,  are  prepared  by  dis- 
solving in  a  water  bath  vi'hite  gelatin  55*0,  in  glycerin  30*0,  and  dis- 
tilled water  20  0,  adding  pure  carbolic  acid  0*2,  and  pouring  the  mix- 
ture into  15  moulds  made  of  glass  or  waxed  (paraffin)  paper. 
2.  Bad  Ha  cuneiformia  tannica^  or  tannin  nasal  bougies  are  ftioistened 
before  introducing  them  into  the  nose  and  are  made  by  mixing  tannic 
acid  2'0,  tragacanth  6*5,  and  marshmallow  root  2*0,  adding  glycerin 
6*0,  and  water  3*5,  and  making  into  tapering  bougies. 
3.  Baciila  cuneiformia  %incica  consist  of  white  gelatin  6o'0,  glycerin 
40  o,  distilled  water  20*0,  and  zinc  sulphate  0*5,  made  into  20  bougies. 
—  Fharm,  Centralh.^  March  11,  1880,  p.  87. 
Condensed  Goat  Milk,  made  by  Sigmond  Bros,  at  Klausenburg, 
was  analyzed  by  Dr.  R.  GodefFroy,  who  found  it  to  contain   in  100 
parts:  Water,  20*98  ;  milksugar,  15*72;  canesugar,  26'7i  ;  fatty  sub- 
stances (extracted  by  ether),  16*95  ;    casein  (albuminous  substance), 
17*20  ;    milksalts  (percentage  of  ashes),  2*64  parts. — Ztschr.  d.  Allg, 
Oest.  Apoth.  Ver.^  March  10,  1880,  p.  118. 
Hager's  Pilulse  antiphlogistigae  (also  called  Acid  Cinchona  Alka- 
loid   Pills,  Anti-inflammation  Pills,  Catarrh  Pills),  are  said  to  cure 
bronchial  catarrh,  cold  in  the  head,  coughs,  etc.,  usually  in  the  course 
of  a  few  hours.    They  are  made  by  the  following  formula  : 
R     Qiiinidi^e  sulphatis,  cinchonidiae  sulphatis,  .  .      ana  5-0 
Tragacanthas,      .......  7-0 
Radicis  althaea,  radicis  gentianae,    ....     ana  3-0 
Ligni  santali  rubri,  .  .  .  .  .  .  i-o 
Glycerinae,  acid!  hydrochloric!,        ....     ana  7-5 
M.  f.  pil.  200. 
Dust  with  powdered  cinnamon  and  dispense  in  a  bottle.  Dose  :  Take 
6  pills  immediately  when  the  first  symptoms  of  bronchial  catarrh,  etc., 
appear;  then  2  pills  every  hour  and  5  pills  at  bed -time,  followed  by  3 
pills  every  3  hours  during  the  next  day  and  6  pills  before  going  to  bed. 
— Pharm.  Centralh.^  March  18,  1880,  p.  93. 
Salicylic  Acid  and  Powdered  Charcoal  are  very  objectionable 
ingredients  in  tooth  powders  and  mouth  washes^  in  Dr.  W.  Suerssen's 
opinion,  who  claims  that  the  charcoal,  even  when  finely  powdered,  will 
polish  off  the  enamel  of  the  teeth  mechanically,  and  besides  will  set- 
tle permanently  in  the  gums,  forming  blackish-blue  rings,  while  the 
salicylic  acid,  even  in  very  dilute  solution  (i :  1000)  attacks  the  teeth, 
and  ought,  therefore,  only  to  be  used  in  the.treatment  of  various  mor- 
bid conditions  of  the  mouth.    The  author  considers  precipitated  chalk 
