632 
V  arieties. 
{Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Dec,  1880. 
(Phillipium,  the  unnamed  metal  of  Soret,  Thulium,  X  of"  Soret,  Holmium, 
Samarium,  Decipium,  Y  /?,  and  Erbium  give  distinct  absorptive  spectra.) 
Two  alleged  discoveries  by  Dr.  Lawrence  Smith,  one  of  an  earth  unnamed, 
in  the  gadolinite  of  North  Carolina,  and  another,  which  he  alleged  to  be  identical 
with  the  X  of  Soret,  are  not  recognized  by  the  author. 
Of  Nor^egium  and  Vesbium,  Mr.  Humpidge  says  that,  for  the  present,  the  chem- 
ical world  must  suspend  judgment,  since  up  to  the  present  time  we  are  without  con- 
firmation of  their  existence. 
We  are,  as  will  be  observed  from  the  above,  gradually  finding  our  way  out  of 
the  labyrinth  of  conflicting  and  duplicated  discoveries  which  have  puzzled  chemists 
so  much  for  the  past  few  years,  and  may  reasonably  expect  to  see  in  the  near  future 
the  wheat  separated  from  the  chaff. — Engineering  and  Mining  Journal^  Sept,  4. 
Nettle  Tea  in  Urticaria  has  been  successfully  used  by  Dr.  Murrell  in  connec- 
tiection  with  a  solution  of  carbolic  acid  (i  in  1,000),  locally,  and  a  bath  twice  daily 
cor  sistidg  of  sodium  carbonate  and  water. —  The  Lancet. 
Removal  of  Stains  and  Spots. — Matter  Adhering  Mechanically — Beating,  brush- 
ing and  currents  of  water,  either  on  the  upper  or  under  side. 
G«w,  Sugar,  Jelly,  ^/<r.- -Simply  washing  with  water  at  a  hand  heat. 
Grease. — White  goods,  wash  with  soap  or  alkaline  lyes.  Colored  cottons,  wash 
with  lukewarm  soap  lyes.  Colored  woolens,  the  same  or  ammonia.  Silks-,  absorb 
with  French  chalk  or  fuller's  earth,  and  dissolve  away  with  benzin  or  ether. 
Oil  CoFors,  Varnish  and  Resins. — On  white  or  colored  linens,  cottons  or  woolens, 
use  rectified  oil  of  turpentine,  alcohol  lye  and  their  soap.  On  silks,  use  benzin, 
ether  and  niild  soap,  very  cautiously. 
Stearin. — In  all  cases,  strong,  pure  alcohol. 
Vegetable  Colors,  Fruit,  Red  Wine  and  Red  Ink. — On  white  goods,  sulphur  fumes 
or  chlorine  water.  Colored  cottons  and  woolens,  wash  with  lukewarm  soap  lye  or 
ammonia.    Silk  the  same,  but  more  cautiously. 
Alizarin  Inks. — White  goods,  tartaric  acid,  the  more  concentrated  the  older  are 
the  spots.  On  colored  cottons  and  woolens  and  on  silks,  dilute  tartaric  acid  is 
applied  cautiously. 
Blood  and  Albuminoid  Matters. — Steeping  in  lukewarm  water.  If  pepsin  or  the 
juice  of  Carica  papaya  can  be  procured,  the  spots  are  first  softened  with  lukewarm 
water,  and  then  either  of  these  substances  is  applied. 
Iron  Spots  and  Black  Ink. — White  goods,  hot  oxalic  acid,  dilute  muriatic  acid, 
with  little  fragments  of  tin.  On  fast  dyed  cottons  and  woolens,  citric  acid  is  cau- 
tiously and  repeatedly  applied.     Silks,  impossible. 
Lime  and  Alkalies. — White  goods,  simple  washing.  Colored  cottons,  woolens 
and  silks  are  moistened,  and  very  dilute  citric  acid  is  applied  with  the  finger  end. 
Acids,  Vinegar,  Sour  Wine,  Must,  Sour  Fruits. — White  goods,  simple  washing, 
followed  up  by  chlorine  water  if  a  fruit  color  accompanies  (he  acid.  Colored  cottons, 
woolens  and  silks  are  very  carefully  moistened  with  dilute  ammonia,  with  the  finger 
end.  [In  case  of  delicate  colors,  it  will  be  found  preferable  to  make  some  prepared 
chalk  into  a  thin  paste,  with  water,  and  apply  it  to  the  spots.] 
Tanning  from  Chestnuts,  Green  Walnuts,  etc.,  or  Leather. — White   goods,  hot 
