AmjJa°n1"i8P9iarm-}  Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  29 
SaloL — E.  Egasse  (Bullet.de  The'rapeut.,  1 891,  II,  313),  in  the 
course  of  an  article  on  salol  gives  the  following  formulas  for  the  exhi- 
bition of  this  agent  : 
In  suspension  for  children.  Salol,  ad  libitum;  gum  arabic,  5  gm.  ; 
gum  tragacanth,  20  gm. ;  simple  syrup,  30  gm.  ;  water,  120  gm. 
For  intestinal  antisepsis  in  typhoid  fever  and  in  rectal  cancer  :  Salol, 
10  parts;  olive  oil  and  lime  water,  of  each  60  parts.  For  burns: 
Potassium  carbonate,  1  gm. ;  olive  oil,  10  gm.  ;  zinc  oxide  and 
starch,  of  each  15  gm. ;  sulphur,  6  gm. ;  salol,  5  gm.  ;  lanolin, 
63  gm.  For  contagious  irrtyetigo,  pustular  eczema:  Salol,  3  gm. ; 
ether,  3  gm. ;  cocaine  hydrochloride,  20  cgm.  ;  collodion,  20  gm. 
For  sore  nipples:  Salol,  4  gm. ;  ether,  4  gm. ;  collodion,  30  gm. ; 
or  in  the  form  of  powder,  powdered  salol  and  starch  equal  parts ; 
as  ointment,  powdered  salol,  5  gm  ;  lanolin  or  vaselin,  30  gm ; 
Absorbent  cotton  may  be  saturated  with  an  ethereal  solution  of  salol. 
Solution  of  Salicylic  Acid. — Barnouvin  (Rev.  de  Therap.,  1891, 
580)  draws  attention  to  the  fact  that  glycerin  is  a  good  solvent  of 
salicylic  acid.  By  heating,  glycerin  is  able  to  bring  into  solution 
fa  of  its  weight  of  the  acid,  the  acid  not  being  deposited  on  cooling. 
In  endeavoring  to  obtain  a  more  concentrated  solution  he  found  that 
separation  takes  place  on  cooling.  A  glycerin  solution  of  salicylic 
acid  (1  :  100)  will  stand  dilution  with  water  without  precipitation. 
(See  Amer.  Jour.  Phar. ,  1890,  18,  17.) 
Glycerin  as  dressing  for  wounds. — J.  J.  Fiodoroff  (Med.  Obozr:y 
Rev.  de  Therap. ,  1891),  uses  glycerin  in  place  of  iodoform  in  dressing 
wounds  and  tabulates  the  reasons  for  his  preference  as  follows  :  (1) 
glycerin  produces  in  external  application  no  disagreeable  secondary 
effects,  whether  local  or  general.  (2)  In  suppurating  wounds,  it 
diminishes  the  suppuration,  cleanses  the  granulations,  prevents  the 
morbid  processes  and  accelerates  the  formation  of  the  cicatrix.  (3) 
It  acts  like  a  protective  layer  in  cases  where  mucous  membranes 
have  been  destroyed.  (4)  The  walls  of  purulent  cavities,  under  the 
influence  of  glycerin,  are  rapidly  altered,  healthy  granulations  mak- 
ing their  appearance. 
The  estimation  of  phenol,  by  means  of  nitric  acid,  is  recommended 
by  L.  Carre  (Comp.  rend.,  cxiii,  289).  Phenol  is  thereby  converted 
into  picric  acid,  and  the  amount  of  the  latter  is  determined  by  the 
