136  Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  {^d™kv™Im' 
foreign  bodies  became  encapsuled  after  a  few  days.  Exhibited  by 
the  mouth  it  is  totally  eliminated  with  the  faeces.  Antiseptic  effects 
also  could  not  be  observed. 
Exhibition  of  cod  liver  oil. — Revue  de  Th'erapeutique  (189 1,  p.  641) 
advises  a  mixture  of  equal  parts  of  cod  liver  oil  and  lime  water  as  a 
manner  of  exhibiting  cod  liver  oil  in  a  form  which  is  borne  by  a 
delicate  stomach.  The  mixture  is  milky,  syrupy  and  inodorous  ;  it 
gloes  not  develop  a  rancid  and  repugnant  aftertaste.  The  assimila- 
tion is  said  to  take  place  readily.  For  analogous  combinations  of 
the  oil  with  alkalies  or  earths,  see  Amer.  Jour.  Phar.,  1852,  172; 
1856.  I  ;  1889,  517. 
Purity  of  strontium  salts. — Patein  (Revue  Th'erap.,  1892,  p.  13), 
proposes  the  following  reaction  for  testing  the  purity  of  strontium  salts, 
which  are  being  used  in  cases  of  diabetes:  (1)  To  a  saturated  solu- 
tion of  the  salt  two  or  three  drops  of  a  solution  of  bichromate  of 
potassium  are  added.  The  solution  should  remain  clear  for  at  least  24. 
hours;  o-oi  gm.BaCl  in  10  eg.  causes  a  precipitate.  (2)  Toavery  dilute 
solution  of  the  salt  two  or  three  drops  of  neutral  chromate  of  potas- 
sium are  added  ;  the  liquid  should  remain  clear  for  several  minutes. 
For  purifying  the  strontium  salts  the  author  proposes  adding  a  few 
drops  of  dilute  sulphuric  acid  (i-io)  to  a  saturated  solution  of  the 
salt  to  be  purified. 
Uses  of  strontium  bromide. — In  a  discourse  before  the  Academy 
of  Medicine,  Prof.  See  reported  (Pr ogres  Med.,  Oct.  31,  1 891)  that 
the  diuretic  properties  of  strontium  salts  observed  by  Dr.  Laborde 
in  the  dog  (see  Amer.  Jour.  Phar ,  1891,  p.  129),  were  not  observed 
in  the  human  subject ;  but  that  he  had  seen  notable  improvement 
of  the  digestive  disturbances  in  patients  suffering  from  diseases  of 
the  heart  and  kidneys.  In  daily  doses  of  2  to  4  gm,  administered 
at  meal  time,  strontium  bromide  afforded  decided  relief  in  cases  of 
dyspepsia,  and  the  salt  was  also  found  useful  in  Bright's  disease. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Biological  Society,  Dr.  Frere  stated  that 
strontium  bromide,  owing  to  its  being  well  tolerated  by  the- 
stomach,  may  be  used  in  place  of  potassium  bromide. 
Strontium  lactate  may  be  made  from  lactic  acid  and  strontium 
carbonate.  Dr.  C.  Paul  considers  this  salt  to  be  of  decided  advan- 
tage in  rheumatic  parenchymatous  nephritis,  in  scrofulous  and 
gouty  nephritis  and  in  albuminuria  of  pregnant  and  puerperal,  women,, 
