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in  the  manufacture  of  the  tablets,  to  prevent  at  least  the  color 
change.  The  other  decomposition  mentioned  can  hardly  be  pre- 
vented, as  long  as  the  volatile  ammonium  salt  forms  an  ingredient  of 
soda  mint  tablets. 
[Note  by  the  Editor. — Among  the  formulas  published  many  years 
ago,  we  find  the  following  : 
Sodii  bicarb.,  giv;  Spir.  ammon.  arom.,  ^i;  Aq.  menth.  pip., 
;?xvi. —  G.  Norris,  in  Griffith's  Medical  Formulary. 
Sodii  bicarb.,  gij ;  Spir.  ammon.  arom.,  gtt.  xl ;  Aq.  menth.  pip., 
gviij. — Amer.  Jour.  Phar.,  1869,  p.  90,  from  Ellis'  Med.  Formulary. 
Sodii  bicarb.,  ^ss;  Aq.  menthae,  ^iv. — Dr.  E.  Wilson,  in  Parrish's 
Practical  Pharmacy,  1859.] 
GLEANINGS  FROM  THE  GERMAN  JOURNALS. 
By  Frank  X.  Moerk,  Ph.G. 
Creasote  pills  containing  ten  or  more  per  cent,  of  creasote  may 
be  made  by  a  modification  of  Dieterich's  method,  as  follows : 
Creasote  10  parts,  glycerin  1  part,  extract  of  liquorice  10  parts  and 
powdered  liquorice  root  19  parts. — Gerber,  Schwz.  Wochenschr.  f. 
Chem.  u.  Phann.,  1892,  73. 
Dermal  prescriptions. — Among  the  remedies  prescribed  by  Dr. 
Lassar,  the  following  are  quite  frequently  used  :  Pasta  salicyhca("  white 
paste").  Salicylic  acid  20,  zinc  oxide,  starch,  of  each  24-0,  yellow 
vaselin  50-0.  Unguentum  rubrum  sulfur.  ("  red  ointment").  Mer- 
curic sulphide  10,  sublimed  sulphur  25-0,  yellow  vaselin  74-0,  oil  ot 
bergamot  gtt.  xxx.  Unguentum  contra  Perniones  ("  frost  ointment "). 
Carbolic  acid  2  0,  lead  ointment,  lanolin,  of  each  40-0,  olive  oil,  200, 
oil  of  lavender  gtt.  xxv.  Unguentum  Diachylon  carbolisatum  ("lead 
ointment").  Lead  plaster,  yellow  vaselin,  of  each  500,  carbolic 
acid  2  0.  Pasta  oleosa  zinci  ("zinc  oil").  Zinc  oxide  60  O,  olive  oil 
40  O.  Linimentum  picis  ("  tar  ").  Beechwood  tar,  birchwood  tar,  of 
each  40-0,  olive  oil,  dilute  alcohol,  of  each  io-o;  this  preparation 
can  be  diluted  with  oil.  Pasta  Naphtholi  ("  scale  paste  ").  /3-Naph- 
thol  io-o,  precipitated  sulphur  50  0,  yellow  vaselin,  green  soap,  of 
each  2Cro.  Pasta  Resorcini  mitis  ("  mild  resorcin  paste  ").  Resor- 
cin  10  0,  zinc  oxide,  starch,  of  each  250,  paraffin  oil  40  o.  Pasta 
Resorcini  for  tior  ("stronger  resorcin  paste").  Resorcin,  zinc  oxide, 
starch,  of  each  20  0,  paraffin  oil  40  0.  Pulv.  dentifric.  sapon.  ("  tooth 
