5 1 8  Gleanings  from  the  German  Journals.  {Am-oct1!'iS2arrn' 
ments  made  with  rabbits  showed  that  injection  of  0*5  gm.  per  kilo 
of  body  weight  caused  death  in  a  few  hours;  0-285  gm.  proved  to 
be  injurious,  but  0*1 60  gm.  injected  every  two  or  three  days,  or 
0*06  gm.  every  three  or  four  hours,  were  well  supported  for  two 
weeks,  and  the  latter  for  two  months. 
A  wimoniated  essence  of  lavender  for  smelling  bottles. — The  Revue 
de  Th'erapeutique,  1892,  418,  publishes  the  following  formula  to  be 
used  in  smelling  bottles  with  pieces  of  ammonium  carbonate. 
Alcohol,  250  cc;  oil  of  lavender,  10  cc;  oil  of  bergamot,  12  cc;  oil 
of  cloves,  5  cc;  oil  of  cinnamon,  5  cc;  oil  rose,  1  cc;  tincture  of 
musk,  10  cc;  concentrated  ammonia,  250  cc. 
Mineral  Waters  of  Japan. — Dr.  Michaut  (Bull,  de  Th'erapeut., 
1892,  I,  549  and  II,  27),  publishes  analyses  of  a  number  of 
mineral  waters  of  Japan  : 
Atami :  Sodium  chloride,  3*790;  magnesium  chloride,  2,333; 
potassium  chloride,  i*8io;  calcium  chloride,  1*767;  calcium  sul- 
phate, o  190;  calcium  bicarbonate,  0*004;  ferrous  carbonate,  0-003; 
silica,  0*003;  bromides,  o-uo;  manganese,  trace;  total,  10*007 
gm.  in  I  litre  water. 
Ashinoyou  :  Sulphuric  acid,  0*3760  ;  calcium  carbonate,  0*0423  ; 
potassium  silicate,  0*1390;  magnesia,  0*0324 ;  phosphates,  traces ; 
alumina,  0*0430;  chlorides,  traces;  sodium  carbonate,  0*0243; 
organic  matter,  traces;  potash,  0*0109;  oxide  of  iron,  traces;  total, 
0*662  gm.  to  1  litre.  Besides  the  above  this  spring  contains  also 
considerable  sulphuretted  hydrogen. 
Arima  :  Sodium  chloride,  14*717;  potassium  chloride,  1-281; 
calcium  chloride  2-896;  magnesium  chloride,  0*241;  aluminium 
chloride,  0*029 ;  lithium  chloride,  traces ;  ferric  carbonate,  0  246 ; 
manganese  oxide,  0-055;  calcium  sulphate,  0*014;  silica,  0-058; 
undetermined  salts,  0*118;  organic  matter,  traces;  total,  16*655 
gm.  to  1  litre. 
GLEANINGS  FROM  THE  GERMAN  JOURNALS. 
By  Frank  X.  Moerk,  Ph.G. 
Salol-coated  pills  have  been  recommended  like  keratin-coated 
pills  when  the  pills  are  not  intended  to  dissolve  in  the  stomach,  as 
the  salol  is  only  decomposed  in  the  duodenum  into  phenol  and  sali- 
