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that  testimony  be  taken  by  the  Solicitor-General  of  the  United 
States  for  the  purpose  of  determining  what  is  and  has  been  under- 
stood by  the  term  "  whiskey." — Barrels  and  Bottles,  April  20.  1909, 
p.  4. 
Definition  for  Distilled  Spirits. — T.  E.  Thorpe,  principal  of  the 
Government  Laboratory,  Great  Britain,  is  quoted  as  defining  whis- 
key as  spirit  distilled  from  a  fermented  liquor  obtained  from  cereal 
grains,  brandy  as  spirit  distilled  from  fermented  grape  juice  or 
"  must,"  rum  as  spirit  distilled  from  fermented  liquor  prepared  from 
cane  sugar,  molasses,  and  sugar  cane  residues.  He  doubts  the 
utility  of  definitions  imposing  further  limitations. — Pharm.  Jo  urn., 
London,  v.  28,  p.  489. 
Determination  of  Melting  Points. — Sidney  W.  Bunker  outlines 
a  new  method  for  determining  melting  points  and  gives  a  simple 
piece  of  apparatus  which  overcomes  the  difficulty  of  shaking  many 
substances  into  the  capillary  tube  usually  employed.  The  new 
apparatus  consists  of  two  comparatively  heavy  brass  rings  designed 
to  clamp  two  microscopic  cover-glasses  with  the  necessary  disk  and 
washers  to  make  the  apparatus  water-  or  oil-proof. — Pharm.  Journ., 
Lond.,  1909,  v.  28,  p.  324. 
Sterilization  in  Pharmacy. — In  a  paper  on  sterilization  and  the 
preparation  and  sterilization  of  ampullas,  Bennett  and  Woolcock 
present  a  number  of  interesting  suggestions,  with  illustrations,  on 
ready  methods  of  applying  sterilization  in  pharmacy. — -fPharm. 
Journ.,  Lond.,  1909,  v.  28,  pp.  419-420. 
New  Remedies. — F.  Zernik,  in  discussing  the  more  important 
new  remedies  of  the  year  1908,  points  out  that  the  pharmacist  is 
responsible  for  the  condition  of  the  substances  he  dispenses  and 
must  therefore  be  in  possession  of  the  required  data  to  be  able  to 
apply  the  necessary  tests.  He  also  points  out  that  it  is  not  unusual 
for  manufacturers  to  make  false  declarations  regarding  their  prod- 
ucts and  that  the  pharmacist,  owing  to  his  ignorance  of  the  true 
composition  of  the  substance  he  dispenses,  is  not  in  position  to 
correct  the  resulting  abuses. — Ber.  d.  dent.  Pharm.  Ges.,  1909.  v.  19, 
P.  89. 
False  Claims  for  Medicines. — H.  Thorns,  in  a  recent  address 
before  the  German  Pharmaceutical  Association,  calls  renewed  atten- 
tion to  the  false  claims  made  for  a  number  of  widely  advertised 
German  proprietaries.  Among  them  are :  Arhovin,  Citrocoll, 
Eston.  Formerol.  Iodofan.  Iod-Yasogn.  Xew  Sidonal,  Phagocytin, 
Pyrenol. — /.  Amer.  Med.  Assoc.,  1909,  v.  52,  p.  1273. 
