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soluble  in  water,  but  only  slightly  soluble  in  alcohol.  It  has  a 
melting  point  of  141 0  C.  and  gives  with  ferric  chloride  solution  the 
characteristic  green  coloration  produced  by  suprarenal  substances. 
The  base,  when  dried,  has  a  melting  point  of  191 0  C.  It  is  claimed 
to  be  quantitatively  as  well  as  qualitatively  analogous  to  the  active 
principle  separated  from  the  suprarenal  gland. — Ber.  d.  dent. 
Pharm.  Ges.,  1909,  v.  19,  p.  96. 
Aspirin,  Acidum  Acetylosalicylicum. — E.  Host,  Madsen,  reports 
a  comparative  study  of  aspirin  and  acetyl  salicylic  acid  and  reviews 
the  history  of  acetyl  salicylic  acid.  Gerhart,  in  1853,  first  produced 
acetyl  salicylic  acid  from  chloracetyl  and  sodium  salicylate,  v. 
Gilm,  1859,  applied  the  name  acetylized  salicylic  acid,  and  Kraut, 
1869,  who  studied  the  compound  more  closely,  first  designated  it 
as  acetylosalicylic  acid. — Pharm.  Ztg.,  1909,  v.  54,  p.  209. 
Brovalol  is  described  as  the  bromisovaleric  acid  ester  of  borneol, 
obtained  by  the  esterification  of  borneol  with  bromisovaleric  acid  or 
its  derivatives.  Brovalol  is  a  colorless  oily  liquid  having  a  slight 
aromatic  odor.  It  is  insoluble  in  water  but  soluble  in  alcohol,  chloro- 
form, and  ether.  Given  in  doses  of  from  0.25  to  0.75  gramme. — 
/.  Amer.  Med.  Assoc.,  1909,  v.  52,  p.  1258. 
Diethylbarbituric  acid  is  being  exploited  in  a  number  of  forms 
and  bids  well  to  develop  a  multiplicity  of  names  that  promise  to 
be  annoying  if  not  positively  objectionable.  A  recent  number  of 
the  Journal  of  the  Amer.  Med.  Assoc.  (April  17,  1909,  v.  52,  p. 
1258)  enumerates  in  addition  to  veronal,  a  name  applied  to  diethyl- 
barbituric acid,  sodium  diethylbarbiturate,  the  monosodium  salt  of 
diethylbarbituric  acid  ;  medinal  sodium,  a  name  applied  to  sodium 
diethylbarbiturate,  veronal  sodium,  a  name  applied  to  the  same  by 
other  manufacturers. 
Formosa  Camphor. — A  review  of  the  Formosa  camphor  trade  by 
Consul  Carl  F.  Deichman,  of  Tamsui,  shows  1,000,000  pounds  less 
exported  in  1908  than  in  the  previous  year.  This  decrease  is 
attributed  largely  to  increased  activity  in  the  camphor  districts  of 
China  and  Japan  and  to  the  growing  use  of  synthetic  camphor-like 
substances  in  various  manufactures.  The  total  exportation  of  cam- 
phor from  Formosa  amounted  to  3,255,507  pounds,  of  which  1,365,- 
910  was  exported  to  the  United  States. — /.  hid.  and  Eng.  Chem., 
1909,  v.  1,  p.  324. 
Homorenon  hydrochloride  occurs  as  a  white  crystalline  powder, 
or  well  formed,  colorless  needle  shape  crystals  that  melt  at  260° 
