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June,  1909. 
C.  It  is  readily  soluble  in  water,  less  soluble  in  alcohol,  and  gives 
the  characteristic  reactions  of  pyrocatechin.  Homorenon  is  said 
to  be  less  toxic  than  the  active  principle  of  the  suprarenal 
gland  and  to  be  devoid  of  the  harmful  influence  on  the  heart.  Used 
in  5  per  cent,  solution  in  place  of  adrenalin. — Ber.  d.  dent.  Pharm. 
Ges.j  1909,  v.  19,  p.  97. 
Hyoscyamns. — Hanausek,  T.  R,  presents  a  comparative  study 
of  Hyoscyamits  muticus  and  Hyoscyamus  niger,  figures  the  struct- 
ural characteristics,  and  reviews  some  of  the  literature.  He  also 
points  out  the  readiness  with  which  the  two  leaves  may  be  dis- 
tinguished by  means  of  the  microscope. — Pharm.  Post.,  1909,  v.  52, 
p.  269. 
Iodomenin  is  the  name  given  to  an  iodine  preparation  in  which 
the  iodine  is  combined  with  bismuth  and  albumin.  It  has  been 
recommended  by  Friedmann  as  an  efficient  substitute  for  iodine 
and  iodides. — Pharm.  Ztg.,  1909,  v.  54,  p.  291. 
Volatile  Oils. — V.  Soden,  in  a  communication  on  the  official 
volatile  oils,  makes  some  suggestions  on  the  need  for  improving 
the  Ph.  Germ.  IV  descriptions  of  these  articles.  He  proposes  that 
the  general  subject  be  discussed  apart  from  fixed  oils  and  outlines 
a  general  description  that  might  be  included.  He  does  not  approve 
of  applying  the  name  of  the  oil  to  one  of  its  constituents  as  is  done 
in  the  German  Pharmacopoeia.  He  suggests  that  the  solubility  test 
be  made  with  a  70  per  cent,  volume  of  alcohol,  and  points  out  that 
the  determination  of  the  optical  property  is  important. — Pharm. 
Ztg.,  1909,  v.  54,  p.  249. 
Olive  Oil. — F.  Dietze  asserts  that  the  raspberry-red  color  pro- 
duced by  nitric  acid  and  an  ethereal  solution  of  phloroglucin  is  not 
uniformly  reliable  as  a  test  for  the  presence  of  peanut  or  sesame  oil 
in  olive  oil*  He  reports  a  number  of  experiments  and  points  out 
that  care  must  be  exercised  in  the  application  of  the  test,  as  the 
heat  produced  may  be  sufficient  to  violently  expel  a  portion  of 
the  liquid  from  the  test-tube. — Pharm.  Ztg.,  1909,  v.  54,  p.  260. 
Pills  of  Perrons  Carbonate. — H.  Serger  reports  examining  six 
samples  of  pills  of  ferrous  carbonate.  Three  of  the  samples  were 
deficient  in  iron  and  one  contained  too  much.  The  two  samples  that 
were  approximately  correct  in  iron  content  were  also  most  satis- 
factory in  other  respects. — Ber.  d.  dent.  Pharm.  Ges.,  1909,  v.  19, 
p.  128. 
Quinine,  Use  of,  in  Malaria. — Nocht  (D.  med.  Wchnschr.,  1909, 
