Mix. Only a little water is required with the smallest quantity of the powder to thoroughly clean and bleach the hands.

Combination Floor and Furniture Polish. A preparation sold for polishing floors and furniture is said to be made as follows: Oil of cedar leaves, 1 part; boiled linseed oil, 7 parts; kerosene, 12 parts. A thin coating of this liquid is applied to the surface to be cleaned or polished, and the latter is then rubbed briskly with a dry woolen cloth.-Bull Pharm., April, 1915, 188.

A Deodorizing Paper.-Potassium nitrate, 20 Gms.; Dissolve, and dip blotting paper in the solution several times, and dry. When this paper is burned, the odor developed is strong enough to overcome bad smells. Some American pharmacists utilize this burning paper as an advertising medium, giving it away to customers with purchases; it is very popular with the customers.-[J. Feldman (Drugg. Circ., April, 1915, 239).

Casein Glue.-Freshly precipitated casein is dissolved in a solution of borax or sodium carbonate, about 5 per cent., to make a thick syrupy liquid. A superior preparation to this is made by dissolving dry powdered casein in solution of sodium silicate

to about the same consistency. This makes a very strong glue, stronger than any hide or bone glue, except the very best quality, and is of especial use when great strength is required.-[H. C. Bradford (Merck's Report, March, 1915, 57.)

Peruvian Cordial, Elixir of Calisaya.-Paper read before June, 1915, Meeting Missouri State Pharmaceutical Association, by A. N. Doerschuk, Ph. G., Kansas City.

The usual preparation of Elixir Calisaya seen in drug stores, unless freshly made, presents a very unsightly opaqueness and precipitate, and is far from being the delicate and inviting bitter tonic vehicle intended by the physician when he orders this item.

The National Formulary process is bad and not well studied. It has always been undesirable to make tinctures from fluid extracts and it is more so to try to make elixirs from tinctures. Proctor's formula of sixty years ago made a much more delectable preparation. This consisted of percolating cinchona bark and aromatics with brandy and water and adding sugar.

The sample herewith has stood for over a year without filtration, and was made as follows:

Into a clean gallon bottle place 1850 grains of Cinchona in number 60 powder previously triturated with one ounce purified Talc, and add 42 ounces of Alcohol. Agitate occasionally during three days, and then add 690 minims of Glycerine, and 16 ounces of Distilled Water. At this point the alcohol has dissolved the resins and coloring matter of the cinchona much more completely than an alcoholic dilution can do, and by the addition of the glycerine and water, the cinchona is now suspended in the correct menstruum for the tincture with the added solvent benefit of all the alcohol in the aromatic elixir as well. The volume of solvent now acting on the cinchona is around 60 ounces, while the finished tincture used to the gallon is only 19 ounces and 80 minims. By occasionally agitating this mixture well corked on a slow warm water bath for two hours, all the active principles of the cinchona come into solution. Add 442 minims Compound Spirit of Orange, 16 fluid ounces Glycerine, 38 Troy ounces of Sugar, and agitate. The sugar being introduced at this time aids in preventing much precipitation when warm water is added sufficient to make one gallon. This mixture should stand some days and before filtering should be well chilled in the refrigerator and filtered cold. By this means are eliminated the extractives that come down in changing weather and make this preparation usually so unsightly. After the filter is started add five ounces of water to the mixture in the bottle to make up for the displacement of the powders. The product will filter out one gallon, and if the complete first filtrate is agitated and again passed cold through the filter, a very handsome product results that stands up well and has the full value, color, brilliancy and aroma Elixir Calisaya should have.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Chemical Abstracts Published by the American Chemical Society.

The Process of Gilding on Glass.-Anon. Pott. Gaz. 40, 547 (1915).-The method of prepg. a glass surface in applying gold leaf is described. A formula for "sizing" is given and also the details of applying the leaf.—[C. S. K.

The Action of Synthetic Camphor.-Carl Lutz. Berl. klin. Wochschr. 52, 322-3 (1915).-No harmful action was observed with the use of artificial camphor, and its action on the heart is the same as that of the natural drug.-[Julian H. Lewis.

White Lead in Oil as Sold in Small Packages.-Inland Rev. Dept., Ottawa, Canada. Bull. 3000 (1915).— Report of exam. of 104 samples collected throughout Canada. Many samples contained barytes and a few small amts, of ZnS.-[E. W. B.

Substitutes for Turpentine Oil.-Anon. Farben-Ztg. 20, 715-6 (1915).-The oils from coal tar are being used as a substitute for turpentine oil, due to the cutting off by the war of the petroleum supply. MeOH has also been used as solvent.-[E. W. B.

Is the Old Name "Boiled ('gekochte') Linseed Oil" Permissible for the Commercial Resinate Oil of Today?-C. Niegermann. Farben-Ztg. 20, 765-6, 795-6 (1915).-N. reviews the controversy on this subject, and disagrees with the statements of Mühle (cf. C. A. 8, 2496) and Fahrion (cf. C. A. 8, 3243).-[E. W. Boughton.

The Treatment of Syphilis with Copper-Salvarsan.— T. Fabry and J. Selig. Münch. med. Wochschr. 62, 147-9 (1915).-Copper-salvarsan labeled "Cu 3" was obtained from Ehrlich. It contains about 24% As and 11.6% Cu. Salvarsan contains about 34% As, reosalvarsan about 20%. The "Cu 3" does not dissolve readily. The prep. was tolerated very well, but did not seem to act as well as salvarsan.-[S. Amberg.

Gray Oil.-P. Lami. Formulario farm. osped, maggiore Verona; Boll. chim. farm. 54, 136 (1915).-In crder to prep. this oil take equal parts Amer. vaseline and metallic Hg, mix intimately and add sufficient oil of vaseline to yield a mass containing 30% Hg; then add several drops of "gomenol" and 1⁄2 the vol, of Et.C containing 20% camphor, mix and preserve in closed vials. One cc. contains 0.20 g. Hg. -[H. S. P.

Digestive Power of "Pure Pepsin."-P. v. Grützner and K. Zeller. Tübingen. Arch. ges. Physiol. 161, 1-4 (1915); cf. C. A. 6, 2492.-A comparison of the digestive activity of pure pepsin (Pekelharing) and the extract of the pig stomach shows that the pepsin is from 20 to 30 times as active as the extract, as opposed to the earlier observations that the ext. was more active. The exts. of the stomachs of rabbits and cats are less active.-[C. J. West.

Determination of Alcohol in Pharmaceutical Preparations. A. Reuss. Dresden. Phar. Zentralhalle 56, 61-8 (1915).-Richter (cf. C. A. 8, 3218) shakes out

ethereal oils with NaCl solution, and petr. ether before distg. R. modifies Richter's method by first adding an alkali to prevent volatile acids from distg. over. The whole alc.-H2O soln. is used for the distn. after the ethereal oils have been removed instead of an aliquot portion as recommended by Richter. -[C. O. Ewing.

Paints to Prevent Electrolysis in Concrete Structures.-H. A. Gardner. J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 7, 504-10 (1915); J. Frank. Inst. 179, 313-36 (1915).-Results with 27 paints are given. G. concludes that the vehicle should contain boiled or bodied products which dry to fairly satd. films, oils which dry by semipolymerization rather than oxidation and which give a flat surface. Pigments should be coarse, inert and non-conductors of electricity. They should be either basic or of the chromate type. The painted metal should be "sanded."-[Isador Miller.

The Cracking of Oils.-E. I. Dyer. Mining Sci. Press 110, 717 (1915).-A brief discussion of the cracking of oils in "concentrates." It is stated that "the com, objection to the cracking processes is that the distillate evolved usually contains olefins and similar complicated members of the aromatic and other series which impart an undesirable color and odor to the product, so that excessive treatment is necessary to get a merchantable material. Such treatment usually results in almost total loss of everything except the paraffin series." It is concluded that in most cases it is usually better to adhere to the ordinary distn. methods.-[F. W. Smither.

Oleate of Mercury and Cholesterol.-P. Lami. Formulario farm. osped. maggiore Verona; Boll. chim. farm. 54, 170 (1915).-The following prep. has been proposed by Serono under the name of "Mercurio coleolo": It is a simple oil soln. of Hg oleate and cholestrol and is prepd. by taking 7.5 g. Hg oleate (Merck or Kahlbaum) containing 40% Hg, 3 g. cholesterol (or 12 g. of the 25% oil soln. of cholesterol Merck) and sufficient oil of bitter almonds to make 100 cc., then heating and mixing on a H,O bath until a perfect soln. is obtained. The prep. is preserved in 1 cc. vials; each cc. contains 0.03 g. Hg and 0.03 g. cholesterol. A milder prep. may be obtained by using only 2 g. Hg oleate to 100 cc.-[H. S. Paine. Government Red Lead Specifications.-Anon. Oil, Paint and Drug Rep. 87, 17 (1915).-New Navy Dept. specifications. Composition: The dry pigment shall be of hign-grade quality, free from all adulterants and shall contain not less than 94% true red lead (PbO), the remainder to be practically pure lead monoxide (PbO). Impurities: It shall not contain more than 0.1% of metallic lead, 0.1% of alkalies, figured as Na ̧O and 0.05% of other impurities which include all other substances than oxides of Pb. Fineness: To be of such fineness that not more than 0.5% remains after washing with water through No. 21 silk bolting cloth sieve. It shall be of good bright color and equal to standard sample in freedom from vitrified particles and in other respects.-[E. W. Boughton.

are some persons who do not like sweet drinks. They may be pleased to buy iced tea.-[E. A. Sennewald, Ph. G.

How to Serve Buttermilk.-Keep your buttermilk in your empty one-half gallon fruit jars. Shake the jar thoroughly and pour into your soda glass. Keep in a cool place. Some patrons like to have the fne stream of soda through it just to liven it up. Others like it as a milk shake with different syrups. Have it fresh every day.-[Pacific Drug Review.

A Simple Medicine Pipette Holder.-An efficient holder can be improvised in about ten seconds by the use of two common pins. The pins are inserted deeply into the cork of the medicine bottle, parallel with each other and nearly in contact. They will possess spring enough to hold securely an ordinary medicine pipette. [H. S. Reynolds, M. D. (Journ. Amer. Med. Assoc., April 17, 1915, 1318).

Menthylphenylether (Anisol) to Exterminate Lice. -Investigations have been carried out with various substances with the view of discovering one that will destroy the vermin without discomfort or danger to the person affected. Methylphenylether (ani sol), it is claimed, meets the requirements. This kills lice within ten minutes, even without direct contact, while it does not irritate the skin. [S. Fränkel (Wiener Klin. Wochens., March 25, 1915, through Journ. Amer. Med. Assoc., May 8,1915, 1623).

Formaldehyde Fumigation.-(Without the use of permanganate.) Take 2 Ozs. saturated solution aluminum sulphate; add this to 8.ozs. formaldehyde U. S. P. Pour this mixture over 1 lb. unslacked lime.

(Use the regular precautions regarding pans, etc., as heretofore with the formaldehyde permanganate method.)

The above is sufficient to fumigate 1,000 cubic feet of room space. In severe cases, use double the quantity.

To Remove Scratches from Show Cases. It may be interesting to the dealer to know how to remove scratches from show cases, and the following is suggested as a practical method: "Dissolve one ounce of white wax in a pint of pure turpentine. To dissclve the wax, place the vessel containing the turpentine over a burner and warm, applying with a soft cloth. This will in every case greatly improve the surface." For cleaning glass, a good method is as follows: "Mix one ounce of whiting, one ounce of alcohol, and one ounce of water of ammonia in a pint of water. Apply with a soft cloth, allow to dry, and then wipe off."-[The Tobacco Leaf.

Etching Glass. From time to time a number of descriptions of how to etch glass with hydrofluoric acid have appeared and practically all of these articles have failed to state that as the fluorine fumes

given off from this acid are extremely poisonous, it is next to impossible to obtain the acid through the usual channels. The acid when obtained must be kept in a paraffin bottle, as it attacks the silicon dioxide in glass and turns it into glass. Nevertheless, a very weak form of hydrofluoric acid, absolutely harmless and quite suited to the etching of glass, can be made in the following manner:

Put into a small iron pan some cryolite or fluorspar, adding to it a little concentrated sulphuric acid. Coat the piece of glass to be etched with paraffin wax by dipping into melted wax. When the wax on the glass hardens, scratch in the wax the design to be etched, using a sharp pointed knife for the purpose. Place the waxed glass over the top of the pan with the design facing downwards and cover the whole thing with a piece of paper. Heat the pan gently for a few minutes, being careful not to melt the wax on the glass, and let stand for a few hours. When the wax is finally removed the design will be found clearly etched in the glass. [Popular Electricity.

To Clean Glass and Porcelain.-F. C. Mathers. of Bloomington, Ill., discusses this subject in the Chemist-Analyst. He says:

"The following solution for removing organic material from glass or porcelain ware has been found by the author much superior to the well-known Potassium Bichromate Sulphuric Acid mixture. The glass or porcelain apparatus which is to be cleaned, is placed in a large evaporating dish containing hot Sulphuric Acid and a little Nitric Acid. If the apparatus is not completely immersed in the hot acids, it is turned after a few minutes so that the cleaning solution comes in contact with every part. The acids should be kept very warm, but not hot enough to evolve Sulphur Trioxid or to distill out the Nitric Acid. Thick glassware, e. g. suction flasks, should be placed in the cold mixture which is then heated. The solution is permanent except that enough Nitric Acid must be added from time to time to keep it white or at least yellow in color rather than black. This mixture has been found especially useful in cleaning dyes, gums and waxes from glassware. A thin film like a dye will be removed almost instantly, but the removal of masses of organic material requires longer treatment.

"Potassium Bichromate, the active materials in the ordinary cleaning mixture, leaves the by-products, Potassium Sulphate and Chromic Sulphate, which, after a time, make the mixture worthless. If heat has been applied to hasten the action or to evaporate any water which has been absorbed, the Chromic Sulfate sometimes sticks so tightly to the apparatus which is being cleaned and to the evaporating dish that it can only be removed with difficulty. This mixture of Sulphuric and Nitric Acids is free from these objections, and in addition is much cheaper."

THE HEALTH of a community is by far its greatest asset.

BOARDS OF PHARMACY

The Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy met in Madison, July 13-16, the following were granted certificates:

Registered Pharmacists.-Linus V. Seger, Milwaukee, Wis. ; Alexander Steffen, Milwaukee, Wis.; William K. Stumpf, Milwaukee, Wis.; Franklin C. Mueller, Ripon, Wis.; Ernest P. Wenstadt, Shawano, Wis.; Frank J. McCarthy, Milwaukee, Wis.; Arthur A. Hoehn, Hartford, Wis.; Carl A. Ganing, Wilwaukee, Wis.; Eugene C. Simon, Milwaukee, Wis.; Anton H. Thiele, Racine, Wis.; Oliver B. Reese, Spring Green, Wis.; William E. McParland, Thorp, Wis.; Mary N. Parker, Hancock, Wis.; Archie O. Johnson, New Richmond, Wis.; Allen S. Portre, Janesville, Wis.; James W. Jensen, Withee, Wis.; Herbert F. L. Meier, Milwaukee, Wis.

Board of Pharmacy of the District of Columbia.-At the regular quarterly examinations held July 8 and 9, twenty-eight applicants presented themselves, of which the following were licensed to practice pharmacy at the meeting of the Board held this day: Sister Mary Serena, Charles Erwin Modena, Morris Gersel Goldstein, Peter Joseph Payeski, John William Umhau, Francis Xavier Fendrick Knight, Chester Arthur Harrell, Otho Elmer Peters, Carland Sydnor Kerfoot, Thomas Franklin Williams, Charles Henry Lewis, Harry Roland Kenner.

The Board organized for the year with the following officers:

President, A. C. Taylor; Secretary, W. T. Kerfoot, Jr.; Treasurer, Chas. J. Fuhrmann.

The Board is at present composed of the officers just referred to, and F. T. Hafelfinger and H. W. Kenner.

The next examinations of the Board will be held October 14 and 15, 1915.-[W. T. Kerfoot, Jr. Washington, D. C., Secretary.

Christian G. Heck, Racine, Wis.; Eugene B. Gauthier, Oconto Albert, Baraboo, Wis.; G. Vaughan Brainard, Durand, Wis.; Falls, Wis.; Roy W. Woelffer, Lake Mills, Wis.; Clarence B. Chester W. Bothwell, Darlington, Wis.; Carl E. King, Watertown, Wis.

Registered Assistant Pharmacists.-Alvin H. Trester, Sheboygan, Wis.; William J. Wangard, Milwaukee, Wis.; Wallace P. Coleman, Milwaukee, Wis.; Abraham N. Shapiro, Milwaukee, Wis.; Russell W. Fitzgerald, Milwaukee, Wis.; James P. Hawley, Milwaukee, Wis.; Edwin H. Pergande, Milwaukee, Wis.; Herbert Sucher, Milwaukee, Wis.; Ernest D. Renard, Milwaukee, Wis.; Otto Jorges, Sauk City, Wis.; Thos. Flarity, Milwaukee, Wis.; Harry W. Tuft, Milwaukee, Wis.; Erwin Roerig, Milwaukee, Wis.; John H. Kitzinger, Seymour, Wis.; Edwin C. Rehfeldt, Seymour, Wis.; Earl B. Hall, Baraboo, Wis.; Frank J. Engels, Mineral Point, Wis.; Verne L. Darrow, Milwaukee, Wis.; Walter A. Genrich, Manitowoc, Wis.; Abraham, Felvarg, Milwaukee, Wis.; William G. Bartlett, New Glaurus, Wis.; Fred A. Quade, Turtle Lake, Wis. Leonard S. Toennessen, Milwaukee, Wis.; Harry W. Peters, Milwaukee, Wis.; Reuben T. Pember, Janesville, Wis.

A Registered Pharmacist certificate was granted to Elmer Rueckert without examination on the basis of his certificate issued by the Illinois Board of Pharmacy.

The next meeting of the Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy will be held in Madison, October 12-15, 1915.

NECROLOGY

Willette. Sidney Willette, Ph. G., died at his home in St. Louis, after an extended illness. Mr. Willette was in business at 4201 N. Eleventh street. He was

much interested in his work and was building up a fine trade. His classmates join other friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives.

Errant.-Judge Joseph W. Errant died on his ranch near Rialto, Cal., June 29, from a stroke of paralysis. He was well known to the drug trade on account of his long service, until recent years, as attorney for the N. A. R. D.

SIDNEY WILLETTE, PH. G.

rounding territory. He was born in Gettysburg, Pa., but removed with his parents to Missouri while a child. He was a surgeon in the Confederate Army. Dr. Bond was medical purveyor of Arkansas in 1863 and until the close of the war. He practiced medicine until 1872, when he entered the retail drug business at Little Rock. He was one of the founders of the Arkansas Ph. A. and, for twenty years, a member of the Board of Pharmacy, of which he was president for fifteen years. He was an active worker in the Methodist church. His father was a Methodist minister and a physician. Harris. Walter B. Harris, of Alton, Ill., died at Staunton, Ill., July 14. He was in charge of Herman G. Fritz' store while the proprietor was visiting the Pacific Coast. Mr. Harris was sixty-five years of age. He was at one time located in East St. Louis and more recently at Sneberg's Pharmacy, Alton, Ill.

DR. JOHN B. BOND, SR.

The funeral services were held at the Masonic Temple, East St. Louis.

Lengfeld. Dr. Abraham L. Lengfeld died at his

home in San Francisco, June 19. He located in that city in 1851. He was a graduate of Cooper Medical College and Leland Stanford, Jr., University Medical School.

In 1871, he opened a drug store, which is a prosperous place of business. For a time, he was professor of materia medica at the University of California School of Dentistry. He served a decennial period as vice-president of the U. S. P. C. He will be missed by those attending the 1915 meeting of the A. Ph. A. who made his acquaintance in San Francisco in 1889.

DR. ABRAHAM L. LENGFIELD

ST. LOUIS LOCALS

Pharmacy, at California and Chippewa. Thomas M. Matoushek, Ph. G., is in charge of Winkelmann & Sons' Pharmacy, at 3300 Meramec street.

H. F.WINKELMANN, PH. G.

St. Louis Chapter, W. O. N. A. R. D., at a recent meeting, had an interesting report from Mrs. Richard Kring, delegate to the Missouri Federation. The chapter contributed to the fund for erecting public drinking fountains in St. Louis. July 14, the chapter had an outing on the Steamer Alton.

The M. F. Maples Drug Co. is a new firm opening a store in the Wall Building, Vandeventer avenue and Olive street. Mr. Maples is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, class of 1896. He was for eight years on the road for the Meyer Brothers Drug Co.

S. Honigsberg, Ph. G. '15, is looking for a desirable situation. Classmates and others can communicate with him at 831 Chambers street.

Saint Louis Drug Club. Frank J. O'Neill, president; E. H. Kurtz, first vice-president; H. W. Eddy, first vice-president: A. J. Roemmich, secretary; Max Lippmann, treasurer; Albert Schwartz, assistant secretary. Executive Board-W. F. Kahre, Geo. R Gibson, M. Scherer, J. Horne, F. F. Singleton, Frank Klein, E. W. Rose.