From the foregoing considerations I would recommend that the company’s analyses of “40 per cent. Gluten Biscuit,” “40 per cent. Gluten Meal,” and “20 per cent. Gluten Meal” be accepted as correct. Before the Council can accept any of these products, the following steps should be taken:

The company on all its labels should correct the impression that “carbohydrates” and “starch” are synonymous terms.

The labels of all the preparations examined should be changed in accordance with the criticisms given above.

In all cases in which analytic data are given, it would be preferable to state only the minimum of protein and the maximum of carbohydrates.

The booklet, “Practical Suggestions About Diet in Diabetes,” should be radically changed along the lines noted above.—(From Reports of Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, 1916, p. 56.)

IODO-MANGAN OMITTED FROM N. N. R.

Report of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry

Iodo-Mangan, made by the Chemische Fabrik Helfenberg A. G., near Dresden, Germany, and sold in the United States by the Reinschild Chemical Company, New York, is a solution said to contain iron, manganese and iodin in combination with peptone. It is claimed to be a reconstructive tonic and blood-making adjuvant, with favorable action in affections of the glandular system. It was admitted to New and Non­official Remedies in 1907, before the Council had adopted the present Rule 10, which provides that no article shall be admitted to New and Non­official Remedies which, because of its unscientific composition, is useless or inimical to the best interests of the public or of the medical profession. In 1911 the Council considered the question whether or not this product was still eligible and decided in the end to retain it as probably having some merit. To determine if Iodo-Mangan was eligible for New and Non­official Remedies, 1917, the Reinschild Chemical Company was requested to send in the current advertising matter. As this advertising was not sent in and as apparently the product was not marketed at the present time, the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry voted to omit Iodo-Mangan from New and Non­official Remedies. At the same time the Reinschild Chemical Company was informed that the preparation might be submitted for reconsideration at any time.—(From Reports of Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, 1916, p. 64.)