“To understand the value of Colalin in intestinal disorders it is necessary to bear in mind the important functions of the bile in the intestinal canal, namely, its participation in the digestion of fats, its antitoxic action, and its influence upon the peristalsis.” “... through its antiseptic influence inhibits the production of toxins in the intestines.” The referee believes that there is no satisfactory evidence that bile or bile salts can inhibit the production of toxins in that part of the intestine--the colon--in which they are commonly produced.--(_From Reports of Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, 1918, p. 52._) FORAL Report of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry The following report on Foral, a depilatory preparation, has been authorized for publication by the Council. W. A. Puckner, Secretary. Foral is sold by the Foral Products Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., as an “antiseptic depilatory” with the special claim for its use for the removal of hair prior to surgical operation or the dressing of wounds. In addition to claims made for its hair dissolving action, it is asserted that, in removing the hair from an open wound, Foral acts as “an antiseptic, which guarantees against any infection.” It is also claimed that, though hair will return after its use, “by proper use it will diminish the growth of hair and cause the hair to grow much slower, and unlike the razor, the hair will not return coarser and thicker.” We are informed by the Foral Products Company that their preparation is used in many hospitals and that “... one and all are well pleased and a great satisfaction to do away with the old style razor ...” Foral is stated to be made according to the following formula: _To manufacture seventy-five pounds of FORAL_ Starch 35 pounds Barium-Sulphide 20 pounds Zinc-Oxide 10 pounds Calcium-Carbonated-Precip. 10 pounds Potassium-Permanganate 10 grams Menthol-Crystallized 10 grams Carbolic-Acid 1/2 ounce Lilac or Citronel oil 3 ounces The four above chemicals are going to a heating process before mixing or sifting. In consideration of the preceding, the Council declared Foral inadmissible to New and Nonofficial Remedies for conflict with its rules, thus: 1. Foral is an unessential and irrational modification of an established article. While its manufacturer states that Foral has been on the market for eighteen years, the following depilatory formula appears in a book published thirty-five years ago (A practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin, Louis A. Duhring, Ed. 3, 1883) and is to be found in most books on dermatology: Barium Sulphid 2 drams Zinc oxid 3 drams Starch 3 drams