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This is pre- fluid ounce diluted alcohol, and let it stand pared by the same formula as Professor Par- for 24 hours. Then transfer it to a conical rish's (see No. 4644), omitting the cochineal percolator, and gradually pour upon it diluted, and muriatic acid, and with this modification alcohol until 1 pint of tincture has passed. was adopted, as well as the two following Evaporate this by means of a water-bath to receipts, by the Newark Pharmaceutical Association. 6 fluid ounces, add 10 fluid ounces warm water, and, having rubbed it thoroughly with 45 grains carbonate of magnesia, in a mortar, 4646. Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites and Iron. Dissolve 256 grains filter, and add sufficient warm water through each of the hypophosphites of soda, lime, and the filter to make the filtrate measure 1 pint; potassa, and 126 grains hypophosphite of then add 29 troy ounces sugar, and dissolve it iron, in 12 ounces water, by means of a with the aid of a gentle heat, and, having water-bath. Filter, and add sufficient water to make up for the evaporation. Add 18 ounces sugar by gentle heat, to make 21 fluid ounces syrup. Each fluid ounce contains 12 grains each of the hypophosphites of soda, lime, and potassa, and 6 grains hypophosphite of iron. (Newark P. A.) strained the hot syrup, add sufficient warm water, through the strainer, to make it measure 2 pints when cold.

The same advantages are claimed for a syrup made in the following manner:- To 2 fluid ounces of the fluid extract made by repercolation, add 2 fluid ounces water and

4647. Compound Syrup of Hypo- heat the mixture to the boiling point; then phosphites. Prepared by the same formula add 12 fluid ounces water, filter, and pour as the last, omitting the iron. (Newark sufficient water through the filter to make the P. A.) liquid measure 1 pint; in this dissolve 28 troy ounces sugar with the aid of heat, and strain through muslin. Both preparations will be perfectly clear, beautiful, and identical in strength and appearance, the latter possessing the natural odor and taste of ipecacuanha in an eminent degree.

4648. Aitken's Syrup of Iron, Quinia, and Strychnia. Dissolve 5 drachms sulphate of iron in 1 ounce of boiling water, and 1 ounce phosphate of soda in 2 ounces of the same. Mix the solutions and wash the precipitates on strainers until the washings are tasteless; dissolve 192 grains sulphate of 4652. Compound Syrup of Squills. quinia with sufficient sulphuric acid in 2 ounces of water, precipitate the clear solution by a very slight excess of water of ammonia, col- Take 4 troy ounces squill in No. 30 powder, and the same of seneka in No. 50 powder, mix them together, moisten with 1/2 pint dilect and carefully wash it. Dissolve both luted alcohol, and allow it to stand for an precipitates, and also 6 grains strychnia, in 14 hour. Then transfer it to a conical percolaounces dilute phosphoric acid, then add 14 tor and pour diluted alcohol upon it until 3 ounces white sugar, and dissolve the whole pints of tincture have passed. Boil this for without heat. This syrup contains about one a few minutes, evaporate it by means of a wagrain of phosphate of strychnia in each ter-bath to 1 pint, add 6 fluid ounces of boildrachm. The dose might therefore be about ing water, rub the liquid with 1 troy ounce a tea-spoonful 3 times a day. It is perfectly carbonate of mangnesia in a mortar till thormiscible with water, has a strongly styptic oughly mixed, filter, and add through the filand chalybeate taste, and an after-taste of ter sufficient warm water to make the filtrate quinia. It is employed mainly as a prepara- measure 22 fluid ounces. Dissolve 42 troy tive to the use of cod-liver oil, and in certain ounces sugar in the filtered liquid, and, cases as a concomitant to this food substitute having heated the solution to the boiling in scrofulous diseases, in cases of delicate point, strain it while hot. Then dissolve 48 children, with equal parts of the phosphatic grains tartrate of antimony and potassa in the syrup known as chemical food.