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Factitious Balsam of Peru

vigor to the system. The principal mineral Balsam of tolu, 1 pound; gum benzoin, 3 tonics are iron, zinc, copper, silver, arsenic, pounds; liquid storax, 1 ounce; sufficient bismuth, mercury, and the mineral acids. The rectified spirit. The gum benzoin in coarse principal vegetable tonics are cinchona or powder is dissolved in a little of the spirit, Peruvian bark, cinchonine, quinine, the vegebark, cinchonine, quinine, the vegeand then mixed up with the balsam of tolu table bitters, and some of the aromatics. Of and storax, adding as much spirit as is neces- the above, iron, bark, and its preparations, and sary to reduce it to a proper consistence. the aromatic bitters, are those generally em-