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Solution of Citrate of Iron

Dilute 1 pint of solution of tersulphate of iron with 2 pints distilled water; precipitate with water of ammonia in slight excess, constantly stirring. Transfer the precipitate to a muslin strainer, and wash it with water rate until the whole forms a fine powder, until the washings are nearly tasteless. Drain which must be preserved in well-stoppered it, and put half of it in a porcelain capsule on bottles.

From 1 to 3 table-spoonfuls, mixed a water-bath heated to 150° Fahr., add 54 in a tumbler of water, furnishes an effervescing draught, in which the undissolved portion is so nicely suspended that it can be taken without inconvenience. 4811. Effervescing Citrate of Magnesia. Take of crystallized citric acid, 20 grains; carbonate of magnesia, 14 grains; mix in a tumbler of cold water and drink the mixture whilst effervescing.