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Syrup of Capsicum

Take of cayenne pepper in fine powder, 2 drachms; carbonate of magnesia, 1 drachm; sugar, in coarse powder, 14 ounces, troy. Rub the cayenne pepper first with the carbonate of mangnesia and sugar, and then with 1 fluid ounce of alcohol, and slowly pour in water until 6 fluid ounces have been added. The whole is then to be transferred to a proper 4665. Phillip's Syrup of Sesquichlor- filter; and when the liquor has ceased to pass, ide of Iron. Dissolve 286 grains sesquioxide pour on water until 9 fluid ounces of filtered of iron in 1200 grains hydrochloric acid and 2 liquor are obtained. To this add the remainounces water. Filter, and add 16 ounces simple syrup. Dose, a tea-spoonful. der of the sugar, and by a gentle heat form a pint of syrup. Made in this manner syrup of capiscum is a pungent yellowish-brown syrup, each tea-spoonful of which contains nearly 2 grains of cayenne pepper