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Mr. Webb gives the following as "a correct formula," furnishing 

 a preparation containing one grain of terpin hydrate in each fluid 

 drachm : 



Terpin hydrate (1024 gr.), 2 oz., 149 gr. av 66 Gm. 



Alcohol (25 per cent, of finished elixir), 2 pints 960 C.c. 



(Heroin hydrochloride, or codeine phosphate, or bromo- 

 form, or chloroform, etc., q. s.) 

 Flavor, a few minims; glycerine, to make i gallon 3840 C.c. 



If the alcohol and the glycerine are previously warmed only one- 

 half of the amount of alcohol will be needed (12^/^ cer cent.). If 

 the alcohol is increased to 40 per cent, as much as four grains of 

 terpin hydrate to each fluid drachm may be employed. 



Any flavor desired may be employed. The following wall not 

 discolor the preparation and makes a more than ordinarily agreea- 

 ble combination: Oil of anise, terpeneless, 3 minims; oil of orange, 

 terpeneless, 5 minims; oil of lemon, terpeneless, 13 minims, to each 

 gallon of the elixir. 



GLYCERINE FOR SUGAR. 

 By N. A. Grauer, Richmond A. Ph. A. Meeting. 



A thing which every pharmacist wishes to do, is to manufacture 

 and dispense a preparation which will be permanent both in color 

 and constituents; and among the preparations of the U. S. P. VIII, 

 the Syrups of Hydriodic Acid, Ferrous Iodide, Hypophosphites and 

 Hypophosphites Compound, have been the subject of much investi- 

 gation and experiment. 



As at present prepared, they are not stable, and not only darken 

 in color with age, but unless made wath absolutely pure materials 

 they darken almost at once, consequently the adoption of satisfac- 

 tory formulas for these preparations wa)uld be a great step in ad- 

 vance. 



Owing to the dislike of many physicians in the vicinity of the 

 pharmacy where I am employed concerning the prescribing of 

 proprietary articles which are stable, and upon their suggestion, we 

 began an investigation of these syrups, and finally found, that by 

 the elimination of the sugar and the substitution of gylccrine for it 

 in the U. S. P. proportions, that the preparations so made were 

 stable and permanently clear, and we have been dispensing them 

 upon their prescriptions for the past three years to their entire 

 satisfaction. 



