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students, we are convinced, will be at the pains of deciphering 
the intention of the different ingredients by their aid, and we 
are certain that none who have attentively read the author’s 
previous instructions, will require it. 
The second volume of the Pharmacologia is devoted to an 
alphabetical list of the articles of the Materia Medica with a 
condensed account of their properties and uses; it contains a 
great deal of useful information in a small space, but we regret 
that, under the head Chemical Composition, Dr. Paris has not 
spoken more at length of the theory of the Pharmacopeia pro- 
cesses ; if he had briefly explained these, he would have added 
much to the value of his work, as far as the student is concerned, 
and have contributed no unacceptable information to the majority 
ofhis professional brethren. ‘The space which we have devoted 
to the first volume forbids our entering into the details of the 
second, more especially as they are principally of an abstract 
and purely practical nature ; we shall, however, for the amuse- 
ment and information of our readers, select from it a few of the 
recipes for celebrated quack medicines, the principal of which 
Dr. Paris has been at the pains of examining, and has boldly 
published the formule for their preparation. 
Anderson's Pills—Aloes, jalap, oil of aniseed. 
Aromatic Lozenges of Stecl.—Sulphate of iron, and tincture of cantharides ! 
Pectoral Balsam of Honey.—Tincture of benzoin ! 
Barclay’s Antibilious Pills —Extract of colocynth, 2 drachms , extract of 
jalap, 1 drachm ; almond soap, t drachm and a half; guaiacum,,3 drachms ; 
tartarized antimony, 8 grains ; essential oils of juniper, caraway, and rose- 
mary, of each 4 drops, formed into a mass with syrup of buckthorn, and 
divided into 64 pills. 
Bates’s Anodyne Balsam.—1 part of tincture of opium, 2 parts of opodeldoc. 
Black Drop.—Take half a pound of opium sliced, three pints of good 
verjuice, 1 ounce and a half of nutmegs, and half an ounce of saffron ; boil 
them to a proper thickness, then add a quarter of a pound of sugar, and 
two spoonfuls of yeast ; set the whole in a warm place near the fire for six 
or eight weeks, then placeit in the open air until it becomes a syrup 3, 
lastly, decant, filter, and bottle it up. One drop is considered equal to three 
of the tincture of opium of the pharmacopoeia. 
Brodum’s Nervous Cordial consists of the tinctures of gentian, calumba, 
cardamom, and bark, with the compound spirit of lavender and wine of 
iron. 
Chelsea Pensioner, a cure for rheumatism.—Powdered guaiacum, 1 dr. ; 
rhubarb, 2 drachms ; cream of tartar, 1 ounce ; flowers of sulphur, 2 oz. ; 
lnutmeg finely powdered ; make into an electuary, with one pound of 
clarified honey ; two large spoonfuls to be taken night and morning. 
~ Ching’s Worm Lozenges.—Chiefly calomel and jalap. 
Colley’s Depilatory.—Quicklime and sulphuret of potass. (We suspect 
orpiment in this compound.) 
* Daffy’s Elixir—Compound tincture of senna of the Edinburgh Pharma- 
copoeia,sweetened with treacle, and flavoured with aniseed and elecampane 
root. Dicey’s Daffy, and Swinton’s Daffy differ little from each other. 
Dalby’s Carminative.—Magnesia, 40 grains ; oil of peppermint, 1 drop ; 
of nutmeg, 2 drops ; ofaniseed, 3 drops; tincture of castor, 30 drops ; of 
assafetida, 15 drops ; of opium,5 drops ; spirit of pennyroyal, 15 drops ; 
compound tincture of cardamoms, 30 drops ; Peeper wanes © ounces. 
Essence of Coltsfoot.—This preparation (says Dr. Paris), consists of equal 
arts of the balsam of Tolu, and the compound tincture of benzoin, to which 
is added double the quantity of rectified spirit of wine; and this, forsooth, 
