258 VI. METALS— Salts. 



rendering them diseased: in some salivation was produced, in 

 others inflammation, in ail debility. 



Venetian sublimate, Dutch stiblimate. Green vitriol cal- 

 cined red 4001b., nitre and common salt ana 2001b., quicksilver 

 2801b., residuum of a preceding operation, or of aquafortis, 501b., 

 impure corrosive sublimate of a preceding operation 201b. ; 

 moisten with a portion of the acid that distilled over in a former 

 process, and sublime. 



Solution of corrosive sublimate, ^or testing. Corr. subl. 

 3ij, distilled water 3x, dissolve, and keep in the dark. Used to 

 discover albumen, and also lime and ammonia. 



Sal alembroth, Sal sapientim. Corrosive sublimate, sal 

 ammoniac ana p. seq., water q. s. to dissolve them ; evaporate 

 and crystallize, 



Protonitrate of quicksilver. Quicks. 1 oz. dissolve in 

 nitric acid diluted five times its weight of water; dry the crystals 

 between filtering paper, redissolve in water, and keep a globule of 

 quik at the bottom of the bottle : a test for ammonia, muriatic 

 acid, phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid, gold, and platinum. 



Prussiate of quicksilver, Cyanure de mercure. Red preci- 

 pitate 1 oz., Prussian blue 2 oz., distilled water, 6 oz. ; boil for 

 half an hour, filter, pour on fresh water, boil, and filter ; mix the 

 two solutions, evaporate and crystallize : antisyphilitic, 3J, taken 

 in distilled water. 



lead. 



Sugar of lead. Lead saccharum, Saccharum Saturni, Cerussa 

 acetatUf Acetis plumbic Plumbi acetas, Superacetas plumbi. Fine 

 white lead lib., distilled vinegar I2lb. ; boil, filter, evaporate to 

 50 deg. Baume, and crystallize: the manufacturers use litharge, 

 and the Dutch use distilled cider vinegar, as the least oily ; 

 internally, gr. iij — vij, as a specific in hooping cough ; and also 

 in visceral hemorrhages, in which cases it is combined with 

 opium. Dose in this latter case is gr. ss. to gr. jss. made into a 

 pill with gr. ss. of opium and crumb of bread. Externally, 

 gr. iij to water 5J, as an eye-water; 5j to water jv, as a strong 

 lotion, or 3X for a weak: 12 oz. given to a horse was slightly 

 diuretic, without any inconvenience. — Officinal preparation, Cera- 

 tum plumbi acetatis, L, E, D. Acidum acetosum forte, E. 

 Solutio acetatis zinci, E, 



2. Purified pyroligneous acid at 80 deg. Baume 65lb., litharge 

 581b., water q. s. produces 75lb. of fine saccharum ; the mother 

 water retains 251b., and may be used for another operation with 

 advantage. Contains 14 protox. of lead, 6'9^ acid, and 3*375 

 water ; equiv. 23*635. 



Goulard's extractum Saturni, Aqua lithargyri acetati, 



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