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LIQUORES. 



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LIQUORES. 



Liquors arc aqueous solutions of non-volatile substances. (C/. Aquae.) They 

 may be made by simple solution of the substance in hot or cold water, or by chemical 

 action. 



Prepare the official Liquor Potassii Arsenitis (Fowler's Solution) as follows: 

 Boil i Gm. arsenic trioxide and 2. Gm. potassium bicarbonate with 10 Gm. distilled 

 water, in a tared flask, until solution is complete; then add enough distilled water to 

 make the solution weigh 97 Gm. ; then add 3 Gm. compound tincture of lavender, and 

 filter through paper. 



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Examine shelf samples of the following official Liquors: 



