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to make 10 pills 



Mix the powders intimately, then incorporate sufficient water 

 to make a mass, and divide into ten pills. 



PiLULAE RhEI CoMPOSITAE 



Rhubarb, in No. 80 powder 1.3 Gms. 



Aloes, in fine powder 1.0 Gm. 



Myrrh, in fine powder 0.6 Gm.s 



Oil of Peppermint 0.05 mils (about 1 drop) 



Water, a sufficient quantity 



to make 10 pills 



Mix the Oil of Peppermint intimately with the powders, then 

 incorporate sufficient water to form a mass ; divide it into 10 pills. 



TROCHISCI— TROCHES 



These are disc-like masses of medicinal substances, consisting 

 chiefly of medical powders, sugar and mucilage, intended to be 

 slowly dissolved in the mouth. Powerful or disagreeable drugs 

 •should not be given in this manner, and it is needless to say that 

 they cannot be used in veterinary medicine. They may be manufac- 

 tured by massing or compression. In the former case the medi- 

 cine is combined with some mucilaginous substance with sufficient 

 water to make a mass, and then worked in a mortar to a mass. This 

 is rolled out and then cut with a lozenge cutter. 



By compression -. — The manufacture of troches by compression 

 differs from that of tablets only by the size of the mold. Five are 

 official : 



