January 21,1871.] THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
581 
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PROVINCIAL 
ASSOCIATIONS. 
BY JOSEPH INCE. 
Some misunderstanding seems to prevail in the 
minds of students relative to this matter; they fear 
that the introduction of foreign formulae in each as¬ 
sorted volume, may suggest eventually a catch ex¬ 
amination question, or prove a trap to snare. Let 
me then say precisely what is the intention of this 
second (Provincial) collection. Two-thirds of each 
compilation are filled with general recipes, the read¬ 
ing of which will facilitate the knowledge of auto¬ 
graph prescriptions—the remaining third consists on 
purpose of specimens of pharmacy other than En¬ 
glish—these serve as reference, or as things of lite¬ 
rary curiosity and may prevent a pharmacist from 
sinldng his existence in his immediate surroundings. 
During the past week the following collections have 
been forwarded. I. (10), II. (38), III. (9), A. W. 
Gerrard, Guy’s Hospital. From Preston a collection 
of twenty years by Tlios. Dawson has arrived. 
Amongst those received are some which seem to 
indicate a pharmacy differing from our own. 
I. 
It Extrait de Belladone, deux gros 
Unguent Napolitain, un gros 
Graise fraiche, une once 
Tinture de Benzoin, un gros. 
M. 
Dec. 3, 1868. G. M. 
Suppose the plan of direct teaching be adopted, 
then how tliis ordinary French ordonnance rises into 
importance! What is a gros? is Unguent Napoli¬ 
tain, correct ? is Graise the correct spelling ? how in 
French would you write Tr. Benzoin ? what, accord¬ 
ing to the Coclex is the composition of Ext. Bella¬ 
donna, Onguent Napolitain, and Teinture de Ben¬ 
zoin ? 
II. 
Donner a 1’enfant une cuilleree a bouche de la potion 
suivante de 4 en 4 heures. 
It Sel de Seignette, 30 grammes 
Eau de Laurier cerise, 4 grammes 
Sirop d’Ecorce d’orange, 30 grammes 
Eau pure, 150 grammes. 
Le 14 juin 1860. 
Victor de Meric. 
Make this also teach its own lesson—what is the 
correct English version of the directions which are 
as common as kora somni sumendus ? What is Sel 
de Seignette, and what are the respective English 
values of 30, 4, and 150 grammes ? Why does the 
prescriber say le 14 juin instead of June the four¬ 
teenth ? 
From America we get many pharmacal illustra¬ 
tions, some including very recent remedial agents, as 
for instance 
Sulpho-carbolate Zinc, 5ij 
Water, §iv 
M. Two tsaspoonfuls to a pint of water. 
Sig. for external use. 
Americax Pencil Prescription. 
It Ext. Monesice 5j 
„ Nucis Vomic. gr. iv. 
M. ft. pil. No. XX. 
Another. 
P. 01. Eri geronii *j 
S. Take twenty drops four times a day. 
D. W. C. 
A third. 
Tinct. Gelsemin, 5iij- 
S. Fifteen drops three times a day. 
Gillette. 
It Gelsemin, gr. iv 
Lupulin, gr. xxxij 
M. ft. chart. No. 16. 
Sig. Dose, 1 three times a day. Ray. 
Now let us ask, though we are all familiar with 
Ext. Monesise, what are 01. Erigeronii, Gelsemin 
and its Tincture ? 
German Prescription. 
It Tincturm Aurantiar. 
„ Chime Comp. 
„ MaPat. Ferri 
„ Gentianae 
„ CLamomi 
aa unc. semisse. 
M. D. Sig. mane et vesperi cochlear, capt. 
Jt Bromi Puri jij 
Kali Hydrobromici ^ss 
Liniment. Opodeldoc ^iv 
Misce, fiat lege artis linimentum consistentiae Balsami 
Opodeldoc. Detur ad vitr. epist. vitreo bene claus. 
S. Bromine Liniment. 
Sept. 19, 1855. Dr. Oscar Prieger. 
This leads me once more to offer a needful expla¬ 
nation. The arranged Prescription-books when com¬ 
pleted are designed to answer two purposes : the first 
—the essential one, to present a number of varied 
formulae sufficient as far as one volume is concerned, 
to render a certain familiarity with medical instruc¬ 
tions possible. One book cannot suffice, but it may 
form the commencement of a more extended series to 
be extended indefinitely hereafter by individual ex¬ 
ertion ; still this single folio will be manifestly better 
than none, while want of variety will, it is hoped, 
not be amongst the number of its defects. Here are 
a few examples in illustration:—the contractions 
often incorrect are copied from the originals. 
ft Lupulin gr. iv 
Pulv. Camphorae gr. x 
Gelsemin gr. xxiij. 
M. ft. chart. No. 20. Sig. Dose, 1 three times a day. 
It Syrupi Wahoo 5ss 
,, Pini Palustris giiiss 
Brom. Ammo. 5ij 
Mur. Ammo. 5ss 
Chlorate Potass. 5ss. 
M. S. A. Sig. One teaspoonful as required. 
3.30.69. Dr. Hildreth. 
It Podophyllin gr. iij 
Ext. Colchic. Rad. Acet. gr. ij 
,, Hyoscyami gr. v. 
M. ft. Fills No. 8. Sig. Take j every 
until bowels act freely. 
three hours. 
Ray. 
Not the least curious are the Pencil Prescriptions 
mostly written on the druggist’s counter: these are 
retained by the pharmacist invariably, as also many 
others. 
Third Series, No. 30. 
It Atropke Sulph. Neutral, gr. ij 
Aquae Destill. §ss. 
M. S, A. Sig. Eye Drops. 
4.3.69. Dr. Hildreth. 
