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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. [January 21 ,1871. 
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[129.]—TALCA GUM is a variety of acacia gum. It 
consists of the siftings left from the finer sorts.—J. C. 
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[57.]—FLORIDA WATER.—As no other correspondent 
seems to have furnished “Nemo” (Sudbury) with a recipe 
for preparing Florida water, I send you the following from an 
American source:— 
R. 01. Lavandula?, 
01. Bergamot, 
01. Limonis, of each 2 drachms 
Tinctur® Curcuma;, 
01 . Neroli, each 1 drachm 
01. Melliss®, 30 drops 
01. Rosa;, 10 drops 
Alcohol, 2 pints. Lector. 
[94] and [lll.]-YLANG YLANG.—The essence of 
Ihlang-Ihlang is distilled from the flowers of the Unona odo - 
ratissima, a large tree which grows in the Philippine Islands, 
the Straits of Malacca, and the Indian Archipelago. Ihlang- 
Ihlang (improperly spelt Ylang-Ylang by the Spanish resi¬ 
dents) is the native Tagal name this tree bears in the Philip¬ 
pine Islands. The Malays call it ICanonga, and it is found 
described under that name in the works of Rumphius, an 
eminent botanist of the seventeenth century, who says that 
the smell of the flowers is so powerful that it scents the air 
for miles around. The flowers are flosculent and drooping, 
and of a greenish-yellow colour. They were first distilled by 
a chemist at Manilla, and yielded an essence of an exquisite 
odour, somewhat partaking of the jasmin and lilac, but still 
having a flavour sui generis. This essence is now largely 
manufactured, and used by the leading perfumers either pure 
or in compounds. It is made principally at Manilla and 
Singapore. The former is the finest, and costs when pure 
about £2 per ounce.—E. Rimmel. 
[123.]—ARNICA CERATE.—The British Homoeopathic 
Pharmacopoeia gives the following:— 
Spermaceti, 3 oz. 
White Wax, 6 oz. 
Olive Oil, 14 fl. oz. 
Add 1 drachm of medicated tincture to every 9 drachms of 
cerate and stir briskly until cold.—T. W. Romans, Wakefield, 
January 14 th, 1871. 
[125.]—SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY". — “ Stranger ” will 
have his wants supplied by the Educational Reading-room 
of the South Kensington Museum; open on Monday, Tuesday 
and Saturday from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m.— Delta. 
[128.]—AMANDINE. 
R. 01. Amygdal. Dulc. Hiij 
Syrup. Simplicis 3 ] j 
Sapon. Mollis Alb. ^ss 
01. Lavand. Ang., 
„ Bergam. Opt., ana *ss 
_ , » Caryoph. 3ij 
Rub the syrup and soap together in a perfectly clean mortar 
until the mixture is homogeneous. Mix the perfume with the 
oil and add very gradually, stirring briskly until thoroughly 
incorporated. 
The following recipe will be found easier to make and much 
more efficacious for the purpose intended:— 
R. Mel. Ang. Opt. £iv 
Ovi Vitell. No. ij 
Pulv. Iridis ^iss 
01. Amygdal. Dulc. oiv 
Otto Rosae gtt. xij. 
Mix the first three ingredients until they are a perfectly 
smooth paste, and add the oil (first mixed with the otto) 
slowly until the whole is combined.—H. A. Williamson. 
[130.]—GERMAN YEAST.—Place ordinary beer yeast 
in a close canvas bag, and gently and gradually squeeze out 
the moisture in a screw-press until the remaining matter 
acquires the consistence of clay or soft cheese. In this stato 
it must be preserved in close vessels or wrapped in waxed 
cloths.—M. N. 
[131.]—MOUTH WASH. 
R. Rad. Krameri®, 
Gum. Myrrh. Opt., ana 51] 
Caryophylli Olei 5i 
Sp. Yini Rect. Oij 
Macerate fourteen days and filter.—H. A. Williamson. 
[133.]—CAMPHOR CAKE. 
R. Gum. Camphor® ^ss 
Cer® Alb®, 
Cetacei, ana 5j 
01. Amygdal. Dulc. 
Dissolve the camphor in the oil previously warmed. Melt 
the wax and spermaceti in a water-bath; stir the whole to¬ 
gether until nearly cold and pour into moulds. 
H. A. Williamson. 
In answer to “ 1lusticus ” we give the following formula? 
from the New York Druggists’ Circular for the present 
month:— 
(1.) Take of Spermaceti, 
White Wax (pure), each 2 oz. 
Almond or Olive Oil, ^pint. 
Melt them together by a gentle heat and add—• 
Camphor, cut small, 1 oz. 
Stir the mixture until it is dissolved and then pour it into 
slightly-warmed moulds, which may be ounce gallipots or 
egg-cups with smooth bottoms. Hemispherical cakes will 
thus be formed. 
(2.) Take of Clarified Suet, 1 lb. 
Spermaceti, 3 oz. 
White Wax, 2 oz. 
Camphor, 1 oz. 
Stir the mixture until it is dissolved and pour it into moulds- 
as in the preceding. 
Whiteness is a recommendation to camphor balls, therefore- 
;he materials used should be as free from colour as possible- 
They may be perfumed according to fancy. 
[137.]—HAIR DYE.—I should be glad to be informed of 
a good recipe for hair-dye, or if some one will say what is- 
used instead of ammon. hydrosulph. as application No. 1- 
—H. 
[138.]—SYR. FERRI ET CALCIS SUPERPHOSPH- 
—Will any of the readers of the Journal oblige me with the- 
formula for syr. ferri et calcis superphosph. ?— Iodi. 
[* # * See Mr. Gale’s paper on the “ Syrup of Superphos¬ 
phate of Iron,” etc., Puaem. Jotjbn., 2nd ser. Yol. I. p. 497- 
—Ed. Ph. Journ.] 
[139.]—SP. AMMONITE AROMATICUS.—I have somc- 
sp. ammon., B. P., received in September from a wholesale 
house in town, two Winchesters of which were not touched: 
until this w T eek. On the sides of each are deposited some- 
very pretty crystals about the size of oxalic acid, I suppose 
owing to the severe cold. I shall be glad to hear if any other 
of your readers have observed the same in their sp. amm. ar- 
B. P., and if it is reduced in strength below the Pharma¬ 
copoeia standard.— Iodi. 
[* # * The ci-ystals were probably carbonate of ammonia, 
and would redissolve on shaking and rise of temperature. 
Ed. Ph. Journ.] 
[140.]—CHLORAL H YE RATE LOZENGES.—“ A 
Bookworm ” would be glad to receive a formula for making 
chloral hydrate lozenges. 
[141.]—SP. CHLORAL HYDRATE.—“ A Bookworm 
also asks for a formula for sp. chloral hydrate. 
