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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[April 8,1871. 
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[186.]—BAKING POWDER.— 
Sod* Bicarb. 16 oz. 
Acid Tart. Exsicc. 8 oz. 
Rice Flour, 12 oz. 
The acidity naturally present in a mixture of flour and water 
renders a larger proportion of tartaric unnecessary.—T. S. 
[191.]—SOLVENT FOR WHITE SHELLAC.—Per¬ 
haps your correspondent is not aware that, unless white 
shellac is dissolved within a fortnight of its preparation, it 
is not worth 6d. per ton ; but within that period it is easily 
soluble in naphtha or finish.— Charles B. Allen. 
[*,* White shellac is usually kept in water, by which means 
its capability of being dissolved is preserved. This property 
is very soon lost upon exposure to the air.— Ed. Phabm. 
J OUBX.] 
[192.]—OXYGEN GAS PURE FOR INHALATION. 
—Take a bottle furnished with a tube and funnel, and put 
into it a mixture composed of equal parts of lead peroxide 
and barium peroxide, then add some weak nitric acid: the 
reaction takes place immediately, the effervescence is per¬ 
formed quietly and the oxygen liberated.— Samuel Eliott, 
Jun. 
[193.]—LIQUOR OPII SEDATIVUS.—I send the fol¬ 
lowing formula, given by Mr. Cooley:—Dissolve ^hj of hard 
extract of opium (prepared by percolation with temperate 
water) in ^xxx of boiling distilled water, and adding to the 
cold and filtered solution Wj of rectified spirit, and water to 
make up exactly Oij.— Herbarius. 
[205.]—COD-LIVER OIL AND QUININE.—Methods 
of dissolving quinine and many other alkaloids and metallic 
oxides in cod-liver and other oils were described by Professor 
Attfield in the Pharmaceutical Journal, 2nd Ser. Vol. IV. 
p. 388. Some time afterwards Mr. Daniel Hanbury stated at 
an evening meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society that he 
had found the method answer well for cod-liver oil and qui¬ 
nine.— Ed. Pharm. Journ. 
[210.]—COD-LIVER OIL JELLY.—The following for¬ 
mula has been published for this preparation :— 
01. Morrhuae 
. 75-00 parts. 
Sacch. Alb. . 
. 14-88 
Acid. Citric. . 
. 0-60 
Gelatin . . 
. 2-76 
yy 
Aqua? . . . 
. 6-56 
yy 
01. Essent. . 
. 0-20 
yy 
100-00 
[211.]—HORTICULTURAL INK.—I have tried receipt 
in Beasley, headed “ Ink for writing on Steel or Tin Plate or 
Sheet Zinc,” on zinc, and find it answer perfectly if the labels 
are well cleaned before and baked after writing. —Thomas 
Stokoe. _ 
GLYCERINE BALSAM. 
This is designed to whiten and soften the skin, remove 
roughness, chaps, chilblains, and irritations from common 
causes. 
Take White Wax (pure), 1 oz. 
Spermaceti, 2 oz. 
Oil of Almonds, 9 oz. 
Melt together by a moderate heat in a glazed earthenware 
vessel, and add— 
Glycerine (best), 3 oz. 
Balsam of Peru, £ oz. 
The mixture is to be stirred until nearly cold, and then poured 
into pots. [Instead of balsam of Peru, 12 or 15 drops of 
otto of rose may be employed.]— Druggists’ Circular. 
ALMOND BALLS. 
1. Take of Spermaceti, 2 oz. 
White Wax (pure), 4 oz. 
Oil of Almonds, ^ pint. 
Melt them together in an earthenware pot by the heat of a 
water-bath, and, when the mixture has cooled a little, add— 
Essential Oil of Almonds, 1 drm. 
Expressed Oil of Mace, 1^ drm. 
Stir the mixture constantly until it begins to cool, then peur 
it into slightly-warmed moulds, which may be ounce gallipots 
or egg-cups with smooth bottoms. This will form hemisphe¬ 
rical cakes. 
2. Take of Hard Clarified Suet, 14 oz. 
White Wax, 2 oz. 
Melt, and add— 
Essential Oil of Almonds, 1 drm. 
Oil of Cloves (or Pimento), ^ drm. 
and proceed as in No. 1. Cheaper and inferior to the first. 
Rub it into the skin. [They may be coloured by adding the- 
colouring material while the whole is in a fluid state.]—- 
Druggists’ Circular. 
CAMPHOR BALSAM. 
1. Take of Spermaceti, 2 oz. 
Olive Oil, ^ pint. 
Dissolve by a gentle heat, and add— 
Camphor (cut small), 1 oz. 
Stir the mixture until nearly cold, and then put into shorty 
wide-mouthed bottles, which should be kept well corked. 
2. Take of Curd Soap, 1 oz. 
Water, oz. 
Dissolve by heat, and stir in of 
Camphor, ^ oz. 
previously dissolved in 
Olive Oil (hot), 3 oz. 
When the whole is thoroughly combined and cold, add—• 
Oil of Origanum, £ oz. 
Strongest Solution of Ammonia, ^ oz. 
Alcohol, 1-| oz. 
and proceed as in No. 1. [These are stimulant and anodyne. 
The first may be used to prevent chapping of the skin, re¬ 
move chilblains, and to stimulate the growth of the hair. 
The second is better for frictions in lumbago, rheumatic 
pains, etc.]— Druggists’ Circular. 
BALSAM OF HONEY. 
Take Fine Pale Honey, 4 oz. 
Glycerine, 1 oz. 
Mix by a gentle heat ; when cold add— 
Alcohol, 1 oz. 
Essence of Ambergris, 6 drops. 
Citric Acid, 3 drms.- 
This is intended to remove discolorations and freckles, as well 
as to improve the general appearance of the skin.— Druggists 7 
Circular. 
CALENDULA JELLY.— Homeopathic. 
Take of Starch in powder, 70 grains. 
Glycerine, 1 fluid ounce. 
Mix the powdered starch with the glycerine, and gradually 
heat the mixture to about 240° F., constantly stirring, and 
when cold add— 
Saturated tincture of marigold flowers, 1 fluid drachm. 
Tincture of Cochineal, 
Oil of Rose, q. s. to colour, and perfume .—Pharmacist 
CALENDULA CERATE. 
Take of Marigold flowers, bruised, 1 part. 
Place into a porcelain dish and add boiling water, 2 parts- 
Let it digest for several hours, and add butter, fresh, 6 parts.- 
Apply heat until all the water is dispersed, and strain through 
linen cloth with pressure. 
Although the above is an authoritative formula for prepar¬ 
ing this innocent external remedy, it will not, if prepared by 
this process, receive the endorsement of the disciples of Hah¬ 
nemann, with whom it is a prominent remedy “for all the ills 
I that flesh is heir to,” for want of the characteristic yellow 
