78 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[July 22, 1871*. 
of threescore years and ten: and to every chemist and 
druggist who wishes to keep pace with the times (and 
who does not ?), we cordially recommend it. 
BOOK RECEIVED. 
Fourteenth Repoet of the Commissioners of Hee 
Majesty’s Inland Revenue on the Inland Revenue 
for the Years ended 31st March, 1870 and 1871. 
Units sntir <Uttcri.es. 
*** In order to facilitate reference , correspondents are 
requested to mark tlieir answers in each case with the title 
and number of the query referred to. 
No notice can be taken of anonymous communications. 
All queries or answers should be accompanied by the name 
and address of the tvriter. 
[274.]—SYR. VIOLAS.—Having repeatedly made 
this syrup according to the several published formula}, 
without getting it of that intense blue the wholesale 
maker does, I shall be glad if some of your correspon¬ 
dents will give a little information on the subject. One 
maker tells me violet flowers are 8s. per lb. Are there 
two kinds ? because I have never known them higher 
than 4s.—II. E. Godfeey, 45, Curzon Street. 
[275.]—GOLD INK FOR ORNAMENTAL 
"WRITING.— B. T. A. will feel obliged for a good 
formula. 
[263.]—DISPENSING PRICES.—There being forty 
doses, sufficient for fourteen days, the price should be 
that of a 20-oz. mixture. I had to dispense ^ oz. liquor 
arsenicalis a few days ago, 3 drops for a dose. I put a 
poison label upon the bottle, which resulted in my hav¬ 
ing to explain its meaning to the patient, who requested 
to “dilute it, as he didn’t want a case of accidental 
poisoning in his house.”—H. E. Godfrey. 
[*** Our correspondent should be aware that he was 
not compelled to put on a poison label in dispensing 
medicine of a poisonous nature. The course adopted 
might be regarded as a ruse to substitute a mixture for 
drops.— Ed. Pharm. Journ.] 
[266.]—SYRUPUS QUINriE ET MORPHI2E 
BROMIDI.—(Dr. B. W. Richardson’s): 
Bromide of Quinine, 1 grain. 
Bromide of Morphia, J- grain. 
Simple Syrup, 1 drachm. 
Arthur Wm. Postans. 
[271.] DISPENSING.— A. B. C. will find by first 
mixing the yolk of eggs with the water he will get the 
desired result.— Thomas W. Romans. 
[2/3.] PODOPH1LLUM PILLS.—In reply to the 
inquiry of your correspondent A. P. S. (No. 273) in yes¬ 
terday’s number of the Journal, I beg to hand the 
accompanying formula for podophyllum pills, which I 
have found to answer well:— 
Pulv. Myrrh as 9ij 
Sapo. Castil. 5iss 
Ext. Hyoscyami 9iiss 
Podophyllin Res. gr. xij. 
Misce et divide in pilulas xlviij. Each pill contains 
i gr. podophyllum.— Thos. Brewis. 
A. P. S. asks for a formula. The following is a very 
common one:— 
Resin of Podophyllin, £ gr. 
Extract of Henbane, 2 grs. 
To make on3 pill. One or two a dose. 
Arthur Wm. Postans. 
I find the following recipe makes very good podo¬ 
phyllum pills :— 
Resin of Podophyllum, £ grain. 
Comp. Pil. of Rhubarb, 2 grains (ij). 
Extract of Henbane, 1 grain. 
Mix. Make one pill.—T. P. B. 
Your correspondent A. P. S. may find either of th$; 
following formulae of use to him.—“ A. and B.” 
No. 1. Podophyll. Resin gr. iij 
Ext. Hyoscyami, 
„ Coloc. Comp., ana gr. xxiv. 
M. et divid. in pil. xii. 
No. 2. p> Podophyll. Resin gr. vj 
Ferri Sulph. Sicc., 
Ext. Hyoscyami, ana gr. xxiv. 
M. et divid. in pil. xij. 
CARBOLIC CERATE.—The following formula for 
this preparation is supplied to the American Journal of 
Pharmacy by Mr. Charles A. Boehme, of Michigan :—• 
if Adipis *x 
Cerae Albae ^v 
Terebinth. Can. |j 
Acid. Carbolic. 5 j. 
Melt the lard and wax together, add the fir balsam, and, 
when it begins to cool, stir in the carbolic acid. 
The addition of fir balsam to this preparation corrects 
the disagreeable odour of the acid, and renders it slightly 
adhesive, which is quite desirable when the compound is 
used as a dressing for burns, old sores, etc. 
SODA MINT.—Mr. Henry A. Borell writes to the 
American Journal of Pharmacy that “ Soda Mint,” much 
employed as an antacid and carminative for over-fecC 
infants and dyspeptics, was originally a favourite pre¬ 
scription of Dr. George Norris, of Philadelphia. His; 
formula was the following :— 
p, Sodm Bicarb. 5 SS 
Spt. Ammon. Aromat. 5 j 
Aqua} Mentha} Piperitae Oj. 
M. Dose, from a dessertspoonful or a tablespoonful for 
adults; from half to one teaspoonful for infants. 
TREATMENT OF POISONING BY CARBOLIC* 
ACID.—Mr. Charles Roberts, in a recent communica¬ 
tion to the British Medical Journal , expresses the opinion, 
that the administration of a mixture of olive oil and 
castor oil, which has been recommended in cases of poi¬ 
soning by carbolic acid, with the object of diluting and 
carrying off the acid by the bowels, is of doubtful bene¬ 
fit, as it causes the acid to pass over the fat-absorbing; 
surfaces of the small intestines. He considers it pro¬ 
bable that, as carbolic acid is little soluble in water, the 
speediest and most effectual way of removing it mecha¬ 
nically from the stomach would be to administer large 
quantities of warm water or mustard and water. As it 
is very soluble in glycerine, that substance, with water 
and sulphate of zinc, might be employed after the bulk 
of the poison has been removed by the former plan. As 
to the chemical neutralization of the acid, its affinity for 
albuminous compounds would point to eggs and finely- 
powdered raw meat as likely to be of service. If eggs 
were used, they should be very much diluted by being 
whipped up with milk or cold water. Milk is not. 
coagulated by carbolic acid, and therefore would not act 
as a neutralizer, but it would be a more suitable applica¬ 
tion than oil to the injured mucous membrane. 
The following journals have been received:—The ‘British 
Medical Journal,’ July 15; the ‘Medical Times and Gazette,’ 
July 15 ; the ‘Lancet,’ July 15 ; the ‘Medical Press and Cir¬ 
cular,’ July 19; ‘Nature,’ July 12; the ‘Chemical News/ 
July 15; ‘Gardeners’ Chronicle,’ July 15; the ‘Journal of 
the Society of Arts,’ July 15; the ‘ Grocer,’July 15; ‘Pro¬ 
duce Markets Review,’ July 15; the ‘English Mechanic,’ 
July 14; the ‘ American Journal of Pharmacy ’ for July; the 
‘New York Druggists’ Circular’ for July. 
