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3. Wliicli is tlie most favourable time for cutting 
the poppy-lieads ? 
4. Does the yield of seed increase with the inci¬ 
sion?— Zeitsch. oestr. Apotheker- Vereines , July , 1871. 
FORMULARY OF ELIXIRS AND PREPARATIONS 
OF THE NEWARK PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIA¬ 
TION. 
A short time since we recorded the fact* that the 
Newark (New Jersey) Pharmaceutical Association had 
issued a formulary of elixirs and unofficinal preparations, 
by which they proposed to dispense all such compounds 
unless specially directed otherwise by the prescriber. 
The following- reprint of this formulary is taken from 
the Chicago Pharmacist. 
Wine of Beef and Iron .— 
Id Extracti Camis (Liebig’s) 1 oz. 
Ferri Citrat. 96 grs. 
Vim Nerici 16 oz. 
Syrupi 2 oz. 
Piment® (contus.) \ dr. 
Aqu® q. s. ft. 24 oz. 
Dissolve the extract of beef in 4 oz. of water and add 
the allspice; after standing ten hours add the wine and 
syrup, then the citrate of iron, previously dissolved in 
2 oz. water : filter. 
Each fluid ounce contains: fresh beef, 1 oz.; citrate 
of iron, 4 grains. Dose—one tablespoonful. 
Nutritive Wine. Liebig's Extract of Beef and Wine .— 
Prepared same as above, omitting the citrate of iron. 
Elixir Calisaya .— 
Id Cort. Cinchona) flav. k oz. 
„ „ (Calisaya) f oz. 
,, Aurantii J oz. 
Sem. Coriand. 2 dr. 
Cocci Cacti 1 dr. 
Spts. Vini Deod. 12 oz. 
Aqua) 10 oz. 
Glycerin® 5 oz. 
Syrupi 5 oz. 
Reduce the barks, etc., to a moderately fine powder, 
and pack firmly in a percolator; mix the deodorized 
spirits, water, glycerine and syrup, adding enough water 
to make two pints of percolate, to which add 20 grains 
of powdered tartaric acid, and after standing twenty-four 
hours, filter. 
Each fluid ounce contains: 16 grains cinchona bark. 
Elixir Pyrophosph. Iron and Quinine .— 
Ferri Pyrophosph. 160 grs. 
Quinia) Sulph. 10 grs. 
Spts. Vini Deod. 2| oz. 
Syrupi 3 oz. 
Aqu® 9£ oz. 
,, Flor. Aurantii 5 oz. 
Acid. Sulph. dil. q. s. 
Dissolve the pyrophosphate of iron in the water and 
add the syrup; then dissolve the quinine in the orange- 
flower water, with as little diluted sulphuric acid as pos¬ 
sible, and gradually mix them : filter. 
Each fluid ounce contains: pyrophosph. iron, 8 grains; 
sulph. quinine, ■§ grain. 
Elixir Quinine, Iron and Bismuth .— 
Id Elixir Ferri Pyrophosph. et Quini® 16 oz. 
Bismuth, Citra-Ammon. 128 grs. 
Dissolve. 
Each fluid ounce contains : 8 grains pyrophosph. iron; 
8 grains citrate of bismuth ; \ grain quinine. 
* Vol. I. p. 1034. 
Elixir Pyrophosph. Iron, Quinine and Strychnine .— 
V° Elixir Ferri Pyrophosph. et Quinia) 16 oz. 
Strychnia) 1 gr. 
Dissolve. 
Each fluid ounce contains: pyrophosph. iron, 8 grains; 
quinine, $ grain; strychnia, l-16th grain. 
Wine of Pepsin .— 
Id Pepsin (Hawley’s) 160 grs. 
Vini Xerici 16 oz. 
Acid. Mur. Dil. 1 dr. 
Triturate the pepsin with 4 oz. of wine mixed with 
acid. Pour this upon a filter, and pass the balance of 
the wine through it. 
Each fluid ounce contains : Hawley’s pepsin, 10 grs. 
Elixir Aromatic .— 
Id Cort. Aurantii 4 drs. 
Sem. Coriand. 2 drs. 
„ Angelica) 2^ drs. 
Cocci Cacti 1 dr. 
Spts. Vini Deod. 12 oz. 
Aqua) 10 oz. 
Glycerin® 5 oz. 
Syrupi 5 oz. 
Percolate 2 pints. 
A pleasant vehicle for administering nauseous reme¬ 
dies. 
Elixir Val.-Ammonia .— 
Id Ammonia) Valerianat. 96 gr. 
FI. Ext. Vanil., 
Tr. Cardam. Comp, aa \ oz. 
,, Xanthoxyl, 2 drs. 
Syr. Aurantii Cort. 6 drs. 
Aquae 4 oz. 
Dissolve the valerianate of ammonia in the water, and 
add the other ingredients, previously mixed. 
Two grains Val.-Ammon, to each drachm. 
Comp. Syrup of HypophospJutes and Iron .— 
Id Hypophos. Sod®, 
„ Calcis, 
„ Potass® aa 256 grs. 
„ Ferri 126 grs. 
Aqu® 12 oz. 
Sacch. Alb. 18 oz. 
Dissolve the hypophosphites in the water in a water 
bath, and filter. Add sufficient water to make up for the 
evaporation. Add sugar—and apply gentle heat to make 
syrup—21 oz. 
Each fluid ounce contains : hypophosphite of soda, lime 
and potash, 12 grains each; hypophosph. iron, 6 grains. 
Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites .— 
Same as above, omitting the iron. 
Chemical Food .— 
Id Parrish’s formula, omitting cochineal and 
muriatic acid. See U. S. D. 
Each teaspoonful contains 1 grain phosphate of iron, 
2 \ grains of lime and the other alkaline phosphates. 
Elixir Pepsin , Bismuth and Strychnine .— 
Id Pepsin (Hawley’s) 256 grs. 
Bismuth. Citrat. 64 grs. 
Strychni® 1 gr. 
Aq. Flor. Aurantii 6 oz. 
Spirit. Vini Deod. 2 oz. 
Aqu® 4 oz. 
Glycerin® (pur.) 2 oz. 
Syrupi 2 oz. 
Triturate the pepsin with the water and glycerine, and 
filter; dissolve the bismuth in 2 oz. orange-flower water, 
with a few drops of aqua ammonia); dissolve the etrych- 
