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SEA-WEED WINE. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
Sir,—I beg to call your attention to a remedy which was suggested to me by 
the ‘ Gazette Ilebdomadaire de Paris’ in the spring of last year,—namely, u Sea¬ 
weed wine,” stated to be far preferable to all preparations of iodine, and per¬ 
fectly safe in its administration in that large and oftentimes unmanageable class 
of cases understood by the term “ scrofula.” For years past, I have found that 
if I could get patients with hip disease, disease of the vertebrse (Pott’s disease), 
scrofulous disease of the knee and other joints, to eat oysters, and especially in 
any quantity, that they rapidly recovered. I therefore anticipated the results 
spoken of in the paper alluded to, and asked Messrs. J. Bell and Co., of Oxford 
Street, to make some “ sea-weed wine.” This they kindly did ; and I and my col¬ 
league Mr. Naylor, have now used it largely, both in private and public, in the 
Cripples’ Nursery and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, with a success that has 
surpassed our expectations, evidenced by a rapid improvement in health, arrest 
of disease in that most formidable affection disease of the hip, and other bones 
and joints, in children. I have, therefore, thought it my duty to forward to 
you these particulars. Should you think them worthy of publication, they are 
at your service. 
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 
K. W. Tamplin. 
January 23, 1865. 
PURIFIED OIL OF BITTER ALMONDS. 
TO THE EDITORS OF TIIE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
Sir,—At the last meeting for discussion at the Pharmaceutical Society, it was 
stated in reference to the Essential Oil of Almonds freed from Prussic Acid, that 
the article lost its flavouring properties by the processes used. 
As large manufacturers of the Pure Oil, and having been much interested in 
it for many years, we trust you will allow us a small space in your valuable 
Journal to assert that by our process the Oil is not at all deteriorated in quality. 
We always use the essence made from our Oil at our private houses, and 
therefore can speak practically upon it, and we have now in our counting-house 
the specimen sent to the Exhibition of 18G2, which, although exposed to light 
and air, is as free from Prussic Acid as when first made, and has neither crystal¬ 
lized nor lost its flavour. 
We remain, Sir, yours obediently, 
Preston and Sons. 
8S, Leadenhall Street , London, Jan. 20Pi, 1865. 
POISON BOTTLES. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
Sir,—Perhaps the following plan for distinguishing bottles containing poison¬ 
ous liquids, kept on the same shelf with others containing innocuous prepara¬ 
tions, may find favour with those who, like myself, are unwilling to discard 
old friends, with no mysterious preteosions, for new ones, whose stability of 
character may be questionable. 
I have found the plan answer very well, and as every one can make his own 
safety bottle, it were a pity that any chance of giving Tr. Opii for Tr. Rhei in 
the ordinary way of sale, should remain. 
