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ON  ELIXIR  OF  CALISAYA,  IRON  AND  BISMUTH. 
By  Robert  W.  Gardner. 
Editor  Journal  of  Pharmacy  : 
Dear  Sir, — As  an  unoflicinal  preparation,  known  as  "Elixir 
Calisaja,  Iron  and  Bismuth,"  has  acquired  considerable  reputa- 
tion, and  is  being  commonly  used  in  various  parts  of  the  country, 
and  having  seen  no  reliable  formula  published  in  any  of  our  lead- 
ing pharmaceutical  journals,  I  would  most  respectfully  submit 
my  process,  which  I  have  for  years  employed,  and  which  fur- 
nishes a  permanent  and  reliable  preparation,  containing  just 
proportions  of  each  active  ingredient,  free  from  any  disagreeable 
quality,  and  the  bismuth  of  which  does  not  conceive  such  an 
affection  for  the  bottom  of  the  bottle  that  it  fails  to  remain  in 
solution. 
Take  of  Pyrophosphate  of  Iron  scales,  one  troyounce, 
Citrate  Bismuth,  one  troyounce, 
Sulphate  Quinine,  twenty-four  grains, 
Citric  Acid,  eight  grains, 
Carbonate  Magnesia,  one  drachm, 
Sugar,  half  a  troyounce. 
Water  of  Ammonia,  sufficient. 
Oil  Orange,  best,  half  a  fluidrachm, 
Oil  Lemon,  fifteen  minims. 
Oil  Caraway,  five  minims, 
Oil  Nutmegs,  five  minims, 
Alcohol,  eight  fluidounces. 
Syrup,  twenty  fluidounces, 
Water,  sufficient. 
Bub  the  oils  with  the  sugar  and  magnesia,  gradually  adding 
one  pint  of  water,  and  filter.    Put  it  into  a  half-gallon  bottle 
and  add  the  syrup. 
Dissolve  the  pyrophosphate  iron  in  two'  fluidounces  water,  and 
add  to  the  mixture. 
Now  add  seven  fluidounces  of  alcohol. 
Put  the  quinine,  citric  acid,  one  fluidounce  of  w^ater,  and  the 
balance  (one  ounce)  of  the  alcohol  in  a  capsule  ;  heat  over  a  spirit 
lamp  until  dissolved,  and  mix  with  the  other  ingredients. 
