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PHAEMACY  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 
CASTOR  OIL  AND  GLYCERIN  POMATUM. 
By  the  Editor. 
A  correspondent  says  :  "  You  would  oblige  the  pharmaceutists 
of  Philadelphia  by  giving  a  formula  for  castor  oil  and  glycerin 
pomade,  so  that  every  one  can  make  it,  in  your  next  number." 
The  Editor  is  disposed  to  comply  with  this  request,  though  he 
thinks  there  are  many  of  his  readers  who  have  recipes  as  good, 
or  perhaps  better  than  the  one  he  now  communicates  : 
Castor  Oil  and  Crlycerin  Pomatum, 
Take  of  White  Wax,  an  ounce  and  a  half, 
Glycerin,  pure,  two  fluidounces, 
Castor  Oil,  twelve  ounces. 
Oil  of  Lemon,  five  drachms, 
Oil  of  Bergamot,  two  drachms. 
Oil  of  Lavender,  one  drachm. 
Oil  of  Cloves,  ten  drops, 
Annatto,  ten  grains, 
Alcohol  and  Water,  a  sufficient  quantity. 
By  a  moderate  heat  dissolve  the  wax  in  a  small  portion  of  the 
castor  oil  (one-fourth),  and  triturate  it  with  the  remainder  of  the 
oil  and  the  glycerin  till  it  is  quite  cool ;  then  add  volatile  oils. 
Lastly,  rub  the  annatto  with  a  drachm  of  water  till  smoothly 
suspended,  add  a  drachm  of  alcohol,  and  stir  the  coloring  into 
the  pomade  until  it  is  thoroughly  mixed. 
It  is  quite  necessary  to  use  the  blandest  castor  oil,  and  to 
heat  it  as  little  as  possible,  to  avoid  the  ricinic  odor  which  ex- 
cessive heat  develops  in  castor  oil. 
ON  PHARMACY  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 
(Read  at  the  Session  of  the  Central  Stelle  fuer  Gewerbe  and  Handel  at 
Stuttgart.) 
By  John  Faber,  late  of  New  York. 
The  task  being  allotted  to  me  to  describe  the  present  state  of 
Pharmacy  in  the  United  States,  I  must,  before  entering  upon 
