SYRUPUS   FERRI  PHOSPHATIS  COMPOS1TUS. 
Ill 
peppermint,  and  anise,  of  each  one  ounce,  in  rectified  alcohol,  four 
ounces." 
"  Used  in  cholic,  cramp  of  the  stomach,  or  elsewhere,  pains  in 
the  stomach  or  bowels,  painful  diarrhoea,  cholera  morbus,  Asiatic 
cholera,  and  in  all  cases  where  a  stimulant  and  antispasmodic 
is  required.  Dose  from  one  to  two  drachms  in  hot  brandy  and 
water,  sweetened,  or  in  simple  syrup  or  mucilage  of  slippery  elm. 
In  Asiatic  cholera,  from  two  drachms  to  two  ounces  every  ten  to 
fifteen  minutes,  in  case  of  violent  spasm.  It  relieved  the  pains 
when  all  other  means  failed." 
This  looks  like  a  misprint — one  ounce  of  essential  oil,  of  which 
one-fourth  is  oil  of  cloves,  for  a  dose! 
"  Unguentum  Stramonii  Compositum. — Discutient  ointment. 
Take  of  the  bark  of  the  root  of  bitter  sweet,  stramonium  leaves, 
cicuta  leaves,  deadly  nightshade,  yellow  dock]  root,  of  each  two 
ounces.  Bruise  the  roots  and  leaves  and  simmer  them  in  spirits  ; 
then  add  lard  one  'pound,  and  gently  simmer  till  the  leaves  are 
crisped.  Then  express  through  linen,  and  add  Venice  turpentine, 
two  ounces." 
"This  ointment  is  exceedingly  valuable  in  discussing  scrofulas, 
indolent,  and  all  glandular  swellings.  It  should  be  rubbed  on  the 
part  about  thirty  minutes  at  each  application;  after  which  cover 
the  part  with  cotton,  and  secure  it  with  a  proper  bandage." 
SYRUPUS  FERRI  PHOSPHATIS  COMPOSITUS. 
Br  Thomas  S.  Wiegand. 
Within  about  twelve  months,  the  attention  of  the  pharmaceu- 
tists of  this  city  has  been  directed  to  the  phosphatic  salts  of  iron, 
lime,  potassa  and  soda,  by  the  numerous  prescriptions  of  some  of 
our  physicians  for  combinations  of  two,  three,  or  all  of  them,  in 
pills,  mixtures,  or  syrups.  In  volume  xxv,  page  411,  of  this  Jour- 
nal, Mr.  A.  B.  Durand  published  a  formula  for  syrup  of  phosphate 
of  lime.  Since  then,  a  phosphatic  syrup,  embracing  in  its  com- 
position the  phosphates  of  iron,  lime,  potash  and  soda  has  been 
introduced  to  notice  by  several  apothecaries  ;  and  as  the  formula 
has  not  as  yet  transpired,  the  following  recipe  for  an  analogous 
preparation,  may  be  acceptable  to  many  of  the  readers  of  the 
Journal. 
