mel  nosm. 
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that  state  is  more  irritating  than  soothing  to  inflamed  surfaces. 
The  substitute  does  not  change,  is  easily  washed  off  with  water, 
and  can  be  reduced  to  any  desired  extent,  for  the  purposes  of  a 
wash,  with  rose  or  distilled  water. 
Pure  Glycerin,       .....    13|  oz.  (fluid). 
Solution  of  Sub-acetate  of  Lead,        .  2|  oz.  « 
Camphor,       ......        i  drachm. 
Triturate  the  camphor  into  powder  with  a  few  drops  of  alcohol, 
add  the  glycerin,  heat  in  a  water-bath  until  the  camphor  is  dis- 
solved, when  cool  add  the  solution  of  lead  and  shake  well  to- 
gether. These  proportions  are  those  for  Goulard's  Cerate, 
substituting  glycerin  for  the  oil  and  wax. — Journ.  Trans.  Md. 
Col.  of  Pharm.,  June,  1859. 
MEL  ROS^E. 
By  Israel  J.  Grahame. 
In  the  preparation  of  Mel  Rosse  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  a  short 
time  since,  the  writer  was  desirous  of  obtaining  a  result  possess- 
ing more  fully  the  characteristics  contemplated  by  the  formula, 
than  any  that  he  had  seen  made  in  accordance  with  it.  Although 
it  is  a  preparation  of  very  limited  use,  yet  it  is  believed  that,  if 
properly  made,  it  would  be  more  generally  resorted  to,  not  only 
as  an  agreeable  but  valuable  astringent  "  addition  to  the  gar- 
gles employed  in  inflammation  and  ulceration  of  the  mouth  and 
throat." 
The  following  formula  will  be  found  easy  of  execution  and 
productive  of  a  handsome  and  otherwise  satisfactory  result  : 
Take  of  Red  Rose  leaves,  in  powder,  (No.  50  sieve,)  2  ounces. 
Clarified  Honey,       ...        20  fluid  ounces. 
Diluted  Alcohol,       .        .        .    sufficient  quantity. 
Oil  of  Roses,     ....         4  drops. 
Dampen  the  powder  with  the  diluted  alcohol  and  pack  moder- 
ately firmly  in  a  glass  funnel  displacer — place  over  the  surface 
a  piece  of  perforated  filtering  paper,  and  pour  on  the  menstruum  ; 
set  aside  the  first  six  fluid-drachms  of  liquid  which  pass,  continue 
the  percolation  to  exhaustion  (about  6  fluid-ounces) — reduce  this 
by  water-bath  at  a  temperature  not  exceeding  160°  F.,  to  ten 
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