SALE  OF  POISONS  IN  VERMONT. 
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Having  been  called  upon  frequently  by  Apothecaries  and 
others  for  the  formulae  of  the  following  preparations,  (which,  I  be- 
lieve, have  not  as  yet  appeared  in  print,)  it  was  thought  that  their 
publication  would  be  acceptable  to  the  readers  of  the  Journal — 
as  they  have  been  very  extensively  prescribed  and  used,  both  in 
this  city  and  elsewhere.  They  are  the  prescriptions  of  Dr.  John 
K.  Mitchell,  Professor  in  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  of  this 
city : 
R.    Pulv.  Rhei, 
"  Aloes  Socot :  gj. 
Hydrarg :  Chlorid  :  Mite,  3j. 
Ant:  et  Potassse  Tart:  £|. 
Pulv  : 
Sig :  Aperient  Powder. 
Take  of  Aperient  Powder,  ^ij. 
Powdered  Soap, 
Mix  with  water-  and  make  into  a  mass,  to  be  divided  into 
40  pills. 
Sig  :  Mitchell's  Aperient  Pills. 
J&.    Ext.  Quassise,  £ij. 
Ext.  Conii,  gr.  x. 
Ferri  Carb  :  gr.  x. 
Liq.  Potass  :  Arsenitis,      gtt.  x. 
Mix  and  divide  into  40  pills. 
Sig :  Mitchell's  Tonic  Pills. 
LETTER  RELATING  TO  THE  SALE  OF  POISONS  IN  VERMONT. 
[The  following  letter,  elicited  by  our  request  for  information  on  the  sub- 
ject of  poisons,  etc.,  though  not  intended  for  publication,  we  have  thought 
best  to  publish  as  an  encouragement  to  pharmaceutists  in  other  localities, 
to  assist  the  Committee  in  carrying  out  the  objects  of  its  appointment.  A 
little  time  devoted  in  this  way  by  our  distant  brethren  will  be  duly  appre- 
ciated.— Editor  Amer.  Journ.  Pharm.] 
Bennington,  Vt.9  March  18,  1853. 
W.  Procter,  Jr.,  Esq. 
Chairman  of  Committee  on  Poisons,  &c. 
Dear  Sir. — In  the  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  March  number,  I  notice 
a  call  for  information  on  the  subject  of  the  "  sale  of  poisons." 
