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ON  LIQUOR  FERRI  PERACETATIS. 
periments,  adopted  the  following  formula  as  worthy  of  accept- 
ance : 
Liquor  Ferri  Peraeetatis. 
Take  of  Acetic  acid,  five  fluid  ounces. 
Carbonate  of  ammonia,  (pure,)  a  sufficient  quantity. 
Tincture  of  chloride  of  iron,  (U.S. P.)  four  fluid  ounces. 
Curacao,  four  fluid  ounces. 
Ginger  Syrup,  a  pint. 
Keserve  a  fluid  drachm  of  the  acetic  acid,  and  saturate  the 
remainder  with  the  carbonate  of  ammonia,  then  add  the  acetic 
acid  and  tincture  of  chloride  of  iron,  and  mix  them.  Lastly, 
add  the  other  ingredients. 
This  solution  is  about  one-third  stronger  than  the  other  solu- 
tion, and  may  be  given  in  the  dose  of  a  teaspoonful  to  a  dessert- 
spoonful, mixed  with  a  little  water,  three  times  a  day,  for  an 
adult,  after  meals. 
The  proportion  of  sesquioxide  of  iron  contained  in  this  solution, 
is  three  quarters  of  a  grain  to  the  teaspoonful,  or  six  grains  to 
the  fluid  ounce;  a  dessertspoonful  is  equal  to  16  minims  of  the 
tincture  of  chloride  of  iron,  as  regards  its  iron  strength.  The 
Curasao  cordial  may  be  substituted  by  any  other  suitable  flavoring, 
except  such  as  contain  astringents,  which  of  course  will  blacken 
the  preparation.  A  sweetened  tincture  of  recent  orange  peel, 
slightly  aromatised  with  canella  and  oil  of  coriander  or  caraway, 
may  be  used. 
This  preparation  has  proved  to  be  a  valuable  tonic  and 
diuretic.  Dr.  Basham  recommends  it  very  highly  in  renal 
dropsy.  Dr.  John  F.  Meigs  has  found  it  particularly  service- 
able in  cases  of  children  requiring  a  ferruginous  tonic.  The 
presence  of  the  muriate  of  ammonia,  no  doubt,  has  a  modifying 
influence,  as  well  also  as  the  small  excess  of  acetate  of  ammonia. 
Dr.  Keating  has  derived  valuable  diuretic  effects  from  it  in  cases 
of  albuminuria.  In  a  case  of  dropsical  effusion  attendant  on 
heart  disease,  with  great  debility,  its  tonic  action  was  decidedly 
efficient,  proving  acceptable  to  the  stomach  when  other  prepa- 
rations had  occasioned  disgust. 
Philadelphia,  June  25th,  1860. 
