232        Recent  Literature  Relating  to  Pharmacy.  {Am,Ma"imrm* 
PREPARATION  OF  VERMUTH  IN  EUROPE. 
Ill  France  the  production  of  vermuth  is  almost  entirely  confined 
to  Marseilles.  It  is  an  infusion  of  bitter,  aromatic  plants,  herbs  and 
roots  in  a  good  white  wine  (generally  fortified).  The  ingredients 
are  almost  legion,  and  the  number  of  formulae  are  almost  unlimited, 
each  manufacturer  using  a  private  combination. 
Italy  is  the  largest  producer  of  vermuth,  and  the  most  highly 
esteemed  is  made  in  and  around  Turin.  On  a  large  scale,  vermuth 
is  made  by  preparing  an  alcoholic  extract  of  the  herbs  by  digesting 
them  in  95  per  cent,  alcohol  at  1 20°  F.  for  eight  days,  then  warm- 
ing to  a  moderate  degree  over  a  slow  fire  for  twelve  hours,  finally 
press  the  solid  ingredients  and  filter.  The  filtered  liquid  is  added 
to  the  wine  as  desired.  The  alcoholic  strength  of  vermuth  lies 
between  15  per  cent,  and  17  per  cent. 
The  following  formula  serves  as  an  example  of  the  ingredients 
employed  in  making  the  extract :  alcohol,  90  per  cent.,  8  litres ; 
coriander  seed,  800  grammes;  nutmeg,  Greek  nuts,  Peruvian  bark 
and  sweet  flag,  each,  200  grammes;  wormwood,  sharp,  and  Roman 
wormwood,  each,  720  grammes;  sweet  marjoram  and  yarrow,  each, 
180  grammes;  rose  leaves,  cloves  and  Ceylon  cinnamon,  each,  IOQ 
grammes  ;  dittany  and  sem.  angelica,  each,  50  grammes;  and  hyssop, 
150  grammes. —  V.  S.  Consular  Reports,  1899,  60  (227),  599. 
L.  F.  K. 
PHILADELPHIA  HOSPITAL  FORMULARY. 
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Liquor  Hydrargyri  Chloridi  Corrosivi. 
(1-2000,  1-1500,  1-1000.) 
Liquor  Hydrargyri  Chloridi  Corrosivi  Fortior  (1-8) . 
Mercuric  Chloride,  Cor   6  dr.        24  gm. 
Amnion.  Chloride   4  dr.        16  gm. 
Water,  Distilled,  to  measure   6  fl.  oz.       180  c.c. 
One  teaspoonful  added  to  one  pint  of  water  yields  a  1-1000  solution  of  Corro- 
sive Mercuric  Chloride. 
Liquor  Lithii  Bromidi. 
Each  teaspoonful  contains  : 
Lithium  Bromide  7*5  gr.      0*5  gm. 
Solution,  Potass.  Citrat   30  m.         2  c.c. 
Water,  Peppermint,  to  measure   1  fl.  dr.         4  c.c. 
Dose  :  One  to  four  teaspoonfuls. 
