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Mistura  Ammonii  Carbonatis. 
Bach  dessertspoonful  contains  : 
Ammon.  Carbonate                                                  5  gr.  0*32  gm. 
Mucilage,  Acacia   .  .  .  ,                                        30  m.  6  c.c. 
Oil,  Gaultheria  ]/2  drop.  0*03  c.c. 
Oil,  Sassafras  %,  drop.  0-03  c.c. 
Water,  Peppermint,  to  measure                              2  fl.  dr.  8  c.c. 
Dose  :  Dessertspoonful  to  tablespoonful. 
Mistura  Ammonii  Chloridi  et  Strychnine. 
Bach  teaspoonful  contains  : 
Ammonium  Chloride                                              5  gr.  0*32  gm. 
Strychnine  Sulphate                                               ^  gr.  0*002  gm. 
"Water,  Chloroform,  to  measure  ........  1  fl.  dr.  4  c.c. 
Dose  :  One  to  two  teaspooufuls. 
Mistura  Bromidia. 
Bach  teaspoonful  contains  : 
Sodium  Bromide                                                2*5  gr.  0*15  gm. 
Ammon.  Bromide                                               2*5  gr.  0*15  gm. 
Potass.  Bromide                                                    5  gr.  0*32  gm. 
Syrup,  Ginger                                                     15  m.  1  c.c. 
Water,  to  measure  1  fl.  dr.  4  c.c. 
Dose  :  One  to  four  teaspoonfuls. 
Mistura  Bromidicz  et  Arsenica. 
(Bpileptic  Mixture. ) 
Bach  teaspoonful  contains  : 
Potass.  Bromide    .  .  .  '                                      7-5  gr.  0*5  gm. 
Sodium  Bromide                                                 7*5  gr.  0*5  gm. 
,  Sol.  Potass.  Arsenite                                              1  m.  0*06  c.c. 
-Water,  Peppermint  .............      10  m.  o"6  c.c. 
-Inf.  Gent.,.  Comp.,  to  measure  1  fl.  dr.  4  c.c. 
Dose  :  One  to  two  teaspoonfuls. 
EDITORIAL. 
THE  U.  S/  PHARMACOPOEIA. 
When  the  May  issue  of  this  Journal  shall  have  reached  our 
readers  the  next  National  Convention  for  the  Revision  of  the  Phar- 
macopoeia of  the  United  States  will  be  about  ready  for  work.  While 
it  is  usual  for  considerable  interest  to  be  manifested  in  the  actions 
of  the  Convention,  it  is  doubtful  if  there  ever  was  a  time  when 
there  was  so  much  interest  displayed  by  so  many  different  parties. 
The  interests  involved  are  not  only  those  of  physician  and  apothe- 
cary, manufacturing  chemist  and  retail  pharmacist,  but  the  con- 
sumer and  Commissioner  of  Foods  and  Drugs  as  well.    There  never 
