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gum  322  oz.  Dissolve  the  benzoate  and  silicate  separately  in  a 
sufficient  quantity  of  hot  water,  filter  and  mix  the  two  solutions 
with  the  syrup,  and  then  concentrate  by  boiling.  Dose  from 
one  to  two  dessert  spoonfuls  in  a  glass  of  depurative  ptisane 
(infusion  of  Dulcamara  liquorice,  &c.) 
Accompanying  these  internal  remedies  an  external  treatment 
with  liniments  is  directed,  and  the  following  formulae  given  for 
making  them  :— 
Bituminous  Dialytic  Liniment  R.  Pure  naptha  3iiss;  nar- 
cotic oil  3ss  ;  volatile  oil  of  turpentine  3iss  ;  mix,  agitate  occa- 
sionally, and  after  repose  filter.  The  narcotic  oil  above  called  for 
is  made  as  follows  :  Take  of  dried  leaves  of  belladonna,  aconite, 
tobacco,  cicuta,  and  stramonium  of  each  3  oz.;  olive  oil  156  ounces. 
Coarsely  powder  the  leaves,  moisten  with  warm  water  to  form  a 
thick  paste.  After  twenty-four  hours'  contact  add  the  oil,  digest 
the  mixture  for  eight  hours  with  frequent  agitation,  then  press 
and  strain.    This  oil  has  a  fine  green  color. 
Etherated  Dialytic  Liniment. — R.  Acetic  ether  ^iiss  ;  alcoholic 
tincture  of  aconite  3ss  ;  tincture  of  arnica  root  grs.  lxxv. ;  mix 
and  filter.  These  liniments  are  used  as  frictions,  or  they  may 
be  applied  to  the  part  on  a  compress. 
Those  wishing  to  read  the  medical  theory  and  treatment  of  the 
authors  will  find  it  in  the  New  Orleans  Medical  and  Surgical 
Journal,  and  in  the  Western  Lancet  for  June,  1857,  page  455. 
Vanilla  Vanilla  was  imported  into  the  United  States  last 
year  to  the  extent  of  5,000  pounds,  at  a  cost  of  $-100,000, 
which  make  its  wholesale  cost  $20  per  lb.  The  duty  on  this 
amount,  $20,000,  goes  into  the  U.  S.  Treasury.  It  seems 
strange  that  so  valuable  a  product  should  not  be  more  exten- 
sively produced  than  it  appears  to  be.  Why  cannot  the  vanilla 
plant,  which  grows  vigorously  in  our  hot-houses,  be  cultivated  in 
Texas  and  Florida  ? 
Dr.  Simpson  s  Morphia  Suppositories. — Take  of  acetate  of 
morphia  six  grains  ;  sugar  of  milk  a  drachm  ;  simple  cerate  half  a 
drachm,  or  as  much  as  may  be  sufficient  to  give  proper  consist- 
ence, and  divide  the  mass  into  twelve  suppositories.  Each, 
suppository  held  on  the  point  of  a  needle  is  then  dipped  into  a 
mixture  of  one  part  white  wax  and  two  of  cerate,  previously 
melted.  This  should  be  quickly  done,  and  the  melted  cerate 
not  too  hot. 
