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removing congestion by its action upon the nerves and 
circulation. 
This application ought to be continued daily until the 
disease is removed; relief will be experienced on the very 
first application, and frequently there will be a total re- 
moval of the disease after the second or third. This of 
course depends upon the severity of the case. This embro- 
cation when rubbed, never produces excoriation if the skin 
is not broken. 
The manner of using it for toothache, is by putting a 
drop or two of the tincture on cotton, and applying it to the 
part affected — the relief will be immediate. The following 
is the formula :— 
Tinctura Capsici Concentrata. 
p Capsici Baccarum, §iv. 
Spiritus Vini Rect., gxij. 
Macera per dies septem et cola. 
It may also be made with advantage by displacement. 
[The fluid oleo resinous extract obtained by acting on capsicum 
with ether, and evaporating the ether, must possess'yet stronger claims 
as a remedy in toothache, inasmuch as it is much stronger than cap- 
sicum weight for weight. — Ed. Am. Jour. Pharm.] 
ABSTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OP THE PHILADELPHIA 
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. 
At a Stated Meeting of the Philadelphia College of Phar- 
macy, held at their Hall, Third month 25th, 1850. 
The Minutes of the last Stated and Adjourned Meeting? 
were read and adopted. 
The Minutes of the Board of Trustees were read by the 
Secretary. Since last meeting, the Degree of Graduate in 
Pharmacy has been conferred upon the following gentlemen, 
who have served a regular apprenticeship, attended two full 
courses of lectures, and passed a satisfactory examination 
before the Professors and Committee of the Trustees, viz : 
