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MINERAL WATER SYRUPS. 
plan is more operose however, and does not answer better 
than the one indicated above. 
Capsicum Syrup. 
Take of Simple Syrup 2 pints. 
Tincture of Capsicum 1 fl. oz. 
Proceed as for ginger syrup. 
Sarsaparilla Syrup, for mineral water. As this syrup 
is intended for making a pleasant beverage, it is made much 
weaker of sarsaparilla than the compound syrup of the Phar- 
macopoeia, and the senna, guaiac, &c, which enter into the 
composition of the latter, are very properly omitted. 
The following is the formula we have been accustomed to 
employ. Take of 
Sarsaparilla, finely bruised, ) , nlW 
r . ' J , ' > each, 2 lbs. (avoir. 
Liquorice Koot, do. ) 
Sugar 30 lbs. (avoir.) 
Oils of Anise, Wintergreen and Sassafras, each, 40 drops. 
Oil of Cinnamon, 5 drops. 
Water, q. s. 
Digest the roots 12 hours with 2 gallons of warm water, 
then put into a displacer and displace, adding sufficient water, 
until 2 gallons of infusion are obtained. In this dissolve 
the sugar with the aid of heat, and to the syrup when 
cooled, add the oils previously rubbed up with a little sugar. 
The following formula is employed by some of the drug- 
gists of this city. 
Take of Sarsaparilla, Liquorice root, each 1 lb. 
Cinnamon, Sassafras, each 6 oz. 
Cloves, Anise, Coriander, each 2 oz. 
Red Saunders, Cochineal, each oz. 
Alcohol, 2 pints. 
Water, 2 gallons. 
Digest the above for 4 days, strain and make a syrup with 
27 lbs (avoir.) sugar. 
It is also frequently made by diluting the compound syrup 
with twice its measure of simple syrup, and adding the essential 
