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Acetum  Carholisatum  (Carbolic  Vinegar). — Mix  5  carbolic  acid,  5 
Cologne  water  and  90  diluted  acetic  acid.  KeejD  in  a  cool  place  for 
several  days  and  filter. 
Acetum  Fumale  Excelsms  (FumigatingVinegar). — Mix  400  Gm.  tinc- 
ture of  benzoin,  400  alcohol,  50  acetic  ether,  50  essence  of  jessamine^ 
100  acetic  acid,  10  drops  of  attar  of  rose,  and  5  drops  each  of  oil  of 
neroli  and  oil  of  wintergreen.  Keep  in  a  cool  place  for  several  days ; 
then  filter. 
Acetum  Stomaticum. — 200  compound  tincture  of  spilanthes,  200 
spirit  of  cochlearia  (scurvy  grass),  100  aromatic  tincture,  50  acetic 
ether,  30  glacial  acetic  acid,  20  salicylic  acid,  400  distilled  water,  5 
cochineal,  1  oil  of  sage,  1  oil  of  peppermint.  Mix,  warm  in  a  water- 
bath  to  eO-TO'^C. ;  then  keep  in  a  cool  place  and  filter.  This  vinegar 
is  used  as  a  mouth  wash  after  meals,  for  which  purpose  a  teaspoonful 
of  it  is  diluted  with  about  8  ounces  (J  liter)  of  water. 
Acetum  Camphoratum  (Camphorated  Vinegar). — Dissolve  1  cam- 
phor in  19  alcohol;  mix  with  80  dihite  acetic  acid.  Keep  in  a  cool 
place  for  several  days  and  filter. 
Acidum  Aceticum  Aromaticmn  Excelsius. — Mix  50  oil  of  bergamot, 
50  oil  of  lemon,  9  oil  of  ylang  ylang,  1  oil  of  wintergreen  and  89  gla- 
cial acetic. acid.  Keep  in  a  cool  place  for  several  days;  then  filter.  It 
may  be  colored  with  eosine  or  cochineal. 
Acidum  Aceticum  CarboUsatum. — Mix  10  carbolic  acid  cryst.,  85 
acetic  acid  and  5  oil  of  eucalyptus.  For  fumigating  the  sick  chamber, 
drop  upon  a  hot  plate. 
jFJther  Cantharidini. — Dissolve  2  Gm.  each  of  cantharidin  and  extract 
of  cannabis  in  996  ether.    It  is  more  effectual  than  cantharidal  ether. 
uEther  Phosphoratus. — Melt  5  phosphorus  in  5  glycerin  ;  add  grad- 
ually 10  pulverized  charcoal ;  mix  well,  then  add  1,000  ether.  Shake 
for  half  an  hour ;  repeat  this  four  or  five  times  during  the  day,  and 
lastly  filter,  adding  sufficient  ether  to  make  1,000  parts  of  filtrate. 
Bismuthum  p)eptonatum,  a  new  ])reparation  introduced  by  E.  Merk ; 
it  is  a  soluble  powder,  and  is  said  to  contain  in  100  parts  3*1  of  Bi,  or 
3*5  of  oxide  of  bismuth. — Ph.  Central] lalle,  p.  134,  1885. 
Koussinate  of  Sodium. — Pavesi  recommends  the  following  process: 
Mix  the  powdered  kousso  with  lime,  exhaust  with  alcohol  and  then 
with  boiling  water ;  mix,  recover  the  alcohol,  precipitate  the  koussin 
w^ith  an  excess  of  concentrated  acetic  acid,  wash,  dry  the  precipitate, 
and  decolorize  by  dissolving  in  boiling  alcohol  and  treating  with  ani- 
