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we have omitted these tinctures. The following formula is 
proposed by the committee: — 
RECIPE. 
Aqua?, Ox. 1000 parts. 
Sacchari Albi, gxxxij, 200 
Potassse Carbonatis, gss. 3.125 
Magnesias Carbonatis, §xij. 75. 
Tincture Opii, f. gvi. 37.5 
Olei MenthasPiperitis, f. £ij. .5 
Olei Carui, f. 9ij. .5 
Olei Anethi Fconiculi, f. £ij. .5 
Triturate the essential oils with the sugar and magnesia, 
and then add the remainder. 
6. Turlington's Balsam of Life. 
The committee have taken, as the basis of their formula, 
the compound tincture of benzoin of the pharmacopoeias, to 
which they have added balsam of Peru, myrrh, and angelica 
root. The following recipe affords, they think, an elegant 
and rich balsamic tincture: — 
RECIPE. 
Alcoholis, 
Oviij. 
1000 parts. 
Benzoini, 
93.75 
Styracis Liquid, 
31.25 
Aloes Socotrinae, 
S- 
7.8125 
Balsam. Peruviani, 
15.625 
Myrrhse, 
Si- 
7.8125 
Radicis Angelica?, 
gss. 
3.90625 
Balsam. Tolutani, 
31.25 
Extracti Glycyrrhizae, 
31.25 
Digest for ten days, and strain. 
7. Steer's Opodeldoc. 
The committee have adopted, with slight variations, the 
linimentum saponis of the old London dispensatory. They 
