REMARKS ON BROWN MIXTURE. 
285 
ex- 
in their proportions and method of preparation. To 
hibit the disparity that exists in preparation, I shall give the 
recipes that have been furnished me by six of our principal 
druggists. 
No. 1. 
Powdered Gum Arabic, 4 drachms, 
Powd, Ext. of Liquorice, 4 " 
Elixir Paregoric, 2 ounces, 
Antimonial Wine, 1 44 
Water, 14 44 
No. 2. 
4 drachms, 
4 44 
2 ounces, 
1 44 
12 44 
No. 3. 
4 drachms. 
4 44 
2 ounces. 
1 44 
Hot water, 14 44 
The three above mentioned formulas emanated from the 
store of the said Charles Marshall, Sr., and are such as 
the three former assistants of Mr. M. now pursue in the pre- 
paration of their Brown Mixture, and are the only ones that 
have any claim to originality. The ingredients are the same 
in the three, but differ in a small degree from each other in 
the quantity and temperature of the water to be employed. 
The three following differ more materially. 
No. 4. 
Powdered Gum Arabic 
Powd. Ext. of Liquorice 
Paregoric 
Antimonial Wine 
Water 
Sugar 
No. 5. 
Powdered Gum Arabic 
Powd. Ext. of Liquorice 
Paregoric 
Antimonial Wine 
Water 
Sugar 
Spirit of Nitre 
1 ounce. 
4 drachms. 
\\ ounces. 
6 drachms. 
14 ounces. 
1 " 
1 ounce. 
1 " 
2 
1 
16 
2 
4 drachms. 
In preparing this mixture, the following directions are ob- 
served. Rub the gum, sugar, and liquorice together in a 
