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MEDICATED  COCOA  BUTTER. 
ened  period,  almost  according  to  his  own  pleasure  and  judgment ; 
for  the  sake  of  the  physician,  who  by  such  prescriptions  must 
often  deprive  himself  of  the  opportunity  of  watching  the  effect 
of  the  remedies  he  orders  ;  and  lastly  for  the  sake  of  the  phar- 
maceutist, on  whom  is  thrown  a  heavy  risk  of  error  and  accident, 
counterbalanced  by  no  proportionate  increase  of  profit,  but  actu- 
ally accompanied  by  a  much  diminished  scale  of  remuneration. 
— London  Pharm.  Jonrn.,  March,  1867. 
MEDICATED  COCOA  BUTTER. 
By  Ferris  Bringhurst. 
Using  considerable  quantities  of  cocoa  butter,  and  often  hav- 
ing small  pieces  about,  we  have  frequently  given  away  or  sold 
these  for  use  as  lip  salve,  and  so  much  was  it  liked  that  it  was 
evident  that,  if  properly  medicated  and  perfumed,  and  neatly 
put  up,  it  wTould  meet  with  a  ready  sale. 
A  camphor  ice  tray  was  accordingly  procured  of  Prof.  Par- 
rish,  some  neat  boxes,  of  proper  size,  with  labels  to  suit,  and 
the  butter  prepared  from  the  following  formula  : 
R.  Yellow  wax,     ....        4  oz. 
Cocoa  butter  (fresh), ...       28  oz. 
Balsam  Peru,    ....         1  dram. 
Benzoic  acid,    ..."         1  " 
Melt  together,  strain,  and  add  oil  of  rose,  bergamot  and  bitter 
almond,  q,  s.  to  perfume  pleasantly,  and  when  nearly  cool  1  oz. 
glycerine. 
If  the  cocoa  butter  is  fresh,  its  own  aroma  is  so  pleasant  as 
to  require  but  slight  addition  of  essential  oils,  those  mentioned 
seeming  to  be  more  appropriate  than  any  other  combination. 
My  anticipations  in  regard  to  it  were  fully  realized,  and  in 
less  than  two  months  after  its  introduction  we  had  dispensed 
about  two  gross. 
It  is  much  prescribed  by  our  physicians,  and,  though  origi- 
nally designed  as  an  application  to  chapped  hands  and  lips,  it 
has  been  used  for  a  variety  of  purposes,  such  as  sore  nose,  sore 
mouth,  sore  nipples,  chafes,  as  an  after  dressing  for  blistered 
