418      FORMULAS  FROM  JOURNAL  DE  CHIMIE  MEDICALE. 
grammes ;  chloroform,  two  grammes.    Agitate  well.    For  ex- 
ternal application  in  cephalalgia,  besides  sinapisms. 
Odontalgic  Drops  of  Righini.     Alcohol,  8,  creasote,  12, 
tincture  of  cochineal,  4  grammes  ;  oil  of  mint,  6  drops.  Mix. 
Odontalgic  Drops,  of  Copland.  Opium  and  camphor,  of 
each,  60  centigrammes  ;  alcohol,  q.  s.,  (?)  to  dissolve ;  oil  of 
cloves  and  of  cajeput,  of  each,  four  grammes.  Mix.  To  be 
applied  with  cotton. 
Powder  for  Destroying  Warts,  by  Hunter.  Powdered  savine 
and  verdigris,  equal  parts.  Mix. 
Teething  Syrup,  of  Delabarre.  Fresh  juice  of  tamarinds 
(pulp  ?)  3  grammes ;  infusion  of  saffron,  (made  of  6  centi- 
grammes,) 2  grms. ;  clarified  honey,  10  grms.  ;  tincture  of 
vanilla,  25  centigrammes.    Mix.    To  be  rubbed  on  the  gums. 
Electuary  of  Sulphur  in  Habitual  Constipation.  Washed 
sulphur,  30,  cream  of  tartar,  15,  white  honey,  90  parts.  Mix. 
Dose :  A  coffee-spoonful  once  or  twice  a  day. 
Plasma  of  Oxide  of  Zinc,  (Glycere  dC  Oxyde  de  Zinc — Rollet.) 
Glycerin,  16  grammes ;  starch,  8  grms.  Heat  carefully  until  a 
gelatinous  mass  is  formed ;  then  add  oxide  of  zinc,  four  grms. 
Velpeau's  Black  Caustic.  Triturate,  in  a  porcelain  mortar, 
30  grms.  powdered  liquorice  root,  and  add  sulphuric  acid  in 
small  quantities  until  a  mass  of  suitable  consistence  is  obtained, 
which  must  be  neither  too  hard  nor  too  liquid,  This  prepara- 
tion forms  a  well-marked  hard  black  eschar. 
Mayet's  Syrup  against  Diarrhoea.  Powdered  gum-arabic,  15 
grms. ;  distilled  cinnamon  water,  15  grms.  ;  distilled  mint  water, 
10  grms. ;  syrup  of  quinces,  20  grms. ;  extract  of  opium,  5  to  10 
centigrammes.  Dissolve  the  gum  in  the  syrup,  add  gradually 
the  distilled  waters,  and  finally  dissolve  the  extract  of  opium. 
Thus  prepared,  the  syrup  will  keep  for  a  long  time..  Mixed 
with  half  a  tumbler  of  water,  it  forms  an  astringent  potion,  of 
which  a  tablespoonful  may  be  taken  every  hour  in  cases  of 
diarrhoea  accompanied  with  colic. 
J.  M.  M, 
