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several  days,  decanted,  evaporated  to  three  parts  and  jnixed 
with  one  muriatic  acid  and  sufficient  water  to  obtain  8  parts. 
Mellago  graminis  and  taraxaci  are  solutions  of  the  extracts  in 
one-third  water. 
Mucilago  salep  is  made  with  5  grains  to  one  ounce  of  water. 
Olea  cocta  are  made  by  macerating  the  herbs  in  one-half  alco- 
hol and  then  heating  with  8  parts  benne  oil  until  all  moisture 
has  been  evaporated. 
Oleum  sulfuratum  is  the  old  balsam  of  sulphur,  made  from  4 
linseed  oil  with  1  sulphur ;  and  a  mixture  of  this  with  3  parts 
oil  of  turpentine  is  officinal  as  oleum  terebinthinge  sulfuratum. 
Opodeldoc  and  opodeldoc  jodatum  aie  made  with  cocoanut  oil 
soap ;  the  latter  contains  about  jy  of  its  weight  of  iodide  of  po- 
tassium and  is  aromatized  with  oil  of  lemon. 
Oxymel  simplex  is  merely  a  mixture  of  1  acetic  acid  with  18 
p.  honey.  Oxymel  colchici  and  scillse  are  obtained  from  2  p.  of 
the  vinegar,  2  sugar  and  3  honey. 
Pasta  gummosa  alba  (marshmallow  paste),  pasta  gumm.  flava 
(jujube  paste)  and  pasta  liquiritige  are  officinal ;  also  the  follow- 
ing Pastilli  (troches),  namely,  pastilli  althaea^  ipecacuanhas 
(i  grain),  kermetis  (g1^  gr.),  liquiritiae,  natri  bicarbonici  (1  grain), 
santonini  gr.)  and  menthae,  made  by  adding  to  4  oz.  sugar 
drops  16  drops  oil  of  peppermint  and  20  drops  acetic  ether. 
Thirteen  preparations  under  "pulvis,"  nine  under  " species'' 
and  sixteen  under  "spiritus,"  exclusive  of  spiritus  vini,  are  offi- 
cinal. Hoffmann's  anodyne  is  the  same  as  in  continental  Eu- 
rope— 3  p.  alcohol  and  1  p.  ether. 
The  following  is  the  formula  for  cologne  water,  spiritus  aro- 
maticus  :  Take  one  part  of  a  mixture  consisting  of  6  oil  of  orange, 
1  oil  of  orange  flower,  12  oil  of  bergamot,  12  oil  of  lemon,  1  oil 
of  lavender  and  1  oil  of  rosemary ;  dissolve  in  32  alcohol,  add  8 
water  and  distil  30  parts. 
Spiritus  camphoratus :  1  camphor,  9  alcohol,  3  water. 
Spiritus  saponatus :  4  soap,  9  alcohol,  7  rose  water. 
Spiritus  sinapis  :  1  oil  of  mustard,  60  alcohol. 
Spiritus  setheris  nitrosi :  12  alcohol,  3  crude  nitric  acid ;  dis- 
til 10  parts,  neutralize  the  distillate  with  carbonate  of  magnesia, 
and  rectify  the  clear  liquid. 
