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SYRUP  OP  LACTUCARIUM. 
face  with  a  piece  of  muslin,  gradually  pour  diluted  alcohol  upon 
it  until  half  a  pint  of  tincture  has  passed.  Evaporate  this,  by 
means  of  a  water  bath,  at  a  temperature  not  exceeding  160°,  to 
two  fluidounces ;  rub  this  in  a  mortar  with  the  powdered  pumice 
stone  and  two  troy-ounces  of  the  sugar,  then  with  four 
fluidounces  of  water  gradually  added  and  filter,  letting 
the  filtrate  drop  into  another  funnel  with  a  filter  and  the  purified 
animal  charcoal  in  it  ;  after  this  has  all  passed  through  the  filter, 
gradually  pour  on  water  until  the  filtered  liquid  measures  eight 
fluidounces,  then  add  the  orange  flower  water  and  the  remainder 
of  the  sugar,  dissolving  by  agitation,  and  strain  through  coarse 
muslin. 
By  following  these  directions  carefully,  the  result  will  be  a 
beautifully  clear  syrup  with  the  flavor  and  appearance  of  Auber- 
gier's  French  "preparation  and  all  the  medicinal  properties  of 
that  made  by  the  process  of  the  Pharmacopoeia. 
Philadelphia,  Feb.  1868. 
SYRUP  OF  LACTUCARIUM. 
By  Robert  F.  Fairthorne. 
When  this  is  made  by  the  formula  of  the  United  States  Phar- 
macopoeia, a  turbid  syrup,  having  a  disagreeable  odor,  is  pro- 
duced, neither  pleasing  to  the  eye  nor  palate  of  the  fastidious 
public.  In  order,  therefore,  to  overcome  these  objections,  with- 
out interfering,  with  its  medical  properties,  I  have  devised  the 
following  formula,  by  which  an  agreeable  preparation  is  ob- 
tained : 
R.    Lactucarii,  ^i. 
Alcoholis  Diluti,  q.  s. 
iEtheris,  3iss. 
Sacchari,  |xiv. 
Syrupi,  .  q.  s. 
Aquai  Aurantii  Florum,  3ii. 
Aquae  Distillate,  giv. 
Ft.  Syrup  us. 
Rub  the  Lactucarium  (after  having  been  .thoroughly  bruised) 
with  sufficient  diluted  alcohol  to  make  it  of  a  syrupy  consist- 
