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paration,  and  it  is  not  near  so  liable  to  spoil  as  solutions  of  cochineal. 
Indeed,  it  will  be  very  difficult  to  find  any  other  article,  by  means  of 
which  an  equally  beautiful  tint  can  be  given  to  elixirs,  Curagoa  cor- 
dial or  other  elegant  pharmaceutical  preparations,  and  particularly  in 
so  convenient  a  manner. 
Cherry  juice  seems  also  to  be  specially  suited  for  the  compound 
syrup  of  phosphates,  with  the  coloring  of  which  most  manufacturers 
have  heretofore  had  trouble.  Used  in  the  proportion  of  one  ounce  of 
juice  in  a  pint  of  the  syrup,  it  produces  a  brilliant  claret  red  color, 
which  is  not  affected  by  either  muriatic  or  phosphoric  acids,  and  which 
is  neither  precipitated  nor  bleached  by  exposure  to  the  light.  The 
fruity  flavor  imparted  to  the  syrup,  of  course,  is  rather  an  advantage 
than  otherwise. 
Soda  water  syrups,  prepared  from  strawberry  and  raspberry  juice, 
particularly  when  it  is  a  year  old,  have  often  less  color  than  is  desir- 
able. While  most  druggists  are  reluctant  to  add  anilin  or  any  other 
artificial  coloring  matter,  there  can  be  no  possible  objection  raised  to 
the  crimson  tinted  cherry  juice,  about  four  ounces  of  which  will  be  found 
to  be  sufficient  to  bring  one  gallon  of  strawberry  syrup  up  to  the 
proper  shade.  Professor  Parrish,  in  his  "Practical  Pharmacy,"  even 
highly  recommends  the  admixture  of  black  cherries  with  raspberries 
in  the  preparation  of  the  syrup,  and  the  same  suggestion  occurs  in 
several  French  works.  For  enriching  the  color  of  raspberry  syrup, 
eight  ounces  of  cherry  juice  can  be  used  advantageously  to  a  gallon. 
The  following  pharmaceutical  formulae  illustrate  some  additional 
applications  of  cherry  juice  in  the  drug  business.    All  of  them  have 
been  thoroughly  tested,  and  most  of  them  have  been  in  use  for  some 
time,  having  met  with  general  approbation  among  the  consumers : 
Cherry  Soda  Water  Syrup. 
German  Cherry  Juice,   .....        1  quart. 
Water,     ........    1  quart. 
Best  Crushed  Sugar,  7J  lbs. 
Citric  Acid,  h  oz. 
Boil  in  a  porcelain  capsule  and  strain.  This  yields  a  finely  flavored 
and  richly  tinted  syrup,  which  is  much  admired  by  the  frequenters  of 
the  fountain. 
Cherry  Wine. 
German  Cherry  Juice,         ....        3  quarts. 
Grape  Sugar  Syrup,        .....    1  pint. 
Simple  Syrup,  1  pint. 
