Am  Jorni.  Prarm.  1 
Oct.  1,  1873.  J 
Varieties. 
473 
Loss  of  Drugs  in  Powdering. — The  following'  is  copied  from  a  circular  of  the 
Philadelphia  Drug1  Exchange  issued  in  June  last: 
The  following  table,  showing  the  average  losses  in  weight,  in  powdering,  will 
probiibly  be  found  interesting  and  useful  for  refeience. 
It  exhibits  the  results  from  a  number  of  trials  of  each  article  covering  a 
period  of  several  years,  and  was  prepared  at  one  of  the  drug  mills  of  this  city- 
These  losses,  as  will  readily  be  understood,  vary  as  the  dryness  of  the  article 
varies — 
Per  cent. 
Acid,  Tartaric, 
.     f  to 
1 
Ginger,  African, 
3 
Aconite  Root 
2  to 
5 
Jamaica,  . 
3 
Allspice 
U 
Gum  Arabic 
4 
Aloes,  Cape, 
6  to 
Indigo 
2 
Socotrine, 
.    8  to 
10 
Ipecacuanha  . 
3 
to  4 
Alum 
i  to 
1 
Jalap 
9 
to  10 
Argols,  Red,  . 
.    2~  to 
Lac  Dye 
2 
White,  . 
i  to  £  of 
1 
Liquorice  Root 
Assafosfida 
.    9   to  11 
chipped  and  bruised 
3 
to  4 
Barberry  Bark 
3 
powdered 
10 
to  12 
Bayberry  Bark 
4 
Liquorice,  stick, 
10 
Bean  of  St.  Ignatius 
.  1  to 
3 
Mace 
1 
Benzoin 
1 
Mandrake 
4 
to  5 
Black  Lead 
-    \  to  f  of 
1 
Manganese,  Black  Oxide,  . 
1| 
Bloodroot 
.    3  to 
4 
Mustard 
6 
to  7 
Blue  Vitriol 
2 
Myrrh        .  ... 
8 
to  10 
Bole,  Armenian 
1 
Nut  Galls 
4 
Borax 
.     '     f  of 
1 
Nux  Vomica 
4 
to  5 
Buchu 
.    3  to 
4 
Opium 
18 
Butternut  Bark 
3 1 
Orange  Peel 
3 
to  5 
Calisaya  Bark 
.    3  to 
Orris  Root,  powdered, 
6 
to  8 
Canella  Alba  Bark 
3 
Pepper,  Black, 
Cantharides,  powdered, 
.    2  to 
3 
Poplar  Bark  . 
i 
Capsicum 
7  to 
9 
Potassa  Prussiate  . 
i* 
Cassia 
3 
Prickly  Ash  Bark 
1 
to  2 
Castile  Soap 
23    to  25 
Pumice  Stone 
2* 
Cloves 
3 
Rhubarb,  powdered,  . 
3 
to  4 
Cochineal 
I  to 
1 
Sal  Ammoniac 
1 
Colocynth  Apple,  powdered,  .    4  to 
51 
Sarsaparilla, 
Copperas,  when  dried, 
1" 
chipped  and  bruised, 
4 
to  5 
Corrosive  Sublimate  . 
l't 
finely  ground 
10 
to  13 
Cream  of  Tartar  . 
.    i  to  f  of 
1 
Scammony 
4 
to  5 
Cnbebs 
1* 
Senna 
3 
to  4 
Elm  Bark  . 
3  to 
4 
Shellac 
2 
to  3 
Ergot 
.    2  to 
3 
Snakeroot,  Black 
to  4 
Euphorbium 
£  to 
1 
Squills 
3 
to  5 
Fenugreek 
.    3  to 
?>l 
Sulphur 
1} 
Flaxseed 
1  to 
2 
Valerian 
3 
to  5 
Gamboge 
.    3  to 
4 
Vanilla  Beans 
4 
to  5 
Gentian  Root 
6   to  13 
Wild  Cherry  Bark 
3 
to  5 
Food  for  Invalids. — John  Goodman,  M.  D.,  of  Southport,  prepares  what  he 
calls  "  artificial  fibrin"  as  a  nutritious  food  for  invalids,  especially  when  the 
stomach  rejects  other  food.  He  thus  describes  its  preparation.  It  is  formed 
by  exposing  albuminous  material  to  the  operation  or  influence  of  cold  water  for 
a  given  time,  and.  on  account  of  its  great  plenteousness,  we  employ  the  ordi- 
nary hen's  egg  for  its  production.    When  the  shell  is  broken  and  removed,  and 
