Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  ) 
Nov.  1,  1878.  j 
Notes  on  Aromatic  Waters, 
533 
'hydrochloric  acid  for  about  forty-eight  hours,  then  separated,  and 
the  acidulated  solutiom  of  pancreatin  passed  through  a  pulp  filter 
until  it  is  perfectly  clear.  To  this  clear  solution  is  then  added  a 
saturated  solution  of  chloride  of  sodium  and  allowed  to  stand  until 
the  pancreatin  is  separated.  This  is  carefully  skimmed  off  and  placed 
upon  a  muslin  filter  and  allowed  to  drain,  after  which  it  should  be 
washed  with  a  less  concentrated  solution  of  sodium  chloride,  and  then 
put  under  the  press.  When  all  the  salt  solution  has  been  removed, 
and  the  mass  is  nearly  dry,  it  is  rubbed  with  a  quantity  of  sugar  of 
milk,  and  dried  thoroughly  without  heat,  after  which  it  is  diluted 
until  ten  grains  emulsify  two  drachms  cod  liver  oil.  To  this  may 
be  given  the  name  of  "  saccharated  pancreatin." 
An  elixir  being  suggested  for  the  exhibition  of  this  in  an  elegant 
form,  the  following  formula  was  devised,  and  we  think  will  be  found 
very  agreeable. 
Pancreas,      .....  No.  vj. 
Acid  hydrochlor.,  .  .  .  f^iv. 
Glycerin,      .  *.  .  .  .  q.  s. 
Aqua  cong.  .  iss. 
Macerate  the  dissected  pancreas  for  three  days  in  the  mixture  of 
'water  and  acid  with  Oiiss  of  glycerin  added;  then  separate  the  liquid, 
strain  and  add  f^iiss  oil  of  orange  and  a  sufficient  quantity  of  gly- 
cerin, to  make  the  liquid  measure  Cong,  iiss  ;  this  is  then  filtered 
until  perfectly  transparent.  The  result  is  a  sweet  acidulous  elixir, 
•one  fluidrachm  of  which  will  easily  emulsify  half  a  fluid-ounce  of  cod 
liver  oil — -a  valuable  addition  to  the  number  of  preparations  combin- 
ing efficiency  with  pharmaceutical  elegance. 
Philadelphia,  Eleventh  month  10,  1873. 
NOTES  ON  AROMATIC  WATERS. 
By  Joseph  P.  Remington. 
Read  before  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting,  Nov.  18,  1873. 
This  class  of  preparations  has  long  found  favor  with  physicians  as  a 
imeans  of  dissolving  and  administering  such  potent  or  disagreeable 
remedies  as  are  readily  soluble  in  water,  and  the  increasing  use  of 
•  carbonate  of  magnesium  in  their  manufacture  (although  probably 
not  the  best  method),*  renders  their  preparation  of  easy  accomplish- 
tment. 
*  See  Minutes  of  Pharmaceutical  Meeting,  page  564. 
