Am.  J.  Ph.] 
8 
[Nov.,  1886 
Eligible  Method! 
Soluble  Elastic  Cap- 
sules. 
Cascara  Cordial  as  a 
Vehicle. 
Aromatic  Syrup  of 
Yerba  Santa. 
Fluid  Extract  of  Li- 
corice. 
—ADMINISTERING  QUININE, 
We  take  pleasure  in  being  able  to  offer  the  pro- 
fession a  device  for  the  exhibition  of  quinine  and 
cinchonidia,  which  presents  many  points  of  superiority 
over  any  which  has  been  heretofore  suggested.  By 
means  of  our  Soft  Elastic  Capsules  the  objectionable 
taste  of  the  drug  is,  of  course,  completely  concealed, 
while  the  ease  with  which  this  capsule  is  swallowed, 
after  it  has  been  lubricated  with  the  saliva,  makes  it 
vastly  superior  to  a  pill  or  the  hard  capsule. 
This  combination  of  aromatics  and  carminatives 
with  Cascara  Sagrada  admirably  disguises  the  bitter- 
ness of  quinine.  Its  use  for  this  purpose  has  led  to 
its  general  employment  as  a  vehicle,  its  fitness  for 
which  is  the  greater  on  account  of  its  mild  laxative 
properties,  which  corrects  the  tendency  to  constipa- 
tion induced  by  the  prolonged  administration  of  iron 
and  opium  preparations. 
The  annoyance  experienced  in  inducing  children 
who  will  not  swallow  pills  to  take  quinine  in  powder 
or  in  solution,  may  be  avoided  by  administering  it  in 
Aromatic  Syrup  Yerba  Santa.  If  the  quinine  is  sus- 
pended in  this  syrup,  and  the  mouth  rinsed  with  a 
swallow  or  two  of  water,  the  objectionable  bitter  taste 
will  no  longer  be  experienced 
Fluid  Extract  Licorice  is  very  generally  used  by 
physicians  as  a  vehicle,  but  all  may  not  be  aware  how 
effectually  it  disguises  the  bitterness  of  quinine.  The 
desired  dose  of  the  quinine  in  powder  should  be 
added  to  a  teaspoonful  of  the  licorice  and  thoroughly 
mixed  before  being  swallowed.  We  also  prepare  an 
Aromatic  Elixir  of  Licorice,  which  should  be  used 
like  the  Fluid  Extract. 
We  believe  atrial  of  these  convenient  methods  of  ex- 
hibiting Quinine  will  convince  physicians  of  their  great 
convenience,  and  lead  to  their  extensive  use  by  the  pro- 
fession. 
PARKE,  DAVIS  &  CO., 
Manufacturing  Chemists, 
DETROIT,  MICHIGAN. 
NEW  yoEK:{60MaidenLane 
.21  Liberty  St. 
