Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
Jan.,  1879. 
Fruit  Syrups. 
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At  Sulphur  Banks  Mine,  near  Lakeport,  the  sulphur  occurs  with  the 
cinnabar,  the  whole  in  the  form  of  a  dark-gray  ash,  entirely  free  from 
rock  or  sulphur  crystals.  The  sulphur  is  procured  by  following  the 
process  above  given  as  at  Pluton,  or  by  the  dry  process,  which  is  as 
follows  : 
The  mixture  containing  both  sulphur  and  cinnabar  in  paying  quan- 
tities, and  being  worked  for  both,  is  placed  in  the  usual  cinnabar 
reduction  furnace,  and  the  mercurial  vapor,  in  common  with  the  sul- 
phur, passed  into  the  first  receiver,  where,  under  the  influence  of 
superheated  steam,  the  sulphur  is  liquefied,  the  mercury  passing  to  the 
second  receiver  and  there  condensed. 
Formerly  some  sulphur  was  prepared  by  sublimation,  the  product 
being  collected  in  powder,  and  then  cast  into  rolls  or  placed  on  the 
market  as  collected,  but  we  believe  none  at  present  is  so  prepared  by 
any  of  the  manufacturers  on  the  coast. 
Philadelphia,  Twelfth  month  4th,  1878. 
FRUIT  SYRUPS. 
By  Hermann  Tiarks. 
In  comparing  the  Pharmacopoeia  of  the  United  States  with  the 
4t  Pharmacopoeia  Germanica,"  it  strikes  me  that  our  Pharmacopoeia  is 
remarkably  void  of  formulas  for  fruit  syrups.  The  only  fruit  syrups, 
properly  so  called,  in  our  Pharmacopoeia  are  those  of  almond  and 
of  lemon.  The  syrup  of  almond,  being  demulcent  and  somewhat 
sedative,  is  an  excellent  addition  to  cough  mixtures,  or  may  be  used 
for  flavoring,  while  as  an  agreeable  and  refrigerant  addition  to  drinks, 
etc.,  we  have  a  choice  only  between  the  syrup  of  citric  acid  and  the 
syrup  of  lemon,  which  latter  is  very  unstable,  as  every  pharmacist 
knows. 
I  would  respectfully  call  the  attention  of  the  members  of  the  med- 
ical and  pharmaceutical  profession  to  two  excellent  fruit  syrups  :  the 
Syrupus  Cerasi  and  Syrupus  Rubi  Idsei  of  the  German  Pharmacopoeia. 
The  process  for  making  these  syrups  is  not  difficult  for  one  who  is  at 
all  familiar  with  pharmaceutical  manipulations,  and  the  fruits — cherries 
and  raspberries — are  abundant  in  most  every  State  of  the  Union.  For 
cherry  syrups  only  the  dark  red  sour  cherries  should  be  used,  and  for 
raspberry  syrups  the  red  berries,  as  these  contain  the  most  juice  and 
have  the  richest  flavor. 
