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M.  Dissolve  sugar  by  gentle  heat,  and  strain ;  fill  small  bot- 
tles and  keep  in  a  cool  place  well  corked.  This  preparation  is 
easily  made  in  a  few  minutes,  and  will  keep  for  a  long  time.  For 
use,  mix  one  part  with  eight  of  any  of  the  ordinary  syrups,  or 
about  a  drachm  to  every  glass.  It  forms  an  unequalled  orgeat 
by  mixing  two  drachms  or  more  with  an  ounce  of  simple  syrup, 
and  flavor  with  a  mixture  of  bitter  almond  and  orange-flower 
water. 
Sarsaparilla  Syrup  for  Mineral  Water, 
R.    Had.  Sarsaparillse  contus.  8  ounces 
Cort.  Sassafras 
Sem.  Anisi     aa  .  2  ounces 
"     Coriandri,  .  li  " 
"  Foeniculi, 
"     Cari     aa  .  1  ounce 
Fol.  Eos.  Gallicse  .  2  ounces 
Had.  Glycyrrh.  .  1  ounce 
Macerate  and  displace  one  gallon  liquid  with  water ;  add  sugar 
16  lbs.,  and  dissolve  with  very  moderate  heat ;  color,  if  desirable, 
with  cochineal.  This  is  a  very  excellent  syrup  for  mineral 
water.  William  R.  Warner. 
Philadelphia,  June  21st,  1858. 
ON  HYPOPHOSPHITE  OF  IKON  AND  COMPOUND  SYRUP  OF 
HYPOPHOSPHITES. 
By  William  S,  Thompson. 
Read  before  the  College,  May  6th,  1858. 
Hypophosphite  of  iron,  like  hypophosphites  of  the  alkalies,  is 
soluble  in  water.*  This  fact  has  doubtless  been  observed  by 
many  pharmaceutists  who  have  attempted  to  prepare  the  com- 
*  [See  page  312.  It  is  not  quite  correct  to  say  that  hypophosphite  of 
sesquioxide  of  iron  is  soluble  like  the  alkaline  salts,  which  are  very  soluble. 
By  using  dense  cold  solutions  and  not  washing  too  profusely,  there  is  no 
d  ifficulty  in  preparing  the  salt.— Ed.  Amer.  Journ.  Pharm.] 
