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special  juice  of  the  capsules  by  incision.  It  was  hence  inferred 
to  be  very  meagre  in  alkaloids. 
Before  the  assay  the  sample  had  lost  much  moisture,  was 
tough,  nearly  dry,  and  with  a  dark-brown  resinoid  fracture. 
Of  this,  100  grains  was  rubbed  down  with  a  little  water  in  a 
mortar  to  a  smooth  paste,  more  added  and  percolated  in  a  funnel 
till  the  dregs  were  exhausted.  The  liquid  was  treated  with 
lime,  muriatic  acid  and  ammonia,  by  Mohr's  process,  (noted  in 
last  volume,)  and  set  aside  for  24  hours.  The  precipitate  col- 
lected in  a  filter,  washed  and  dried,  weighed  0'5  grain,  much 
colored.  This  was  treated  with  boiling  alcohol,  and  the  alcoholic 
solution  evaporated,  a  minute  yellowish  white  crystalline  residue 
was  obtained,  which  reacted  like  morphia  with  nitric  acid  and 
sesquichloride  of  iron.  As  this  product  did  not  represent  more 
than  one-fifth  of  one  per  cent.,  assuming  it  all  to  have  been 
morphia,  it  is  sufiicient  evidence  of  the  worthlessness  of  this  so- 
called  "  opium,"  which  is  in  reality  merely  extract  of  poppies. 
Phila.,  Dec,  1869. 
ON  GLYCERIN  LOTION. 
By  J.  B.  Moore. 
Upon  the  advent  of  cold  weather  nearly  every  one  feels  the 
need  of  some  preparation  to  apply  to  the  face  and  hands,  to 
prevent  and  cure  chaps,  roughness  and  irritation  of  the  skin, 
caused  by  exposure  to  the  cold  during  the  winter  and  spring 
seasons  of  the  year.  Almost  every  apothecary  has  more  or  less 
demand  for  a  remedy  of  this  kind,  and  many  include  some  appli- 
ance of  this  character  among  their  specialties.  Having  what  I 
consider  a  most  excellent  recipe  for  such  a  preparation,  I  here 
offer  it  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  wish  to  make  such  a  prepara- 
tion, and  have  not  already  a  better  formula  : 
R.  Glycerin,  f^iij 
Mucilage  Quince  Seeds,  U.  S.  D.,  fgx 
Pulv.  Cochineal,  grs.  v 
Hot  Water,  f^iss 
Deod.  Alcohol,  fgiiss 
Oil  Rose,  gtt.  viij 
Pulv.  Gum  Arabic,  oss 
Water,  fsviij 
