72  PROTECTIVE  AGENT  AGAINST  MOTHS,  ETC. 
R.  Rad.  Taraxaci,  ^vj.,  or  Ext.  Tarax.  fluid,  f.  gvi. 
Cort.  Pruni  Virg.,  ^iv. 
Rad.  Gentianae,  ^i. 
Cort.  Aurantii,  ^ii. 
Cinnamomi, 
Sem.  Coriandri,  aa,  gi. 
"  Anisi, 
"  Carvi, 
"  Card.,  aa,  gii. 
Rad.  Glycyrrh.,  ^i. 
Syrup.  Simpl.,  Oiiss. 
Alcohol  and  water,  in  the  proportion  of  1  of  the  former 
to  3  of  the  latter,  a  sufficient  quantity. 
The  dry  ingredients  must  be  reduced  to  a  suitable  degree  of 
fineness  for  percolation.  Mix  the  alcohol  and  water,  moisten 
the  powder  with  6  oz.  of  the  mixture,  then  pack  in  a  conical 
percolator,  and  pour  on  of  the  alcoholic  mixture  until  6f  pints 
are  obtained,  then  add  the  syrup  and  mix  them. 
Dr.  Cochran  prescribed  it  a  great  deal,  mostly  as  an  adjuvant 
and  vehicle  of  other  medicines.  One  day  a  gentleman  came  in 
to  take  a  dose  of  quinine.  I  looked  about  for  something  for 
him  to  take  it  in,  when  my  eye  fell  on  the  above  elixir.  I  mixed 
it  for  him,  and  to  his  surprise  it  was  tasteless.  As  he  felt 
doubtful  of  its  being  quinine,  I  mixed  up  some  for  myself,  and 
it  proved  to  be  completely  masked.  I  sent  some  to  several  phy- 
sicians, who  pronounced  it  a  success.  Dr.  E.  P.  Gaines,  and 
other  leading  physicians,  have  been  prescribing  it  ever  since  to 
their  own  and  their  patients'  satisfaction.  The  quinine  should  be 
mixed  with  the  elixir  at  the  time  it  is  taken,  although  when 
mixed  for  several  days  it  is  still  tasteless. 
The  dose  of  the  elixir  is  from  half  to  one  ounce,  and  it  is  no  doubt 
better  than  the  popular  stomach  bitters  flooding  the  country. 
— Proc.  Amer.  Pharm.  Assoc. ,  1869. 
ON  A  FROTECTIYE  AGENT  AGAINST  MOTHS  AND 
OTHER  INSECTS. 
By  George  F.  H.  Markoe. 
Query  16th  What  is  the  best  substitute  for  camphor  for  the  protec- 
