OLEATES  OF  THE  ORGANIC  ALKALIES. 
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a  drachm. 
10  drachms. 
6  grains, 
an  ounce. 
3  to  15  grains. 
10  drachms. 
3  to  15  grains. 
10  drachms. 
It  does  not  do  to  dilute  a  solution  of  morphia  in  oleic  acid  with 
olive  oil,  as  it  occasions  a  precipitate. 
Oleate  of  Quinia. 
Take  of  Sulphate  of  Quinia  in  powder, 
Oleic  Acid,  aromatized, 
Dissolve  by  the  aid  of  a  gentle  heat. 
Oleate  of  Veratria. 
Take  of  Yeratria  in  powder, 
Oleic  Acid, 
Dissolve. 
Oleate  of  Strychnia. 
Take  of  Strychnia  in  powder, 
Oleic  Acid, 
Dissolve. 
Oleate  of  Atropia. 
Take  of  Atropia, 
Oleic  Acid, 
Dissolve. 
These  oleates  will  serve  for  the  preparation  of  ointments, 
solidifying  them  with  either  stearic  acid  or  a  mixture  of  stearic 
and  margaric  acids,  as  wax  or  suet,  will  not  answer,  as  they  pre- 
cipitate the  alkaloids.  Stearic  and  margaric  acids,  (such  as  are 
used  for  candles,)  will,  when  melted,  dissolve  the  vegetable  bases, 
of  which  the  following  examples  may  be  given. 
Oleic  Ointment  of  Quinia. 
Take  of  Sulphate  of  Quinia,  a  drachm. 
Oleic  Acid, 
Stearic  Acid,  (of  candles,) 
Fuse  and  dissolve. 
Oleic  Ointment  of  Veratria. 
Take  of  Yeratria, 
,  Oleic  Acid, 
,        Stearic  Acid, 
Fuse  and  dissolve. 
Oleic  acid  is  also  as  good  a  solvent  as  the  oils  for  resinous 
matters  and  the  volatile  oils,  and  having  the  faculty,  also,  of  dis- 
7j  drachms. 
2J  drachms. 
six  grains, 
six  drachms, 
two  drachms. 
