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MODES  FOR  ADMINISTERING  COD-LIVER  OIL. 
think,  will  answer  these  demands,  the  preparations  having  agreed 
well  with  patients,  who  were  vomited  by  the  pure  oil. 
R.  Magnes.  ust.  Bj.         R.  Magnes.  calc.  9j. 
Aq.  Rosae  f.  3j.  Aq.  coinmun.  f. 
Olei  Morrhuae.  f.  ^ij.  Olei  Morrhuae.  f.  3ij. 
Aq.  Aniygd.  Amar.      f.  31'j.  Olei  Anisi  gtt.  ij. 
Syr.  Rubi  idasi,  f.  £vj.  Extract.  Glycyrrh.  3ij. 
M.  Syrup  Althaeae.  f»3V> 
M. 
R.  Potass,  carb.  ^ss.  vel.  3j. 
Aq.  flor.  Aurant.     f.  Jj. 
Mel.  Rosat.  f.  gj. 
Olei  Morrhuse.  f.  3  ij .  M. 
The  carbonate  of  potassa  is  first  to  be  dissolved  or  the  cal- 
cined magnesia  to  be  mixed  with  the  water,  then  the  oil  added, 
to  which,  while  floating  on  the  water,  must  be  added  the  oil  of 
aniseed  (or  peppermint,  fennel,  &c.,)  and  after  shaking,  the 
syrup  is  to  be  admixed  by  agitation  of  the  vial.  A  partial 
saponification  takes  place,  and  the  cod-liver  oil  soap,  acting  as 
intermedium,  a  homogeneous  mixture  is  formed  on  shaking,  each 
fluidounce  of  which,  contains  a  tablespoonful  of  the  oil.  By  the 
formation  of  soap,  its  taste  is  well  covered,  and  from  the  action 
of  the  aromatic,  &c,  it  agrees  well  with  the  stomach.  The 
mixture  separates  on  standing,  and  must,  therefore,  be  shaken 
before  use,  when  it  will  readily  mix  again.  The  color  of  the 
raspberry  syrup,  in  the  above  formula,  is  changed  to  a  blue 
violet  without  impairing  its  fragrance ;  other  fruit  syrups,  such 
as  blackberry,  mulberry,  cherry,  &c,  may  be  substituted  for  it, 
the  darker  ones  of  which,  hardly  undergo  a  perceptible  change 
of  color. 
Together  with  cod  liver  oil,  if  prepared  in  the  above  man- 
ner, iodide  of  potassium,  morphia,  opium,  colchicum,  digitalis, 
hyoscyamus  or  any  other  medicine,  may  be  administered  at 
the  same  time,  as  most  medicines  are  soluble  in  water,  that  might 
be  used  in  diseases  in  which  cod-liver  oil  is  indicated. 
New  York,  December,  1855. 
