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VARIETIES. 
Digest  the  whole  in  a  vessel  heated  by  a  water  bath  at  a  temperature  not 
exceeding  90°  C.  After  five  or  six  hours  it  is  fit  to  strain,  and  may  be 
poured  into  the  bottles  for  sale.  (Must  be  stumped  if  its  medicinal  qualities 
are  stated.) 
Camphor  Balls. 
Purified  suet  .  .  1  lb. 
White  wax     .  .  ^  lb. 
Camphor        .  .  i  lb. 
Otto  of  French  lavender  or 
rosemary        .  £  oz. 
Almond  Balls. 
Purified  suet  . 
White  wax 
Otto  of  almonds 
"  cloves 
lib. 
i  lb. 
Idr. 
1  dr. 
Both  the  above  articles  are  sold  either  white  or  colored  with  alkanetroot. 
When  thoroughly  melted  the  material  is  cast  in  a  mould  ;  ounce  gallipots 
with  smooth  bottoms  answer  very  well  for  casting  in.  Some  venders  use 
only  large  pill  boxes. 
Camphor  Paste. 
Wax  and  spermaceti 
Camphor 
Glycerine  Balsam. 
Glycerine      .  .  2  oz. 
Otto  of  roses  . 
Sweet  almond  oil 
Purified  lard 
White  wax 
Spermacet 
Almond  oil 
each 
h  lb. 
|  lb. 
oz. 
each 
lb 
|  dr. 
Of  the  remedial  action  of  any  of  the  above  preparations  we  cannot  here 
discuss  ;  in  giving  the  formula?  it  is  enough  for  us  that  they  are  sold  by 
perfumers. 
Rose  Lip  Salve. 
Almond  oil    .  »  1  lb.lAlkanet  root  .  .  2  oz. 
Spermaceti  and  wax,  each         2  oz.'Otto  of  roses  .  .  {  oz. 
Place  the  wax,  sperm,  and  oil  on  to  the  alkanet  root  in  a  vessel  heated 
by  steam  or  water  bath  ;  after  the  materials  are  melted  they  must  digest  on 
the  alkanet  to  extract  its  color  for  at  least  four  or  five  hours ;  finally,  strain 
through  fine  muslin,  then  add  the  perfume  just  before  it  cools. 
White  Lip  Salve. 
Almond  oil     .  .  \  lb. 
Wax  and  spermaceti,  each         1  oz. 
Otto  of  almonds 
"  geraniums 
i  drachm. 
I  drachm. 
After  lip  salve  is  poured  into  the  pots  and  got  cold,  a  red  hot  iron  must 
be  held  over  them  for  a  minute  or  so,  in  order  that  the  heat  radiated  from, 
the  irons  may  melt  the  surface  of  the  salve  and  give  it  an  even  face. 
Annals  of  Pharmacy. 
Gelatine  Paper. — Mr.  Dobell  has  called  the  attention  of  the  Royal  So- 
ciety to  Gelatine  Paper  as  a  medium  for  coloring  light,  likely  to  be  useful  in 
many  employments,  and  in  cases  of  weak  sight.  This  kind  of  paper,  which 
was  first  invented  at  Rouen,  in  1829,  is  now  produced  in  great  perfection; 
it  is  highly  transparent,  and  in  sheets  measuring  sixteen  inches  by  twenty 
