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VARIETIES. 
mences  to  disengage  vapors  and  burn,  and  then  pour  it  into  an  earthen 
vessel,  and  place  it  in  the  cellar  for  ten  or  fifteen  days.  Use  this  lard  to  ex- 
tinguish the  mercu  "y,  employing  an  iron  mortar,  and  observing  to  add  the 
mercury  gradually  as  each  addition  disappears.  The  mercury  is  soon  per- 
fectly extinguished  when  the  rest  of  the  lard  is  incorporated  thoroughly,, 
the  whole  operation  requiring  but  an  hour. — Repertoire  de  Pharmacie. 
Anti-Gout  JVine  of  Dr.  Anduran. 
Take  of  Colchicum  bulbs  collected  at  the  proper  season  30  parts. 
Leaves  of  the  Ash  Tree  30  " 
Malaga  wine  500  " 
Macerate  for  eight  days  and  filter^  then  add 
Tincture  of  Aconite  8  parts. 
Tincture  of  Digitalis  5  " 
Take  a  teaspoonful  morning  and  evening  in  a  cup  of  tea  for  gout  or  ar- 
ticular rheumatism. — Repertoire  de  Pharmacie. 
Spigelia  Jelly. — This  elegant  formula  we  find  in  the  Annuaire  de  The- 
rapeutique  for  1855,  taken  from  the  Gazette  Med.  de  Liege.  It  is  recom- 
mended by  M.  Bonnewin  as  the  most  agreeable  form  of  administering  this 
favorite  anthelmintic.  R.  Pulv.  spigelia,  ^viij.  ;  Corsica  moss,  giv.  ;  boiled 
in  16  ounces  of  rain-water  until  it  is  reduced  to  10  ounces.  The  decoction 
should  then  be  decanted  into  a  sauce-pan  containing  2|  ounces  of  white 
sugar,  and  again  boiled  down,  carefully  stirring  with  a  silver  spoon,  until 
4  ounces  of  jelly  are  obtained.  It  then  should  be  strained  through  a  seive 
into  a  jar  containing  two  drops  of  the  essence  of  citron  or  caraway,.  This 
jelly  is  a  very  active  anthelmintic,  and  so  agreeable  that  children  will  seek 
for  it  with  avidity.  If  kept  in  a  cool  place,  it  will  remain  good  for  some 
time,  and  its  flavor  maybe  still  more  improved  by  substituting  for  the  sugar 
either  the  syrup  of  gooseberries  or  mulberries. —  Virginia  Med.  and  Surg. 
Journal. 
On  the  Use  of  Liquid  Caoutchouc. — The  utility  of  collodion,  as  an  imper- 
meable plaster  in  various  cutaneous  affections,  is  very  generally  acknow- 
ledged. It  has,  however,  some  disadvantages  in  certain  cases,  arising  from 
its  inelasticity,  which  makes  its  extensive  application  inconvenient,  or 
inadmissible.  In  such  cases,  thin  laminae  of  gutta  percha,  oil  silk,  or  ad- 
hesive plaster,  are  generally  used.  About  a  year  since,  I  was  presented  by 
Mr.  S.  T.  Armstrong  with  a  bottle  of  the  milk  of  the  Hevea  or  Caoutchouc 
in  the  liquid  form  in  which  it  exudes  from  the  tree.  It  is  preserved  in  that 
state  by  the  addition  of  a  small  proportion  of  free  ammonia,  and  is  now  in- 
troduced as  an  article  of  commerce  for  manufacturing  purposes,  and.,,  from 
