James's Analeptic Pills. Equal parts of James's powder, Rufus' pill, and gum guaiacum, made into pills with tincture of castor. Dr. Paris has ammoniacum in the place of guaiacum. Another formula is: compound powder of aloes, aloes and myrrh pill, and James's powder, in equal quantities, formed into pills with tincture of castor and syrup.

Jarave, Spanish. See Cerivisia SarzAe, Pocket Formulary.

Jesuits' Drops. Walker's. Balsam of capivi 6 oz., gum guaiacum 1 oz., Chio turpentine 1/2 oz., subcarbonate of potash 1/2 oz., cochineal 1 dr., rectified spirit 1 quart. See also Elixir Antivenereum, Pocket Formulary.

Kennedy's Corn Plaster. Yellow wax 1 lb., Venice turpentine 2 oz., verdigris 1 oz., melted together, and spread on leather.

Ketser's Pills. Acetate of mercury, manna, gum arabic, of each 1 scruple, rose water q. s. to form a mass, for 80 pills.

King's Cordial. Dissolve in 1/2 pint of proof spirit 1 1/2 dr. each of the oils of caraway and cinnamon; extract the stones from 3 lbs. of black cherries, and mash the fruit in a pan; grate one nutmeg; take 2 quarts of Madeira wine, 2 quarts of brandy, and 1 gallon of syrup; mix all together, and colour with red sanders wood.

Kirlkand's Neutral Ointment and Cerate. See Ung-uentum Plumbi Compositum and Ceratum Neutrale, P. F.

Kitchiner's (Dr.) Peristaltic Persuaders. Turkey rhubarb in powder 2 drs., oil of caraway 10 drops, simple syrup 1 dr. by weight; mix, and divide into 40 pills. Dose, 2, 3, or more. " From 2 to 4 will generally produce one additional motion within 12 hours. The best time to take them is early in the morning."

Lamploug-h's Pyretic Saline. Mr. Bannister, of the Somerset House Laboratory, analysed a sample of the preparation known under this name, and found it to contain 45.7 per cent. of tartaric acid, 524 per cent. of bicarbonate of soda, and 1.9 per cent, of chlorate of potash.

Lartigue's Gout Pills. Compound extract of colocynth 20grs., extract of colchicum 60grs., extract of opium 1 gr.' mix, and divide into 18 pills. Dose, one or more, according to their purgative effect.

Ledoyen's Disinfecting Fluid. It consists of about 20 oz. of nitrate of lead in a gallon of water. Its specific gravity should be P40.

Leech-bites, Astringent for. Dissolve 1 part of crystallized perchloride of iron in 6 parts of collodion very gradually. A drop or two of the product forms an admirable hAemostatic. [French Journal.] Dry maticho leaves, rubbed to powder between the fingers, will be found an excellent styptic for this purpose.

Lee's Wyndham's Pills. Gamboge 3 oz., aloes 2 oz., Castile soap 1 oz., nitre 1/2 oz., extract of cow-parsnip 1 oz. In pills of 5 grs. each. [Amer. Journ. of Pharmacy.]

Lee's Antibilious Pills. Aloes 12 oz., scammony 6 oz., gamboge 4 oz., jalap 3 oz., calomel 5 oz., soap 1 oz., syrup of buckthorn 1 oz., mucilage 7 oz.; mix, and divide into 5-grain pills.

Make a syrup.

No. 4 is stronger than the above.

Lejeune's Balsam for Chilblains. Camphor 1 dr., tincture of benzoin 5 drs.; dissolve, and add iodide of potassium 5 drs., extract of lead 10 grs., spirit of wine reduced to proof with rose water 2 1/2 oz.; dissolve 10 drs. of white soap in 2 1/2 oz. of the same diluted spirit by a gentle heat, mix the solutions whilst still warm, and add any perfume. Let it cool in wide-mouthed bottles, and cork.

Liebert's Cosmetic. For chapped nipples. Dissolve 10 grains of nitrate of lead in 1 oz. of water. A pair of fine lead shields accompany the lotion, to be worn after applying it. The nipples must be carefully washed before the child is put to the breast.

Lignum's Anti-scorbutic Drops. These contain bichloride of mercury, and should not, therefore, be used without great caution.

Liqueur Doree. Peruvian bark, bitter orange peel, and cinnamon, of each 4 drs., saffron 2 drs., brandy 4 quarts, Malaga wine 2 quarts; digest for 4 days, strain, and add

2 1/2 lbs. of sugar. [iqueurs which are not medicated, but are merely alcoholic drams, do not come within the plan of this work.]

Liquid Blister. Powdered cantharides 5 oz., and sulphuric ether 15 ounces. - Toynber.

Liston's Isinglass Plaster. Soak 1 oz. of isinglass in 2 oz. of water, and dissolve it in 2 oz. of rectified spirit and 1 1/2 oz. of water, by the heat of a water-bath. Brush it over the surface of oiled silk, properly stretched. An improved kind is made by brushing one side of the peritoneal membrane of the caecum of the ox (prepared in the same manner as gold-beater's skin) with the same solution, and the other side with drying oil.

Locatelli's Balsam. Melt together 4 oz. of yellow wax, 1 lb. of common oil, and 1 lb. of Venice turpentine, placing with them 4 oz. of alkanet root wrapped in a linen bag.

Locock's Wafers. These owe most of their activity to Morphia. They should, therefore, be used with caution.

Long's (St. John) Liniment. See Linimentum Terebin-thinAe Aceticum, Pocket Formulary.

Lozenges. See Ching's Lozenges, Dawson's, Darcet's. The medicated Lozenges which are sanctioned by different Phamacopceias, and employed in practice, will be found under Trochisci and Pasta, in the Pocket Formulary. A few other forumlAee are here added:

Absorbent Lozenges. Precipitated chalk 3 oz., heavy carbonate of magnesia, 2 oz., nutmeg in fine powder 1 dr., sugar 12 oz., powdered gum 1 oz., water q. s. to form a stiff paste, which divide by a punch into lozenges of the usual size, and dry them gradually in a warm room.

Aperient Lozenges. Calomel 60 grs., pure scammony 80 grs., jalap 40 grs. (or jalapine 4 grs.), ginger 8 grs., cinnamon 4 grs., mucilage of tragacanth q. s. to form a stiff paste; mix the other powders accurately together, then with the sugar, lastly add the mucilage, beat the whole into a uniform mass, and divide it into 40 equal lozenges. Each contains 1 1/2 gr. calomel, 2 of scammony, and 1 of jalap.