5374. Elixir of Bromide of Ammonium

5374.    Elixir of Bromide of Ammonium. Prepared from bromide of ammonium as in No. 5449, without the coloring.

5375. Patent Dysentery Cordial

5375. Patent Dysentery Cordial. Take of rhubarb, catechu, and camphor, 2 parts each; laudanum, 4 parts; and a little oil of anise. Dose, 15 to 60 drops after each operation.

5376. Whitwith's Bed Drops

5376.    Whitwith's Bed Drops. Take oil of thyme, 4 drachms; tincture of myrrh, 2 ounces; tincture of camphor, 2 drachms; compound spirits of lavender, 2 ounces; alcohol, 8 ounces. Mix. Dose, 25 drops in some suitable vehicle, two, three, or four times a day. This is the original receipt, but it has been varied in many ways.

5377. George's Myrrhine

5377.    George's Myrrhine. Glycerine, 38 parts ; myrrh, 7 parts; arrow-root, 5 parts; chalk, 54 parts ; oil of cinnamon, 1 part. For tho preservation of the teeth.

5378. Kirkland's Neutral Cerate

5378. Kirkland's Neutral Cerate. Mix together 4 ounces litharge plaster, 11/2 drachms acetate of lead, and 2 ounces each olive oil, precipitated chalk, and acetic acid.

5379. Hufeland's Zinc Cerate

5379.     Hufeland's Zinc Cerate. For sore nipples, ulcerations of the breast, etc.. Mix 15 grains each oxide of zinc and lycopo-dium, with 1/2 ounce simple cerate and about 1/2 ounce of spermaceti cerate.

5380. Deschamps' Fuligokali Ointment

5380.     Deschamps' Fuligokali Ointment. This ointment has been considerably used in obstinate chronic diseases of the skin as a detersive, resolvent, and stimulant application, and is made by taking of fuligokali, 16 to 30 parts (see next receipt); lard, 1 ounce. Rub together.

5381. To Obtain Fuligokali

5381.    To Obtain Fuligokali. Take of potassa, 20 parts ; bright soot, 100 parts ; water, sufficient; boil for an hour, cool, dilute with water, evaporate to dryness, and keep in well-stoppered bottles.

5382. Hooper's Female Pills

5382.    Hooper's Female Pills. Take 1 drachm dry sulphate of iron, 15 grains powdered jalap, 1 drachm powdered aloes and cinnamon, and 8 grains myrrh. Mix with syrup, and make into 30 pills. Dose, 2 or 3 at bedtime for several nights in succession. They purge smartly, and act beneficially as an em-menagogue. According to a recent analysis, the iron is in a peroxidized state ; probably the sulphate is partially calcined. The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy gives the following formula: Barbadoes aloes, 8 ounces; dried sulphate of iron, 91/2 drachms; extract of black hellebore, 2 ounces; myrrh and soap, each 2 ounces; canella, 1 ounce; ginger, 1 ounce; water sufficient to form a mass. Divide into pills of 21/2 grains each.

5383. Nuremberg Plaster

5383.      Nuremberg Plaster. Mix 8 ounces red lead with 1 pound olive oil, and expose to a heat until the mixture becomes brown or blackish; add 4 ounce resin, 11/2 ounces yellow wax, and 2 drachms camphor. The red lead should not be added to the oil until so far heated as to scorch a feather dipped into it.