1. Pepsin (pure) 128 grains.
Dilute muriatic acid 5 drops.
Simple elixir 3 fl. ounces.
Glycerin 1 "
Water 16 "
Angelica wine 6 "
Dissolve by agitation and filter through purified talcum.
2. Glycerole of pepsin 3 parts.
Sherry wine 5 "
Glycerin 1 "
Simple elixir, to make 16 "
3. Pepsin in scales 64 grains.
Glycerin 1 fl. ounce.
Elixir taraxacum compound 1 "
Alcohol 2 "
Oil of cloves 1 drop.
Sirup 2 fl. ounces.
Dilute hydrochloric acid 1 fl. drachm.
Water, to make 16 fl. ounces.
--Pharmaceutical Era.
APPLICATIONS TO INSECT BITES.--Brocq and Jacquet (Indépendance
médicale, October 20) recommend the following for the bites of bugs,
fleas and gnats:
1. Camphorated oil of chamomile 100 parts.
Liquid storax 20 "
Essence of peppermint 5 "
M.
2. Olive oil 20 parts.
Storax ointment 25 "
Balsam of Peru 5 "
M.
3. Naphthol 5 to 10 parts.
Ether, enough to dissolve it.
Menthol ¼ to 1 part.
Vaseline 100 parts.
BEAD FOR LIQUORS.--In the liquor trade, anything added to liquors to
cause them to carry a "bead" and to hang in pearly drops about the
side of the glass or bottle when poured out or shaken is called
"beading," the popular notion being that liquor is strong in alcohol
in proportion as it "beads." The object of adding a so-called "bead
oil" is to impart this quality to a low-proof liquor, so that it may
appear to the eye to be of the proper strength. The following formulas
for "bead oil" are given:
1. Sweet almond oil 1 fl. ounce.
Sulphuric acid, concentrated 1 "
Sugar, lump, crushed 1 ounce.
Alcohol, sufficient.
Triturate the oil and acid very carefully together in a glass,
Wedgwood or porcelain mortar or other suitable vessel; add by degrees
the sugar, continue trituration until the mixture becomes pasty, and
then gradually add enough alcohol to render the whole perfectly fluid.
Transfer to a quart bottle and wash out the mortar twice or oftener
with strong alcohol until about 20 fluid ounces in all of the latter
has been used, the washings to be added to the mixture in the bottle.
Cautiously agitate the bottle, loosely corked, until admixture appears
complete, and set aside in a cool place. This quantity of "oil" is
supposed to be sufficient for 100 gallons of liquor, but is more
commonly used for about 80 or 85 gallons. The liquor treated with this
"oil" is usually allowed to become clearer by simple repose.
2. Soapwort, coarsely ground 13 ounces.
Diluted alcohol, enough to make 1 gallon.
Extract the soapwort by maceration or percolation.
This is also intended for 80 gallons of liquor, preferably adding to
the latter one-half gallon of simple sirup.
The ingredients of the above formulas, according to the "Manual of
Beverages," are not injurious--not at least in the quantities required
for "beading." It is said that beyond a certain degree of dilution of
the liquor with water, these preparations fail to produce the intended
effect. The addition of sugar or sirup increases their efficacy.
--Pharmaceutical Era.