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Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts.by Arnold Cooley and Richard Tuson.Volume I PREFACE The design of the present work is briefly, but not completely expressed in its t.i.tle-page. Independently of a reli
- 101 Boils (_furun'culi_) generally attack the healthy and robust during the period of youth and early manhood, and seldom trouble persons who have arrived at the middle age of life._Treatm., &c._ When boils begin to appear, and exhibit persistency by dai
- 102 1. _Folded_, which is done correctly by observing the 'marks' or 'signatures' at the bottom of the pages. As the sheets are folded they are laid upon each other in proper order, and are ready to undergo-- 2. The operation of beating. T
- 103 _Uses._ Boracic acid was once administered internally, in large doses, as an anodyne, antispasmodic, and sedative, but is now scarcely ever employed as a medicine. The crude acid is used in the manufacture of borax; the pure acid in the manufacture of cer
- 104 =BOUILLON= (bool'-yon_g_). [Fr.] In _cookery_, broth, soup.=BOUQUET'= (boo-ka'). [Fr.] A nosegay. In _perfumery_, highly scented spirits (esprits) adapted for the handkerchief are commonly called bouquets. The following are examples:-- =Bou
- 105 3. Clean spirit (17 u. p.), 100 galls; nitrous ether, 2 quarts; ca.s.sia buds (ground) 4 oz.; bitter-almond meal, 5 oz.; orris-root (sliced), 6 oz,; powdered cloves, 1 oz.; capsic.u.m, 1-1/2 oz.; good vinegar, 3 galls.; brandy colouring, 3 pints; powdered
- 106 _h._ For SOLDER:--1. Fine bra.s.s, 12 parts; zinc, 6 parts; tin, 1 part; melted together.2. Bra.s.s, 2 parts; zinc, 1 part; as before.3. Bra.s.s, 3 parts; zinc, 1 part. Very strong. Used for soldering tubes and other like purposes requiring great strength
- 107 Water 800 Oil 6560 Nitrogenous matters 1531 Non-nitrogenous organic matters 739 Phosphoric acid 135 } Lime, potash, silica, &c. 235 } 370 ------ 10000 =BRAZIL'-WOOD= (-zele'-). _Syn._ BRAZIL; LIG'NUM BRAZILIEN'SE, L.; BOIS DE BReSIL, F
- 108 _e._ (J. C. Thresh.) The author states that this process requires only a few hours, and quotes experiments, showing the accuracy of the results:-- Take 1250 gr. of bread (from middle of loaf) or flour, and char thoroughly in a platinum dish or on foil ove
- 109 =Bread, Paris White.= The following has been handed to us as the plan commonly adopted by the Paris bakers for their best white bread:--On 80 lbs. of the dough (before the yeast was added) from yesterday's baking, as much lukewarm water is poured as
- 110 Hard water is also much to be preferred to soft in brewing stock beers; since by its rendering the alb.u.minous matters contained in the mash insoluble, it prevents the fermentation to which these would otherwise give rise, and so a.s.sists in the preserv
- 111 One quarter of the best barley-malt yields, by skilful mas.h.i.+ng, fully 84 lbs. of 'saccharine,' or soluble sweet extractive matter. This concentrated within the compa.s.s of one barrel (33 galls.) gives a sp. gr.of 1234. In the process of mas
- 112 The amount of fluids should be restricted, and he should be fed and watered at least an hour before going to work. A mild physic ball should also be occasionally administered.Dogs suffering from asthma should be subjected to the same treatment. To a full-
- 113 2. IRON-COLOURED:--Plumbago, in fine powder.3. RED:--Sulphate of copper, 100 parts; carbonate of soda, 60 parts; mix, and apply heat until they unite into a ma.s.s; then cool, powder, and add of copper filings, 15 parts; again well mix, and keep the compo
- 114 7. Boil fustic-chips, 1 lb., for 2 hours; pa.s.s the cloth through the bath for 1 hour; take it out and drain; add of green copperas, 1-1/4 oz.; good madder, 4 oz.; boil for a short time, and again pa.s.s the cloth through the bath, until it acquires the
- 115 =BRUSTPULVER--PECTORAL POWDER= (Beliol, Paris). For chronic pains in the chest. A mixture of 75 parts milk-sugar, 20 parts gum arabic, 5 parts Roch.e.l.le salt. (Mayer).=BRUSTSAFT PRAPARIRTER--PREPARED PECTORAL JUICE= (Rudolph b.u.t.tner, Berlin). For cou
- 116 2. Geissler's burette. This instrument differs from Gay-Lussac's in having the narrow tube inside, instead of outside the wider one. It is found very convenient in use, and is less liable to fracture than Gay-Lussac's.3. Mohr's burette
- 117 A small drop of the fat which has been previously melted and heated to several degrees above its melting-point, but has been allowed to cool again to near its setting point, is put on the surface of the cold mercury. This is best done by means of a thin g
- 118 =b.u.t.ter of Zinc*.= Chloride of zinc.=b.u.t.ter Powder= (from the Adler-Apotheke Emmerich on the Rhine).Bicarbonate of soda. (Dr U. Kreusler.) =b.u.t.ter Powder= (Lemmel, Schleswig-Holstein). An impure bicarbonate of soda, coloured with turmeric. (Hirsc
- 119 =Cadmium, I'odide of.= CdI_{2}. _Syn._ HYDRI'ODATE OF CADMIUM; CAD"MII IODI'DUM, C. HYDRIO'DAS, L._Prep._ (Crookes.) Cadmium in filings 1 part, pure iodine 2 parts, are to be placed together in a capacious flask, with alcohol suff
- 120 =Cakes, Plain.= _Prep._ 1. From flour, 4 lbs.; currants, 2 lbs.; b.u.t.ter, 1/2 lb.; caraway seeds, 1/4 oz.; candied lemon peel (grated), 1 oz.; yeast, 1/4 pint; milk, q. s. Let it rise well before baking.2. Baker's dough, 2 lbs.; currants, 1 lb.; b.
- 121 =Calcium, Bibasic Phosphate.= Ca_{2}H_{2}P_{2}O_{8} + 3H_{2}O. Dissolve 608 grams of crystallised calcium chloride in 1000 grams of distilled water, and add gradually to this solution 1000 grams of sodium phosphate, dissolved in 10,000 grams of water. All
- 122 In the madder, fast colour, or chintz style, the mordants are applied to the white cloth, and the colours are brought out in the dye bath. This is the method commonly followed for "permanent prints."In the padding or plaquage style, the whole cl
- 123 =CAMPHOR'IC ACID.= H_{2}C_{10}H_{14}O_{4}. _Syn._ ACIDUM CAMPHOR'Ic.u.m, L._Prep._ From camphor, 1 part; and nitric acid (sp. gr. 133), 4 parts; distilled together in a gla.s.s retort, with a gradually increasing heat, until vapours cease to be
- 124 2. From the stems. From the tender stems, stalks, and midribs of the leaves, as last. Used as a sweetmeat and dessert. It is said to be cordial, stomachic, tonic, and aphrodisiac.=Candied A'pricots.= From the fruit, scarcely ripe, either whole or cut
- 125 The last great improvement in the manufacture of caoutchouc is the discovery that by continuing the process of vulcanisation for a longer time at an increased heat and under pressure, a hard black substance is obtained, which can be turned in a lathe like
- 126 Azuline. These will be found described under TAR COLOURS.=CAR'BON.= C. _Syn._ CARBO'NIUM, CAR'BO, L.; CHARBON, Fr.; KOHLENSTOFF, Ger. An elementary or simple non-metallic solid body, very widely diffused through nature. Its purest and rares
- 127 _Tests._ It feebly reddens litmus paper, extinguishes the flame of a burning taper, and forms a white precipitate in aqueous solutions of lime and baryta, which is soluble in acetic acid. By the last test a very small quant.i.ty of this gas may be easily
- 128 =CARYOPH'YLLIN.= C_{10}H_{16}O. _Syn._ CLOVE CAMPHOR, CLOVE RESIN. A crystalline substance, isomeric with ordinary camphor, which deposits from oil of cloves in needles.=CARYOPH'YLLUS.= See CLOVE.=CASCARIL'LA.= _Syn._ CASCARILLae CORTEX (B.
- 129 =CAT'APLASMS.= See POULTICES.=CAT'ARACT.= An opaque condition of the lens of the eye. It is a common cause of blindness. It can only be cured by a surgical operation.=CATARRH'.= _Syn._ CATARRH'US, L. The "cold in the head," o
- 130 3. (Van Mons.) a.r.s.enious acid, 6 dr.; dragon's blood, 2 dr.; animal charcoal, 1-1/2 dr.; cinnabar, 3 oz.4. (Ratier.) a.r.s.enious acid, 1 part; kino, 8 parts; cinnabar, 16 parts.The ingredients of the last three must be separately reduced to fine
- 131 3. Yellow resin, beeswax, and plaster of Paris, equal parts.4. Resin, 8 parts; wax, 1 part; melt and stir in plaster of Paris, 4 parts, or q. s.5. Sulphur or sh.e.l.l-lac, melted with sufficient plaster of Paris or colouring matter to give the desired sha
- 132 2. Equal weights of red lead and white lead, mixed with boiled linseed oil, to a proper consistence. Used by engineers and others to make metallic joints. A washer of hemp, yarn, or canvas, smeared with the cement, is placed in the joint, which is then &q
- 133 =Cement, Park'er's.= This cement is made of the nodules of indurated and slightly ferruginous marl, called by mineralogists "septaria," and also of some other species of argillaceous limestone. These are burnt in conical kilns, with pi
- 134 =Cerate, Canthar'ides.= _Syn._ BLISTERING CERATE; CERA'TUM LYTT'ae, C.CANTHAR'IDIS, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Cantharides (in very fine powder), 1 oz.; spermaceti cerate, 6 oz.; mix.2. (Parrish.) Cantharides, 12 parts; lard, 10 parts; yel
- 135 _Uses._ The above are applied to painful swellings, piles, and ulcers, and in chronic ophthalmia, &c.=Cerate, Phosphora'ted.= _Syn._ CERA'TUM PHOSPHO'RI, C. PHOSPHORA'TUM, L._Prep._ 1. Phosphorus, 6 gr.; simple cerate, 3 oz.; heat toge
- 136 =Cerate, Zinc.= _Syn._ CERA'TUM ZINC'I, C. Z. OXY'DI, L. _Prep._ 1. Oxide of zinc, 20 gr., spermaceti cerate, 1 oz. Used in sore nipples, excoriations, &c.; and in chronic ophthalmia.2. (Compound; CERA'TUM ZINCI COMPOSITUM, L.)--_a._ T
- 137 =CHAMPAGNE'.= See WINES.=CHAPS.= These are too well known to require description. Chapped hands are common amongst persons with a languid circulation, who are continually "dabbling" in water during cold weather. Chapped lips generally occur
- 138 CHEESE, DERBYs.h.i.+RE. A small, white, rich variety, very similar to Dunlop cheese.CHEESE, DUNLOP. Rich, white, and b.u.t.tery; in round forms, weighing from 30 lbs. to 60 lbs.CHEESE, DUTCH. (Holland.) Of a globular form. 5 to 14 lbs. each. Those from Ed
- 139 powder (roasted peas coloured with reddle), and the marc of coffee; exhausted bark (from the tan yards), logwood dust, mahogany dust, &c. It has also been a.s.serted that the scorched livers of bullocks, horses, and dogs have been applied to the same purp
- 140 =CHLO"RATE.= _Syn._ HYPEROXYMU"RIATE, CHLO"RAS, L. A compound in which the hydrogen of chloric acid, HClO_{3}, is replaced by a metal or other basic radical, _e.g._ KClO_{3}, chlorate of pota.s.sium. Chlorates may be prepared by dissolving
- 141 The sulphuric acid charged with nitric peroxide is used in the manufacture of chamber acid.10. Weldon. _a._ The process by which the greater part of the chlorine employed in the manufacture of bleaching compounds is now obtained and which has. .h.i.therto
- 142 In the more recently made decomposers we believe the nine towers were abolished, and one chamber subst.i.tuted for them, the drain-pipes being at the same time abandoned for pieces of brick and clay marbles.A decomposer upon this latter principle is said
- 143 Mr Shuttleworth, writing to the 'Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal,'says:--"In regard to the restoration of chloroform which has become spoiled, I would recommend that the chloroform be well agitated with a dilute solution of hyposulphite of
- 144 The per-centage may be calculated by multiplying the French degrees by the coefficient 0318.=CHLOROCARBONIC ACID.= (COCl_{2}). _Syn._ PHOSGENE GAS, CARBONIC OXYDICHLORIDE. This compound may be produced by the direct combination of equal volumes of carboni
- 145 3. Scammony, 2 dr.; chocolate, 3 oz.; for 1 dozen cakes. The last two are given in worms.--_Dose_ (for an adult), 1 cake, taken fasting.=Chocolate, Sal'ep.= _Syn._ SAL'OOP CHOCOLATE; CHOCOLA'TA c.u.m SAL'EP, L._Prep._ 1. (P. C.) Chocol
- 146 _The Remedy._--Sulphite of magnesia, 2 dr., sulphurous acid, 2 oz.; water, 2 oz.; tincture of capsic.u.m, 1/2 oz.; sulphate of morphia, 2 gr. Mix and dissolve; a teaspoonful every half hour until relieved.=CHOLERA MEDICINE.= The expressed juice of dandeli
- 147 The attention of the cider farmer should be first directed to the culture of the apple tree. The situation most appropriate for an orchard is one on rising ground, rather dry than moist, and unexposed to sea air or high winds. The soil should be strong, b
- 148 The method followed in the collection of the bark by the Peruvians is a very wasteful and destructive one, and consists either in stripping the bark from the trees when they have attained a sufficient age, or in felling the tree a little above the roots.
- 149 For the method of estimating the alkaloids in cinchona bark, see QUINOMETRY, QUININE, QUINIDINE, QUINOIDINE, QUINICONE, QUINAMINE, CINCHONINE; also the different pharmaceutical preparations of CINCHONA BARK.=CINCHONIDINE.= _Syn._ CINCHONIDIA. C_{20}H_{24}
- 150 When the aqueous solution of citric acid obtained, as already described, is concentrated by boiling in an open evaporating pan, the acid is not only liable to suffer partial decomposition by its long exposure to the air, but it not unfrequently acquires a
- 151 Ammonia gives a blue precipitate, slightly soluble in excess, giving a brownish-red colour.--2. Pota.s.sa gives a blue precipitate, turning to violet and red when the solution is heated.--3. Carbonate of ammonium and carbonate of sodium give pink precipit
- 152 It is a dark, tough, hard, wrinkled berry, about the size of a cherry, and possesses an intensely bitter taste. The berry consists of two parts, the husk and the kernel, the former being hard and difficult to bruise, and the latter soft and containing a l
- 153 Coffee contains three active principles, viz. an essential oil, caffeia, and tannic acid, and these exercise a powerful influence on the system, r.e.t.a.r.ding the waste of the tissues of the body, exciting the brain to increased activity, and exhilaratin
- 154 =COLD CREAM.= A snow-white, bland ointment, about the consistence of good lard, and an admirable subst.i.tute for that excipient where expense is no object, especially for applications about the face. It is commonly sold as a lip-salve and as a healing ap
- 155 3. (ttinger.) Ether of cantharides and collodion, equal parts._Use._ Vesicating collodion is used as an irritant. No. 1 was introduced in 1862, and has many advantages over the other two. Mr Tichborne thus described the most effectual method of using it i
- 156 There is a remarkable relation between the specific gravity of a body in the gaseous state and its chemical equivalent or combining proportion--a relation of such a kind that quant.i.ties by weight of the various gases, expressed by their equivalents, or,
- 157 =Confection of Jal'ap.= _Syn._ CONFEC'TIO JAL'APae, C. J. COMPOS'ITA, L._Prep._ (St. B. Hosp.) Jalap, 4 dr.; ginger, 1 dr.; bitartrate of pota.s.sa, 3 oz.; treacle, 5 oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 dr. as a purgative.=Confection of Kermes.= (L. P
- 158 2. (St. B. Hosp.) Precipitated sulphur, 1 oz.; cream of tartar, 2 dr.; honey or treacle, 2 oz. As the last.3. (B. P.) Sublimed sulphur, 4 oz.; cream of tartar, 1 oz.; syrup of orange peel, 4 fl. oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 dr.; as a laxative, in piles, gonorrha,
- 159 In the treatment of the constipation of infants, castor-oil (1/2 teaspoonful occasionally), or manna 1/4 to 1/2 oz., sucked at will, may be given. The introduction (very gently) of a little slip of writing paper, parsley stalk, or suet, is a method someti
- 160 _Obs._ As different samples of copaiba often require slightly different quant.i.ties of the solution of pota.s.sa, it is best to mix the two gradually and cautiously together. Should the mixture be opaque, a little more of one or other of the ingredients,
- 161 =Copper, Ar'senite of.= Cu(AsO_{2})_{2}. See GREEN PIGMENTS (Scheele's Green).=Copper, Carbonate of.= CuCO_{3}. _Syn._ DIBA'SIC CARBONATE OF COPPER, DICARBONATE OF C.; CUPRI CARBONAS, L. _Prep._ Add carbonate of soda in excess to a solution
- 162 _Preven._ This consists in keeping the feet clean, by frequent ablution with warm water, and in the use of easy, soft boots and shoes. Without the latter precaution, corns will generally return, even after they appear to have been perfectly removed._Treat
- 163 =Gossypium Barbadense.= The 'Barbadoes' or 'Bourbon cotton plant.' This is the species which yields all our best cotton. In the small American islands which fringe the coast from Charlestown to Savannah, this plant has produced the cel
- 164 3. Spermaceti, white wax, and hard tallow-soap, of each equal parts; lamp-black, q. s. to colour._Obs._ Some makers melt the soap, wax, and lamp-black in an iron ladle, over a brisk fire, and allow the mixture to blaze for a few seconds before adding the
- 165 =CRICK'ETS.= These insects may be destroyed by putting Scotch snuff into their holes, or by placing some pieces of beetle wafers for them to eat.=CRINUM ASIATIc.u.m.= (Ind. Ph.) _Habitat._ Low humid localities in Bengal, the Concans, and other parts
- 166 1. (FINE.) From flour, 1 lb.; sugar, 1/4 lb.; melted b.u.t.ter, 1/2 lb.; 3 eggs; milk, q. s. Requires little baking.2. (RAISED CRUST, FOR MEAT PIES, &C.) As the last, but using 6 oz. of lard for the b.u.t.ter, and 2 instead of 3 eggs.3. (SHORT.) From flou
- 167 _Taste_ Very bitter. Bitter._Reaction } Red colour when dropped } Yellow with Nitric } upon the bark. } colour.Acid._ } Angostura or cusparia bark has fallen into comparative disuse, in consequence of nux vomica or false angostura bark having formerly, in
- 168 =DAIR'Y.= The place where milk is kept, and cheese and b.u.t.ter made. The best situation for a dairy is on the north side of the dwelling-house, in order that it may be sheltered from the sun during the heat of the day.Ample means should be provided
- 169 Mr Wynter Blyth, in his 'Dictionary of Hygiene,' recommends a coffin described by Mr Baker in his evidence before the sanitary commission. "The body being first of all placed in a common sh.e.l.l, this sh.e.l.l is placed in the coffin; the
- 170 In preparing compound decoctions those ingredients should be boiled first which least readily give up their active principles to the menstruum, and those which most readily part with them should be added afterwards. In many cases it is proper simply to in
- 171 _Obs._ This decoction was strongly recommended by Swediaur in certain complaints. He gave half a pint at first, twice daily, and afterwards 4 times a day, unless it acted too strongly on the bowels, when the frequency of the dose was diminished, or it was
- 172 _Prep._ (Jeffrey.) Simple decoction of elm bark, 8 pints; liquorice root, sa.s.safras and guaiac.u.m chips, of each 1 oz.; mezereon root, 3 dr.; boil for one hour, and strain. More active than the last.=Decoction of Er'got.= _Syn._ DECOCTUM ERGOT
- 173 PRO ENEMA'TE (Ph. L. 1787), D. MALVae COMPOSITUM (Ph. L. 1836), L. _Prep._ (Ph. L. 1836.) Common mallows (dried), 1 oz.; chamomile flowers (dried), 1/2 oz.; water, 1 pint; boil 15 minutes, and strain. Used chiefly for fomentations and enemas.=Decocti
- 174 _Obs._ 1 drachm of this decoction, mixed with 7 drachms of water, forms a similar preparation to the Decoctum Sarzae of the Ph. L., and is now very frequently subst.i.tuted for it in dispensing. See SARSAPARILLA, EXTRACTS, and _below_.=Decoction of Sarsap
- 175 =Decoction of Wil'low Bark.= _Syn._ DECOCTUM SALICIS, D. S. CORTICIS, L._Prep._ 1. (Wilkinson.) Willow bark (_Salix latifolia_), bruised, 1-1/2 oz.; macerate in water, 2 lbs., for 6 hours, then boil for 15 minutes, and strain. Tonic, astringent, and
- 176 Another cement consists of about 73 parts of silver, 21 of tin, and 6 of zinc, amalgamated with quicksilver. An amalgam of copper is said to be sometimes used. But this cla.s.s of stoppings is altogether disapproved of by other authorities. Pure leaf-gold
- 177 =Detergent, Collier's.= _Prep._ From liquor of pota.s.sa, 2 fl. dr.; rose water, 5-1/2 fl. oz.; spirit of rosemary, 1/2 fl. oz.; mix. One of the best applications known to free the head from scurf, when the hair is strong and healthy. The head should
- 178 Writers on dietetics (DIETETICA, L.) have taken much trouble to divide and cla.s.sify the numerous articles of food suitable to the various conditions of the body in health and disease; but little practical advantage has resulted from their labours. Low d
- 179 1. The chlorides of different metals, earths, or bases: Chlorides of the alkalies, Chlorides of iron, Chlorides of copper, Chlorides of manganese, Chlorides of zinc, Chlorides of aluminium, Chlorides of lime, Chlorides of mercury, and, in fact, all chlori
- 180 14. LARMANDE'S ANTIMEPHETIC LIQUOR. A solution of the sulphates of zinc and copper.15. THYMOL. From experiments made with this substance it appears to be a very powerful and valuable antiseptic, and likely, because of its non-poisonous and non-irrita
- 181 "The animals seem to have an instinct for disinfection, and lick substances touched with this acid. They must not be allowed to drink it, as when strong it blisters the skin, and especially the mouth and tongue."Mr Crookes also tried the effect
- 182 The quant.i.ty of spirit obtained from various substances, and even from pure sugar, depends upon the skill with which the several operations are conducted. By theory, pure sugar should yield 51% of alcohol; but in practice 11925 galls. of proof spirit is
- 183 [Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 6. and FIG. 7.][Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 8. and FIG. 9.]High and small heels are therefore quite unsuitable. The heel-piece ought to be as low and broad as possible."Further and more explicit knowledge on this subject may be obtai
- 184 6. Camphor, 3 to 5 gr.; charcoal, 10 gr.; opium, 1 gr.; aromatic confection, q. s. to form a ball.--In the malignant stage, with diarrha.7. Antimomal powder, 2 to 4 gr.; nitre, 5 to 10 gr.; digitalis, 1/4 to 2 gr. Afterwards the Tonic Pills No. 4. (Spoone
- 185 For an adult, suppose the dose to be 1, or 1 drachm (60 grains).Under 1 year will require 1/12 or 5 grains." 2 years " 1/8 or 8 grains." 3 " " 1/6 or 10 grains." 4 " " 1/4 or 15 grains. " 7 " " 1/3 or
- 186 =Draught, Abernethy's.= See ABERNETHY MEDICINES and MIXTURE.=Draught, Ace'tate of Ammo"nia.= _Syn._ HAUSTUS AMMONIae ACETATIS, L._Prep._ 1. (St. B. Hosp.) Solution of acetate of ammonia, 4 fl. dr.; water to make 1-1/2 fl. oz.2. (Dr Paris.)
- 187 =Draught, Black.= See MIXTURE.=Draught, Cam'phor.= _Syn._ HAUSTUS CAMPHORae, L. _Prep._ (Guy's Hosp.) Camphor, 6 gr.; rectified spirit, q. s. to powder; white sugar, 1 dr.; mucilage, 3 dr.; water, 1-1/2 fl. oz. Anodyne and diaph.o.r.etic, &c.=Dr
- 188 =Draught, Lax'ative.= _Syn._ HAUSTUS LAXANS, L. _Prep._ 1. See DRAUGHTS, APERIENT.2. (Dr Copeland.) Infusion of senna and compound infusion of gentian, of each 6 fl. dr.; sulphate of pota.s.sa, 20 to 30 gr.; extract of taraxac.u.m, 30 to 40 gr.; comp
- 189 3. (Baume's.) Tinctures of ambergris, a.s.saftida, castor, and opium, of each, 1 oz.; terebinthinated balsam of sulphur and oil of rue, of each, 15 drops. In atonic deafness.4. (Bouchardat.) Compound spirit of balm, 2-1/2 dr.; oil of almonds, 5 dr.;
- 190 2. (Dr Copland.) Powdered opium and camphor, of each 10 gr.; oils of cloves and cajeput, of each 1 dr.; highly rectified spirit and sulphuric ether, of each 1/2 fl. oz.3. (Cottereau.) A saturated ethereal solution of camphor, to which a few drops of liquo
- 191 GAMBOGE, 70% of _pure gamboge resin_, and 2% of _gum_.GUAIAc.u.m, 80% of _pure guaiac.u.m resin_.GUM AMMONIAc.u.m, 70% of _resin_, and 18% of _gum_.JALAP,[265] 11% of _pure jalap resin_.MYRRH, 30% of _pure resin_, and 50% of _gum_. OPIUM, 9% of _pure morp
- 192 The vegetable kingdom contributes spores, pollen, cells, cotton fibre, and the germs of vibriones and monads. Besides these are many living creatures, brought by the agency of monsoons and cyclones from extensive deserts. Showers of sand derived from thes
- 193 =DYSMENNORH'A.= See MENSTRUATION.=DYSPEP'SIA.= [L.] _Syn._ DYSPEP'SY, INDIGESTION. This complaint pervades every rank of society, and is, perhaps, of all others, the most general.Few indeed are there who wholly escape it, in one or other of
- 194 =Eau Tonique de Chalmin= is a perfumed solution of tannin.=Eau Tonique Parachte des Cheveux.= To prevent the falling off of the hair. Macerate some pieces of violet root for some days in 120 grammes rose water, filter, and add to the fluid 2 decigrammes s
- 195 [Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 4.]In Fig. 4 we have a representation of the circlet of these hooklets, B, which are thirty-four in number; C gives various views of separate hooklets; _b_ is the base; _c_ the central extremity; _e_ the hooklets viewed upon their c
- 196 =EFFLORES'CENCE.= The spontaneous conversion of a crystalline solid into a dry pulverulent form. Crystals which in a dry atmosphere lose their water of crystallisation, and become crusted over with a mealy powder, are said to be EFFLORESCENT.=EGG.= _
- 197 =EL'DER.= _Syn._ SAMBUCUS (Ph. L. & E.), L. A large shrub or small tree belonging to the natural order _Caprifoliacae_. It is indigenous in Europe, and has long been valued for its medicinal properties. "The recent flowers of the _Sambucus nigra
- 198 Cyanide of gold dissolved in solution of cyanide of pota.s.sium (No. 1).Used as last.4. Platinum solution. The double chloride of platinum and pota.s.sium, dissolved in solution of caustic pota.s.sa. Other solutions have been proposed, but this appears to
- 199 4. (Ellis.) Cowhage (hairs), 1 dr.; honey, q. s.5. (Guy's Hosp.) Cowhage (hairs), any quant.i.ty, made into an electuary with treacle, q. s. In worms.--_Dose._ For a child, a teaspoonful; for an adult, a table-spoonful; in the morning, fasting, and a
- 200 2. (Radius.) Squills, nitre, gum ammoniac.u.m, and tartrate (bitartrate) of pota.s.sa, of each 2 dr.; sal-ammoniac, 20 gr.; syrup of cinnamon, q.s.--_Dose_, 2 dr.; three times a day; in dropsies. See CONSERVE OF SQUILLS.=Electuary of Steel.= _Syn._ ELECTU