Diffusible Benzoin Solution

A deodorizer which yields an agreeable odor. 4933.

Benzoic acid............. gr. v

Alcohol (sp. gr. O, 830) ........3 ij

Amyl hydride (sp. gr. O, 620) ....................℥ j Let the acid dissolve, close the bottle carefully, and keep in a cool place. This solution is used in the same manner as with the two immediately preceding. - Ibid.

Benzoated Chloroform

4934

Benzoic acid..........3 iij

Chloroform..........℥ xij

Let the benzoic acid dissolve in the chloroform. If there is any residue, filter, and the solution is ready for use. It is good for deodorizing the hands after a post-mortem; for the temporary preservation of parts and organs, ' and even for the temporary preservation of the whole body, a little of it being spread or sprayed over the body, to be preserved, before inclosing in an air-tight shell or case. - Ibid.

Strong Iodine Deodorizing Solution

4935

Iodine.............gr. v

Alcohol (sp. gr. O. 830)......℥ j

Sulphuric acid (strong)...... v

Dissolve the iodine in the spirit, and add the acid slowly. This solution should be made fresh each time for use, and specimens should be just covered with it, and left in it for a few hours. The specimen, though very much decomposed, will be rendered free of odor of putrefaction, firm, and preserved. Covered afterward with spirit simply, it will lose much of its dark color and reassume a very natural appearance. - Ibid.

A Preservative Arsenical Solution

4936

Arsenious acid.........gr. iij

Cinnabar............gr. j

Alcohol (sp. gr. O 830)......℥ j

This solution is useful for preserving skins of animals. It has been used also for embalming.

- Tranchini.

Disinfecting Pastilles

4940

℞ Paraffini...........3 ijss

Iodi............gr. xv

Acidi salicylici........gr. xxx

Form into pastilles. These when burned will produce a disinfectant smoke.

- Les Nouveaux Remedes.

Drinks In Dysentery

4942

℞ Gummi acaciae......... ℥ ij

Decocti hordei..........oij

Syrupi aurantii corticis...... ℥ ij

Dissolve the gum arabic in the barley water, then add the syrup. - Dr. R. Thomas.

4943

Take the whites of four eggs and shake thoroughly in a pint of boiled and cooled water.

- Dr. Carl Schwalbe.

In Fever

4944

℞ Potassii subcarbonatis......Э j

Limonis succi..........℥ ss

After being saturated, add

Potassii nitratis.........gr. x

Aquae purse...........℥ j

Syrupi violas...........3 j

Mix them, and let the draught be taken every four hours. - Dr. R. Thomas.

4945

℞ Decocti hordei..........oij

Potassii nitratis..........3 j

M. - Ibid.

4946

℞ Acidi hydrochlorici diluti.......................3 ij

Potassii chloratis.........3 ij

Syrupi zingiberis.........℥ ij

Decocti hordei.........oij

M. - Thomas Hawkes Tanner, M. D.