POTASSII ACETAS—POTASSIUM ACETATE
Derivation.—Add acetic acid in excess to potassium carbonate. Evaporate to dryness and fuse residue.
Properties.—White, deliquescent, satiny, neutral masses of a peculiar odor; also in a granular form. Soluble in water and alcohol.
Dose.—Horses and cattle, 1⁄2 to 1 oz.; sheep and pigs, 1⁄2 to 1 dr.; dogs, 5 to 20 gr.