CAMPHOR PREPARATIONS:
Fragrant Naphthalene Camphor.—
| Naphthalene white, in scales | 3,000 parts |
| Camphor | 1,000 parts |
| Melt on the steam bath and add to the hot mass: | |
| Coumarin | 2 parts |
| Mirbane oil | 10 parts |
Cast in plates or compressed tablets. The preparation is employed as a moth preventive.
Powdered Camphor In Permanent Form.
II.—Take equal parts of strong ether and alcohol to reduce the camphor to powder. It is claimed for this method that it only takes one-half of the time required when alcohol alone is used, and that the camphor dries more quickly. Before sifting add 1 per cent of white vaseline and 5 per cent of sugar of milk. Triturate fairly dry, spread out in the air, say 15 minutes, then pass through a moderately fine wire sieve, using a stubby shaving brush to assist in working it through. {145}
Camphor Pomade—
| Oil of bitter almonds | 1 drachm |
| Oil of cloves | 20 drops |
| Camphor | 1 1/2 ounces |
| White wax | 4 ounces |
| Lard, prepared | 1 pound |
Melt the wax and lard together, then add the camphor in saturated solution in spirit; put in the oils when nearly cold.
Camphor Ice.—
| I.— | White wax | 16 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Benzoated suet | 48 parts | |
| Camphor, powdered | 8 parts | |
| Essential oil, to perfume. |
Melt the wax and suet together. When nearly cold, add the camphor and perfume, mix well, and pour into molds.
| II.— | Oil of almond | 16 parts |
|---|---|---|
| White wax | 4 parts | |
| Spermaceti | 4 parts | |
| Paraffine | 8 parts | |
| Camphor, powdered | 1 part | |
| Perfume, quantity sufficient. |
Dissolve the camphor in the oil by the aid of a gentle heat. Melt the solids together, remove, and let cool, but before the mixture begins to set add the camphorated oil and the perfume, mix, and pour into molds.
| III.— | Stearine (stearic acid) | 8 pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Lard | 10 pounds | |
| White wax | 5 pounds | |
| Spermaceti | 5 pounds |
Melt on a water bath in an earthen or porcelain dish; strain into a similar vessel; add a solution of 2 ounces powdered borax in 1 pound of glycerine, previously warmed, to the melted substance when at the point of cooling; stir well; add camphor, 2 pounds, powdered by means of alcohol, 3 ounces; stir well and pour into molds.
CAMPHOR SUBSTITUTES IN THE PREPARATION OF CELLULOID: See Celluloid.
CAMPHOR AND RHUBARB AS A REMEDY FOR CHOLERA: See Cholera Remedies.
CAN VARNISH: See Varnishes.