Emulsion of Scam′mony. Syn. Emulsio scammonii, Mistura s. (Ph. E.), L. Prep. 1. (Ph. E.) Resin of scammony, 7 gr.; new milk, 3 fl. oz. For a dose.
2. (Planche.) Aleppo scammony, 7 gr.; sugar, 2 dr.; new milk, 3 fl. oz.; cherry-laurel water, 5 drops. For a dose. Purgative; in torpor of the intestines, dropsy, worms, &c. The formula of the Paris Codex is similar.
Emulsion of Spermace′ti. Syn. Emulsio cetacei, Mistura c., L. Prep. As emulsion of wax. Demulcent.
Emulsion of Tur′pentine. Syn. Emulsio terebinthinæ, Mistura t., L. Prep. 1. Chio turpentine, 2 dr.; white sugar, 1 oz.; yolk of 1 egg; milk of almonds, 4 fl. oz. In gleets.—Dose, 2 table-spoonfuls, 3 or 4 times a day.
2. (Clossius.) Venice turpentine, 11⁄2 dr.; yolk of 1 egg; peppermint water, 41⁄2 fl. oz. (See below.)
Emulsion of Oil of Turpentine. Syn. Emulsio olei terebinthinæ, Mistura o. t., L. Prep. (Carmichael.) Rectified oil of turpentine, 1 fl. oz.; yolk of 2 eggs; emulsion of almonds, 4 fl. oz.; syrup of orange peel, 2 fl. oz.; spirit of lavender, 4 fl. dr.; oil of cinnamon, 5 or 6 drops.—Dose, 1 fl. oz., twice or thrice a day; in nephritic pains, and that variety of ophthalmia termed iriditis. (See above.)
Emulsion of Wax. Syn. Emulsio ceræ, E. ceræ albæ, Mistura c., Lac c., L. Prep. (Guibourt.) White wax, 1 oz.; powdered gum, 11⁄2 dr.; water, 24 fl. oz.; simple syrup, 4 fl. oz.; put the syrup and gum into a warm mortar, add the wax, and triturate with a warm pestle until united; then add the water (warm) gradually, and continue the agitation till the whole is quite cold. Demulcent. Ad libitum.
ENAM′EL. A species of vitreous varnish, coloured with metallic oxides, applied in a thin stratum to brightly polished metallic surfaces (copper or gold), on which it is fused by the flame of a lamp urged by the blowpipe, or by the heat of a small furnace.
The basis of all enamels is a highly transparent and fusible gloss, called ‘frit,’ ‘flux,’ or ‘paste,’ which readily receives a colour on the addition of metallic oxides. It may be made by one or other of the following formulæ:
Prep. 1. Red lead, 16 parts; calcined borax, 3 parts; powdered flint glass, 12 parts; powdered flints, 4 parts; fuse in a Hessian crucible for 12 hours, then pour it out into water, and reduce it to a powder in a biscuit-ware mortar.