Alum, 2 oz.
Sal ammoniac, 0.125 oz.
Boiling water, half gallon.
Keep in stoppered bottle labelled "Poison."
This, it will be seen, is a modification of Goadby's Solution.
In the three preceding formulae the corrosive sublimate must be dissolved in a small quantity of spirits of some kind, or, as explained above, by the addition of a strong solution of sal ammoniac.
No. 27. — Saline Solution for bottling Fish and Reptiles.
Bichloride of mercury (corrosive sublimate), 1 grain.
Chloride of sodium (common salt), 90 grains.
Distilled water, 1 pint.