| IV.— | Potassium nitrate | 375 grains |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 25 fluidounces | |
| Charcoal wood, powder | 30 av. ounces | |
| Tragacanth, powder | 375 grains | |
| Storax | 300 grains | |
| Benzoin | 300 grains | |
| Vanillin | 8 grains | |
| Coumarin | 3 grains | |
| Musk | 3 grains | |
| Civet | 1 1/2 grains | |
| Oil of rose | 20 drops | |
| Oil of bergamot | 15 drops | |
| Oil of ylang-ylang | 10 drops | |
| Oil of rhodium | 10 drops | |
| Oil of sandal wood | 5 drops | |
| Oil of cinnamon | 5 drops | |
| Oil of orris | 1 drop | |
| Oil of cascarilla | 1 drop |
Saturate the charcoal with the potassium nitrate dissolved in the water, dry the mass, powder, add the other ingredients, and mix thoroughly. Beat the mixture to a plastic mass with the addition of sufficient mucilage of tragacanth containing 2 per cent of saltpeter in solution, and form into cone-shaped pastilles. In order to evenly distribute the storax throughout the mass, it may be previously dissolved in a small amount of acetic ether.
| V.— | Benzoin | 2 av. ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Cascarilla | 1 av. ounce | |
| Myrrh | 1 av. ounce | |
| Potassium nitrate | 1/2 av. ounce | |
| Potassium chlorate | 60 grains | |
| Charcoal, wood | 4 av. ounces | |
| Oil of cloves | 1 fluidrachm | |
| Oil of cinnamon | 1 fluidrachm | |
| Oil of lavender | 1 fluidrachm | |
| Mucilage of tragacanth, sufficient. | ||
Mix the first six ingredients previously reduced to fine powder, add the oils, and then incorporate enough mucilage to form a mass. Divide this into pastilles weighing about 60 grains and dry.
| VI.— | Charcoal, powder | 30 av. ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Potassium nitrate | 1/2 av. ounce | |
| Water | 33 fluidounces | |
| Tragacanth, powder | 300 grains | |
| Tincture of benzoin | 1 1/2 fluidounces | |
| Peru balsam | 300 grains | |
| Storax, crude | 300 grains | |
| Tolu balsam | 300 grains | |
| Oleo-balsamic mixture | 2 1/2 fluidrachms | |
| Coumarin | 8 grains |
Saturate the charcoal with the potassium nitrate dissolved in the water, then dry, reduce to powder, and incorporate the tragacanth and then the remaining ingredients. Form a mass by the addition of sufficient mucilage of tragacanth containing 2 per cent of potassium nitrate in solution and divide into pastilles.
| VII.— | Powdered nitrate of potassium | 1/2 ounce |
|---|---|---|
| Powdered gum arabic | 1/2 ounce | |
| Powdered cascarilla bark (fresh) | 1/2 ounce | |
| Powdered benzoin (fresh) | 4 ounces | |
| Powdered charcoal | 7 ounces | |
| Oil of eucalyptus | 25 drops | |
| Oil of cloves | 25 drops | |
| Water, a sufficiency. | ||
Make a smooth paste, press into molds and dry.