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SYRUPUS' TOLUTANUS.

Syrup of Balsam of Tolu.

Take of the Balfam of Tolu eight ouncesby weight.

Diftilled Water three pints.

Boil for two hours. * Mix with the liquor,ftrained after it is cold, the double-refinediugar, that it may be made a Syrup.

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Whether the decoction be performed, as former-ly direcled, in a long-necked matrafs, with itsmouth lightly ftopt, or in a circulatory veflel, whichftill more fecurely prevents any lofs of the volatileparts of the balfam, is left to the Operator. If along-necked matrafs be clofed by another of a fmallneck, inverted into it, and the junfture luted, itforms a veflel anfwering the fame purpofe as the cir-culatory veflel of the old chemifts, which has beenfound too expenfive.

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