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Macerate the petals in the water for six hours ; then add thehoney to the filtered liquor, and boil down to a proper con-sistence in a water-bath.

This preparation is not unfrequently used as a mild, cool-ing detergent, particularly in gargles for ulcerations and in-flammation of the mouth and tonsils. The rose-buds hereused should be hastily dried, that they may the better pre-serve their astringency.

The Dublin college, in making this and some similar pre-parations, used unclarified honey, with the idea, probably,thai it may be equally well clarified in the course ot' the pre-paration itself. This is no doubt true •, but as we do notknow what effect the clarification may have on the activesubstances added to the honey, we think that the use of clari-fied honey, as directed by the London college, is preferable.

OxYMEL SCILEJE. Loiltl. Dub.

Oxyinel of Squills.Take of

Clarified honey, three pounds ;

Vinegar of squills, two pints.Boil them in a glass vessel, with a slow fire, to the thickness

of a syrup, (a proper thickness, Loud.)

Oxyaiel of c quill» is a useful aperient, detergent, and ex-pectorant, and of great service in humoral asthmas, coughs,and other disorders where thick phlegm abounds. It isgiven in doses of two or three drachms, along with some aro-matic water, as that of cinnamon, to prevent the great nau-sea which it v ould otherwise be apt to excite. In large doses,it proves emetic.

Oxyjiel jekuginis. Dub.Oxymd of Verdegris.

Linimentum akpGiNis. Lond.Liniment of Verdegris.Take of

Prepared verdegris, one ounce ;Vinegar, seven ounces, by measure ;Clarified honey, fourteen ounces, by weight.Dissolve the verdegris in the vinegar, and strain it throughlinen •, then add the honey, and boil the whole to a properthickness.

When properly diluted with water, this preparation has