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Class 2.—CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS.South Gallery.
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for epilepsy. Its employment has been, attended inseveral instances with success.—R. E.]
112 Nixey, W. G., 22 Moor Street, Soho —Producer.Specimen of cement.
113 Oyler, S., 2 York Street, Camden Town— Producer.Lint made of linen of different degrees of fineness.
114 Austin ^ James B.; Banbury — Manufacturer.
Decoctions and infusions of medical substances. Su-per-phosphate of lime. Sulphate of lime or gypsum.Fine white sand, found at Todmarton; near Banbury.
115 Savory & Moore ; New Bond Street.
Kousso; a new remedial agent; imported by the ex-hibitors; for the removal of tape worm. That it. isdestructive of that parasitic disease has been satisfactorilyshown. The plant has long been known in the East, andactively employed in Abyssinia. Dr. Pereira has givenan elaborate account of this plant, which, is known bythe name of Brayera anthelmintica, from its propertiesand the name of its discoverer, Dr. Brayer. Wittsteinand Martin have given chemical analyses of the plant.
Sumbul; another new medicine, the introduction ofwhich into practice in this country is due to the ex-hibitors. It is very beneficial in many nervous diseases,and in the treatment of epilepsy. Dr. Granville hasgiven a minute account of its medicinal properties.
113 Bell, J., M.P.
Cod-liver oil, stearine, sarsaparilla, juice of taraxacum,otto of roses, &c. Salt , from the Droitwich Patent SaltWorks.
117 The London Druggists —Producers.
Balsams, &c.: Copaiba, storax calamita, black Sonso-
nate, balsamito, and of Tolu.
Barks: Canella, cusparia, winter’s, mezereon, casca-rilla, Simaruba, Mudar, pomegranate, crown, ashy crown,loxa and jaen.
Extracts, &c.: Dragon’s blood, catechu, liquorice,aloes, churrus and rhatany.
Expressed oils: Mace, cod-liver, linseed, castor, andcroton.
Essential oils: Peppermint, mint, dill, anise, angelica,geranium, citronelle, cloves, cinnamon, camomile, wintergreen, ginger grass, cubebs, cajuputi, verbena, Indiangrass, bitter almonds, lavender, sassafras, &c.
Roots: Rhubarb, orris, cassava, angelica, mezereon,calumba, hellebore, ipecacuanha, marshmallow, rhatany,smilax aspera, sarsaparilla, ginseng, salep, paniera brava,valerian, colchicum cormus, cuscus vitiver, &c.
Seeds: Cardamoms, castor-oil, croton-oil, colchicum,cumin, anise, cedron, angelica, cocculus indicus, &c.
Woods: Calumba, quassia, jalap, guaiacum, myras-permum of Sonsonate, sanders, &c.
Spices, peppers, &c.: Guinea pepper, chillies, nutmegs,mace, cassia lignea, cinnamon, cubeb pepper, cloves,almonds, calamine, camomiles, patchouli, gangah, manna,litmus, crabstones, pearls, red coral, dolichos, lactu-carium, chiretta, &c.
Fruits, &c. : Colocynth , pomegranate, tamarinds,vanilla, tonka, and cassia fistula.
Gums and resins: Ammoniacum, bdellium, frankin-cense, galbanum, gamboge, benzoin, styraceum, larchturpentine, New Holland resin, mastic, myrrh, Arabic ,olibanum, sarcocol, scammony, opoponax, sagapenum,tragacanth, tacamahae, guaiacum, &c.
Leaves, &c.: Petals of damask and cabbage roses, senna,buchu, kousso, myrospermum, &c.
Mosses: Ceylon, Corsican, Iceland , and Irish.
118 Copney, William, Plough Court, Lombard Street —
Manufacturer.
Crystals of citric acid, sulphate of copper, sulphate ofmagnesia, and octahedra of alum.
119 Sturge, John Edmund, Birmingham —Manufacturer.
Specimen of amorphous phosphorus, and crystallizedchlorate of potass.
120 Oxland, J. & R., Plymouth —Manufacturers.
Specimens of sugar, produced by the patent process ofrefining, invented by Robert and John Oxland, in whichthe acetate of alumina is used as a substitute for theblood and animal charcoal usually employed for defeca-tion and the removal of colour.
121 Pinto, Perez, & Co., Chemical Works, Limehouse—Manufacturers.
Specimen of acetate of lead, in very large crystals,rhombic prisms, slightly coloured, but exhibiting in ahigh degree its peculiar crystalline structure. Anotherspecimen, in large groups of crystals, perfectly pure, andfreed from colour.
This salt is prepared from pyroligneous acid and litharge,which, when combined and purified by repeated crystal-lizations, yields such crystals as are exhibited. The saltis extensively employed in the colouring arts, especiallyin calico printing, and is also a powerful medicinal agent.It is highly poisonous.
122 Stevenson, J. C., J arrow Chemical Works ,South Shields —Manufacturer.
Large crystal of soda.
123 Riley, E., Museum of Practical Geology, Piccadilly,and Wandsworth, Surrey —Producer.Specimens of hippuric acid and compounds.
124 Greenish, T., 20 New Street, Dorset Square —Manufacturer.
Superphosphate of iron; a new preparation of iron re-cently introduced by Dr. Routli, supposed to be the samesalt contained in the blood. It is free from any ferru-ginous taste, and so, well adapted for children; believedto be more speedy in its action than the other salts ofiron in cases of nervous debility, where there is a largequantity of phosphates voided by the urine, probablybecause it supplies directly to the brain the phosphorus,on the undue diminution of which the nervous derange-ment depends. Syrux) of superphosphate of iron, adaptedfor administering the remedy to children, and x>i’obablythe best form for general use.
Syrup of poppies, deprived of vegetable albuminousmatter, without injury to its medicinal properties; itmay by this means be kept without the possibility offermentation.
Syrup of saffron, deprived of vegetable albumen, sothat it may be kept without the deposition of the colour-ing matter.
Tincture of columba and tincture of hops. Both tinc-tures are deprived of the albumen, and perfectly bright.
125 Trix, J., Exeter —Producer.
Extract of henbane from the wild herb.
126 Dixon, Son, & Co., Newton Heath, Manchester —Producers. Arthur Allbright —Patentee.
Specimens of matches, made with Professor A.Sclirotter’s amorphous phosphorus. These matches arefree from offensive smell, and from effluvia injurious tothe workers while they are making them. They giveout a brilliant and sure light, when rubbed on thesanded part of the box. They will not take damp soreadily as matches made in the usual way. 1 hey willkeep in hot or cold climates, and in dry or com-paratively damp places. They are as cheaply and easilymade as the common matches, and are less liable tofire in the process of making. They can be made tolight sulphured wood, or stearine matches. The patentsafety phosphorus employed in their, manufacture maybe known by its producing no light in the dark under400 degrees.