A manual of pharmacy, for the student of veterinary medicine ; containing the substances employed at the Royal Veterinary College, with an attempt at their classification, and the pharmacopoeia of that institution / [William John Thomas Morton].

  • Morton, W. J. T. (William John Thomas), 1800-1868.
Date:
[1837]
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Credit: A manual of pharmacy, for the student of veterinary medicine ; containing the substances employed at the Royal Veterinary College, with an attempt at their classification, and the pharmacopoeia of that institution / [William John Thomas Morton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mix, and add six drachms of sulphuric acid, leaving the stopper out of the bottle until the heat evolved has passed off. Adeps, Fat. Vulgo : Hogs’ Lard. This is obtained from the adipose matter about the flank of the hog, for which purpose it is freed from the membranes and vessels with which it is connected, and is cut into small pieces, well washed and then melted, with the addition of a little water, care being taken that the heat be not too intense. In its fluid state it is run into bladders and small casks, where it concretes. Chemical Composition.—The ultimate elements of lard have not been ascertained; but they are sup- posed closely to resemble those of fixed oils generally. Chevrent has made lard to consist of two distinct sub- stances in a state of mechanical mixture, which he has designated stearine and elaine. The one is solid at the ordinary temperature of the atmosphere, the other liquid. They exist in the proportions of 38 parts stearine 62 parts elaine 100 Properties and Uses.—Lard is an emollient, and constitutes the basis of most ointments. It should be tasteless, inodorous, soft, and colourless. It melts at