Moisten the ground drugs with the fluid extract and tincture and enough menstruum consisting of 25 per cent alcohol, and after six or eight hours pack in a percolator, and pour on menstruum until percolation begins. Then cork the orifice, cover the percolator, and allow to macerate for 24 hours. Then percolate to 10 fluidounces, pouring back the first portion of percolate until it comes through clear. In the percolate dissolve 1/2 ounce of ammonium chloride and 1/2 pound of sugar by cold percolation, adding simple syrup to make 16 fluidounces. Finally add 1 fluidrachm of chloroform.
Balsam Spray Solution.—
| Oil of Scotch pine | 30 minims |
| Oil of eucalyptus | 1 drachm |
| Oil of cinnamon | 30 minims |
| Menthol crystals | q. s. |
| Fluid extract of balm-of-Gilead buds | 1 drachm |
| Tincture of benzoin, enough to make | 4 ounces |
This formula can, of course, be modified to suit your requirements. The oils of eucalyptus and cinnamon can be omitted and such quantities of tincture of tolu and tincture of myrrh incorporated as may be desired.
Birch Balsam.—
| Parts by weight | |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 30,000 |
| Birch juice | 3,000 |
| Glycerine | 1,000 |
| Bergamot oil | 90 |
| Vanillin | 10 |
| Geranium oil | 50 |
| Water | 14,000 |
BALSAM STAINS, TO REMOVE: See Cleaning Preparations and Methods.
BANANA BRONZING SOLUTION: See Plating.
BANANA SYRUP: See Essences and Extracts.
BANANA TRICK, THE BURNING: See Pyrotechnics.
BANJO SOUR: See Beverages under Lemonade.
BAR POLISHES: See Polishes.
BARBERS’-ITCH CURE: See Ointments.
BARBERS’ POWDER: See Cosmetics.
BAROMETERS (PAPER): See Hygrometers and Hygroscopes.
BATH, AIR: See Air Bath.
BATH METAL: See Alloys.
BATH POWDER: See Cosmetics.
BATH TABLETS, EFFERVESCENT.
| Tartaric acid | 10 parts |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 9 parts |
| Rice flour | 6 parts |
A few spoonfuls of this, when stirred into a bathtubful of water, causes a copious liberation of carbon dioxide, which is refreshing. This mixture can be made into tablets by compression, moistening, if necessary, with alcohol. Water, of course, cannot be used in making them, as its presence causes the decomposition referred to. Perfume may be added to this powder, essential oils being a good form. Oil of lavender would be a suitable addition, in the proportion of a fluidrachm or more to the pound of powder. A better but more expensive perfume may be obtained by mixing 1 part of oil of rose geranium with 6 parts of oil of lavender. A perfume still more desirable may be had by adding a mixture of the oils from which Cologne water is made. For an ordinary quality the following will suffice:
| Oil of lavender | 4 fluidrachms |
| Oil of rosemary | 4 fluidrachms |
| Oil of bergamot | 1 fluidounce |
| Oil of lemon | 2 fluidounces |
| Oil of clove | 30 minims |
For the first quality the following may be taken:
| Oil of neroli | 6 fluidrachms |
| Oil of rosemary | 3 fluidrachms |
| Oil of bergamot | 3 fluidrachms |
| Oil of cedrat | 7 fluidrachms |
| Oil of orange peel | 7 fluidrachms |
A fluidrachm or more of either of these mixtures may be used to the pound, as in the case of lavender.
These mixtures may also be used in the preparation of a bath powder {104} (non-effervescent) made by mixing equal parts of powdered soap and powdered borax.
BATH-TUB ENAMEL: See Varnishes.
BATH-TUB PAINTS: See Paint.
BATTERY FILLERS AND SOLUTIONS.
I.—In the so-called dry batteries the exciting substance is a paste instead of a fluid; moisture is necessary to cause the reaction. These pastes are generally secret preparations. One of the earlier “dry” batteries is that of Gassner. The apparatus consists of a containing vessel of zinc, which forms the positive element; the negative one is a cylinder of carbon, and the space between is filled
