Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 39

=Lozenges, Rhu'barb.= _Syn._ DIGESTIVE LOZENGES; TROCHISCI RHEI, L.

_Prep._ (P. Cod.) Powdered rhubarb, 1 oz.; sugar, 11 oz.; mucilage of tragacanth, q. s.; divide into 12-gr. lozenges. Stomachic and laxative.

Sucked before dinner, they excite the appet.i.te, and, after it, promote digestion. They are frequently aromatised with a little cinnamon or vanilla. See CANDY (Digestive).

=Lozenges, Rose.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ROSae, L. _Prep._ 1. (ACIDULATED; T. R.

ACIDae.) From otto, 5 to 10 drops; citric or tartaric acid, 3 dr.; sugar, 1 lb.; mucilage, q. s.

2. (Ph. E. 1746.) Red-rose leaves (powdered), 1 oz.; sugar, 12 oz.; mucilage, q. s.

3. (PaTE DE ROSE LOZENGES.) As No. 1, omitting one half of the acid.

4. (RED; T. R. RUBRI.) As No. 1; but coloured with liquid lake, or infusion of cochineal.

_Obs._ Some makers add of starch, 4 oz., subst.i.tute oil of rhodium for otto of roses, and use mucilage made with rose water; but the quality of course suffers. They are chiefly used to perfume the breath.

=Lozenges, Saf'fron.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI CROCI, L. _Prep._ From hay saffron (in fine powder), 1 oz.; white sugar, 1 lb.; mucilage of gum tragacanth, q. s. to mix. Anodyne, pectoral, and emmenagogue; but chiefly used to raise the spirits in hypochondriasis.

=Lozenges, San'tonine.= _Syn._ TASTELESS WORM LOZENGES; TROCHISCI SANTONINI, L. Each lozenge contains 1/2 gr. (nearly) of santonine. 5 to 10 daily, as a vermifuge.

=Lozenges, Scammony.= (Bourieres.) _Syn._ TROCHISCI SCAMMONII. _Prep._ Resin of scammony, 4 dr.; calomel, 4 dr.; sugar, 6 oz.; tragacanth, 1/2 dr.; tincture of vanilla, 40 minims. Make into 300 lozenges. 1 or 2 for a child; 2 to 4 for an adult.

=Lozenges, So'da.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI SODae BICARBONATIS (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Bicarbonate of soda, 1 oz.; powdered gum Arabic, 1/2 oz.; sugar, 3 oz.; mucilage, q. s.

2. (Wholesale.) From bicarbonate of soda and powdered gum tragacanth, of each 2 oz.; double refined lump sugar, 3/4 lb.; rose water, q. s. to mix.

In acidity, heartburn, &c. See LOZENGES, VICHY.

3. (With GINGER); TROCHISCI SODae ET ZINGIBERIS, L. To the last, add of ginger (in very fine powder), 1-1/2 oz.; powdered gum, 1/2 oz.

=Lozenges of Soluble Tartar.= (Guibort.) _Syn._ TROCHISCI TARTARI SOLUBILIS. _Prep._ Borotartrate of potash, 1 oz.; sugar, 7 oz.; mucilage of tragacanth, q. s.; flavoured with lemon.

=Lozenges, Squills.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI SCILLae, L. 1. Each lozenge contains 1/8 gr. of powdered squills and 2 gr. of extract of liquorice.

2. (With IPECACUANHA); TROCHISCI SCILLae ET IPECACUANHae, L. As the last, adding for each lozenge 1/4 gr. of powdered ipecacuanha. Both the above are useful cough lozenges.

=Lozenges, Starch.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ALIMY, T. BECHICI ALBI. L. See PECTORAL LOZENGES.

=Lozenges, Steel.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI FERRI, T. CHALYBEATI, L. _Prep._ (P.

Cod.) Levigated iron filings, 1 oz.; sugar, 10 oz.; cinnamon, 2 dr.; mucilage of tragacanth, q. s.; mix, and divide into 480 lozenges. Tonic.

See LOZENGES, IRON.

=Lozenges, Sul'phur.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI SULPHURIS, L. _Prep._ (P. Cod.) From sulphur (pure precipitate), 2 oz.; sugar, 16 oz.; mucilage of tragacanth (made with rose water), q. s. to mix. Useful in piles and some skin diseases.

=Lozenges, Tannic Acid.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ACIDI TANNICI (B. P.) Tannic acid, 360 gr.; tincture of tolu, 1/2 oz,; refined sugar, 25 oz.; gum acacia, 1 oz.; mucilage, 2 oz.; distilled water, 1 oz. Dissolve the tannic acid in the water; add first the tincture of tolu previously mixed with the mucilage, then the gum and the sugar, also previously well mixed. Form the whole into a proper ma.s.s, divide into 720 lozenges, and dry them in a hot-air chamber with a moderate heat. Each lozenge contains 1/2 gr. of tannic acid.--_Dose_, 1 to 6 lozenges.

=Lozenges, Tarta'ric Acid.= See LOZENGES, ACIDULATED.

=Lozenges, Tolu'.= _Syn._ BALSAMIC LOZENGES; TROCHISCI TOLUTANI, T.

BALSAMICae, L. _Prep._ 1. (P. Cod.) Balsam of tolu and rectified spirit, of each 1 oz.; dissolve, add of water, 2 fl. oz., heat the mixture in a water bath, and filter; make a mucilage with the filtered liquid, and gum tragacanth (in powder), 80 gr.; add of sugar, 16 oz.; make a ma.s.s, and cut it into lozenges.

2. (Wholesale.) As the last, but using only one half the weight of balsam of tolu. Pectoral and balsamic.

=Lozenges, Tronchin's.= _Syn._ TABLETTES DE TRONCHIN, Fr. See LOZENGES, COUGH.

=Lozenges, Vanil'la.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI VANILLae, L. _Prep._ 1. Essence of vanilla, 3 fl. dr., to each lb. of sugar.

2. (Guibourt.) From vanilla triturated to a fine powder with 7 times its weight of sugar. Antispasmodic, nervine, and stomachic. Used to sweeten the breath, to flavour chocolate, &c.

=Lozenges, Vichy.= _Syn._ D'ARCET'S LOZENGES; TROCHISCI SODae, L.; PASTILLES DE VICHY, Fr. _Prep._ 1. (P. Cod.) Bicarbonate of soda, 1 oz.; powdered sugar, 19 oz.; mucilage of gum tragacanth, q. s.; mix, and divide into 20-gr. lozenges.

2. (D'Arcet.) As the last, adding a little oil of peppermint to give a slight flavour. Antacid or absorbent; in heartburn, &c.

=Lozenges, Vi'olet.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI VIOLae, T. VIOLARUM, L. _Prep._ Orris lozenges coloured with the juice of violets.

=Lozenges, Wistar's Cough.= _Prep._ Gum Arabic, extract of liquorice, and sugar, of each 2-1/2 oz.; powdered opium, 1 dr.; oil of aniseed, 40 drops; for 60 lozenges. One, three or four times a day.

=Lozenges Worm.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ANTHELMINTICI, MORSULI CONTRA VERMES, L.

Most of the advertised nostrums under this name have a basis of calomel (about 1 gr. per lozenge), and require to be followed by a purge a few hours afterwards.

1. (Ph. Austr. 1836.) Ethereal extract of wormseed, 1 dr.; jalap, starch, and sugar, of each 2 dr.; mucilage of gum tragacanth, q. s.; divide into 60 lozenges.

2. (Ph. Dan. 1840.) Wormseed, 1 oz.; ethiops mineral and jalap, of each 3 dr.; cinnamon, 2 dr.; sugar, 7 oz.; rose water, q. s. See LOZENGES, CALOMEL, CHING'S, SANTONIN, &c. (_above_).

=Lozenges, Zinc.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ZINCI, T. Z. SULPHATIS, L. _Prep._ (Dr Copland.) Each lozenge contains 1/2 gr. of sulphate of zinc.

Antispasmodic, expectorant, and tonic, and in quant.i.ty emetic.

=LUBRICATING COMPOUNDS.= See ANTI-ATTRITION.

=LU'CIFERS.= See MATCHES.

=LUMBA'GO.= Rheumatism of the loins. It is distinguished from nephritis, or inflammation of the kidneys, by the pain being aggravated on stooping.

The treatment consists of strong stimulant embrocations or liniments, or of blisters over the parts affected, with active aperients, warmth, and diaph.o.r.etics (as Dover's powder) at bedtime. The hot or vapour bath often gives almost immediate relief. See LINIMENT OF BELLADONNA and CHLOROFORM.

See RHEUMATISM.

=LU'MINOUS PHIAL.= See PHOSPHORUS.

=LU'NA, CORNEA.= [L.] _Syn._ HORN SILVER. Fused chloride of silver.

=LU'NAR, CAUSTIC.= Fused nitrate of silver. See CAUSTIC and SILVER.

=LUNCHEONS, HOT, by the River Side.= We extract the following from 'Land and Water':--"In cold weather, by river side or on mountain or moor, when not too far from home, a hot lunch is often a _desideratum_, but one not easily accomplished without a more or less complicated apparatus and the trouble of lighting a fire--often an impossibility from the want of dry wood. A hot, substantial meal at the end of a hard day's work is often difficult to get when the time of return home may depend entirely on the humour of the fish; and for either purpose nothing will beat the homely Hot Pot, or 'Pate de Lancas.h.i.+re,' as I have seen it pretentiously termed, though the latter name does not convey any of the comforting, cheering sensation to the inner man contained in the simpler denomination. I have never seen a good recipe for it, so append my own. Take a strong glazed earthenware jar of a cylindrical form, ten inches deep and twelve broad.

At the bottom of this place a layer, about an inch thick, of potatoes cut into pieces, sprinkle with a little salt; on these place a layer of four or five mutton chops, season with salt and pepper, and a teaspoonful of Worcester sauce. Pour in enough broth, stock, or water to nearly cover the chops; then add another layer of potatoes (rather thicker than the first), on which place two or three chops, and two kidneys, cut into smallish pieces for the sake of the gravy. If mushrooms are procurable, add a few with each layer of meat, or, in place of these, a few oysters. Season, and continue the meat and potatoes in alternate layers until within an inch of the top, when cover with small potatoes whole, or large ones cut into halves or quarters; bake slowly in the oven till the potatoes are quite soft inside, and brown and well cooked at the top, when the dish is ready.

If it is not wanted at once, it may easily be kept hot, and the addition of a little stock will prevent its getting dry. To serve out-of-doors, wrap up in cloths, and carry in a small hamper lined with straw, when it will keep steaming hot for an hour or more. One of the great excellences of this dish lies in the fact that all the aroma of the meat is retained, while the potatoes absorb any superfluous gravy. Sliced onions will improve the flavour for those who like them, especially when mushrooms cannot be got. I have tested the appreciation of this dish among a grouse-driving party on the Yorks.h.i.+re moors on a raw December day, and there was no dissentient voice as to its merits when thankfully discussed over the subsequent pipe. I have found it not ungrateful, after a long day's fis.h.i.+ng, nearly up to my waist in water, when the dinner ordered for six, with a view of taking an evening basket, would have been ruined before my arrival at eleven, had it consisted of aught else; nay, I have a.s.sisted at more than one bachelor supper in chambers, where it formed the dish of the evening, and mid-day, evening, or night I have always found it good."

=LUNGS.= In _anatomy_, the organ of respiration occupying the thorax or chest. See RESPIRATION.

=LU'PULIN.= _Syn._ LUPULINA, LUPULINE. Under this name two products are known, namely, 1. (LUPULINIC GRAINS, L. GLANDS.) The yellow powder obtained from the dried strobiles or catkins of the hops, by gently rubbing and sifting them.--_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.; as an anodyne, tonic, &c.

2. The aromatic bitter principle of hops.