Constituents of spermaceti ointment supplied to CD. Perhaps effect was caused by substance used to bleach the bees-wax.
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Constituents of spermaceti ointment supplied to CD. Perhaps effect was caused by substance used to bleach the bees-wax.
Sends CD a measure with capacity of 20 oz or 34.65925 cubic inches.
Sends CD description of preparation of extract of belladonna.
Informs CD that he has forwarded some oils and opium.
Asks about the composition of a spermaceti ointment which he has been buying for some years "because I blackened some young shoots of plants with this ointment mixed with Lamp-black & it produced an extraordinary effect on the shoots, which I think cannot be accounted for merely by the exclusion of light".
Requests hydrated magnesia.
Would greatly prefer an enema with a shorter nozzle but with a somewhat larger diameter.
Orders a very small pot of "purest & best Extract of Hyosciamus for experimental purposes".
Asks WWB to send 8 grains of acetate of strychnine by post.
Thanks for loan of measure.
Requests a prescribed physic [not specified].
Requests litmus paper and gum.
Orders some salts for plant experiments.
Orders sulphuric ether, nitric ether, chloroform, and prussic acid [for Drosera experiments? See Insectivorous plants, pp. 209, 219].
Asks about possible animal substances in samples of Belladonna and Digitalis.
Orders enema.
Thanks for information about the Atropia.
Orders list of chemical salts. Ashamed to order from Hopkins and Williams because they charge him such an extremely low rate.
Orders salts of various metals; thinks chlorides (where soluble) would be better than nitrates.
Requests chemicals for Drosera experiments. Lists 12 acids tried so far.