Spirit of amber

Bemsteinerde, /. mineral amber, bemsteinfarbig, a. amber-colored. Bemstein-fett, n. ambrain, -fimis, m. amber varnish, -geist, m. spirit of amber, -lack, m. amber varnish, -ol, n. oil of amber, oleum succini. -salz, n. succinate, bemsteinsauer, a. of succinic acid, succinate of. 

To Test Tea. Pure China tea is not turned black by being put into water impregnated with sulphuretted hydrogen gas, nor does it tinge spirit of hartshorn blue. The infusion is amber-colored, and is not reddened by adding a few drops of oil of vitriol to it. 

Allen s Nerve and Bone Liniment. Take oil of origanum, oil of rosemary, oil of amber, oil or hemlock, of each 4 ounces spirits of tuipentine, 2 lons linseed oil, 3 gallons. Mix, and color with anchusa root. 

A philosophical spirit of wine prepared by repeatedly distilling alcohol with oil of vitriol must have contained ether. Volatile vitriol of Venus (copper acetate), obtained in blue crystals from a solution of verdigris in distilled vinegar, yields on distillation and rectification a colourless spirit of Venus (esprit de Venus), i.e. concentrated acetic acid. Spirit of Saturn is distilled from sugar of lead (sucre ou sel de Satume). The distillation of amber yields a spirit, an oil, and volatile salt (succinic acid) of acid taste, soluble in water, which can be sublimed in white crystals. One of Le Fevre s special preparations was a volatile salt of vipers obtained by distillation, and he extols the virtues of tobacco. ... 

Cognac is spirit distilled from wine so that it retains the various volatile substances largely constituting the bouquet of the wine, and stored and aged for a longer or shorter time in wooden (oak) casks by dissolution of extractive tannin substances from the wood it assumes the well-known amber-yellow colour. 

Solvents. A small drop of solvent such as acetone or methylated spirits on the back of the item to be tested should not, in theory, affect amber, but it will turn copal sticky. Depending on the age of the resin, the test may take some minutes (younger resins dissolve faster) and more than one application of solvent may be needed, as it evaporates quickly in air. It should be noted that solvents can attack many plastics and some ambers, so it is not a conclusive test. Also, care must be taken to use only a small amount of solvent, as too much may cause extended damage. 

The stability of norfloxacin in suspensions prepared from two brands of film-coated tablets has been studied (12). The vehicle consisted of tragacanth, saccharin sodium, sorbitol solution, glycerol, parabens concentrate, peppermint spirit, purified water, and sjrup USP, yielding a final concentration of norfloxacin of 20 mg/ml. The resulting suspensions were chemically stable for 28 days when stored in amber glass bottles at room temperature. 

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