Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 118

=Paste, De Handel's.= _Prep._ From opium, 1/2 dr.; camphor, 1 dr. (both in powder); extracts of belladonna and henbane, of each 1 dr.; oil of cajeput and tincture of cantharides, of each 10 or 12 drops; distilled water of opium (or of lettuce), q. s. In toothache.

=Paste, Depil'atory.= _Syn._ PASTA EPILATORIA, L. Several preparations of this character are noticed at pages 552-3. 1. A mixture of slacked lime, 2 parts, and water, 3 parts, saturated with sulphuretted hydrogen, is said to be so powerful, that "a layer a line in thickness denudes the scalp in three minutes." (Beasley.)

2. (Payan.) Powdered sulphate of copper made into a soft paste with yolk of egg.

=Paste of Figs.= _Syn._ PASTA CARICARUM, P. FICARIA, L. _Prep._ 1. From figs, as jujube paste.

2. (Soubeiran.) Pulp of figs, 1 part; press it through a sieve, mix it with powdered sugar, 4 parts, concentrated by a gentle heat (if necessary), roll the ma.s.s out, and cut it into squares or lozenges.

=Paste, Flour.= _Syn._ COLLE DE PaTE, Fr. From wheaten flour.

Paper-hangers, shoemakers, &c., usually add to the flour 1/6 to 1/4 of its weight of finely powdered resin. It is then sometimes called 'hard paste.'

The addition of a few drops of creasote or oil of cloves, or a little powered camphor, colocynth, or corrosive sublimate (especially the first two and the last), will prevent insects from attacking it, and preserve it in covered vessels for years. Should it get too hard, it may be softened with water. See CEMENTS.

=Paste, Fruit.= _Prep._ 1. To each pint of the strained juice add of gum Arabic, 1 oz., gently evaporate to the consistence of a syrup, and add an equal weight of bruised white sugar; as soon as the whole is united, pour it out on an oiled slab, and, when cold enough, cut it into pieces.

2. Citric acid, 3/4 oz.; gum Arabic, 6 oz.; white sugar, 3/4 lb.; water, q. s.; dissolve, and flavour with any of the fruit essences. It may be coloured with any pf the stains used for confectionery or liqueurs.

3. As fruit lozenges.

=Paste, Fur'niture.= See POLISH.

=Paste, Glove.= See GANTEINE.

=Paste of Gum Arabic.= _Syn._ PASTA GUMMI, L.; PaTE DE GOMME, P. DE G.

ARABIQUE, Fr. _Prep._ 1. As marshmallow paste, omitting the mallow roots.

2. Gum Arabic (picked), 1 lb.; water, 1 pint; dissolve, add of white sugar, 1 lb.; evaporate by a gentle heat to a very thick syrup, then add the whites of 3 eggs, previously beaten up with orange-flower water, 1 fl.

oz., and strained through muslin, and continue the heat with constant stirring, until of a proper consistence on being cooled. The last two are commonly sold for marshmallow paste (pate de guimauve).

3. (Transparent.) From gum Arabic (picked), 1 lb.; cold water, 1 pint; white sugar, 1-1/4 lb.; proceed as the last, adding orange-flower water 1 fl. oz., towards the end. Often sold under the name of 'white jujubes.'

=Paste of Gum Senegal.= _Syn._ PaTE DE GOMME SENEGAL, Fr. As jujube paste, without the fruit.

=Paste, Hon'ey.= See PASTE, ALMOND.

=Paste, Ju'jube.= _Syn._ JUJUBES, JUJUBE LOZENGES; PASTA JUJUBae, L.; PaTE DE JUJUBES, Fr. _Prep._ (P. Cod.) Jujubes (the fruit), 1 lb.; water, 4 lbs.; boil 1/2 hour, strain with expression, settle, decant the clear portion, and clarify it with white of egg; add a strained solution of gum Arabic, 6 lbs., in water, 8 lbs., and to the mixture add of white sugar, 5 lbs.; gently evaporate, at first constantly stirring, and afterwards without stirring, to the consistence of a soft extract, then add of orange-flower water, 6 fl. oz., and place the pan in a vessel of boiling water. In 12 hours carefully remove the sc.u.m, pour the matter into slightly oiled tin moulds, and finish the evaporation (hardening) in a stove heated to 104, Fahr. It is commonly coloured with beet-root, cochineal, or saffron. Expectorant; in coughs, &c. Paste of gum Arabic is usually sold for it.

=Paste, Li'chen.= _Syn._ PASTA LICHENIS, L.; PaTE DE LICHEN, Fr. _Prep._ (P. Cod.) Iceland moss, 1 lb.; water, q. s.; heat them to nearly the boiling-point, strain with pressure, reject the liquor, and boil the moss in fresh water, q. s., for 1 hour; strain, press, add of gum Arabic, 5 lbs.; white sugar, 4 lbs., and evaporate to a proper consistence, as above. Pectoral. With the addition of 1/2 gr. of extract of opium to each oz., it forms the opiated lichen paste. (P. Cod.)

=Paste, liquorice.= _Syn._ LIQUORICE JUJUBES; PASTA GLYCIRRHIZae, L.; PaTE DE ReGLISSE, P. DE R. NOIRE, Fr. _Prep._ 1. (P. Cod.) Refined juice and white sugar, of each 1 lb.; gum Arabic, 2 lbs.; water, 3 quarts; dissolve, strain, evaporate considerably, and, of finely powdered orris root, 1/2 oz.; oil of aniseed or essence of cedrat, a few drops, and pour the paste upon an oiled slab, or into moulds, as before.

2. (Brown; PaSTA G. FUSCA; PaTE DE R. BRUNE.) Refined juice, 4 oz.; white sugar, 2 lbs.; gum Arabic, 3 lbs.; water, 4 pints; proceed as last.

3. (Opiated; PaTE DE R. OPIACE.--P Cod.) To the last add of extract of opium, 15 gr.

4. (White; PaTE DE ReGLISSE BLANCHE.) As No. 2, subst.i.tuting the powder of the decorticated root for the extract. All the above are pectoral; the second is also slightly anodyne. They are useful in tickling coughs, hoa.r.s.eness, &c.

=Paste, London.= _Syn._ PASTA LONDINENSIS. Equal parts of caustic soda and unslaked lime. Reduce to a fine powder in a warm mortar, and mix intimately. Keep it in well closed bottles, and when required for use take as much as is sufficient, and make it into a paste with water.

=Paste, Marsh-mallow.= _Syn._ PASTA ALTHaeae, L.; PaTE DE GUIMAUVE, Fr.

_Prep._ (P. Cod. 1816.) Decorticated marshmallow root (French), 4 oz.; water, 1/2 gall.; macerate for 12 hours, strain, add white sugar and gum Arabic, of each 2-1/2 lbs.; dissolve, strain, evaporate without boiling to the thickness of honey, constantly stirring, and add, gradually, the whites of 12 eggs, well beaten with orange-flower water, 4 fl. oz., and strained; continue the evaporation and constant stirring until the ma.s.s is so firm as not to adhere to the fingers, then proceed as before.

_Obs._ It should be very white, light, and spongy. In the P. Codex of 1839 the marshmallow root is omitted, and the name is changed to that of 'pate de gomme,' a compound long sold for it in the shops. Both are agreeable pectorals. See PASTE OF GUM ARABIC.

=Paste, Odontal'gic.= _Syn._ PASTA ODONTALGICA, L. _Prep._ 1. Pellitory (in powder), 1 dr.; hydrochlorate of morphia, 3 gr.; triturate; add, of honey, 2 dr.; and oil of cloves, 6 drops.

2. Powdered mastic, pellitory, and white sugar, of each 1 dr.; chloroform, q. s. to form a paste. It must be kept in a stoppered bottle. See TOOTHACHE, and _below_.

=Paste, Or'ange.= _Prep._ From orange flowers, 2 lbs.; bitter and sweet almonds, of each blanched, 2-1/2 lbs.; beaten to a perfectly smooth paste.

An agreeable cosmetic. See PASTE, ALMOND.

=Paste, Or'geat.= _Prep._ From blanched Jordan almonds, 1 lb.; blanched bitter a. and white sugar and honey, of each 1/4 lb.; beaten to a paste, with orange-flower water, q. s. (or neroli, a few drops), and put into pots. As a cosmetic or to make orgeat milk. For use, rub 1 oz. with 1/2 pint of water, and strain through muslin.

=Paste, Pec'toral.= _Syn._ PASTA PECTORALIS, L. _Prep._ 1. (PaTE PECTORALE DE BAUDRY.) Take of gum Arabic and white sugar of each 7 lbs.; water, q. s.; dissolve, add of extract of liquorice, 3 oz.; evaporate, add of extract of lettuce, 2 dr.; balsam of tolu, 1-1/4 oz.; orange-flower water, 4-1/2 fl. oz.; white of 4 eggs; oil of citrons, 5 or 6 drops.

2. (PaTE PECTORALE BALSAMIQUE DE REGNAULT.) From the flowers of coltsfoot, cudweed, marrow, and red poppy, of each, 1 oz.; water, 1 quart; boil, strain; add, of gum Arabic, 30 oz.; white sugar, 20 oz.; dissolve, concentrate, add of tincture of tolu, 3 fl. dr., and pour the mixture on an oiled slab.

3. (ANISATED COLTSFOOT PASTE; PaTE DE TUSSILAGE a L'ANIS.) From a strong decoction of coltsfoot flowers, 1 quart; Spanish juice, 1/2 lb.; dissolve, strain, evaporate as before, and towards the end add of oil of aniseed, 1 dr. All the above are useful in hoa.r.s.eness, coughs, &c.

=Paste, Pho'sphor.= See RATS.

=Paste, Pol'ishing.= _Prep._ 1. (For copper and bra.s.s.) See BRa.s.s PASTE.

2. (For iron and steel.) From emery (in fine powder) and lard, equal parts.

3. (For pewter.) From powdered Bath brick, 2 parts; soft soap, 1 part; water, q. s. to make a paste. Used with a little water, and afterwards well rinsed off.

4. (For furniture.) See POLISH.

=Paste, Ra"zor.= _Prep._ 1. From jeweller's rouge, plumbago, and suet, equal parts, melted together and stirred until cold.

2. From prepared putty powder (levigated oxide of tin), 3 parts; lard, 2 parts; crocus martis, 1 part; triturated together.

3. Prepared putty powder, 1 oz.; powdered oxalic acid, 1/4 oz.; powdered gum, 20 grs.; make a stiff paste with water, q. s., and evenly and thinly spread it over the strop, the other side of which should be covered with any of the common greasy mixtures. With very little friction this paste gives a fine edge to the razor, and its action is still further increased by slightly moistening it, or even breathing on it. Immediately after its use, the razor should receive a few turns on the other side of the strop.

4. Diamond dust, jeweller's rouge, and plumbago, of each 1 part; suet, 2 parts. Powdered quartz is generally subst.i.tuted for diamond dust, but is much less effective.

5. (Mechi's.) Emery (reduced to an impalpable powder), 4 parts; deer suet, 1 part; well mixed together.

6. (Pradier's.) From powdered Turkey stone, 4 oz.; jeweller's rouge and prepared putty powder, of each 1 oz.; hard suet, 2 oz.

_Obs._ The above (generally made up into square cakes) are rubbed over the razor strop, and the surface being smoothed off with the flat part of a knife or a phial bottle, the strop is set aside for a few hours to harden before being used.

=Paste, Regnault's.= See PASTE, PECTORAL.

=Paste, Rubefa"cient.= _Syn._ PASTA RUBEFACIENS, L. _Prep._ (Clarus.) From acetate of lead, 1 oz.; bisulphite of pota.s.sa, 3 oz.; water, q. s. It acts powerfully and quickly on the skin.

=Paste, Rust's.= _Prep._ From powdered opium and extract of henbane, of each 10 gr.; powdered pellitory and extract of belladonna, of each 20 gr.; oil of cloves, 10 drops. In toothache.