A NEW MEDICINAL CONFECTION
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alexander Ferguson, junior, of Edinburgh, in the
County of Midlothian, North Britain, Confectioner, for the Invention of "A
NEW MEDICINAL CONFECTION."
Sealed the 30th April 1880, and dated the 4th November 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alexander Ferguson at the
Office of the Cominissioners of Patents on the 4th November 1879.
ALEXANDER FERGUSON, junior, of Edinburgh, in the County of Midlothian,
North Britain, Confectioner. "A NEW MEDICINAL CONFECTION."
This Invention has reference to a new medicinal confection, composed mainly of
the ingredients of ordinary cocoa or chocolate combined with or to which is added
a new substance or substances of powerful medicinal and nutritive properties, not
heretofore used for admixture with cocoa or chocolate as a confection.
And the nature and novelty of the Invention consist in combining with a quantity
of cacao fruit or the usual ingredients of cocoa or chocolate confections, a propor-
tion of cod-liver or other fish oil, varying in quantity according to strength desired,
from one twentieth to over one half of. the whole mixture, for the manufacture of
these new confections. The whole is placed in a steam bath or other heating vessel
and is heated or melted together and intimately mixed in the semi-liquid state so
as to combine the oil thoroughly with the other ingredients; after which the.
mixture undergoes the usual process of manufacture as applied to the production of
ordinary cocoa or chocolate confections and the compound is finally dropped or
moulded into suitable shapes ready for use.
The proportion of oil to the other ingredients may be varied to produce a
confection which may be suitable for use as nutrient food, or as a powerful laxativo
or curative. medicine which will be free from the offensive taste of such medicine
when taken in any other form.
The oil combined with the cocoa in the confection when used as an article of
food, will serve as a good flesh forming material, and partly as bone-forming and
digestive matter, but these latter qualities may be further increased, by adding to
the ingredients of the confection before or at the time of heating and melting, a
small quantity of hypo-phosphate of lime (having bone forming properties), and
pepsine, as a digestive and any aromatics or flavouring substances may also be
introduced at the same time if desired.
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The process of combining or mixing the oil and other new ingredients with the
cocoa may also be performed by the mere action of "crushing machinery
such as is used in the chocolate trade for reduction of the cacao beans to a pulp,
and for the purpose of mixing the ingredients usually introduced into cocoa or
chocolate.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Alexander Ferguson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 3rd May
1880.
ALEXANDER FERGUSON, junior, of Edinburgh, in the County of Midlothian,
North Britain, Confectioner. "A NEW MEDICINAL CONFECTION."
My said Invention has reference to a new medicinal confection, composed mainly
of the ingredients of ordinary cocoa or chocolate, combined with or to which is
added a new substance or substances of powerful medicinal and nutritive properties
not heretofore used for admixture with cocoa or chocolate as a.confection.
And the nature and novelty and manner of performing my said ' Invention
consist in combining with a quantity of cacao fruit, or the usual ingredients of
cocoa or chocolate confections, a proportion of cod-liver or other fish oil, varying in
quantity, according to strength desired, from one twentieth to over one half of the
whole mixture, for the manufacture of these new confections. The whole is placed
in a steam bath or other heating vessel, and is heated or melted together, and
intimately mixed in the semi-liquid state, so as to combine the oil thoroughly with
the other ingredients; after which the mixture undergoes the usual process of
manufacture, as applied to the production of ordinary cocoa or chocolate confections,
and the compound is finally dropped or moulded into suitable shapes ready for use.
The proportion of oil to the other ingredients may be varied to produce a con-
fection which may be suitable for use as nutrient food, or as a powerful laxative or
curative medicine, which will be free from the offensive taste of such medicine
when taken in any other form.
The oil combined with the cocoa in the confection, when used as an article of
food, will serve as a good flesh-forming material, and partly as bone-forming and
digestive matter, but these latter qualities may be further increased by adding to
the ingredients of the confection before or at the time of heating and melting, a
small quantity of hypo-phosphate of lime (having bone forming properties) and
pepsine, as a digestive; and any aromatics or flavouring substances may also be
introduced at the same time if desired.
The process of combining or mixing the oil and other new ingredients with the
cocoa may also be performed by the mere action of "crushing machinery "such as
is used in the chocolate trade, for reduction of the cacao beans to a pulp, and for
the purpose of mixing the ingredient usually introduced into cocoa or chocolate.
Having now described my said Invention, and the manner of performing the
same, I wish it to be understood that what I claim as the Invention secured to me
by the herein before in part recited Letters Patent is, the combination and use
in a confection of cacao fruit, cocoa, or chocolate, with a proportion of cod-liver or
other similar nutrient or medicinal fish oil, and with or without the addition of
pepsine and hypo-phosphate of lime, all substantially as and for the purposes herein
set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alexander Ferguson, junior, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty seventh day of April, in the year of our