Derivatives of them
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1887
Complete Left, 1st Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 30th Dec., 1887
ERNEST AUGUSTUS BARKER BEAUMONT Gentleman 32 Egremont Place Brighton
Sussex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The making of a Biscuit, or Cake containing Cholagogue Laxative and Cathartic,
Digestive, Narcotic, Tonic, or other Drugs and Medicinal Substances-and the use of
a Biscuit or Cake as a vehicle for the taking, or administration of Medicines.
Amongst other Drugs are included Resin of l'odophylin, Resin of Scammony Jalap
Elaterium, Gambouge, Croton oil and Rhubarb, and any Derivatives of them."
ERNEST AUGUSTUS BARKER BEAUMONT.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Methods of and Means for Administering
Medicines.
I ERNEST AUGUSTUS BARKER BEAUMONT of 32 Egremont Place Brighton
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
1 find after many experiments that many useful drugs medicines and medicinal
substances may be incorporated in a biscuit or cake, and may thus be administered in
an agreable vehicle, and may enter the system during a process of digestion. The
only Biscuits in use which at all approach this idea, are charcoal biscuits, and certain
biscuits containing artificial foods, but I find that many other more strictly speaking
medicinal substances viz. Tonies, Cathartics, Medicines for Gout, Dyspepsia, etc. etc.
may be incorporated into an agreable biscuit. In above are included Laxative &
Cathartics, Tonic Narcotic & Digestive, Alterative & Sedative, Anthel Mintic Drugs
& Medicines. Also remidies for Gout, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia and Neuralgia,
Heart & Nerve Tonics etc. etc.
Among other Drugs, Amonium, Calcium, Bismuth, Chlorine, Iron, Lithium,
Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potasium, Sodium, & Zinc, evict. their
Compounds & Salts. Belladonna, Elaterium, Gamboge, Guarana, Podophylin,
Scammony, Savin, & Frangula with their Extracts, Compounds & Derivatives;
Caffeine, Cocaine, Codeia, Euonymin, Inglusin. The various Hyphophosphites,
Papain, Quinetum, Santonin, etc. etc., with their Compounds Extracts & Derivatives.
The Biscuits already prepared are
1. A Digestive biscuit, or biscuit for Dyspepsia, containing 5 gr's. of Carbonate or
Subnitrate of Bismuth 1 gr. Papain, 8 gr's. Ginger, 10 gr's. Butter, 25 gr's. Sugar,
& 50 gr's. Flour, made into dough with Milk and baked till crisp.
2. A Tonic biscuit, containing 10 gr's. Saccharated Carbonate of Iron, 10 gr's.
Butter, 15 gr's. Flour, 25 gr's. Sugar, & 50 of Chocolate, with Milk baked till
crisp.
3. For a Heart Tonic :-Contains 1 gr. each of Coffee and reduced Iron, 4 gr's.
Coffee, 10 gr's. Butter, 25 gr's. Sugar, & 50 gr's. Flour, made into dough with equal
parts of Liquid extract of Coffee and Milk, baked till crisp.
4. For persons of a Gouty tendency, contains 5 gr's. Citrate of Lithium, 10 gr's.
Butter, 25 gr's. Sugar, 50 gr's. Flour, made into dough with Milk & flavoured with
Lemon or Ratafia, baked till crisp.
5. A Laxative or Cathartic biscuit, contains 3 to gr. of Reprecipitated Resin of
Podophylin to 2 gr. of Gamboge, 10 gr's. Butter, gr's. Ginger, 25 gr's. Sugar,
& 50 grs. Flour, made into dough with Milk baked till crisp.
6. A Tonic biscuit, containing quantities varying from to 4 gr's. of various
Hypophosphites, 10 gr's. Butter, 25 gr's. Sugar, 50 gr's. Flour, made into dough
with Milk & baked till crisp.

page_text: 7. Anthelmintic biscuit, containing to 5 gr's. Santonin, 6 gr's. Ginger, 10 gr's.
Butter, 25 gr's. Sugar, 50 gr's. Flour, made into Dough with Milk, bakedⓇ till
crisp.
8. A Biscuit for Neuralgia, containing about 1 gr. Antipyrin, or ½ gr. Gelsemium
15 gr's. Guarana.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
(Beaumonts Medicinal Biscuits) and in what manner the same is to be performed, I
declare that what I claim is :
The making of a Cake or Biscuit containing Drugs, Medicines, or Medicinal
Substances, and the use of a Biscuit or Cake, as a vehicle for the administration of
any Drugs, Medicines, or Medicinal Substances (charcoal & artificial foods at present
in use in biscuits, not included).