Improvements in Biscuits.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1895-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1885
I EDWARD FRANCIS COATES late of 28 Market Hill, Sudbury in the County
of Suffolk but now of The London Bakery High Street Shanklin Isle of Wight,
Baker and Confectioner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In
The object of my invention is to incorporate with the biscuits such drugs or
chemicals as are prepared for use for medicinal and other similar purposes.
carrying out my invention I add the drugs or the chemical or chemicals during the
process of mixing the materials to form the biscuits.
For instance in the manufacture of anti-constipation" biscuits I add the
fluid extract of cascara sagrada (with certain other ingredients, added to disguise
the nauseous flavor,) to the flour or meal or other material of which the biscuits
are chiefly composed. By the use of my invention the nauseous flavor of the drugs
or chemicals is greatly diminished, thus rendering medicines more pleasant to the
taste and more readily consumed.
Dated this Twenty-seventh day of February 1895.
Improvements in Biscuits.
I EDWARD FRANCIS COATES late of 28 Market Hill Sudbury in the County
of Suffolk but now of The London Bakery, High Street Shanklin Isle of Wight,
Baker and Confectioner 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 :-
The object of my invention is to incorporate with the biscuit certain chemicals
prepared for use for medicinal and other similar purposes. According to my invention
I add the chemical or chemicals during the process of mixing the materials to form
the biscuits.
The following biscuits are prepared according to my invention :-
Anti-constipation Biscuits :-Each biscuit weighing half an ounce contains-fluid
extract of cascara sagrada 8 minims, fluid extract of liquorice 4 minims with
aromatic tincture 12 minims :-
Flour or meal 8 ounces, butter 3 ounces egg ounces sugar 3 ounces forms the
batter with which the above ingredients are mixed.
Digestive Biscuits:-Each biscuit weighing 3 drachms, contains:-Prepared
cascara extract 4 minims papain 1 grain benzouaphthol 2 grains with batter the
same as that used in the preparation of the anti-constipation biscuits.
Phenacetive Biscuits :-Each biscuit weighing 3 drachms contains:-Phenacetine
5 grains, citrate of caffeine half a grain with batter, the same as that used in the
preparation of the anti-constipation biscuits before mentioned.
Children's Stamina Biscuits :-Each biscuit contains :-Hypophosphite of

page_text: calcium, hypophosphite of sodium, and hypophosphite of manganese of each
half a grain, phosphate of iron 1 grain, liquid extract of coca 2 minims, sugar
of milk 2 grains with batter as specified for the anticonstipation biscuits, making
each biscuit to weigh 3 drachms.
Sleeping Biscuits-Each biscuit weighing 3 drachms contains, sulphonal 15 grains
with batter as specified for the anticonstipation biscuits.
Flavoring may be added to suit the taste.
I do not confine myself to the exact proportions above described, as they must be
varied to suit the purposes for which the biscuit is intended to be used.
By the use of my invention the nauseous flavor of the chemicals is greatly
diminished; thus rendering medicines more agreeable to the taste and more readily
consumed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what I claim is :-
In the manufacture of biscuits of the description set forth in the Specification;
the incorporation therewith of the chemicals therein specified substantially as
herein before described.
Dated 20th November 1895.
EDWARD FRANCIS COATES.