A New or Improved Medicinal Compound or Preparation.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Medicinal Compound or Preparation.
I, ELLEN WADHAM, of 220, Westgate Road, in the City and County of New-
castle-on-Tyne, Nurse, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows;
My invention relates to a medicinal compound or preparation and has for its
object to enable castor oil to be taken without its presence being detected by the
patient.
The invention consists in the thorough amalgamation with the oil of nutritive,
seasoning or flavouring and preserving ingredients or substances, the product being
shaped to the form of a sheet or otherwise suitably, then coated with an oil re-
taining substance, cut or moulded, preferably into the form of biscuits, and finally
cooked, whereby the nauseousness of the oil is effectually destroyed without in
any way detracting from its useful properties.
According to my invention, as an example, I mix with about 3 ounces of the
oil the following ingredients in about the proportions stated:—
3 ounces of baked flour,
1 ounces of malt grain,
4 drams of liquid extract of kola,
ounce of cinnamon,
ounce of ground caraway,
ounce of ground ginger,
ounce of mixed spice,
drams of vanilla essence,
4 drams of almond essence,
5 grains of benzoic acid,
2 ounces of glycerine,
1 ounce of ground almonds,
1 ounce of lemon juice,
1 ounce of shred citron peel,
2 ounces of West Indian sugar,
2 egg yolks and 1 white and sometimes about
a teaspoonful of baking powder.
In mixing these ingredients I may first thoroughly blend the dry materials
together; I next beat the castor oil, glycerine, kola, benzoic acid, lemon juice and
the eggs till they become intimately united when the dry. mixture may be intro-
duced thereto and the whole agitated to procure adequate combination.
The product may now be spread on a suitable surface when, it is coated with the
white of an egg, cut to the desired shape and cooked by subjection to heat
The compound or biscuits may be suitably ornamented or enclosed wholly in
icing.
The glycerine assists the mixing of the castor oil while the benzoic acid hinders
it from turning rancid and the albuminous coating prevents its escape from the
compound.

page_text: I do not limit myself to the precise proportions herein given as they may be
varied according to circumstances as may also the ingredients which may be
replaced wholly or in part by similar or equivalent materials; for example, instead
of using kola I may employ ground cocoa nibs or the ordinary sweetened cocoa of
commerce.
Biscuits or the like made as described will keep in any climate by storing in
suitable airtight tins and besides rendering the castor oil entirely tasteless to the
recipient without prejudicially affecting its cathartic properties, their value is
enhanced by reason of the strengthening elements they contain which counteract
the lassitude produced by the aperient action.
Dated this 17th day of September 1897.
PRYOR & HARVEY,
Agents.
A New or Improved Medicinal Compound or Preparation.
1.
I, ELLEN WADHAM, Nurse, formerly of 220, Westgate Road, but now of 52,
Westmoreland Terrace, both in the City and County of Newcastle-on-Tyne, 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:-
My invention relates to a medicinal compound or preparation and has for its
object to enable castor oil to be taken without its presence being detected by the
patient.
The invention consists in the thorough amalgamation with the oil of nutritive,
seasoning or flavouring and preserving ingredients or substances, the product being
shaped to the form of a sheet or otherwise suitably, then coated with an oil re-
taining substance, next cut or moulded into the form of biscuits preferably and
finally cooked whereby a compound or preparation is obtained in which the useful
properties of the castor oil are present while its nauseousness is effectually de-
stroyed.
I
According to my invention I mix with the oil the following ingredients in the
proportions stated, 3 ounces of the castor oil being taken by way of example:-
3 ounces of baked flour,
1 ounces of malt grain,
4 drams of liquid extract of kola,
4
ounce of cinnamon,
ounce of ground carraway,.
ounce of ground ginger,
ounce of mixed spice,
4 drams of vanilla essence,
4 drams of almond essence,
5 grains of benzoic acid,
2 ounces of glycerine,
1 ounce of ground almonds,
1 ounce of lemon juice,
1 ounce of shred citron peel,
2 ounces of West Indian sugar,
egg yolks and 1 white and sometimes about
a teaspoonful of baking powder.
The kola may be in either the liquid or powdered form but instead of it, ground

page_text: ocoa nibs or the ordinary sweetened cocoa of commerce may be adopted in which
ase the quantity, as compared with the kola, must be increased due to their in-
fficacy; for the example given a suitable quantity is ounce.
The ingredients and proportions just stated attain my end quite satisfactorily,
ut during the course of my experiments since filing my Provisional Specification
have found by varying them somewhat that a compound or preparation of a
uperior quality is obtained. I have ascertained that the equivalent-takka
iastase of the malt grain is more effectual in its action in aiding digestion. I
ave further found that the glycerine, though assisting the mixing of the castor
il, (my reason for using it) is not material thereto, while owing to it having a
endency to spoil and thereby act detrimentally on the keeping properties of the
ompound I do not now favour or advise its use. Also, I prefer to replace the
itron peel by dandelion extract since the former only aids in destroying the taste
f the oil whereas the new ingredient, in addition to effecting this, increases the
perient action of the compound. Therefore the ingredients and proportions I
ow recommend as producing the best results are as follows, taking 36 ounces as
he quantity of castor oil:-
34 ounces of baked flour,
2 ounces of takka diastase,
16 drams of liquid extract of kola,
5 ounces of cinnamon,
3 ounces of ground carraway,
3 ounces of ground ginger,
3 ounces of mixed spice,
16 drams of vanilla essence,
12 drams of almond essence,
40 grains of benzoic acid,
20 ounces of ground almonds,
2 ounces of lemon juice,
I ounce of dandelion extract,
20 ounces of West Indian sugar,
16 egg yolks and 8 whites.
Baking powder may be used or not according to the wish of the maker.
In mixing the ingredients, I may first thoroughly blend the dry materials
ogether, with the exception of the dandelion extract which is best mixed with
he liquids. Next I beat the castor oil, glycerine, (when used) kola extract, (when
ased) benzoic acid, lemon juice, dandelion extract and the eggs together till
they become intimately united when the dry mixture is introduced thereto and the
whole agitated or worked to procure adequate combination.
The mixing is done entirely cold and when finished the compound is rolled
or shaped, on a baking tin for instance, into a sheet which is coated on the top
with the unused egg white or whites and then cut into the required form, prefer-
ably biscuits as already stated. The tin with the compound on it is next placed
n a hot oven and kept there for two minutes when it is removed and the biscuits
turned over and coated on the side not previously coated, the oven meanwhile
being allowed to slack slightly. The biscuits are again returned to the oven
and retained there for a further three minutes when they are withdrawn, suffi-
ciently cooked, and allowed to cool preparatory to packing. All these operations
are performed in the manner and with the appliances well known in the bakery
or confectionery trade. The biscuits may be made any size but by making them
each an ounce in weight the required dose for ordinary cases accrues.
The compound or biscuits may be suitably ornamented or enclosed wholly in
icing if thought desirable.
The benzoic acid hinders the oil from turning rancid while the albuminous coat-
ing prevents its escape from the compound. The other ingredients serve to
destroy the taste of the oil and form the body of the compound.

page_text: I have given certain proportions for efficiently carrying my invention into prac-
tice but I wish it understood that I do not limit myself precisely thereto as they
may be varied according to circumstances without materially changing the char-
acter of the compound, as may also the ingredients which may be replaced by
similar or equivalent materials, both as exemplified in the foregoing.
Biscuits or the like made as herein described will keep in any climate by storing
in suitable air-tight tins and besides rendering the castor oil entirely tasteless to
the recipient without prejudicially affecting its cathartic properties their value is
enhanced by reason of the strengthening elements they contain which counteract
the lassitude produced by the aperient action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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The new or improved medicinal compound or preparation, substantially as
деген described.
Dated this 16th day of July 1898.
For the Applicant, .
PRYOR & HARVEY,
Agents, 3, St. Nicholas' Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne.