PAPER

n. Pap'u5r. Gr., irdirvpos. Lat., papyrus (1st def.), charta (3d def.). Fr., papier. Ger., Papier. It., carta. Sp., papel. 1. A well-known substance made in flexible sheets from various vegetable fibres, fa, 48.] 2. See CHARTA (2d def.) and its subheadings. Antirrheumatic p. See CHARTA piceata and CHARTA resinosa (1st def.). Asthma p. See CHARTA antasthmatic a and Charta POTASS I I nitratis. Bibulous p. Unsized p., p. capable of absorbing moisture (e. g., filtering p.). [a, 38.] Blistering p. See Cliarta CANTHARID IS. Congo p. P. soaked in a solution of 1 part of Congo red in 7,500 parts of alcohol and 2,500 of distilled water; used as a delicate test for acids. [" Med. News," Mar. 31, 1888, p. 364 (a, 50).] Filtering p., Filter p. Fr., papier d filtrer. Ger., Filtrirpapier. A homogeneous unsized p. consisting mainly of cellulose. [A, 319 (a, 21).] Fireproof p. A p. manufactured from 10 parts of vegetable fibre, 20 of asbestos, 2 of alum, and 1 part of borax ground together to a very fine powder. [" Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxvii, p. 121 (a, 50); a, 48.] Gout p. See CHARTA piceata and CHARTA resinosa. lodogeno us p. A preparation applied to the skin as a revulsive, made up of three superposed sheets of p. separated by gutta perch a. The outside sheets consist of blotting p. impregnated respectively with solutions of pota ium iodide and of pota ium iodate and tartaric acid; the middle sheet is thin and unsized. [" N. Y. Med. Jour.," Apr. 20, 1889, p. 448 (a, 50).] Lens p. Very soft bibulous p. used for cleaning lenses. [J, 200.] Oiled p. A cheap substitute for oiled silk, prepared by saturating thin, strong p. with linseed-oil mixed with a little wax and oil of turpentine, or boiled with from 1 to 2 oz. each of litharge, lead acetate, zinc sulphate, and burnt umber. [" Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," viii, p. 83; x, p. 87(a,50).] Ozoiiometric p. Fr., papier ozonometrique (ou amylo-iode). A p. used for determining the presence of ozone, especially a p. saturated with a mixture of pota ium iodide and starch mucilage. Ozone decomposes the pota ium iodide, setting free iodine, which turns the starch blue. [B, 8 (a, 38).] Parchment-p. Fr., papier par chem in, fulminose. Ger., Pergamentpapier. Vegetable parchment; a tough p. resembling parchment, made by dipping unsized p. into a mixture of 1 part of cold water and 2 parts of sulphuric acid, washing with water, and treating with a dilute aqueous solution of ammonia. [B, 4.] Rice p. Fr., papier de riz. The delicate white pith of Aralia papyri fer a cut into very thin sheets, supposed erroneously to be made from rice. [B, 121 (a, 35).] Styptic p. P. saturated with a decoction of 1 Ib. each of benzoin and alum in 4 gallons of water, dried, painted with a (neutral) solution of iron chloride, and dried. ["Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xix, p. 166 (a, 50).] Test p. Lat., charta exp lor at or i a. Fr., papier react if. Ger., Prob i erp a pier. Bibulous p. containing some coloring matter which serves as a test for special chemical reactions (e. g., litmus p. and turmeric p.). Varnished p. See CHARTA vernicea. Wax p. See CHARTA cerata. PAPIER (Fr., Ger.), n. Paa-pe-a. pasp-er'. See PAPER. P. amylo-iode (Fr.). See Ozonometric PAPER. P. arsenical LFr. Cod.] (Fr.). Lat., charta arsenical is. chartce ad cigaret as arsenic a les. Syn.: cigarettes arsenic a les[Fr. Cod.]. A preparation consisting of filter-paper saturated with a solution of 1 part of sodium arsenate in 20 parts of water. Each paper contains 5 centigrammes (J grain) of sodium arsenate. [B.] P. au garou. Paper dipped in a fluid obtained by di olving in 10 parts of alcohol 3 parts of extractum mezerei aethereum, 48 of white wax, 18 of spermaceti, 24 of olive-oil, and 6 of larch-turpentine, and heating till the alcohol is evaporated. [L, 87 (a, 50).] P. dit chimique [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). Lat., charta chemic a [Fr. Cod.]. A preparation made by first rendering a sheet of muslin paper water-proof by sponging with a mixture of oil of turpentine and linseed-oil with powdered red oxide of iron, white lead, and garlic, which have been heated and mixed together, and then, after drying for a fortnight, covering with a mixture made by boiling together 100 parts of olive-oil and 50 of red oxide of lead, and adding 3 parts of yellow wax. [B.] P. epispastique [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). See Charta CANTHARID IS. P. goudronne [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). Syn.: empldtre du pauvre homme. Paper spread with a mixture of 3 parts of colophony, 2 of purified tar, and 1 part of yellow wax, melted together. [B.] Of. CHARTA piceata and CHARTA resinosa. P. Joseph. See Filtering PAPER. P. moutarde [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). See MUSTARD lea i'es.P. nitre [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). See Charta POTASS I I nitratis. P. sinapise (Fr.). See Charta SINAPIS. P. spar a drap i que. See Charta CANTHARID IS. P. vesicant (Fr.). See Charta CANTHARID IS. Pflasterp' (Ger.). See CHARTA con glut in at a and CHARTA emplastic a. [s. 205]