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Remove the outer coat from an ounce of sweet almonds, and beat them well in a mortar with one drachm of powdered gum arabic, and half an ounce of white sugar. Use to make a demulcent mixture known as "almond emulsion." 488. Alum Confection. Mix two scruples of powdered alum with four scruples of treacle. Dose, half a drachm. Use as astringent in sore throat, relaxed uvula, and ulcerations of mouth. 489. Orange Confection. Take one ounce of the freshly rasped rind of orange, and mix it with three ounces of white sugar, and beat together till perfectly incorporated. Dose, from one drachm to one ounce. Use as a gentle stomachic and tonic, and as a vehicle for administering tonic powders. 490. Black Pepper Confection. Take of black pepper and elecampane root, each one ounce; fennel seeds, three ounces; honey and sugar, of each two ounces. Rub the dry ingredient to a fine powder, and when the confection is wanted, add the honey, and mix well. Dose, from one to two drachms. Use in haemorrhoids, or piles.