Glass bottle with glass stopper and clear liquid inside. Printed label reads "Concentrated Essence of Camphor for making Camphor Julep". Second printed label label reoeats this along with "prepared by W. Twinberrow Dispensing Chemist...". Camphor is a waxy, white or transparent solid with a strong, aromatic odor.[3] It is a terpenoid with the chemical formula C10H16O. It is found in wood of the camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora), a large evergreen tree found in Asia. Savory 1836, p.20: “Camphor Julep. This solution of camphor forms a convenient vehicle for more active stimulants, such as spirits of lavender, sal volatile, and ether, for lowness of spirits, hysterics, spasms of the stomach, &c. The dose is from one to two ounces.
Camphor Julep, Concentrated. Thirty drops, mixed with two ounces or a wine-glassful of soft water, forms camphor julep equal in every respect of the above preparation.”