3856

℞ Plumbi carbonatis.......℥ ij

Olei lini............q. s.

To make a fluid of the consistency of thick cream. This is the ordinary white lead paint. The surface should be thickly coated with it.

- Prof. S. D. Gross.

3857

℞ Olei lini............℥ vij

Aquae calcis........... ℥ viij

M. Apply on sheet lint and cover with oil silk. U. S. Ph.

3858.*

℞ Sodii bicarbonatis.......℥ vi

Aquae.............O iij

M. S Apply freely by means of soft cloth, or sheet lint, and do not remove for three days.

- Prof. Busch.

3859

℞ Unguenti petrolei........℥ iij

Bismuthi subnitratis.......℥ j

M. As a local remedy.

- Q. C. Smith, M. D.

3860

℞ Liquoris calcis,

Glycerini........... āā ℥ j

Olei amygdalae.........℥ ij

M. S. Apply locally.

- Dunglison's Ref. Book.

3861

℞ Cerae flavae...........℥ j

Olei lini............℥ iij

Acidi tannici...........3 j

Bismuthi subnitratis.......Э j

Heat the wax, add the oil, and stir, when cold add the acid, and last the bismuth. Apply on lint or rags. - Dr. A. D. Binkerd.

3862

℞ Argenti nitratis.........gr. v

Aquae........... . . .℥ j

M. Apply locally and cover with cotton wool

- Kidd.

3863

℞ Alcoholis............q. s.

Saturate a soft piece of fabric with it, lay it over the burn, then cover it with cotton.

- Cincinnati Med. News.

3864

℞ Liquoris sodae chlorinatae.....℥ j

Aquae..... ........℥ vj

M. S. Apply locally. - Dr. J. M. Ward.

3865

℞ Potassii chloratis........gr. v

Aquae..............℥ j

M. S. Apply to the part. - Harkin.

3866

℞ Aluminis............ ℥ j

Aquae ..........℥ viij

M. Cloths should be soked in it and applied to the wound. - Dr. Madison Marsh.

3867

℞ Amyli,

Zinci oxidi..........āā ℥ ss

M. S. Dust the surface of the burn.

- Mr. Robert Hamilton.

3868

℞ Glycerini............℥ v

Ovi albumenis......... ℥ iv

Tincturae arnicae .... ℥ iij

Mix the glycerine and white of egg in a mortar, and gradually add the arnica. Apply freely on rags night and morning, washing previously with warm castile soap suds. - Furguson.

3869

℞ Olei terebinthinae, Olei olivae,

Cerae flavae..........āā. ℥ j

Melt the olive oil and wax together, and when a little cool add the turpentine, and stir until cold. S. Spread on linen and apply locally.

3870

℞ Glutinis alboe......... ℥ vijss

Aquae frigidaeae.........o j

Glycerini............ ℥ j

Acidi carbolici.......... 3 ij

Soak the glue until it is soft, then heat on water bath until melted; add the glycerine and carbolic acid, and continue heating until, in the intervals of stirring, a glossy, strong skin begins to form over the surface. When needed for use, heat on water-bath until melted, and apply with a flat brush over the burned part.

- Rice.

3871

℞ Aquae calcis...........℥ ij

Olei amygdalae amarae...... j

Adipis purae...........℥ iv

M. S. Apply freely over the burned surface on soft cotton cloth, changing twice a day.

- Dr. John H. Brinton.