the itch. Spent nnistes Mente 
and when made in this way, has no disagreeable smell. 
Goulard’s Cerate. Take water of acetated litharge, two ou: 
and a half; yellow wax, four ounces ; olive oil, nine ounces ; 
camphor half adrachm. Rub the camphor with a little of the oil, . 
_ and as soon as the mixture begins to thicken, pour in by d oh 
the water of acetated litharge, and stir it constantly till it Geecia 
_ then mix in the camphor previously rubbed with the oil. 
This ointment has been rendered famous by the commendations 
of M. Goulard, a French surgeo Tt 
— fone de many geon is an easnellent nt conling. ie 
Tar Ointment—Take of tar : 
Brann I, ave parts ; ; yellow wax, parts. 
: This has been successfully employed against ulaeaaia, and some. ; 
_ cutaneous affections, particularly scald head. = 
~ Ointment of Stramonium.—Take of fresh eae of stramoinum, 
bruised, five pounds; lard, fourteen pounds. Let them simmer 
; together over a gentle fire, till the leaves become crisp and dry.— 
Then press out the lard, return it into the vessel 1 n 
_ add to every pound of the compound, two ounces c 
(bees wax.) Set the whole on the fire: when the wax has r 
remove the vessel, and let it rest while the contents gradually cool, 
_ that the impurities may subside. 
_ This ointment has been found to afford relief in external inflam- 
mations, and piles, It is also highly beneficial in burns, and one 
the swelling of a cow’s udder. 
Liniment for Burns.—Take equal parts of sweet oil, of fresh 
drawn linseed oil, and limewater: shake them well together, so as to 
form a liniment. 
This is found to be an ezocedingly proper application for recent — 
scalds or burns. a 
Volatile Liniment.—Take of sweet oil, an ounce ; spirit of hart 
horn, half an ounce. Shake them together. 
It is said that in the inflammatory quinsy, a piece of flannel mois- 
tened with this liniment, and applied to the throat, to be renewed 
every four or five hours, is one of the most efficacious remedies, and 
Seldom fails to carry off the complaint. 
_ Turner’s Cerate.—Take of prepared calamine, and yellow wax, 
each half a pound ; olive oil, one pint. Melt the wax with the oil, — 
and as soon as they begin to thicken, sprinkle in the calamine, ni 
Keep it stirring till the cerate is cool. - 
_ This ointment is known by this name from curiag the wounds 0 of 
Turners. It is generally used for broken chilblains. ge? 
Dinimens for the Pike. -- Biggie ointment, two o1 
