MEDICAL PREPARATIONS. ' 66B 



The medicines described in these pages are few and fa- 

 miliar; yet they, singly or in combination, have been proven 

 by experience to be efficacious. We shall briefly give their 

 constitution, properties, mode of preparation, and use. Par- 

 ticular attention should be paid to the directions given for 

 their preparation ; and the manner of using here recom- 

 mended should be strictly followed. 



CORROSIVE LINIMENT. 

 I. 



Take half a pint of turpentine, wh||h put in a good, strong 

 bottle, adding an ounce of finely-pulverized corrosiye sublimate 

 and an ounce of gum camphor. Shake well, ^nd let the mix- 

 ture stand for twenty-four hours, when it will be fit for use. 



The value of this liniment depends greatly upon, the fine- 

 ness to which the corrosive sublimate is pulverized. Grind 

 it as fine as possible in a druggist's mortar ; pounding with 

 a hammer will not answer. The object of this pulverization 

 is to get the substance in such a form that it will be read- 

 ily dissolved by the turpentine. There are comparatively 

 few liquids which will dissolve corrosive sublimate, and we 

 claim to have discovered that turpentine is one of these. 

 Corrosive sublimate is well known as one of the most vio- 

 lent poisons. Its combination with turpentine constitutes 

 one of the most powerful of n^edicines, increasing in its 

 active properties by keeping. We believe it to be the most 

 penetrating liniment in the world. It reaches the seat of 

 disease through any and all obstacles. It destroys all in- 

 fection, putridity, ulceration, old running-sores, proud flesh, 

 and all skin and bone diseases of -the horse. It will cure 

 big head ^d jaw, grease, thrush, scratches, swelled legs, hoof- 

 rot, foot-evil, corns, ulceration of the foot, (navicular disease,) 

 fistula, poll- evil, ring-bone, and spavin, in their first stages. 



In the human subject this liniment has been known to 

 cure repeatedly those troublesome affections known as tetter 

 and scald-head; but it is to be used with great caution in 

 these cases, and not at all unless at least ten days old. 



