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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



May 



VIII. Seidlitz powder. 



IX. Epsom salts. 



X. Sun cholera mixture. Tr. opium, 3 min. ; 

 tr. rhubarb, 5 min.; tr. capsicum, 5 tnin.; spt. 

 peppermint, 5 min.; spt. camphor, 5 min. 

 Indicated in diarrhcea attended with profuse 

 watery discharges and prostration . One to two 

 every three or four hours or as needed. 



XI. Calomel and capsicum comp. for diar- 

 rhoea with cramps. Calomel, y% gr. ; morph. 

 sulph., y 1 ^ gr. ; powd. capsicum, ^ gr. ; powd. 

 ipecac, ^ gr. ; camphor, y 1 ^ gr. One every 

 hour or two as necessary. 



XII. Lime-water tablets. For acidity and 

 nausea. In the mixture known as carron oil 

 (a lotion of linseed oil and lime water), excel- 

 lent for burns and scalds. 



XIII. Phenacetine, i gr. , five at a dose, re- 

 peated as necessary, for neuralgia, rheumatism, 

 and headache. Excellent in headache and 

 neuralgia in combination with caffeine. 



XIV. Cold in the head. Camphor, % gr. ; 

 quin. sulph., % gr.; morphine sulph., g^gr.; 

 atropine sulph., ^oo g r - ext. glycyrrhiz, l / 2 

 gr. One to two every half hour or so. 



XV. Liniment tablets. Camphor, capsicum, 

 ext. belladonna aa, 6^ grs. Dissolve one 

 tablet in one oz. alcohol. 



XVI. Brown mixture comp. for coughs and 

 colds. Ext. licorice, ^o S r - > camphor, -^ gr. ; 

 acid benzoic, ^ gr. ; oil anise, ^ min.; opium 

 powd., ffg gr. ; tartar emetic, T -^ gr. Dissolve 

 one in the mouth every half hour, stopping as 

 the symptoms lessen and the cough becomes 

 free. 



XVII. Olive oil. 



XVIII. Camphor. 



XIX. Leadwater and laudanum tablets. 

 One tablet to one oz. of water. For sprains, 

 bruises, and poison due to sumac. 



XX. Carbolized vaseline. For all kinds of 

 skin abrasions and wounds. 



XXI. Sulphur and ichthyol ointment for 

 skin diseases and all parasitic skin affections. 



XXII. Blue ointment (poison). Forchronic 

 ulceration and animal parasitic affections of 

 the skin. Excellent for the prevention of rust 

 on fire-arms. 



XXIII. Zinc ointment. For skin diseases 

 and chronic sores. 



XXIV. Potass, permanganate, 2 grs. Anti- 

 dote to morphia. Useful when locally applied 

 in bites of poisonous snakes and insects. 



XXV. Corrosive sublimate. One tablet to 

 one pint of water makes a solution of i : 1000. 

 Valuable germicide. Tablets should be colored 

 green and stamped with the word "poison " 



X X VI. Foorialin. A 40 % aqueous solution 

 of the gas formaldehyde. A powerful disin- 

 fectant and deodorant. Weak solutions (0.5 % } 

 may be used as gargles and mouth washes and 

 stronger ones (2^ %} as lotions for skin dis- 

 eases Formaldehyde is manufactured from 

 wood alcohol. 



XXVII. Aristol, a valuable antiseptic pow- 



der, combination of iodine and the oil of thyme; 

 free from disagreeable odor ; excellent dusting 

 powder for ulcers, wounds, and skin diseases ; 

 with vaseline as a base, excellent for the poison 

 due to sumac. 



XXVIII. lodoform, an antiseptic powder 

 commonly used on wounds, ulcers, and skin 

 diseases ; possesses a disagreeable odor. 



XXIX. Iodine, used locally in the form of 

 tincture for sprains, bruises, chronic rheuma- 

 tism, etc.; used only locally in the form of 

 tincture or ointment ; applied as a paint with 

 a camel-hair brush. 



XXX. Anaesthetic. Camphor, % gr. ; mor- 

 phine mur., ^ gr.; oil cajeput, ^ min. One 

 every hour for relief of pain and diarrhoaa. 

 The oil of cajeput is distilled from the leaves 

 of the fever tree of the East Indies. The sci- 

 entific name of this tree is Melaleuca leucaden- 

 dron. 



XXXI. Trional, 5 grs. to produce sleep. 



XXXII. Brandy, difficult to keep in stock. 



XXXIII. Alcohol. 



XXXIV. Ammonia. 



XXXV. Turpentine. 



XXXVI. Glycerine. 



XXXVII. Linseed oil. 



XXXVIII. Ground mustard for plasters. 



XXXIX. Ground flaxseed for poultices. 

 XL- Castor oil. 



XL!- Surgical outfit and sundries : Cheese 

 cloth and red flannel for bandages ; absorbent 

 cotton ; 2 certified fever thermometers ; sur- 

 geons' soap ; scalpels and tweezers ; needles 

 and ligatures ; metric glass graduates ; V 2 doz. 

 pipettes ; l /, doz. assorted camel-hair pencils ; 

 adhesive plaster ; mustard leaves ; bandage 

 scissors ; small glass syringes ; one hot-water 

 bag ; one fountain syringe for enemas ; one 

 rubber bandage ; one pair thin leather anklets. 



It is interesting to note that two of 

 the most important drugs in the above 

 list, quinine and camphor, are tropical 

 forest products. 



Instructions in reference to the use 

 of these medicines may be found in 

 Gould's Pocket Medical and Surgical 

 Dictionary. 



The cost of the outfit depends, of 

 course, upon the amount needed, which 

 depends in turn upon the size of the 

 party. Of some of the drugs only small 

 quantities are needed. Phenacetine, 

 aristol, and trional are expensive. The 

 other drugs recommended are compara- 

 tively cheap. As near as can be easily 

 estimated, $20 will purchase an outfit 

 sufficient for a party of considerable size 

 for one season. 



