Acne J 



[Acne 



Recipe : 



Bicarbonate Soda, 

 Tincture of Rhubarb, 

 Tincture Nux Vomica, 

 Tincture of Gentian, 

 Liquor Bismuth, - 

 Water to 



i scruple to 2 drachms. 



1 drachm to 4 drachms. 

 12 minims to 1 drachm. 



\ drachm to 3 drachms. 



2 drachms to 1 ounce, 

 ii ounces to 6 ounces. 



Dose : Half a teaspoonful to one tablespoonful l 

 three or four times a day one hour before food. 



Diet: Underdone mutton or veal mixed with 

 Spratt's charcoal biscuits, or stale bread or toast, 

 broken up small, and mixed with a little soup. 

 Avoid fatty or starchy food, and give no sugar. 



Acne: 



Symptoms: Small red spots about the body, 

 head, and limbs. There is not much irritation. 

 More often noticed in the spring and autumn. 



Treatment : Apply following lotion frequently : 



Recipe : 



Milk of Sulphur, 

 Glycerium Boracis, 

 Liquor Bismuth, 

 Water to - 



1 ounce. 

 8 ounces. 



Give following powders twice a day with 

 food : — 



Recipe : 

 Reduced Iron, 

 Bicarbonate Potash, 

 Sulphate Magnesia, 



Mix. 



6 grains to 2 scruples. 1 

 1 scruple to 2 drachms. 

 \ drachm to 4 ,, 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



