Treatment of Sore Throat, 113 



ture, No. 47 can be advantageously smeared on the tongue : as 

 can also the following : — 



No. QQ. Powdered chlorate of potash, 4 oz. 



Powdered guaiacum, 1 oz. 



Molasses, h pint. 



Mix and smear a spoonful on the tongue several times a day. 



Much good will sometimes be done by mixing mustard 

 with water to a thin paste, and painting it outside the throat. 



When the patient is feverish, and the throat hot and dry, 



the following is a successful mixture: — 



No. 67. Powdered ipecac, 1 drachm. 



Solution of acetate of ammonia, 1 oz. 



Give in a pint of cold linseed tea, and repeat it three or four times a 

 day. 



In the more chronic forms, astringent applications are use- 

 ful, as: — 



No. 68. Tincture of myrrh, 2 oz. 



Camphor mixture, 4 oz. 



Honey, 6 oz. 



Make into a soft mass, and give with a spoon. 



Or, 



No. 69. Tannic acid, 2 drachms. 



Honey, 4 oz. 



Mix and give as the last mentioned. 



Rubbing the throat with mustard or blistering it may be 

 required in cases of long standing. A stimulating embroca- 

 tion will, however, often suffice. A very common one is: — 



No. 70. Oil of turpentine. 



Solution of ammonia, 



Olive oil, equal parts. 



Use by rubbing on the throat daily. 



It is quite as efficient as many more complicated ones. 



When a more decided action is desired, the croton oil 

 blistering mixture. No. 56, will be found valuable. 



