LOTIONS, <feC. 



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94. Arnica Lotion. 



May bo made by adding twenty drops of the 

 tincture of arnica to half a cupful of water. 



'J'> . Ifainamclis Lot ion . 

 Tincture of hamamelis, three drachms. 

 Water, to half a pint. Mix. 



QG.Jfyilrastis Lotion. 

 Muriate of hydrastin, three grain. 

 Distilled water, three ounces. Dissolve. 



97. Calendula Lotion. 



Add a tea-spoonful of tincture of calendula to 

 half a cupful of water. 



98. Compound Jdlap and llitartratc of Potash 



Powders. 



Compound jalap powder, twenty grains. 

 Bitartrate of potash, ten grains. 

 Mix to make a powder. One to l>e taken every 

 alternate morning. Send three. 



CO . F.tf'er i' esc ing A in inon id 3fij:t urc. 

 Carhonate of ammonia, two drachms. 

 Water, eight ounees. 

 Two table-spoonfuls, with one table-spoonful of 



the following, to be taken every four hours, 



whilst effervescing : 



Citric acid, one hundred and thirty-six grains. 

 Water, four ounces. Mix. 



1 00. Xitro-Glyccrine Mixture. 

 Nitre-glycerine solution, one per cent., a drachm. 

 Water, to eight ounces. 

 A tea-spoonful or more every four hours, with 



an extra dose at the onset of each attack. 



Martindale's nitre-glycerine tablets answer 



the same purpose. 



101. Cliia n Turpentine Pills. 

 ( 'Irian turpentine, six grains. 

 Flowers of sulphur, four grains. 

 To be made into two pills to be taken every 

 four hours. 



1 02. Picrofo.rine Pills. 



Picrotoxine, a sixtieth of a grain. 



Sugar of milk, a sufficient quantity. 



To be made by first rubbing up the picrotoxino 

 with sugar of milk, and then adding a little 

 glycerine, or tragacanth. One at bed-time, 

 and another in the early morning if neces- 

 sary. 



Mixture. 



Haxeline, a hundred and sixty minims. 

 Water, to eight ounces. 

 Mix. A table-spoonful every four hours. 



101 Hydrochloric Acid Gargle, 



Dilute of hydrochloric acid, four drachms. 



Glycerine, eight drachms. 



"Water, to a pint. 



Mix. To be used three or four times a day. 

 About two table-spoonfuls to be taken into 

 the mouth for each act of gargling, and 

 this should be repeated four times on each 

 occasion. 



10"). Inhalation of Friar's Ilalsnin. 



Compound tincture of ben/oin (Friar's balsam), 

 an ounce. 



A tea-spoonful in a pint of hot water (the right 

 temperature is 140 W Fahr.) for each inhala- 

 tion. To be used for ten minutes three or 

 four times a day. A common jug will do, 

 but it is better to have a proper inhaler, 

 such as Martindale's Portable Inhaler. Not 

 more than six inspirations should bo taken 

 in the minute, and to avoid catching cold 

 you should not go out for half an hour after 

 each inhalation. 



100. Iodine Inhalation. 

 Tincture of iodine, an ounce. 

 Ten drops in a pint of hot water, to be used as 

 an inhalation as directed above. 



107. Inlialation of Oil of Juniper. 

 English oil of juniper, twenty minims. 

 Light carbonate of magnesia, ten grains. 

 AVater, to an ounce. 

 Mix. A tea-spoonful in a pint of hot water 



for an inhalation three or four times a day, 



as directed above. 



108. Voice LozcHtjes. 



Benzoic acid, half a grain, made into a lozenge 

 with red currant paste. Each lozenge is 

 marked " B. A." One every four hours, and 

 one a quarter of an hour before using the 

 voice. 



109. " M.A:' Lozenges. 



Each contains two grains of chloride of ammo- 

 nium with black currant paste. One or two 

 may be taken every three hours or oftener. 

 Thev are marked il M.A." 



