348 APPENDIX 



Opodeldoc, and its Virtues described. 



(SOAP LINIMENT OR OPODELDOC.)' 



Take— Soap, in shavings, two ounces ; 



Oil of rosemary, half an ounce ; 



Camphor, one ounce ; 



Rectified spirit of wine (the strongest that can 

 be bought), one pint : 



Digest the soap in the spirit of wine till dis- 

 solved ; then add to the liquor the camphor 

 and the oil, shaking them well together. 



Its use is chiefly as an external application, in 

 strains, bruises, &c. sec (No. 61, p. 97), (No., 

 138, p. 212), and (No. 167, p. 'i71). It may be 

 given to horses afRicted with the cholic, or gripes, 

 in doses containing two ounces of the liniment, 

 and half an ounce of tincture of opium, in a pint 

 of warm gruel, and repeated every tw o hours. It 

 will- frequently remove complaints of this kind 

 when other medicines fail. 



CAMPHORATED SPIRIT OF WINE. 



TiiKE— Strong rectified spirit of wine, one pint; 

 Camphor, two ounces : 



Mix them together, so that the camphor may 

 dissolved. 



