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POWDERS FOR SCRATCHES, CANKER AND 



THRUSH. 



They should all be reduced to the finest powder, and thor- 

 oughly mixed and sifted through a very fine sieve, before 

 application. These powders are also good for wounds gener- 

 ally, and especially in joint wounds, where there is an escape 

 of synovia, it is desirable to coagulate. 



36. Carbonate of Zinc, 4 parts, 

 Alum, 1 part. 



37. Alum, 4 parts, 

 Armenian bole, 1 part. 



38. Burnt Alum, 



Dried Sulphate of Iron, 

 Myrrh. — Equal parts. 



39. Sulphate of Zinc, 2 ounces, 

 Oxide of Zinc, 1 ounce. 



40. Alum, 1 drachm, 

 Charcoal, y 2 ounce. 



41. Burnt Alum, 

 Sulphate of Zinc, 

 Armenian bole 

 White lead, 

 Yellow Resin, 



Charcoal. — Of each 2 ounces. 



