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Many practitioners acid to every dose of 

 these drenches, four or six drams of nitre, 

 which on some occasions, I believe is ser- 

 Ticeable, but we have omitted it here, as 

 nitrd cannot be considered at an emollient. 



EMOLLIENT FOMENTATIONS. 



No. 1. Marshmallow root, eight ounces. 



To be boiled in three quarts of water for 

 an hour or two, Tha strained liquor makfs 

 tha fomentation, 



Tc is only necessary to add, that every kind 

 of mucilaginous vegetable is supposed to im- 

 part to water an emollient qwAVity^ and rend- 

 der it fit for an emollient fomentaiion, (See 

 Fomentations J Ointment of elder, and 

 .inar.Mi- mallows, are used by farriers d.s emol- 

 lient,'}, 



F.MULSIONS. Mixtures of oil and water, 

 by means of an alkali, or a mucilage. 



^m«/.vwi^ are used principally in coughs, 

 either alutie, or as a vehicle for other medi- 

 cine, 



SIMPLE EMULSION, 

 Linseed oil, two ounces. 

 Honev, three ounces. 

 Soft or distilled water, qne pint. 

 Prepared kali, one dram. 



