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grs. to a pint makes a i to iooo solution. 7^ grs. to a quart 

 make a 1 to 2000 solution. 15 grs. to a pint make a 1 to 500 

 solution. Best antiseptic for nail wounds, thrush, quittor, fistu- 

 lous withers, etc., especially foul wounds, 1 to 1000 solution kills 

 ring worms, lice, etc., if used over a large surface must be used 

 milder. For pruritus, prurigo and urticaria, Prof. Robertson 

 recommends : 



5 Hydrarg. chlor. corros., grs. xii. 



Ac. hydrocyan. dil., 5 ss. 

 Glycerini, 3 ii. 



Aqua, 3 x. 



Bathe the parts several times a day. 



In diphtheria a spray of y 2 gr. to 1 oz. of water is sometimes 

 used; used for disinfecting purposes, mixed in white wash for 

 stables, after glanders ; used as a sloughing agent in quittor, fistu- 

 lous withers, poll-evil, fibrous tumors, etc. 



It is one of the best agents for quittors as follows : 



5 Hydrarg, bichlor., 3 i- 



Spts. vim rectificati, § iii. 

 M. Ft. Sol. 

 Sig. — Inject once or twice daily. 



For Purulent Conjunctivitis frequent application of a 1 to 

 3000 solution is of great benefit. 



For wounds of the eye and lids the same strength or If not 

 infected a 1 to 5000 solution (when cornea is injured) will be 

 found highly serviceable. In inflammatory conditions of the eye 

 in general much benefit is derived from the application of a cor- 

 rosive sublimate solution 1 to 3000 on absorbant cotton fastened 

 to a clean cloth and maintained over the eye and kept constantly 

 wet with the solution. 



For fibrous tumors 1 oz. of corrosive sub. rolled in tissue 

 paper and inserted into the tumor will slough it out without 

 danger. 



The mercurials promote waste by stimulating the lymphatics. 



Mercurialism, Salivation or Ptyalism.— Symptoms, sore teeth, 

 spongy gums, profuse saliva and tears, fetid breath, bluish line 

 along margins of the teeth, then swelling of the glands, aching 

 jaws and muscles, fever with rapid emaciation, anaemia, hair falls 

 out, ulcers form on skin, fetid diarrhoea, trembling, nervous, 



