STANDARD RECEIPTS. 45 1 



Adhesive Plaster. This is the well known adhesive plaster, so 

 much used for drawing together the edges of a cut or wound and hold- 

 ing them in position, till healed. It is also used to protect from the air 

 and further injury portions of the body when the skin has been ac- 

 cidentally removed. It is slightly stimulating and it is supposed to aid 

 in the healing process. 



Ij pounds Litharge, 

 1 quart Olive Oil, 

 1 gill Water. 



Mix with an iron spoon, in a well polished copper kettle the litharge 

 and water, then add the oil and boil, stirring all the time until the plas- 

 ter is sufficiently hard when cold. This process requires considerafele 

 time. Take: 



5 ounces of Above Mixture, 

 1 ounce Resin. 



Mix by a moderate heat, and spread thinly upon muslin, or linen. A 

 thin paper moistened with olive oil, and then wiped dry, may be laid 

 over the surface and the plaster rolled up, put in an air-tight tin tube 

 and be ready in emergencies. 



Court Plaster. This plaster is merely a kind of varnished silk. 

 By following the directions here given, a very superior article is the re- 

 sult. It will not crack nor break, which makes it far superior to much 

 that is on the market. 



I pound of Isinglass 



^ pint Proof-Spirits of Wine, 



1 ounce Balsam of Peru, 



Silk on which to apply. 



Dissolve the isinglass in as small a quantity of warm water as possible. 

 Let it simmer on the back of the stove till the water is well out, then 

 supply its place by the spirits of wine which will combine with the 

 isinglass. Strain through a piece of muslin, and have it reduced in 

 quantity till like a jelly. Tack the silk tightly on frames, and with a 

 camel's hair brush apply three coats of the prepared isinglass, which has 

 been made liquid by gently heating. Do not put on the second coat, 

 till the first is dry. After the isinglass coats are dry, give the surface 

 two or three coats of the balsam of Peru. 



A Com Cure. Cut a piece of paper the size of a one-cent piece, 

 and in the centre of this cut a hole the size of the corn. Put this over 

 a piece of adhesive plaster cut to the same size, and warm the plaster 



