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to collyria an assortment of these Oculets can be ob- 
tained, and their application is effected by placing one 
into the conjunctival sac by drawing forward the lower 
eyelid. 
Old- - Standing Opacities—-The removal of old- standing 
opacities may be hastened by smearing the eyelids with 
red precipitate ointment (1 to 20) or yellow oxide of mer- 
cury ointment, night and morning. The latter remedy 
has been found especially efficacious against indolent 
ulcers and blemishes of the eye; and in addition its 
presence materially helps to prevent the sticking together 
of the eyelids so commonly seen in distemper, and the 
excoriation of eyelids and skin adjacent to the eye. 
Miller obtained far better results from calomel than 
from anything else for the eradication of sclerotic spots ; 
he used it in equal proportion with grape sugar and 
placed a small quantity of the mixture on the cornea 
daily, and massaged the eyelid for ten minutes. The 
same author mentions the fact that permanent opacities 
may, if necessary, be disguised or modified by tattooing. 
The eye is cocained and the punctures made in an 
oblique direction in order to avoid complete puncture of 
the cornea. Sepia or Indian ink solutions are then 
rubbed into the punctures by massaging the lid over 
them for ten or fifteen minutes at a time. 
Cataract and Staphyloma.—The treatment of grey 
cataract and staphyloma is surgical, the technique of 
which I do not propose to consider in this work. There- 
fore I must request practitioners and students to refer 
to the many publications which describe these operations 
in detail. 
Respiratory Disorders—Nasal Catarrh.—The nostrils 
are frequently the seat of muco-purulent or purulent 
discharges, which should be carefully removed with 
moist antiseptic swabs, especially when the secretions 
