FORMULA. 
Excellent anti-fly dressing : — 
(131) Resin ... ... ... 8 ozs. 
Beeswax ... ... ... 6 ozs. 
Olive oil ... ... ... 3 ozs. 
Lard ... ... "3 ozs. 
Melt with gende heat, strain the mixture while hot through a cloth and stir 
constantly whiLe cooling. 
(132) Creosote ... ... ... i part. 
Vaseline or lard ... ... ... 8 parts. 
(133) Common tar ... ... 
Resin ... ... ... ( Equal parts. 
Lard ... ... ...3 
Melt together by gentle heat and stir till cold : a dressing for the feet. 
(134) Sulphate of copper ... ... i part. 
Alum ... ... ... I part. 
Tar ... ... ... 4 parts. 
Mix, stir and heat together until the mass assumes a reddish-brown colour. 
A dressing especially useful for cracks and fissures about the 
feet :~ ' 
(135) Iodine ... ... ... i oz. 
Iodide of potash ... ... i oz. 
Vaseline or lard ... ... 8 ozs. 
A good application for the dispersion of swellings, enlarged glands, etc. 
Paints are fluid applications usually used to promote absorption 
of swellings or protection of raw surfaces : — 
{a) Protective paint. 
(136) Sheet gelatine is soaked in sufficient i per cent, solution of 
corrosive sublimate to cover it. When it becomes quite soft, 
melt by gentle heat and add glycerine equal to ^^oth the 
weight of the dry gelatine added. This gives it an elastic 
character. To use it, it is melted on a slow fire and painted 
over a wound, and it adheres equally well to moist or dry 
surfaces. The surface can be strengthened by laying on it, 
while moist, shreds of tow or strips of gauze. — Moller. 
(137) Carbolic acid ... ... ... I oz. 
Camphor ... ... ... 5 ozs. 
Resin or shellac ... ... ... loz. 
Spirits of wine ... ... ... 15 ozs. 
— Hayes. 
Dissolve the camphor and resin in the spirit, then add the carbolic acid and 
shake well. A protective dressing for wounds and useful to keep away flies. 
Repeat as occasion requires. 
