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iaininfir 2 por cent, of o\icalypiuB oil; drainage; 
gauze bandage; healing without pus, with one 
ohango of bandage only in six days. 
Bassini’s observations in the Parma hospital 
arc far loss favourable for tho antiseptic applica- 
tion of eucalyptus oil; but lie used only parts 
of raw oil in 1000 parts water, and varied the 
strength from 5 to 50 per cent, on paraffin gauze. 
As a local disinfectant, chloride of zinc was used 
in an 8 per cent, solution. 
Professor Busch,* in Bonn, employed also in 
hie clinic tho eucalyptus oil as antisepticum, on 
whicli occasions it was found out that acclusive 
bandages saturated with eucalyptus oil caused tho 
irritating effect alluded to in tho early part of 
this article. In tlio following cases purified un- 
diluted eucalyptus oil was used : — 
1. Excision of a keloid behind the ear. Ap- 
plication of eucalyptus oil with a brush; abundant 
granulation, with but little pus, in a very short 
time. 
2. Tubercular granulating inllamination of 
tendon-sheeth on tho back of tlic right foot. 
Merely brushing with eucalyptus oil. Success 
as in case 1. 
8, Periproctic abscesses. After incision daily 
application of a compress moistened with 
eucalyi)tus oil ; abundant granulation with slight 
bleeding; healing. 
^ Uirlin, Klin. WoohenHcJirUt, ISSO, 
