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Use . — Efficacious in chronic lameness and paralysis, ftr. puc.-U soro 
throat, and when the glands arc enlarged from cold and catarrh. 
IX. Mucilages. 
Mucilages are soft, bland substances, made by dissolving gum nrabio 
in hot water; or by boiling marsh mallows, slippery elm, or lily roots, 
until their mucilaginous properties arc extracted. A table-spoonful of 
either of the above articles, when powdered, will generally suffice for a 
quart of water. 
Use . — In all cases of catarrh, diarrhoea, inflammation of the kidneys, 
womb, bladder, and intestines. They shield the mucous membranes, 
and defend them from the action of poisons and drastic cathartics. 
X. Washes. 
Washes generally contain some medical agent, and are principally used 
externally. 
Wash for diseases of the feet : 
No. 41. 4 Ounces pyroligenous acid, 
8 Ounces water. 
Use — This wash excels any other in point of efficacy, and removes rot 
*nd its kindred diseases sooner than any other. 
Cooling wash for the eye : 
No. 42. 1 Pint rain water, 
20 Drops acetic seed. 
Use . — In ophthalmia. 
Tonic and anti-spasmodic wash : 
No. 43. K Ounce camomile flowers, 
1 Pint boiling water. 
When cool, strain through fine linen. 
Use . — In chronic diseases of the eye, and when a weeping remains 
after an acute attack. 
Wash for unhealthy or ulcerated sores: 
A weak solution of soda or wood ashes. 
Wash for diseases of the skin : 
Take one ounce of finely-pulverized charcoal, pour on it one ounce of 
pyroligenous acid, then add a pint of water. Bottle, and keep it well 
corked. It may be applied to the skin by means of a sponge. It is also 
«n excellent remedy for ill-conditioned ulcers. 
