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B. Pure carbolic acid, 1 part; olive oil, 6 parts. 
Olivo oil is better than linseed oil as a vehicle, as the 
latter is more prone to oxidation.— Calvert. 
19. Carbolized Putty. —Carbolized oil, about 6 table¬ 
spoonfuls ; common whiting- (chalk), sufficient to make 
a firm paste.— Lister. 
20. Antiseptic Lead Plaster. —Olive oil, 12 parts (by 
measure) ; litharge (finely ground), 12 parts (by weight); 
beeswax, 3 parts (by weight); crystallized carbolic acid, 
2% parts (by weight). Heat half the olive oil_over a slow 
fire; then add the litharge gradually, stirring continu¬ 
ally until the mass becomes thick or a little stiff; then 
add the other half of the oil, stirring, as before, until it 
becomes thick again. Then add the wax gradually till 
the liquid again thickens. Remove from the fire and 
add the acid, stirring briskly till thoroughly mixed. 
Cover up close, and set aside to allow all the residual 
litharge to settle; then pour off the fluid, and spread 
upon calico to the proper thickness. The plaster made 
in this way can be spread by machine and kept rolled in 
stock, and if in a well-fitting tin canister will retain its 
virtues for any length of time.— Lister. 
21. Antiseptic Lac Plaster. —Shellac, 3 parts; crystal¬ 
lized carbolic acid, 1 part. Heat the lac with about 
one-third of the carbolic acid over a slow fire till the lac 
is completely melted; then remove from the fire and 
add the remainder of the acid, and stir briskly till the 
ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Strain through 
muslin, and pour into the machine for spreading plaster, 
and when the liquid has thickened by cooling to a 
degree ascertained by experience, spread to the thick¬ 
ness of about one-fiftieth of an inch. 
Afterwards, brush over the surface of the plaster 
lightly with a solution of gutta percha in about 30 
parts of bisulphide of carbon. When the sulphide has 
all evaporated, the plaster may be piled in suitable 
lengths in a tin box without adhering, or rolled up and 
kept in a canister.— Lister. 
22. Antiseptic Cere-cloth. —Cloth or thin calico is satu¬ 
rated with cerate (made after the following formula), 
by simply, drawing a portion through it while in a fluid 
state, or in pieces of any length and width, by rolling, 
by means of a machine, the calico over cylinders con¬ 
taining cold water, as fast as it has taken up the cerate. 
A. Strongest Cerate. —Calvert’s pure carbolic acid, 
liquefied, 3 fluid ounces; olive oil (coloured red with 
alkanet root to distinguish the cerate), 1-| fluid ounces; 
yellow wax, liquefied, fluid ounces; paraffin, lique¬ 
fied, 6 fluid ounces. Mix. 
P. Medium Strength. —Pure carbolic acid, 2 fluid 
ounces; olive oil, 2^- fluid ounces; yellow wax, 2| 
fluid ounces; paraffin, 5 fluid ounces. Mix. 
C. Weakest. —Pure carbolic acid, lj fluid ounce; olive 
oil, 1 fluid ounce and 6 drachms; white wax, 1 fluid 
ounce and 6 drachms ; paraffin, 7 fluid ounces. Mix. 
23. Antiseptic Muslin Gauze. —Paraffin, 16 parts; resin, 
4 parts; crystallized carbolic acid, 1 part. Melt toge¬ 
ther. Cheap muslin gauze is dipped in the melted mass 
and well wrung or pressed while hot. A good sub¬ 
stitute for oakum as an antiseptic covering for wounds, 
unirritating to the most sensitive skin, highly retentive 
of the acid, and almost destitute of odour. It should, 
when used, be folded in about eight layers. It loses the 
paraffin and resin when w r ashed in boiling-water, so the 
same gauze may be used repeatedly.— Lister. 
24. Protective against Local Irritating Effects of Car¬ 
bolic Acid in Antiseptic Pressings. —Varnish oiled silk on 
both surfaces with copal varnish. When dry, brush 
over with a mixture of starch and dextrin, to give it a 
film of material'soluble in water, so that it becomes uni¬ 
formly moistened when dipped into antiseptic lotion. 
When not at hand, common oiled silk may be used as a 
substitute for it, if smeared with an oily solution of car¬ 
bolic acid, and used in two layers, to make up for its 
inferior inefficiency.— Lister. 
25. Antiseptic Adhesive Plaster. —Dip ordinary strap¬ 
ping in hot solution of carbolic acid, made by mixing 1 
part of 1 to 20 lotion with 2 parts of boiling water. 
Will adhere to a moist skin, so that it may be employed 
under spray when advisable.— Lister. 
26. Carbolized Powders. —Pure liquefied carbolic acid, 
5 parts; alcohol, 5 parts. Mix. Add by degrees 10O 
parts of one of the following powders: Lycopodium, 
starch, charcoal, plaster of Paris. The proportions of 
carbolic acid can be increased or decreased as desired.— 
Sansom. 
27. Antiseptic Catgut Ligature ;—Catgut of the thick¬ 
ness required is to be kept steeped in carbolized olive oil 
(1 pint in 5), with a very small quantity of water dif¬ 
fused throughout it.— Lister. 
28. Accto-Carbolic Solution for Tinea and Scabies .— 
Acetic acid (pyroligneous), 8°, 20 parts; pure carbolic 
acid, 5 parts; water, 75 parts. Mix the two acids and 
add the water. The acetic acid favours penetration 
through the epidermis. For tinea, apply the liquid once 
a day over the diseased parts by means of a brush. For 
scabies, sponge all the parts. The clothes, etc., of the 
affected individual should also be treated with the 
liquid.— Lemaire. 
29. Carbolized Gargle for Piphtheria, Tonsillitis , etc .— 
Carbolic acid, 20 minims; acetic acid, \ drachm; honey, 
2 fluid ounces; tincture of myrrh, 2 fluid drachms; 
water, 6 fluid ounces.' The carbolic and acetic acids to 
be well shaken together before the other ingredients are 
added.— Charles Sedgwick , gun. 
30. Carbolized Mixture for Zymotic Piseases. —Carbolic 
acid, acetic acid, of each 1 drachm to 1| fluid drachm; 
tincture of opium, 1 fluid drachm; chloric ether, 1 fluid 
drachm; water, 8 fluid ounces. A tablespoonful every 
four hours until the fever has subsided.— Pr. Alex, 
Keith. 
31. Mixture of Quinine cind Sulpho-Carbolate of Sodium, 
Quinine sulphate, 1 grain; sulphuric acid, 5 minims. 
Dissolve, and add to the solution of sodium, sulpho- 
carbolate, 20 grains; in water, 1 fluid ounce.— Author - 
—American Journal of Pharmacy. 
THE POLLUTION OF RIVERS. 
(Concluded from page 428.) 
The Commissioners have not rested content with pub¬ 
lishing an account of the evil; they have also endea¬ 
voured to point out how it might be remedied, and that 
inexpensively, and sometimes with actual profit. The 
utilization of the waste liquors of manufacturers appears 
to admit, in some cases, of being practically carried out. 
This will be best shown by giving some particulars as to 
their composition. 
Thus, a sample of the waste water from one of the 
vats in Messrs. Bright and Co.’s carpet factory at Roch¬ 
dale, contained a large proportion of nitrogenous or¬ 
ganic matter and ammonia, sufficient to render it valu¬ 
able for irrigation, as seen from the following analysis:— 
100,000 parts contained:— 
Total solid matters in solution . . 103-10 
Organic carbon.14-924 
Organic nitrogen. '925 
Ammonia.1-144 
Total combined nitrogen . . . 1-867 
Arsenic. '012 
The following is an estimate of waste stuff from the 
weekly manufacture of rather more than 500 pieces of 
broad cloth in the Stroud district:—Grease and dirt 
(removed from raw wool), 12 tons; urine, 14 tons; oil 
in carding, 2 tons ; glue, 10 cwt.; pig’s dung, 2J tons ; 
pig’s blood, 2j tons; urine (collected from house to 
house), 25 tons; soda, 1 ton; soap, 2| tons; Fuller’s 
earth, 2^ tons ; dye stuffs, 20 tons ; alum, 2 tons. 
The composition of the waste liquor from flannel 
washing proves to be, in the case examined, a most 
valuable manure, one hundredweight of it being worth,. 
