578 
Varieties. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm> 
Nov.,  1881. 
coagulates  blood,  forming  a  consistent  clot,  under  which  wounds  will 
readily  heal. 
duRE  FOR  Ringworm  (Morris).— R  Thymol,  0-5  to  1*0;  chloroform, 
4*0 ;  olive  oil,  12'0.  M.  The  thymol  destroys  the  fungus,  the  oil  prevents 
irritation  and  rapid  evai)oration,  while  the  chloroform  facilitates  the 
absori^tion  of  the  active  ingredient  by  acting  on  the  sebaceous  glands. — 
Phil.  Med.  Times^  Aug.  27. 
Naphthol  in  Scabies. — Prof.  Kaposi  uses : 
R    Naphtholi,  .  .  .  .15  parts 
It  is  said  to  cure  rapidly,  both  the  scabies  and  the  consecutive  eczema. — 
Med.  and  Surg.  Rep. 
Naphthol  is  a  new  remedy  recently  remommended  by  Kaposi,  of 
Vienna,  for  psoriasis.  It  is  a  product  of  tar,  i:»ossessing  healing  virtues, 
equal  to  chrysophanic  acid,  and,  at  the  same  time,  being  colorless  and 
odorless,  is  strongly  to  be  recommended.  It  also  resembles  chrysophanic 
acid  in  that  it  possesses  toxic  properties.  A  cumulative  effect  is  to  be 
feared  when  it  is  i)rofusely  used  on  large  areas  of  psoriasis,  which  absorb 
with  avidity.  No  unusual  precautions  are,  however,  demanded  if  the 
urine  be  regularly  examined.  Naphthol  has  also  been  recommended  by 
ISTeisser  for  scabies,  prurigo  and  kindred  skin  affections. — Atlantic  Med, 
Register ,  Oct.,  1881,  p.  26. 
Thymol  has  been  used  by  C  Bozzolo  in  2-10  grm.  =  gr.  xxx  as  an  effi- 
cient vermicide. — Ibid. 
Elastic  Adhesive  Plaster.— Dr.  W.  P.  Morgan,  in  a  communicatioii 
to  the  Boston  "Med.  and  Surg.  Jour.,"  states  that  he  has  been  trying  to- 
obtain  an  elastic  adhesive  plaster  that,  when  attached  to  the  skin,  should 
yield  to  the  movement  of  the  muscles  and  parts  beneath  without  the  sensa- 
tion of  stiffness  or  an  uncomfortable  wrinkling.  Not  being  able  to  obtain 
an  article  of  this  description  he  procured  some  India  rubber,  and,  giving  it 
a  coat  of  2)laster  such  as  is  recommended  in  Griffith's  Formulary  under  the 
name  of  Boynton's  Adhesive  Plaster  (lead  plaster  1  lb.,  rosin  6  drachms), 
he  found  the  material  he  wished.  After  using  it  as  a  simple  covering  for 
cases  of  psoriasis,  intertrigo,  etc.,  he  extended  its  use  to  incised  wounds,, 
abscesses,  etc.,  and  found  it  invaluable. 
Placing  one  end  of  the  strip  of  jDlaster  upon  one  lip  of  the  wound,  and 
then  stretching  the  rubber  and  fastening  the  other  end  to  the  opposite  lip 
of  the  wound  there  is  perfect  apposition  of  the  several  parts,  the  elastic 
rubber  acting  continually  to  draw  and  keep  the  parts  together.  When 
unable  to  get  the  sheets  of  rubber  one  may  use  broad  letter-bands  (sold  by 
stationers),  by  giving  them  a  coat  of  plaster.— O/iio  Med.  Journ.^  1881,. 
Sept.,  p.  136. 
Axungiee, 
Saponis  virid., 
Crette  prsecip.. 
100 
50 
10 
M. 
