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phor  water  it  causes  slight  smarting  when  first  introduced  into  the 
eye.  This,  however,  soon  passes  off,  and  has  not  been  attended,  in 
any  case  hitherto  observed,  with  troublesome  consequences. 
Dusting  powder  of  salol  has  been  used  by  Dr.  Georgi  (Berl.  Min. 
Woch.,  1887,  No.  9)  in  facial  erysipelas.  The  powder  consists  of 
equal  parts  of  salol  and  talc.  It  was  also  found  useful  for  removing 
the  bad  odor  in  ozoena,  the  insufflation  being  repeated  every  two 
hours. 
Mouth-wash  and  gargle  of  salol. — Dr.  Seifert  (Centralb.  f.  Min. 
Med.,  April  2,  1887,)  recommends  a  solution  of  six  parts  of  salol  in 
one  hundred  parts  of  alcohol ;  a  spoonful  of  this  liquid  mixed  with  a 
glass  of  warm  water  is  used  as  a  mouth-wash  or  gargle  in  stomatitis 
and  other  affections. 
Calming  collodion,  suitable  for  neuralgia  or  for  tender  abraded 
surfaces,  is  recommended  by  A.  S.  Gubb  (Lond.  Med.  Bee.)  to  be  pre- 
pared from  powdered  mastic  three  parts,  powdered  narcotine  one  part, 
balsam  of  Peru  one  part,  and  chloroform  six  parts.  (See  also  antiseptic 
collodion,  p.  294.) 
Antarthritic  collodion,  said  to  be  very  useful  in  gout,  is  made  by 
Monin  (JJ  Union  med.)  from  flexible  collodion  and  ether,  of  each  15 
parts,  salicylic  acid  four  parts,  and  morphine  hydrochlorate  one  part.  It 
should  be  applied  to  the  toe  every  hour ;  the  pain  will  soon  cease  and 
the  swelling  subside. 
Hair  tonic. — Dr.  Foley,  in  discussing  the  tonic  treatment  of  the 
hair  (JV.  Y.  Med.  Jour.),  states  that  the  end  we  seek  in  building  up  a 
scanty  hair  crop  is  a  proper  amount  of  blood  supply,  through  friction 
and  hair  tonics.    The  appended  is  an  excellent  hair  tonic : 
R.   Acid,  carbolic   3"  ss 
Tinct.  nucis  vom   £  ij 
Tinct.  cinchonae  rubrae  ,   if  j 
Tinct.  cantbaridis   £  ss 
Aq.  Coloniensis  __  _  _  . 
/-\-\     .    .   aa    q.  s  ad  3  iv.  M. 
01.  cocois,  H  ° 
Apply  once  or  twice  a  day  to  the  scalp  by  means  of  a  soft  sponge.  This 
will  prevent  the  hair  from  falling  out,  if  it  does  not  produce  a  luxuriant  crop. 
Effect  of  creasote  on  the  hair. — Dr.  C.  J.  Kelly  reports  (Prov.*Med. 
Jour.,  May  2)  the  case  of  a  man  who  by  mistake  had  used  creasote  in 
the  place  of  hair  oil ;  on  the  following  morning  the  color  of  the  hair 
was  observed  to  have  commenced  to  change,  and  in  a  few  days  it  was 
quite  gray. 
