556  Practical  Notes  from  Various  Sources.  {AmNov.?iS7Erm' 
vomicae,  6  gm. ;  tinct.  illicii  anis.,  4  gm. ;  mix.  Take  ten  drops  in 
half  a  glass  of  water  about  ten  minutes  before  each  meal. 
A  disinfectant  and  deodorizing  powder  for  old  excavated  ulcers  is 
recommended  by  Barbocci  to  be  prepared  from  equal  parts  of  animal 
charcoal  and  powdered  camphor. 
Unguentum  acidi  borici. — Melt  together  yellow  wax  one  part  and 
benzoated  lard  six  parts,  and  rub  together  with  boric  acid  one  part, 
previously  triturated  into  an  impalpable  powder  with  a  few  drops  of 
alcohol. —  Can.  Pract. 
Antiseptic  fowder. — Lucas-Championiere  (17  Union  Med.)  uses  for 
wounds  an  intimate  mixture  of  equal  parts  of  iodoform,  cinchona,  ben- 
zoin and  magnesium  carbonate,  each  article  to  be  finely  powdered  and 
sifted ;  oil  of  eucalyptus  is  added  to  the  mixture. 
Corrosive  sublimate  paper  is  prepared  by  saturating  filtering  paper 
with  a  solution  containing  2  per  cent,  of  mercuric  chloride  and  5  per 
cent,  of  glycerin,  and  drying.  This  paper  is  used  in  layers  of  two  to 
eight  as  an  antiseptic  dressing  for  wounds. 
Non-irritating  antiseptic  solution. — Prof.  R.  Lepine  uses  the  follow- 
ing liquid  for  washing  wounds,  the  powerful  antiseptic  action  being 
due  to  a  number  of  compounds,  of  which  each  is  present  only  in  very 
small  quantity:  Corrosive  sublimate,  1  milligm. ;  phenol.,  0*10;  sali- 
cylic acid,  0*10 ;  benzoic  acid,  0*05  ;  chlorinated  lime,  0*05  ;  bromine, 
0*01 ;  acid  bromhydrate  of  quinine,  0*20 ;  and  water,  100  gm. 
Prat,  med.,  June  14,  1887. 
Preparation  of  aseptic  sponges. — The  following  is  an  outline  of  the 
process  recommended  in  Vereinsblatt  pfdhischer  Aerzte.  Select  sponges 
with  medium  sized  pores ;  dry  them  well  by  heat ;  remove  sand  by 
beating;  wash  upon  a  sieve  until  perfectly  clean;  immerse  for  two 
hours  in  solution  of  potassium  permanganate  (1  :  1000),  mixed  with 
hydrochloric  acid ;  wash  repeatedly  with  water  until  free  from  acid 
reaction ;  immerse  for  twelve  hours  in  solution  of  corrosive  sublimate 
(1  :  1000) ;  wash  repeatedly  with  distilled  water ;  dry  in  a  room  free 
from  dust,  and  preserve  the  sponges  in  tightly  closed  vessels. 
Salol  preparations. — A.  Nicot  gives  (Bull.  g£n.  de  Ther.,  Sept.  15, 
1887,  p.  219)  a  number  of  formulas  for  the  internal  and  external  use 
of  salol,  from  which  the  following  are  selected : 
Tablets  of  salol. — Tragacanth,  1 ;  gum  arabic,  3  ;  water,  10  ;  salol, 
25 ;  and  sugar,  60  gm. ;  mix,  add  oil  of  lemon,  5  drops,  and  divide 
into  100  tablets. 
