BREAST  PLASTERS. 
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years  was  almost  overlooked,  has  recently  assumed  importance 
in  this  connection.  It  is  made  according  to  a  formula  publish- 
ed in  my  work  on  Pharmacy,  third  edition,  page  778,  by  boiling 
together  pure  Castile  soap,  oxide  and  carbonate  of  lead,  olive 
oil  and  butter  (without  salt)  till  the  proper  consistence  of  a 
plaster  is  attained,  and  then  adding  a  little  powdered  mastich. 
Though  similar  to  the  simple  Diachylon  or  lead  plaster,  this  is 
of  a  more  emollient  character,  free  from  the  tendency  to  become 
dry  and  brittle  upon  the  surface  and  by  its  consistence  adapted, 
to  be  spread  and  applied  without  the  application  of  more  than 
a  very  moderate  heat— Logan's  Plaster  Uy  moreover,  not  liable 
to  adhere  so  tightly  as  to  cause  pain  in  removing  it. 
In  Dr.  Dewees'  Breast  Plaster  this  is  one  of  the  ingredients  ; 
a  modified  formula  for  this  now  nearly  obsolete  remedy  is  as 
follows  :-— 
Dewees  Breast  Plaster. 
Take  of  Lead  plaster,  three  ounces ; 
Ammoniac  plaster,  half  an  ounce  ; 
Logan's  plaster,  one  and  a  half  ounces ; 
Spermaceti,  \   c      ,         ,  . 
r     .  >  of  each  two  drachms. 
Camphor,  J 
Melt  the  plasters  together,  then  add  the  spermaceti  and  camphor 
and  remove  from  the  fire. 
The  application  of  ointments  and  cerates  to  the  breast  as 
substitutes  for  plasters  is  rather  objectionable,  from  the  fact 
that  the  tissue  or  skin  upon  which  they  are  spread  so  rapidly 
absorbs  the  unctuous  ingredients,  yet  Deshler's  salve,  Ceratum 
Resinss  Compositum  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  is  one  of  the  most 
popular  of  stimulating  applications  and  is  especially  recom- 
mended by  nurses,  who  acquire  considerable  familiarity  with  the 
treatment  of  these  troubles. 
A  very  favorite  stimulating  and  anodyne  application  for  this 
purpose  is  made  by  the  following  formula,  furnished  me  by 
Wm.  J.  Allinson,  of  Burlington,  N.  J.,  and  was  formerly  much 
prescribed  by  my  brother,  Dr.  Joseph  Parrish  : — 
Improved  Tobacco  Ointment. 
Take  of  Tobacco  leaves,  five  ounces  ; 
Vinegar,  a  quart. 
Digest  the  leaves  in  the  vinegar  till  evaporated  to  half  a  pint ; 
