AmMa?cUhr'  iP9hia8m' ^    Formulas  of  the  Military  Hospitals.  199 
"No.  7  Paraffin/' 
(Lieut-Colonel  A.  J.  Hull.) 
Resorcin    1  part 
Eucalyptus  oil    2  part's 
Olive  oil    5  parts 
Soft  paraffin    25  parts 
Hard  paraffin    67  parts 
"No.  7  Paraffin."  Modified. 
Beta-napthol   0.25  part 
Eucalyptus  oil    2.0  parts 
Olive  oil    5.0  parts 
Soft  paraffin    25.0  parts 
Hard  paraffin    67.75  parts 
Russian  Formula. 
(Surgeon-General  Eugene  Hurd.) 
Resin   1  part 
Beeswax    1  part 
Paraffin  wax    4  parts 
Melt  in  a  dish  set  in  boiling  water  for  half  an  hour. 
Asphalt-Paraffin  No.  21. 
(Leech's  formula.) 
Paraffin  wax  (m.  p.  47.2°C.  by  U.  S.  P.  method)  . . .  97.5  Grams 
Asphalt    from  3  to  5  drops 
Olive  oil    1.5  Cc. 
The  asphalt  is  obtained  by  evaporating  10  Cc.  of  asphalt  varnish 
on  a  steam-bath  for  half  an  hour.  From  three  to  five  drops  of  the 
product  is  placed  in  a  casserole  with  the  olive  oil,  and  stirred  to  effect 
complete  solution.  To  this  is  then  added,  with  stirring,  the  paraffin, 
previously  melted. 
BlSMUTH-AND-IODOFORM  PASTE. 
"B.I.P.P." 
Bismuth  subnitrate    1  Oz. 
Iodoform    2  Oz. 
Liquid  paraffin  to  make  a  thick  paste. 
Professor  Rutherford  Morison  employs  this  as  a  packing  for  the 
cleansed  wound,  which  is  then  covered  with  gauze  and  an  antiseptic 
pad,  kept  in  place  with  sticking  plaster  and  a  bandage. — Lancet. 
