536  Practical  Notes  from  Various  Sources.  {Am^ov!;im&Tm' 
Antipyrine  appears  to  be  a  valuable  hemostatic,  and  according  to 
Cheron  (Revue  des  mat.  d.  femmes)  to  be  preferable  to  iron  solutions 
and  to  ergot  as  a  local  application  in  uterine  haemorrhages,  a  4  per 
cent,  solution  being  usually  of  sufficient  strength. 
Atropine  santonate  is  recommended  by  Bombelon  for  its  non-irri- 
tating mydriatic  action,  1  drop  of  a  1:200  solution  producing  dila- 
tation of  the  pupil,  lasting  for  nearly  twenty-four  hours. 
Antineuralgic  liniment.  Gueneau  de  Mussy  recommends  for  this 
purpose  a  mixture  of  oil  of  peppermint  4  parts,  tincture  of  aconite 
root  2  parts  and  chloroform  1  part. 
Wilkinson's  Ointment,  according  to  Hager,  contains  Beguin's  spir- 
itus  sulphuris,  prepared  from  washed  sulphur  1  part  and  stronger 
ammonia  6  to  8  parts  with  sufficient  sulphuretted  hydrogen  gas  until 
solution  is  effected.  The  ointment  is  a  mixture  of  Beguin's  liquor 
1  part,  prepared  chalk  two  parts,  and  flowers  of  sulphur,  lard  and 
liquid  tar  of  each  25  parts. 
A  modified  formula  has  been  used  with  advantage  by  Dr.  Beh- 
rend  in  the  Berlin  Hospital  for  skin  diseases,  and  is  as  follows  :  sub- 
limed sulphur  8,  liquid  tar  8,  soft  soap  16,  lanolin  16,  and  powdered 
pumice  5  parts. 
Preparation  of  lanolin,  F.  Fialkowski  (Wiad.  Farmac.)  recom- 
mends soaking  sheep's  wool  in  cold  water  for  24  hours,  and  after- 
ward washing  it  well  until  the  water  remains  clear.  The  wool  is 
then  boiled  twice  with  water  and  pressed  while  hot,  when  the  lanolin 
is  obtained  of  a  whitish  color,  much  lighter  than  the  commercial 
article.  Twelve  pounds  of  wool  yielded  18  ounces  of  lanolin,  or 
about  11  per  cent. 
A  disinfecting  powder,  recommended  by  Sigmund  (Phar.  Zeitung), 
for  the  dressing  of  sloughing  wounds  and  syphilitic  ulcers,  consists 
of  beech  tar  or  oil  of  cade  10  to  15  parts,  powdered  gypsum  100 
parts. 
Luminous  paper  has  been  prepared  by  incorporating  paper  pulp 
with  20  or  25  per  cent,  of  phosphorescent  powder,  and  adding  a  little 
gelatin. 
Potassium  permanganate  has  been  found  very  serviceable  by  Zii- 
boff  (N.  Y.  Med.  Jour.,  Oct.  2,  1886),  as  a  local  application  for  frost- 
bite, a  solution  of  1  or  2  grains  to  the  ounce  of  water  being  used ;  it 
relieves  pain,  allays  inflammation  and  prevents  suppuration  in  blisters. 
For  burns  a  half-grain  has  been  employed. 
