This section is from the book "The Druggist's General Receipt Book", by Henry Beasley. Also available from Amazon: The druggist's general receipt book.
1. Blue vitriol 1 oz., white vitriol 1 oz., burnt alum
2 oz., bole 1/2 oz., honey to form a stiff paste. - M'Ewen.
2. Sulphate of copper 2 oz., water 12 oz., dilute sulphuric acid 2 drs. - White.
3. Butter of antimony, alone, or mixed with tincture of myrrh.
4. Verdigris, bole, and sugar of lead, in equal parts, rubbed together into a fine powder. Sprinkle on the sore, cover with tow, and bind down with tape for 24 hours, using afterwards No. 2, or No. 3. - Clater.
5. Strong. Verdigris 1 oz., nitrous acid 2 oz., water 4 oz. - White.
6. Strongest. Red precipitate 1 oz., nitrous acid 2 oz.; dissolve, and add water 2 oz., spirit of wine 1 oz. - White.
7. Aloes 16 oz., weak spirit 32 oz., sulphuric acid 17 oz.; mix. - DUVILLE.
8. Dissolve sulphate of copper 2 1/2 oz. in 1 1/2 pint of water, and add a solution of 3 1/2 drs. of sulphate of iron previously calcined. Diffuse 3/4 oz. of slaked lime in water, and add to the mixed solutions; then add 7 oz. common salt, 1 oz. wood vinegar, and water to make up a quart. [Nearly the composition of a celebrated French nostrum.]
9. Leloup's Terebintliinated Oxymel of Copper. Honey 14 oz., pyroligneous acid 7 oz., powdered verdigris 5 oz.; boil it in a large copper pan until it assumes a reddish purple colour; then add, (keeping the mixture on a slow fire,) 14 oz. Venice turpentine; stir with a wooden spatula for 1/4 of an hour, and pour it into jars. To be applied twice, at 12 hours' interval, by means of a small piece of wood, after cleaning the part with an iron blade.
10. White vinegar 78 parts, powdered sulphate of copper 10 parts; dissolve, and add 12 parts of sulphuric acid. Apply it with a feather. (A French remedy.)
11. Detersive Ointment. Burnt alum 4 parts, verdigris 1 part, camphor 1 part, green ointment of elder or poplar 16 parts. - Lebas.
12. Honey 4 oz., burnt alum 2 oz., Armenian bole 1/2
; mis with as much train oil as will convert these ingredients into a salve. The honey must first be completely dissolved in the oil made hot, then the bole stirred in, and lastly the alum.
13. Carbolic acid 1 fl. dr., water 6 to 12 oz. Blacklock condemns all caustic applications, using only mild poultices and emollient ointments.
 
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