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. Oil of turpentine 1 oz., oil of vitriol 2 drs. by measure; mix in a large gallipot, and when cool, add 2 oz. of linseed oil. - White.
2. Aegyptiacum. Bruised sulphate of copper 12 oz., vinegar 4 lbs., treacle 3 lbs.: place over a clear fire, and let it boil up. - R. Clark.
3. Wash for Grease. Sulphate of copper 2 drs., and alum 2 drs. in water 1 pint.
See also Embrocations. Creasote Liniment. Creasote 2 oz., oil of turpentine 4 oz., olive oil 4 oz.; mix; in fistulous sores, unhealthy wounds, etc. - V. C. Oil of Cantharides. Powdered flies 1 oz., olive oil 8 oz.; digest in a water-bath for 2 or 3 hours, and filter. - V. C. Goulard Liniment. Extract of lead 1 oz., olive oil 4 oz. -
Morton. For excoriated surfaces, etc.
Saturnine Balsam. Acetate of lead 1 oz., oil of turpentine 2 oz.; digest with a gentle heat. - Moiroud.
Drying Liniment. Linseed oil and spirit of wine, of each equal parts. - Solleysell.
Marshmallow Liniment. Olive oil and marshmallow ointment, of each 4 oz.; melt the ointment and add the oil. - Bourgelat.
Emollient and Anodyne Liniment. Neatsfoot oil 4 oz., poplar ointment, marshmallow ointment, of each 2 oz. - Moiroud.
Lime-water Liniment. Lime water 8 oz., olive or linseed oil 2 oz.
Narcotic Liniment. Olive oil 4 oz., laudanum 2 oz. - Moiroud.
Liniment for confirmed Grease. Verdigris, sugar of lead, of each 1/4 oz., honey 1 oz.; mix. - Clater.
Compound Iodine Liniment. Iodine 1 oz., soap liniment 8 oz. - V. C.
Turpentine Liniment. Equal parts of turpentine and olive oil. - V. C.
Resolvent Liniment. Olive oil 2 oz., strong mercurial ointment 2 drs., water of ammonia 2 drs.
Black Oils. Olive (or rape) oil 1 pint, oil of turpentine 2 oz., mix, and add gradually 6 drs. of sulphuric acid; leave the bottle open till cold. - Percivall.
Oils for Mange. Oil of turpentine 1 pint; add to it, very gradually and cautiously, 2 oz. of oil of vitriol, stirring the mixture constantly, then add a quart of linseed oil; from 4 to 8 oz. to be rubbed in with a brush every second day, for 3 or 4 times. - Clater.
Ward's White Oils. Spirit of wine, oil of turpentine, rape oil, beef brine, camphor, of each equal parts.
White Oils or Egg Oils. 1. Yolks of 2 eggs, 3 oz. solution of ammonia, 1 oz. oil of origanum, 4 oz. oil of turpentine, a pint of vinegar; mix, s. a. - Pharmaceutical Journal.
2. Distilled vinegar 1 1/2 pint, oil of turpentine 1 1/2 dr., spirit of wine 1 1/2 oz., Goulard's extract of lead 1/2 oz., whites and yolks of 2 eggs: mix the turpentine and Goulard with the eggs, gradually add the vinegar, and lastly the spirit. - Redwood's Gray's Supplement.
Liniment of Ammonia. This is sometimes termed White Oils. Olive or rape oil 4 oz., water of ammonia 1 oz. Sometimes 1 oz. of oil of turpentine is added to increase its activity.
Darby's Oils. Equal parts of oil of amber, Barbadoes tar, and balsam of sulphur.
Maeshall's Oik. Linseed oil 1
. olive or rape oil 1 ft, green oil 1/2
oil of turpentine 1/2
oil of vitriol 1 1/2 drs.
Newmarket Oils. Linseed oil, oil of turpentine, green oil, of each 3
oil of vitriol 1 oz.
Nine Oils. Train oil 23
oil of turpentine 6
oil of bricks 1 ft, oil of amber 1
spirit of camphor 2
Barbadoes tar 7
oil of vitriol 2 oz. - Geay's Supplement.
radley's Oils. Barbadoes tar 8 oz., linseed oil 4 oz., oil of turpentine 4 oz.
Lord Stamford's Mixed Oils. Oil of origanum 6 oz., oil of turpentine 24 oz., spirit of wine 16 oz., green oil 6
camphor 3 oz.
 
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