3004

℞ Hydrargyri subsulphatis flavi,

Quiniae sulphatis........āā gr. xx

Adipis............3 ij

M. S. Apply as pomade.

- Mauriac.

Alopecia Pityrodes And Alopecia Areata. 3005.*

1. The scalp should be lathered well with a strong tar soap for ten minutes.

2. This lather is to be removed with lukewarm water, followed by colder water in abundance, then the scalp is to be dried.

3. A solution of bichloride of mercury 1 to 900, the menstruum being equal parts of water, glycerine and cologne or alcohol, is to be rubbed in.

4. The scalp is then rubbed dry with a solution containing betanaphthol one part and absolute alcohol 200 parts.

5. The final step in the process is an anointing of the scalp with an unguent containing 2 parts of salicylic acid, 3 parts of tincture of benzoin and 100 parts of neatsfoot oil. This treatmeut should be persisted in for a period of six weeks or longer.

- Lassar.