5096. Universal Wound Balsam

5096. Universal Wound Balsam. Gum benzoin, in powder, 6 ounces; balsam of tolu, in powder, 3 ounces; gum storax, 2 ounces; frankincense, in powder, 2 ounces; gum myrrh, in powder, 2 ounces; socotrine aloes, in powder, 3 ounces; alcohol, 1 gallon. Mix them all together and put them in a digester, and give them a gentle heat for 3 or 4 days; then strain. 30 or 40 drops on a lump of sugar may be taken at any time, for flatulency or pain at the stomach ; and in old age, where nature requires stimulation. This valuable remedy should be kept in every family ready for use; it cannot be surpassed as an application for cuts and recent wounds, and is equally good for man or animals.

5097. Pectoral Balsam

5097. Pectoral Balsam. Tincture of tolu and compound tincture of benzoin, of each 2 ounces; rectified spirit, 4 ounces;

mix. As a pectoral in coughs and colds. Dose, 1 tea-spoonful.

5098. Anodyne Balsam

5098.     Anodyne Balsam. Take of white soap, 1 ounce; opium, unprepared, 2 drachms; rectified spirit of wine, 9 ounces; digest them together by a gentle heat for 3 days; then strain off the liquor, and add to it 3 drachms of camphor. This balsam is of service in violent sprains and rheumatic complaints, when not attended with inflammation. It must bo rubbed with a warm hand on the part affected, or a linen rag moistened with it, and renewed every third hour till the pain abates.

5099. Balsam of Turpentine

5099.    Balsam of Turpentine. Melt by a gentle heat black resin, 1 pound; remove the vessel from the fire and add oil of turpentine, 1 pint.

5100. Canada Balsam

5100.    Canada Balsam. This balsam is the product of the Canadian balsam fir, a tree of very common growth in Canada and the State of Maine. When fresh, it has the consistence of thin honey, an agreeable odor, an acid taste, and a pale yellow color, nearly white. It should be perfectly transparent, and soluble in rectified oil of turpentine, with which it forms a beautiful glassy and colorless varnish, which is much used for preparing a semi-transparent copying-paper. A factitious kind is sold, but is wholly deficient of some of the properties of the genuine balsam.

5101. Factitious Canada Balsam

5101.     Factitious Canada Balsam. Dissolve 3 pounds of clear yellow resin in 1 gallon of oil of turpentine; then add 1/2 pint of pale linseed oil, and 1/2 ounce each of essence of lemon and oil of rosemary.

5102. Factitious Balsam of Tolu

5102.      Factitious Balsam of Tolu. Dissolve orange shellac and gum benzoin, of each 1 pound, in coarse powder; in rectified spirit, 5 pounds (in a close vessel); filter and distill off the spirit until the residuum has a proper consistence, then add a few drops of the oils of cassia and nutmeg, dissolved in a little essence of vanilla. Or: Take of balsam of tolu, 4 ounces; white resin, 16 ounces; sheep's suet, 11/2 ounces, or sufficient to make it soft enough, according to climate or season.