4997. Cerate of Savine

4997.     Cerate of Savine. Moisten 3 troy ounces savine in fine powder with ether; pack it firmly in a cylindrical percolator, and displace with ether until the percolate passes nearly colorless. Evaporate spontaneously to the consistence of syrup, add it to 12 troy ounces resin cerate softened by a gentle beat, and mix thoroughly.

4998. Sulphur Ointment

4998.      Sulphur Ointment. Mix together 1 ounce sublimed sulphur and 2 ounces lard.

4999. Itch Ointment

4999.      Itch Ointment. Washed sulphur, 1 1/2 ounces; chloride of lime, 2 drachms; hog's lard, 4 ounces. Mix and make into an ointment.

5000. Cucumber Ointment

5000.     Cucumber Ointment. Take of oil of sweet almonds, 7 fluid ounces; spermaceti, 18 drachms ; white wax, 5 drachms ; glycerine, 1 fluid ounce; green cucumbers, 4 pounds. Cut the cucumbers in small pieces, mash them in a wedgwood mortar, let them macerate in their own liquor for 12 hours, express and strain; melt the almond oil, spermaceti, and wax together, by means of a water-bath; add to it the strained liquor, stirring constantly so as to incorporate the whole together. Set aside in a cool place (an ice-chest preferred) till it becomes hard, then beat with a wooden spoon, so as to separate the watery portion of the cucumbers from the ointment; pour off the liquor thus obtained, and mix the glycerine with the ointment without the aid of heat, by working it with the hands until it becomes thoroughly incorporated. Put up in 4-ounce jars, cover with a layer of rose-water, and set aside in a cool place.

5001. Foot-Rot Ointment

5001.     Foot-Rot Ointment. Lard and Venice turpentine, 4 ounces of each; melt and add 1 ounce blue vitriol. Good for cows or sheep.

5002. Cracked Hoof Ointment

5002.     Cracked Hoof Ointment. Tar and tallow, equal parts melted together.

5003. Compound Resin Cerate

5003.     Compound Resin Cerate. Melt together 12 troy ounces each of resin, suet, and yellow wax; 6 troy ounces turpentine, and 7 troy ounces flax-seed oil. Strain through muslin, and stir constantly till cool. (U. S. Ph.) This preparation, also known as

Deshler's Salve, should be kept well protected from the air, as it is liable to become tough by exposure. (U. S. Dis.)

5004. Egyptiacum Salve

5004.     Egyptiacum Salve. Take 11/2 ounces verdigris, 11/2 ounces alum, 1/2 ounce sulphate of copper, 1/8 ounce corrosive sublimate, all in powder; boil over a slow fire with 21/2 ounces vinegar and 1/2 pound honey until of a proper consistence. Stir up well before using.

5005. Egyptian Ointment

5005.     Egyptian Ointment. A detergent application for foul ulcers, etc.. Mix by heat and agitation, 10 parts verdigris, 1 part calcined alum, 14 parts strong vinegar, and 32 parts thick purified honey.