5237. Papier Fayard

5237.   Papier Fayard. Gout paper. Eu-phorbium, 3 drachms; cantharides, 6 drachms; powdered and digested with 4 ounces alcohol; and 3 drachms Venice turpentine added to the strained tincture. Fine paper is dipped into it and dried in the air. Mohr directs 4 drachms cantharides and 1 drachm euphor-bium to be digested in 5 ounces of highly rectified spirit; filter, and add 11/2 ounces Venice turpentine previously liquefied with 2 ounces resin. To be spread on the paper while warm.

5238. Papier Epispastique de Vée

5238.    Papier Epispastique de Vée. This is of three strengths, distinguished by the colors white, green, and red. The composition is made by boiling cantharides for an hour with water, and lard, green ointment, or lard colored with alkanet; adding white wax to the strained fats, and spreading on paper, silk, or linen. No. 1 is made with 10 ounces cantharides to 4 pounds of lard; No. 2 of 1 pound flies to 8 pounds of green ointment; and No. 3 of 11/2 pounds to 8 pounds of colored lard; and to each are added 2 pounds of white wax.

5239. Bateman's Itch Ointment

5239.      Bateman's Itch Ointment. Carbonate of potassa, 1/2 ounce; red sulphuret of mercury, 1 drachm; hog's lard and flowers of sulphur, each 11 ounces; bergamot, 30 drops; rose water, 1 ounce. Mix the potassa and powders with a little of the lard, and rub them well together; then add the remainder of the lard, previously softened by heat, afterwards add the rose water, gently warmed. Stir till cold.

5240. Smith's Itch Ointment

5240.    Smith's Itch Ointment. Flowers of sulphur, 2 ounces ; sulphate of zinc, 2 drachms; powdered hellebore, 4 drachms; soft soap, 4 ounces; lard, 8 ounces. Mix.

5241. Wiegand's Tetter Ointment

5241.     Wiegand's Tetter Ointment. Powder and mix 2 drachms submuriate of mercury (calomel) with 1 drachm acetate of lead, and £ drachm red precipitate. Make 42 grains of the above powder into an ointment with 2 drachms of lard or simple cerate.

5242. Wiegand's Tetter Salve

5242.    Wiegand's Tetter Salve. Take 8 grains of the powder in the last receipt, mix with 20 drops glycerine, 5 grains powdered camphor, 1/2 ounce simple cerate, and 2 drops oil of lemon.

5243. Bailey's Itch Ointment

5243.    Bailey's Itch Ointment. Sweet oil, 1 pound; suet, 1 pound; root alkanet, 2 ounces. Melt and macerate until sufficiently colored, then add powdered nitre,.3 ounces; powdered alum, 3 ounces; powdered sulphate

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of zinc, 3 ounces; powdered vermilion, to color; oil of aniseed, oil of spike, and oil of origanum to perfume.

5244. Beddoe's Pills, for gravel, etc.

5244.     Beddoe's Pills, for gravel, etc.. Carbonate of soda, dried without heat, 1 drachm; soap, 4 scruples; oil of juniper, 10 drops; syrup of ginger, sufficient quantity for 30 pills.