Photographers' Ointment

The following protects the hands from photographic chemicals:

Best castile soap, in fine shavings...... 1 ounce

Water.............. 1 ounce

Wax............... 1 ounce

Ammonia........... 45 minims

Lanolin............. 1 ounce

The soap is dissolved in the water heated for that purpose, the wax mixed in with much stirring, and, when all is in solution, the ammonia is added. When clear, the lanolin is put in, and then, if the mixture is very thick, water is added until the whole has the consistency of honey. Keep in a covered stoneware jar. The hands should be first washed with ordinary soap, and then, while the lather is still on them, a bit of the mixture about the size of a hazel nut is rubbed in until all is absorbed, and the hands are dry. At the close of the work, the film of wax is washed off in warm water and a little lanolin rubbed into the hands.

Pain-Subduing Ointment

The following is an excellent formula:

Tincture of capsicum. 5 parts Tincture of camphor. 1 part

Ammonia water..... 2 parts

Alcohol............. 2 parts

Soap liniment....... 2 parts

Skin Ointment

I

Add about 2 per cent of phenol to petrolatum, perfuming it with oil of bergamot and color a dull green. It has been suggested that a mixture of Prussian blue and yellow ocher would answer as the coloring agent.

II

Phenol............. 40 grains

Boric acid........... 2 drachms

Oil of bergamot...... 90 minims

Petrolatum.......... 1 pound

Color with chlorophyll.