Spirits of wine i ounce.
Rose water, a tumblerful.
Mix — ^This is a cool, evaporating lotion es-
pecially applicable to the scalp in cases of affec-
tions of the brain. Or take of .
Muriate of ammonia one-half ounce.
Spirits of wine i ounce.
Vinegar 3 ounces.
Water 5 ounces.
Mix — To be used as above.
MEDICAL DIVISION. II 3
COLD APPLICATIONS.
When ice cannot be had water may be cooled
by mixing the following:
Muriate of ammonia 5 ounces.
Nitrate of potash 5 ounces.
Water i pint
Or, add i part of alcohol to 6 of water.
Either of the above mixtures will make a cold
application in the absence of ice.
LOTION OF SUGAR OF LEAD AND
OPIUM.
Sugar of lead one-half ounce.
Powdered opium one-half dram.
Boiling water 2 quarts.
Mix — To be applied by means of a piece of t)ld
flannel wrung out in the solution, not forgetting to
cover the flannel with oiled silk paper or muslin in
order to confine the heat and moisture.
The above is a very grateful application in many
painful affections.
TO ALLAY ITCHING OF THE SKIN.
Carbolic fluid i dram.
Glycerine 2 ounces.
Water 5 ounces.
Mix — Apply after having washed the parts well
with soap and water.
NO. 2.
Borax 3 drams.
Glycerine i ounce.
114 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
Rose water 5 ounces.
Mix — The parts are to be washed with honey
soap and this lotion applied 3 or 4 times daily.
SOLUTION OF ARNICA.
Tincture of arnica 3 drams.
Water 6 ounces.
Mix — This is an excellent lotion for bruises,
scalds or burns, where the skin is not broken.
SIMPLE PURGATIVE INJECTION.
Common salt a table-spoonful.
Molasses a table-spoonful.
Warm water a pint.
Dissolve — A small piece of soap may be added
with advantage. This is the proper quantity for
an adult ; for a child y^ of the above ; for an infant
one-eighth.
SOAP INJECTION.
Yellow soap y^ pound.
Boiling water i pint.
Cut the soap up into shavings, pour the boiling
water over it and beat it up till dissolved, and then
when sufficiently cool, use.
CASTOR OIL INJECTION.
Castor oil 2 ounces.
White starch yi ounce. Rub the oil gradual-
ly into the starch and add a pint of soap and water,
or of thin gruel.
TURPENTINE INJECTION.
Take of oil of turpentine i dram, beat up with
one egg and add half a pint of thin gruel.
MEDICAL DIVISION. I I 5
SOOTHING INJECTION.
Scrape up half a pound of the roots of marsh
mallow, simmer in a quart of water until reduced
to a pint, strain and when cool use.
ANODYNE INJECTION.
Laudanum 40 drops.
Warm milk (or mucilage) 2 ounces.
Mix — This is the proper dose for an adult.
FOR ROUGH SKIN IN CHILDREN.
Cream of tartar 2 ounces.
Sulphur 2 ounces✪ For Rough Skin in Children.
Mix — Tea-spoonful in molasses every morning ;
for an adult the dose would be 2 tea-spoonfuls.
TO RELIEVE COLIC AND INDIGESTION.
Sliced fresh ginger root 4 ounces.
Alcohol I quart✪ To Relieve Colic and Indigestion.
Let it stand for a month before using. Dose
from 10 drops to a tea-spoonful every i, 2, or 3
hours.
GARGLE IN SORE THROAT.
Red pepper pulverized I dram.
Salt 2 drams.
Water one-half pint.
Vinegar one-half pint✪ Gargle in Sore Throat.
Boil for a few minutes then strain and cool.
Gargle the throat with a table-spoonful of this
every 3 hours, in tonsilitis or quinzy and in diphthe-
ria. This in connection with other treatment to
allay the fever has cured the worst cases of diph-
theria.
Il6 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
FOR SCROFULA. ✪ For Scrofula
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Spirits of wine i ounce.
Rose water, a tumblerful.
Mix — ^This is a cool, evaporating lotion especially applicable to the scalp in cases of affections of the brain. Or take of .
Muriate of ammonia one-half ounce.
Spirits of wine i ounce.
Vinegar 3 ounces.
Water 5 ounces.
Mix — To be used as above.
COLD APPLICATIONS.
When ice cannot be had water may be cooled by mixing the following:
Muriate of ammonia 5 ounces.
Nitrate of potash 5 ounces.
Water i pint
Or, add i part of alcohol to 6 of water.
Either of the above mixtures will make a cold application in the absence of ice.
LOTION OF SUGAR OF LEAD AND
OPIUM.
Sugar of lead one-half ounce.
Powdered opium one-half dram.
Boiling water 2 quarts.
Mix — To be applied by means of a piece of t)ld flannel wrung out in the solution, not forgetting to cover the flannel with oiled silk paper or muslin in order to confine the heat and moisture.
The above is a very grateful application in many painful affections.
TO ALLAY ITCHING OF THE SKIN.
Carbolic fluid i dram. Glycerine 2 ounces. Water 5 ounces.
Mix — Apply after having washed the parts well with soap and water.
NO. 2.
Borax 3 drams. Glycerine i ounce.
Rose water 5 ounces.
Mix — The parts are to be washed with honey soap and this lotion applied 3 or 4 times daily.
SOLUTION OF ARNICA.
Tincture of arnica 3 drams. Water 6 ounces.
Mix — This is an excellent lotion for bruises, scalds or burns, where the skin is not broken.
SIMPLE PURGATIVE INJECTION.
Common salt a table-spoonful.
Molasses a table-spoonful.
Warm water a pint.
Dissolve — A small piece of soap may be added with advantage. This is the proper quantity for an adult ; for a child y^ of the above ; for an infant one-eighth.
SOAP INJECTION.
Yellow soap y^ pound.
Boiling water i pint.
Cut the soap up into shavings, pour the boiling water over it and beat it up till dissolved, and then when sufficiently cool, use.
CASTOR OIL INJECTION.
Castor oil 2 ounces.
White starch yi ounce. Rub the oil gradually into the starch and add a pint of soap and water, or of thin gruel.
TURPENTINE INJECTION.
Take of oil of turpentine i dram, beat up with one egg and add half a pint of thin gruel.
SOOTHING INJECTION. Scrape up half a pound of the roots of marsh mallow, simmer in a quart of water until reduced to a pint, strain and when cool use.
ANODYNE INJECTION. Laudanum 40 drops. Warm milk (or mucilage) 2 ounces. Mix — This is the proper dose for an adult.
FOR ROUGH SKIN IN CHILDREN.
Cream of tartar 2 ounces. Sulphur 2 ounces.
Mix — Tea-spoonful in molasses every morning ; for an adult the dose would be 2 tea-spoonfuls.
TO RELIEVE COLIC AND INDIGESTION.
Sliced fresh ginger root 4 ounces.
Alcohol I quart.
Let it stand for a month before using. Dose from 10 drops to a tea-spoonful every i, 2, or 3 hours.
GARGLE IN SORE THROAT.
Red pepper pulverized I dram.
Salt 2 drams.
Water one-half pint.
Vinegar one-half pint.
Boil for a few minutes then strain and cool. Gargle the throat with a table-spoonful of this every 3 hours, in tonsilitis or quinzy and in diphtheria. This in connection with other treatment to allay the fever has cured the worst cases of diphtheria.
FOR SCROFULA.
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