An index of diseases and their treatment / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner.

  • Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Date:
1883
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    feet, or for the roiiiuval of offeusivo oiloiirs from tlie liamJ.s af'r Laudliug morbid specimeus, Ac, tlie lirjiior ought to bu ii.s<-<i in tl'io pr portion of ono fluid dracJim to tlie ounce of distilled w;it<-r. As . injection in cancer of the utcni^, the strength ought not to be grc.iti than half a fluid ounce to ono pint of water. To de]jrive night-chai' of_ offensive odour, a wineglassful of Coxdv's iiuid should^b- mix. 1 with two pints of fresh or salt water, and put into the pan previous t-, Jts use. 79. Chhjriilv. of Zinc. This substance is a most powerful caustic, wln'cli has lomr been ii«f-d to destroy cancerous and other growths. It lias been administered internally—dose, gr. 1, largely diluted—but without auv benefit. Ji foriiis, however, a valuable disinfectant gargle—gr. 10 to water fl. oz. K ■ or in still larger proportions it is a most efficacious antiseptic, 'sn'; W. f^uRNETT's Disinfecting Fluid consists of gr. 2o of this salt to ^^■atel■_fl. dr. 1. For use. about one ounce of this solution is added 1>i two pints of water. To disinfect a sick-room, a piece of fiauue] thre.- or four feet sc^uare is to be moistened with a solution thus made, and frequently waved through the air, or it mav be diffused in the form of spray. Some of it should also be placed in the (dose-stools and bedpans. 80. Vhlorinitli:d Lime Lozcnfjc><. 1>. Calcis Cloratie, gr. Oil; Sacchari Albi. oz. 4; Amvli, oz. 1: Olei Mentha^ Pipcritfe, il. dr. 1; rulveris Tragacantha: I'omjiositi. gr. 120; AiiU!X! Jlenthte Fiperita', sutlicieut to fonn a mass. To b- divided into lozenges of twenty grains each. One mat/be ttthn fn- qneiUhl to rvmove fclor o/ llie hrnifli. ir/iellier dfi<: to mirciini or oilier anises. Tim offlciiici/ Tliocillsci r(jTASs.i-; CnLOl{.A.TI.s con (I'/so be /'or the same jiiirjiose. SI. ludiiic. This agent has been recomm 'nded for disinfecting and deodin'izin£i purposes by ■\Vvxx Williams, C'amdiell de Mokoax. Xrxx. and liiciFAUDSOX. Two hundred gi-ains are placed iu a common chip box and suspended over the patient's bed, or they may bo jnit into a cnp or saucer on the mantelshelf. If desired, tin- metal may b- at once volatilized and the vapour diffusi'd tln-ongh tlu' aiiartmeiit. by jilacinir it on a heated saucer. In rooms oi'cupied by small-jio.K jiatients the air may be kept free from smell Ity using iodine in this maimer.—i)robably the strongest proof which could be adduced of the value of this simple and manageable remedy. Ji. Tin<-tnne Todi, fl. drs. C: ^(luam Festilla(a\ ad l1. nx,. 8. Mix. I 'sefiil IIS o lolioii Id iiiilii itlllni ii/ri riilii'iis iritli ol/'msin ili.-n liiiri/cs. 82. A'.rlrart of /.ni/irooi?. II. Kxtracti n'nsmalo.N-yli, oz. 1 ; Olei Theobroma<. Adipis Henzoati, aa oz. .1,. Mi.x. 'I'liis is an i:iril/<iit ili.-:iiifirlinit irliiii a/i/i/iitl to Jiiii/ii/- iiiiiit siir, s or sii/t/iiiriitiiig iroiiiiils. The remcilij is cqiiitllii vJUrariniis iiliiii ■ii^ri/ IIS a liitliiii or jioirdt r. /.I'aiii/ hrtiinistaiic be needt tl, the logwood mai/ lit- ciiiiihiiii il iri'ili Idiiiiiii or pt rehlorhli' of iron.