The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach.

  • Leach, Harry.
Date:
1874
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    11.—Carbolic Acid Lotion. Carbolic acid . . . . -| oz. Add rain or distilled water to . 6 oz. 12.—Clap Injection. Sulphate of zinc . . . . 12 grains Rain water or distilled . . 6 oz. 13.—Turpentine Fomentation. Soak a large square of rag in the turpentine lini- ment, and put it on the skin ; wring out in hot water any old square of flannel or woollen stuff at hand, put this over the turpentine rag, and over both a square of waterproof or any cloth to keep in the heat. Let the fomentation remain on at least fifteen minutes. 14.—Sulphur Ointment. Mix thoroughly 2 oz. of sulphur with 8 oz. of scalded lard, simple ointment, or any other grease that is procurable. 15.—Linseed Poultice. Use boiling water. Add linseed meal to the water in very small quantities., and mix well, so that the poultice may not be lumpy; spread it quickly and smoothly with a cold wet spoon on linen rag, and put it on the part as hot as it can be borne.
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