The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner.
- Leach, Harry.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![hlerdini^. It is the best remedy we for ])leediiit; i* 4, IJ piles. (See Kecipes Nos. 10 and 1 1.) Dose: o to lo drops in water. Boric-acid Ointment.—An excellent oint- ment for sores and ulcers that will not heal Spread it s[)ai*in^ly on lint or rag. Galls and Opium Ointment.—Useful for piles. To be smeared over them with the linger. Mercurial Ointment (Blue).—To be used sparingly for crabs. Sulphur Ointment.—Chiefly used to cure the itch. It must be rubbed all over the body. White Precipitate Ointment.—Useful in a number of skin diseases, such as im})etigo, ring- worm, lice, Ac. Must })e used sparingly. Vaseline.—A useful apjelicatioii for wounds and ulcers. It relieves infhaitied skin, and mav be ' •/ used in erysipelas. It may be employed instead of oil for smearing catluders belbie they are used, and will jU’otect instimnuuits from laist. Plaster-of-Paris Bandages.—These* are ne)vv pre])areel ready fe)r use. A elry bandage shoulel first be applieel to the liml). One e)f the prepared bandages must have some colei water ])oured upon M 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28992349_0183.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
