Corrections and additions to The medical assistant, &c / by Thomas Dancer.
- Thomas Dancer
- Date:
- [1801?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Corrections and additions to The medical assistant, &c / by Thomas Dancer. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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![FORMULA OMITTED. No. 125. Lotion of Sal Armoniac, to be used m S/irains and Inflammations. Take Vinegar and Water, equal parts, or 2 parts Water and i Vinegar; and add Crude Sal Armoniac, in the proportion of I or 2 dr. to a quart. Camphorated Spirits may be occasionally added. A fufficient quantity of this fhould be kept always ready in every Hot-Houfe. No. 126. Collyria, or Eye-Waters.—See p. 243. (A.) Take White Vitriol, i dr.——Diflblve in a quart of Boiling Water ; then add a fmali quantity of Camphorated Spirits, and drain through paper or fine linen. This, like the foregoing Formula, fhould be kept always prepared. A few drops of Laudanum may be occafionally added before ufe *. (B.) Collyrium. Take Sugar of Lead, and diflblve in Rofe-Water, or in pure common Water, in the proportion of 2 or 3 gr. to the oz. To this a final! quantity of Cam- phorated Spirits, or a few drops of Laudanum, may, as directed above, (A,) be added. (C.) Collyrium. Take Spirits of Mindererus, (fee additional Formulae, p. 346,) and Rofe-Water, dr pure common Water, equal quantities. To which may be added a little Camphorated Spirits, or Laudanum, as dirc6ted above, (A.) (B>) (D.) Alum Poultice for the Eyes. Take a piece of Alum, and the Whites of two or more Eggs.-- Shake them together till a curd is formed, which feparate carefully from the Alum, and fpread on Lint. To be applied to the clofed Eye-Lids at bed-time. This may * It was before remarket], p. 243, that Collyria are much more beneficial vhen used by means of an Eye-Cup. Eye Cups may be had of Mt.'Afenxies, Druggist, in Kingston.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21113427_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
