AND CERATES.

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Unguentum antimoniale.Take of Axunge, four ounces ;

Tartar-emetic, in very fine powder,one ounce.Triturate them carefully together into asmooth and uniform mass.

Unguentum cantharidis.

Take of Itesinous ointment, seven ounces ;Cantharides, in very fine powder, oneounce.Melt the ointment; sprinkle into it the can-tharides powder; and stir the mixture brisk-ly as it concretes on cooling.

Unguentum infusi cantharidis.

Take of Cantharides in moderately fine pow-der,

Resin, and

Bees'-wax, of each one ounce ;

Venice Turpentine, and

Axunge, of each two ounces ;

Boiling water, five fluidounces.Infuse the Cantharides in the water for onenight, squeeze strongly, and filter the ex-pressed liquid. Add the axunge, and boiltili the water is dispersed. Then add thewax and resin : and when these have be-come liquid, remove the vessel from the fire,add the Turpentine, and mix the whole tho-rougb.lv.