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astringent ointment may be used in all cases where the intention is to drjand skin over the part, as in scalding, &c.

Ointment of quicksilver.—Take of quicksilver, two ounces; hogs' lard,three ounces; mutton suet, one ounce. Rub the quicksilver with anounce of hogs' lard in a warm mortar, till the globules be perfectly ex-tinguished; then rub it up with the rest of the lard and suet, previously■nelted together.—The principal intention of this ointment is to conveymercury into the body by being rubbed upon the skin.

Ointment of Sulphur__Take of hogs' lard prepared, four ounces;

flowers of sulphur, an ounce and a half; crude sal-ammoniac, twodrachms ; essence of lemon, ten or twelve drops. Make them into anointment.—This ointment, rubbed upon the parts affected, will generallycure the itch. It is both the safest and best application for that purpose,and, when made in this way, has no disagreeable smell.

Ointment of spermaceti.—Take of olive oil, one pint; white wax andspermaceti, of each three ounces. Melt them with a gentle hear, andkeep them constantly and briskly stirring together, till quite cold.—Iftwo drachms of camphor, previously rubbed with a small quantity of oil,be added to the above, it will make the White Camphorated Ointment.

Liniment for Burns.—Take equal parts of Florence oil, or of freshdrawn linseed oil, and lime-water; shake them well together in a wide-uiouthed bottle, so as to form a liniment.—This is found to be an exceeding proper application for recent scalds or burns. It may either U-spread upon a cloth, or the parts affected may be anointed with it twiteor thrice a-day.

White Liniment.—This is made in the same manner as the ointmentof spermaceti, two thirds of the wax being left out.—This liniment may-be applied in cases of excoriation, where, on account of the largeness ofthe surface, the ointments with lead or calamine might be improper.

Liniment for the Piles.—Take of emollient ointment, two ounces;liquid laudanum, or tincture of opium, half an ounce. Mix these ingre-dients with the yolk of an egg, and work them well together.

Liniment of Ammonia, or, Volatile Liniment.—Take of Florence oil,an ounce; volatile liquor of hartshorn, half an ounce. Shake themtogether.—This liniment, made with equal parts of the spirit and oil,will be more efficacious, where the patient's skin is able to bear it.—SirJohn Pringle observes, that, in the inflammatory quinsy, a piece of flan-nel moistened with this liniment, and applied to the throat, to be renewedevery four or five hours, is one of the most efficacious remedies; and thatit seldom fails, after bleeding, either to lessen or carry off the complaint.The truth of this observation I have often experienced.

Camphorated Oil.—Rub an ounce of camphor, with two ounces ofFlorence oil, in a mortar, till the camphor be entirely dissolved.—Thisantispasmodic liniment may be used in obstinate rheumatisms, and insome other cases accompanied with extreme pain and tension of the parts,

PILLS.

Medicines which operate in a small dose, and whose disagreeabletaste or smell makes it necessary that they should be concealed from thepalate, are most commodiously exhibited in this form. N T o medicine,however, that is intended to operate quickly, ought to be made into pills.