FERRUM.— IRON.

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Palat. directs the calcination to be effectedon a sulphuret obtained by rubbing a redhot bar of iron with a roll of sulphur.

Crocus Martis aperitivus antimoniatusStahlii. — Stahl's aperitive antimoniatedSaffron of Mars.

R. Scoriae of Martial Regulus of

Antimony, any quantity.

Place them in a cellar till they fall intopowder ; mix this with water, pour off theturbid liquor, set it aside, dry the powder,and detonate it with thrice its weight of ni-trate of potass : wash well and preserve theproduct. (Bruns. ; Wirtem. ; Spiel-si A NN)

The red oxide of iron is rather more as-tringent and consequently more active thanthe black : but it is more employed in thearts than in medicine, in which it is rarelyemployed except externally.

ANTI-OPHTHALMIC LINIMENT. (SaUN-DERS ; SWEDIAUR)

R. Red Oxide of Iron, half a dram.

Viper's Fat, half an ounce.

Mix. — It is recommended as slightly sti-mulant, in chronic ophthalmia. — Lard orcerate is equally as proper as the fat.

STRENGTHENING PLASTER.

Emplastrum stypticum seu roborans seudefensivum rubrum. (Cadet de Gas-sicourt; Saunders; Swediaur)

R. Red Oxide of Iron, "I of each,

Burgundy Pitch, J half an ounce,Olive Oil, a sufficient quantity.

Triturate the oxide with the oil, and in-corporate it with the pitch melted and be-come nearly cold. Two scruples of opiumare somtimes added. (Cadet de Gassi-court ; Swediaur)

plaster of red oxide of iron.

Emplastrum Oxydi Ferri rubri seu defensi-vum. (Edinb. ; Amer. ; Ferr. ; Ca-det de Gassicourt; Coxe)

R. Plaster of Semivitreous Oxideof Lead, twenty-four parts.

White Resin, six parts.

Yellow Wax, \ of each,

Olive Oil, ) three parts.

Red Oxide of Iron, eight parts.

Triturate the oxide with the oil,

and then incorporate them with the

other ingredients melted together.

(Edinb.; Amer.; Coxe)

Cadet de Gassicourt prescribes eight

ounces each, of litharge plaster, of diapalmplaster, and of oxide, and a sufficient quan-tity of oil. — Ferr. — one pound of lithargeplaster, three ounces of resin, one ounceand a half each, of wax and of oil, and fourounces of oxide.

This plaster is reputed maturative anddesiccative.

ASTRINGENT CATAPLASM. (BORIEs)

R. Red Oxide of Iron, half a dram.

Dragon's Blood, one dram.

Sarcocolla, two drams.

Armenian Bole, one ounce.

White of Egg, a sufficient quantity.Mix. — It is applied to arrest external hae-morrhage, after having washed the woundwith a little alcohol.

ASTRINGENT BOLUSES. (BoRIEs)

R. Red Oxide of Iron, half a dram.

Armenian Bole, two scruples.

Hartshorn Shavings, three drams.

Extract of Tormentil, one dram.

Syrup of Mint, a sufficient quantity.Make four boluses. — Dose, one, everythree hours, in a spoonful of red wine.

ASTRINGENT POWDER. (BoRIEs)

R. Red Oxide of Iron, half a dram.

Dragon's Blood, one dram.

Sarcocolla, two drams.

Armenian Bole, one ounce.

Mix. — This powder may be substituted

for the cataplasm cited above. The bleeding

surface is to be sprinkled with it, and lint

wetted with warm alcohol, placed over it.

ANTI-CACHECTIC POWDER. (PaLAT. ;

Spielmann)

R. Red Oxide of Iron, prepared by

Sulphur, one ounce.

Root of Arum, 1 of each,

Mother of Pearl, / two drams.

Hartshorn prepared!without fire, of each,

Prepared Amber, four scruples.

Cinnamon, J

Sugar, two ounces two drams.

Make a powder. (Palat. ; Spielmann)

A modification of this preparation, ren-dering it less absurd, may be found underthe article on metallic iron, and another,still preferable, under that on the deutoxideof iron, by the name of Ferruginous Powder.

ASTRINGENT POWDER. (PlERdUIN ;

Saunders)

R, Red Oxide of Iron, two drams.

Tincture of Cinnamon, half an ounce.