Gombault's Caustic Balsam is a most excellent vesicant.
Tonics should be given under observation of surgeon and effect carefully watched, especially mineral tonics.
Mineral Tonics.—Sulphate of iron, 1 to 2 drachms, with 2 to 4 drachms of ginger; or sulphate of copper, ½ to 1 drachm, with powdered gentian 2 to 4 drachms; or arsenious acid, 5 grains.
Vegetable Tonics.—Quinine, ½ to 1 drachm, dissolved in a few drops of sulphuric acid, in a pint of water; or oak-bark, 2 to 3 drachms made into a ball with treacle and bran; or powdered gentian-root, 1 to 2 drachms; or tincture of gentian, 1 to 2 ounces in a pint of water.
SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF VARIOUS DISEASES.
ABSCESS.
Symptoms.—The result of a bruise or blood impurities; is attended by pain, heat, and swelling, with in time a soft or fluctuating part on its surface from which the hair falls off.
Treatment.—Open with a knife at the soft point and free of matter; then hot fomentations or poultices are sometimes required; apply twice a day carbolic acid, 1 part; water, 20 parts.
BLADDER IRRITATION.
Symptoms.—Restlessness; frequent straining; protruding penis; passing small quantities of urine at short intervals.