IODOFORM EMULSION.
I. Nine parts sterile glycerin in 1 part of iodoform. Dissolve powder for eight hours in bichlorid solution (1: 500). Pour off solution and break up the iodoform after having rinsed it thoroughly in sterile water. Then mix with glycerin.
II. Iodoform, ℥j; sterile glycerin, ℥ix. Put the iodoform in a sterile basin. With a sterile spoon stir in glycerin, a few drops at a time, until a smooth paste has been made. Then add remainder of glycerin.
TO PREPARE PROTECTIVE STRIPS.
Scrub with green soap and rinse well in sterile water. Cut into strips. Disinfect in bichlorid (1: 500) for twenty-four hours. Keep in sterile water three hours. Then place in boric-acid solution. Put in normal salt solution when preparing for immediate use.
TO PREPARE TINCTURE OF GREEN SOAP.
Prepare the following solution:
| Green soap, | 3 parts; |
| Alcohol, 95 per cent., | 2 “ ; |
| Ether, | 1 part. |
To prepare by cold process: Mix ingredients in a pitcher and stir briskly for a few minutes every hour until a solution is formed.
To prepare by warm process: Melt the soap over a slow fire; then remove it to a cool place and stir occasionally. Before it hardens add solutions and mix thoroughly.