Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

Caustic of Potassa with Lime. Syn. Vienna paste. Rub together equal parts of hydrate of potash and quick-lime, and keep the powder in a well-stoppered bottle.

Caustic, Poten′tial. Fused caustic potassa.

Caustic, Recamier’s. See Caustic, Golden.

Caustic, Sulphu′′ric. Syn. Causticum sulphu′′ricum, C. ac′idi sulphu′′rici, L. Prep. 1. Plaster of Paris made into a paste with oil of vitriol.

2. Saffron, lint, or unsized paper, soaked in oil of vitriol, and triturated to a plastic mass.

Caustic, Zinc. Syn. Caustic of chloride of zinc, Dr Canquoin’s cancer caustic; Causticum zinc′i, C. z. chlorid′i, L. Prep. 1. (Dr Canquoin.)—a. From chloride of zinc, 1 dr.; flour, 2 dr.; made into a stiff paste with water, q. s.

b. From chloride of zinc, 1 dr.; flour, 3 dr.; water, q. s.; as the last.

c. From chloride of zinc, 1 dr.; flour, 4 dr.; water, q. s.; as before.

d. From chloride of zinc, 2 dr.; chloride of antimony, 1 dr.; flour, 5 dr.; as before.

Powdered opium may be mixed with either of the preceding to mitigate the pain.