Analysis showed the ointment to contain:
| Lanoline (anhydrous) | 66·5 | per cent. |
| Beeswax | 1·5 | ” |
| Water | 32·0 | ” |
Hamamelis ointment is usually made from the liquid extract which contains rectified spirit, but no alcohol was present in this oddly-named preparation; it may have been made with liquor hamamelidis prepared without the use of alcohol; a minute trace of water-soluble substance contained in the ointment suggested by its behaviour with reagents that such was the case. The estimated cost of ingredients is three farthings.
Twelve of the powders are supplied in the 1s. 1½d. box. The directions are:
To be taken at bedtime in a glass of milk or water.
Analysis showed the composition to be:
| Precipitated sulphur | 14·9 | grains. |
| Calcined magnesia (partly carbonated) | 23·6 | ” |
in one powder of average weight. Single powders in one box varied from 28 to 48 grains. The estimated cost of the ingredients for twelve powders is 1¼d.
MUNYON’S PILE OINTMENT.
This ointment is supplied by the same Homœopathic Home Remedy Company as has been encountered in earlier chapters. The price charged was 1s. a package, containing a collapsible tube holding 1 oz. of ointment and a metal tube for introducing it.