Scraped Beef.—Place on breadboard a round steak. Scrape with table-knife but do not take any shreds of muscle. Salt and pepper. Spread on thin slices of bread. Place in toaster until seared.
Toast Water.—Three slices of stale bread well browned, but do not burn. Put in a pitcher, pour over them 1 quart boiling water. Cover closely, and allow to stand until very cold. Strain. Wine and sugar may be added, to stimulate.
Wine Whey.—Put 1 quart new milk in a saucepan and place over fire. Stir until nearly boiling. Add 2 ounces of sherry wine. Boil slowly for fifteen minutes. Skim off curds as they arise. Add 1 tablespoonful sherry. Skim again, then strain through gauze.
CHAPTER XXV
SOLUTIONS AND THERAPEUTIC INDEX
Acid, Boric. 5 dr. in a pint of water makes a 4% solution, or 1:25.
Acid, Carbolic. 15 ♏︎ in a quart of water makes a 0.1% solution, or 1:1000. 5 dr. to the quart makes a 2% solution; and 1¼ oz. to the quart, a 5% solution.
Chinosol. 15 gr. to the quart of water makes a solution of 1:1000.
Formalin. 1 dr. to the quart of water makes a solution of about 1:500.
Mercury Bichloride. 15 gr. to the quart of water makes a 0.1% solution, or 1:1000. 1½ gr. to the quart makes a 0.01% solution, or 1:10,000.
Normal Salt Solution. 2 dr. of salt to the quart of water, or 0.9%.