Mother, Nurse and Infant / A Manual Especially Adapted for the Guidance of Mothers and Monthly Nurses, Comprising Full Instruction in Regard To Pregnancy, Preparation for Child-birth, and the Care of Mother and Child, and Designed to Impart so Much Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and the Proper Use of Medicines as Will Serve Intelligently to Direct the Wife, Mother and Nurse in All Emergencies.

by S. P. Sackett

Apply directly to warts, &c., to destroy them.

116. IODINE PAINT.

℞	Iodini	grs. xl.
	Potassai iodidi	ʒ ss.
	Spirits vini rectificati	f. ℥ j. M.

To be applied with a camel’s hair brush.

117. BURNT ALUM.

The alumen ustem is made by depriving the alum of its water of chrystalization by heat. It is applied in powder to fungous granulations of ulcers, and mixed with sugar is used to remove nebulous spots on the cornea.

118. FOR PRICKLY HEAT.

℞	Sulphate of copper	grs. xx.
	Water	℥ ij. M.

Apply daily by means of a camel’s hair brush or a sponge. It is applied after a morning bath, after the skin has been well rubbed with a towel, and it must be allowed to dry on the skin before dressing.

DIAPHORETICS.