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

Heat the wax in a clean tin vessel, add the oil and stir till they are thoroughly incorporated; then set off the fire and continue to stir until cold, adding first the tannin and then the bismuth.

188. TO CURE SORE EYES.

℞	Sulph. zinc,
	Rock salt	aa. ʒ j.
	White sugar	ʒ ij.
	Soft water	℥ xij. Mix and use as an eye water.

189. LINIMENT USED IN CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGETIS.

℞	Oil sassafras	℥ ss.
	Chloroform	℥ ss.
	Aqua ammonia	℥ ss.
	Oil cloves	ʒ ij.
	Tinct. camphor	℥ ss.
	Alcohol, strong	℥ jv. M.

S. Apply the whole length of the spine.

190. FOR WHOOPING COUGH.

℞	Rectified oil amber,
	Tinct. opium,
	Hartshorn,
	Olive oil	aa. ℥ ss. M.

S. Rub well the whole length of the spine two or three times a day, until there is tenderness of the skin.

191. AMMONIACAL GAS FOR DYSMENORRHŒA.