Eucalyptus Paste.—Forty drachms precipitated chalk, 11 drachms soap powder, 11 drachms wheaten starch, 1/4 drachm carmine, 30 drops oil of peppermint, 30 drops oil of geranium, 60 drops eucalyptus oil, 2 drops oil of cloves, 12 drops oil of anise mixed together and incorporated to a paste, with a mixture of equal parts of glycerine and spirit.
Myrrh Tooth Paste.—
| Precipitated chalk | 8 ounces |
| Orris | 8 ounces |
| White castile soap | 2 ounces |
| Borax | 2 ounces |
| Myrrh | 1 ounce |
| Glycerine, quantity sufficient. |
Color and perfume to suit.
A thousand grams of levigated powdered oyster shells are rubbed up with 12 drachms of cochineal to a homogeneous powder. To this is added 1 drachm of potassium permanganate and 1 drachm boric acid and rubbed well up. Foam up 200 drachms castile soap and 5 drachms chemically pure glycerine and mix it with the foregoing mass, adding by teaspoonful 150 grams of boiling strained honey. The whole mass is again thoroughly rubbed up, adding while doing so 200 drops honey. Finally the mass should be put into a mortar and pounded for an hour and then kneaded with the hands for 2 hours.
Tooth Paste to be put in Collapsible Tubes.—
| Calcium carbonate, levigated | 100 parts |
| Cuttlefish bone, in fine powder | 25 parts |
| Castile soap, old white, powdered | 25 parts |
| Tincture of carmine, ammoniated | 4 parts |
| Simple syrup | 25 parts |
| Menthol | 2 parts |
| Alcohol | 5 parts |
| Attar of rose or other perfume, quantity sufficient. | |
| Rose water sufficient to make a paste. | |
Beat the soap with a little rose water, then warm until softened, add syrup and tincture of carmine. Dissolve the perfume and menthol in the alcohol and add to soap mixture. Add the solids and incorporate thoroughly. Finally, work to a proper consistency for filling into collapsible tubes, adding water, if necessary.
Mouth Washes.
| I.— | Quillaia bark | 125 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Glycerine | 95 parts | |
| Alcohol | 155 parts | |
| Macerate for 4 days and add: | ||
| Acid. carbol. cryst | 4 parts | |
| Ol. geranii | 0.6 parts | |
| Ol. caryophyll | 0.6 parts | |
| Ol. rosæ | 0.6 parts | |
| Ol. cinnam | 0.6 parts | |
| Tinct. ratanhæ | 45 parts | |
| Aqua rosæ | 900 parts | |
| Macerate again for 4 days and filter. | ||
| Thymol | 20 parts | |
| Peppermint oil | 10 parts | |
| Clove oil | 5 parts | |
| Sage oil | 5 parts | |
| Marjoram oil | 3 parts | |
| Sassafras oil | 3 parts | |
| Wintergreen oil | 0.5 parts | |
| Coumarin | 0.5 parts | |
| Alcohol, dil. | 1,000 parts | |
| A teaspoonful in a glass of water. | ||
| II.— | Tincture orris (1 in 4) | 1 1/2 parts |
| Lavender water | 1/2 part | |
| Tinct. cinnamon (1 in 8) | 1 part | |
| Tinct. yellow cinch bark | 1 part | |
| Eau de cologne | 2 parts | |
| Orris and Rose.— | ||
| III.— | Orris root | 30 drachms |
| Rose leaves | 8 drachms | |
| Soap bark | 8 drachms | |
| Cochineal | 3 1/2 drachms | |
| Diluted alcohol | 475 drachms | |
| Oil rose | 30 drops | |
| Oil neroli | 40 drops | |
| Myrrh Astringent.— | ||
| IV.— | Tincture myrrh | 125 drachms |
| Tincture benzoin | 50 drachms | |
| Tincture cinchona | 8 drachms | |
| Alcohol | 225 drachms | |
| Oil of rose | 30 drops | |
| Borotonic.— | ||
| V.— | Acid boric | 20 parts |
| Oil wintergreen | 10 parts | |
| Glycerine | 110 parts | |
| Alcohol | 150 parts | |
| Distilled water enough to make | 600 parts | |
| Sweet Salicyl.— | ||
| VI.— | Acid salicylic | 4 parts |
| Saccharine | 1 part | |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1 part | |
| Alcohol | 200 parts | |
| Foaming Orange.— | ||
| VII.— | Castile soap | 29 drachms |
| Oil orange | 10 drops | |
| Oil cinnamon | 5 drops | |
| Distilled water | 30 drachms | |
| Alcohol | 90 drachms | |
| Australian Mint.— | ||
| VIII.— | Thymol | 0.25 parts |
| Acid benzoic | 3 parts | |
| Tincture eucalyptus | 15 parts | |
| Alcohol | 100 parts | |
| Oil peppermint | 0.75 parts | |
| Fragrant Dentine.— | ||
| IX.— | Soap bark | 125 parts |
| Glycerine | 95 parts | |
| Alcohol | 155 parts | |
| Rose water | 450 parts | |
| Macerate for 4 days and add: | ||
| Carbolic acid, cryst | 4 parts | |
| Oil geranium | 0.6 parts | |
| Oil cloves | 0.6 parts | |
| Oil rose | 0.6 parts | |
| Oil cinnamon | 0.6 parts | |
| Tincture rhatany | 45 parts | |
| Rose water | 450 parts | |
| Allow to stand 4 days; then filter. | ||
| Aromantiseptic.— | ||
| X.— | Thymol | 20 parts |
| Oil peppermint | 10 parts | |
| Oil cloves | 5 parts | |
| Oil sage | 5 parts | |
| Oil marjoram | 3 parts | |
| Oil sassafras | 3 parts | |
| Oil wintergreen | 0.5 parts | |
| Coumarin | 0.5 parts | |
| Diluted alcohol | 1,000 parts | |