| Citric acid1 | drachm. |
| Sulphate of iron (pure)18 | grains. |
| Elder-flower water3 | ounces. |
| Camphor, sufficient quantity. |
The sulphate of iron must be in clear green crystals, unless the “granulated” form, which is preferable, be available, and in either case the salt should be fresh and free from oxidized portions, or “rustiness;” it should be dissolved in half the elder-flower water (all of which is better, if not quite recently distilled, for being quickly raised to the boiling point and cooled out of contact of air before use), the citric acid being also in solution in the other half, and the two fluids mixed, filtered if necessary, and bottled immediately, a lump of camphor about the size of small peppercorn to be added to the contents of each bottle.
WASH FOR THE SKIN.
Hydokinine48 | grains. |
Glacial phosphoric acid30 | grains. |
Glycerine2 | drachms. |
Distilled water6 | ounces. |
| Mix. |
The two lotions are stated to give excellent results, especially the latter. They are to be applied to the skin of the face, etc., in the usual way, at least twice in the course of twenty-four hours, after it has been washed and dried carefully. If the skin be of the nature known as “greasy,” a preliminary wash with tepid water containing a few drops of stronger water of ammonia is advisable.
ALBADERMINE.
Under this empirical title a process of removing “tan” and the milder variety of “freckles,” a foreign surgeon has devised the following:
SOLUTION A.
| Iodide potassa2 | drachms. |
| Pure iodine6 | grains. |
| Glycerine3 | drachms. |
| Infusion of rose leaves4 | ounces. |
Dissolve the iodide of potassium in a small quantity of the infusion and a drachm of the glycerine; with this fluid moisten the iodine in a glass mortar and rub it down, gradually adding more liquid until complete solution has been obtained; then stir in the remainder of the ingredients, and bottle the mixture.