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Black Basilicon Ointment

Melt as before, and add 10 ounces linseed oil when taken from the fire. 4955. French Hospital Itch Oint- Black basilicon, yellow wax, and yellow ment. Take of chloride of lime, 1 drachm resin, 10 ounces; common pitch, 5 ounces. avoirdupois; rectified spirit, 2 fluid drachms ; rub them together, add fluid ounce sweetoil; soft-soap, 2 ounces aviordupois; oil of lemon, fluid drachm; mix perfectly, and then further add common salt and sulphur, of each 1 ounce. Cheap, very effective, and much less offensive than sulphur ointment.