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Charta Epispastica
White wax, 4 parts; spermaceti, 1½ parts; olive materials in the stomach may be questioned. oil, 2 parts; resin, parts; Canada balsam, Blanchard uses balsam of tolu dissolved in + part; cantharides in powder, 1 part; dis- ether. Baildon recommends chloroform intilled water, 6 parts. Digest all the ingredi- stead of ether for dissolving the balsam. ents excepting the Canada balsam in a waterbath for 2 hours, stirring them constantly; then strain, and separate the plaster from the watery liquid. Mix the Canada balsam with the plaster melted in a shallow vessel, and pass slips of paper over the surface of the hot liquid, so that one surface of the paper shall receive a thin coating of plaster.