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Eye-Waters

Eye-waters should be perfectly clear, and free from any floating matter, however trifling. To secure this, it is in general necessary either to filter them through bibulous paper, or a piece of clean, fine muslin, or to carefully decant them after sufficient repose to allow the impurities to subside. When pure distilled water is used in their preparation, only some of them will 2 fluid ounces rose-water. require filtering. In using eye-waters, a little 5806. To Allay Temporary Irritation of the liquid should be poured into a clean or Weakness in the Eye. Temporary incup, gallipot, or glass, or into the clean palm flammation, produced by cold or external of the left hand, when the eye should be causes, is rapidly allayed by frequently baththoroughly wetted with it, either by means of a small piece of clean sponge or soft white rag, or the clean tips of the fingers of the right hand. In all cases it is advisable to bathe or wash the eyes in tepid water, and to wipe them dry, before the application of the ing the eye with lukewarm milk and water, or rose-water; applied either with a linen rag or by means of an eye-glass. A poultice of tea-leaves (the wet leaves left in the tea-pot) is also an excellent remedy. Probably the best remedy of all is to put a table-spoonful eye-water; and, in most cases, this is abso- of salt in a basin of water (say 1/2 gallon), lutely necessary to insure benefit from their use. In the preparation of eye-waters, substances of crystalline formation are better when used dry, that is, deprived of their water of crystallization. (See No. 2065.)