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Holloway's Pills
Take aloes, 4 parts; myrrh, jalap, and ginger, of each 2 parts. Mucilage to mix. sore nipples, ulcerations of the breast, &c.
Mix 15 grains each oxide of zinc and lycopodium, with 1/2 ounce simple cerate and about 1/2 ounce of spermaceti cerate. 5380. Deschamps' Fuligokali Ointment. This ointment has been considerably used in obstinate chronic diseases of the skin rian, and filter; then add 2 drachms valerianato as a detersive, resolvent, and stimulant appli- of ammonia, 6 fluid drachms orange-flower cation, and is made by taking of fuligokali, water, and 6 fluid drachms simple syrup. 16 to 30 parts (see next receipt); lard, 1 Dose, 1 tea-spoonful 3 or 4 times a day. ounce. Rub together.