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Remedy for Bad Breath (Take ton See No of dry)

Take ton. (See No. 1701.) of dry hypochlorite of lime, 3 drachms; dis- 5866. Τo Preserve the Teeth and tilled water, 2 ounces troy. Triturate the Gums. The teeth, should be washed night hypochlorite of lime in a glass pestle and and morning, a moderately small and soft mortar; when the hypochlorite has been thoroughly pulverized add a portion of the distillel water; allow the mixture to rest until the liquid has become transparent; then decant; add a second portion of water, triturate and allow to rest, again decant; this process is repeated a third time. The three liquids which have been decanted are then mixed, and 2 troy ounces of 85 per cent. alcohol, and 4 drops oil of roses or some other essential oil are added. The solution thus prepared may be employed to remove the fetid odor which is given off by the gums-an odor often due brush being used; after the morning ablution pour on a second tooth-brush, slightly damped, a little of the following lotion: carbolic acid, 20 drops; spirit of wine, 2 drachms; distilled water, 6 ounces. After using this lotion for a short time the gums become firmer and less tender, and impurity of the breath (which is most commonly caused by bad teeth) will be removed. It is a great mistake to use hard tooth-brushes, or to brush the teeth until the gums bleed. (See Nos. 1288, &c. leving 5867. Magnetic Pain-Killer for to the diseased condition of the tissues. To Acute Pain and Toothache. This is one employ it, 1/2 tea-spoonful is poured into a tum- of the very best receipts for relieving blerful of water, and the gums are washed acute pain and toothache. Laudanum, 1 with the mixture, employing for the purpose drachm; gum camphor, 4 drachms; oil of a sponge-brush. The same preparation may cloves, 1/2 drachm; oil of lavender, 1 drachm be employed to remove the odor of tobacco, add these to 1 ounce alcohol, 6 drachms sulrinsing the mouth several times with water phuric ether, and 5 fluid drachms chloroform. to which has been added a tea-spoonful of the Apply with lint; or, for toothache, rub on the liquid. Inasmuch as the odor of the essential gums, and upon the face against the tooth. oil is gradually diminished in time, said dimi- 5868. Blake's Cure for the Toothnution taking place at the expense of the ache. Take alum, reduced to an impalpable chlorine of the hypochlorite, it is suggested powder, 2 drachms; spirits of nitric ether, 7 that this inconvenience may be obviated by drachms. Mix, and apply them to the tooth. preparing the solution with water and the This is said to be an infallible cure for all hypochlorite of lime, and keeping it in one kinds of toothache unless the disease is conbottle, while the aromatic alcoholic solution nected with rheumatism. (prepared of 2 ounces of 85 per cent. alcohol 5869. Chloral for Toothache. Dr. and 4 drops of essential oil) is preserved in Page recommends chloral hydrate as a local another, both being well stoppered. When it application in cases of toothache. A few is desired to use the liquids, a half tea-spoon- grains of the solid hydrate introduced into ful of each of the solutions is poured into a the cavity of the tooth upon the point of a glass of water, which is then employed as quill speedily dissolves there; and in the described above. course of a few minutes, during which a not 1 unpleasant warm sensation is experienced, The compound that results from the combithe pain is either deadened, or, more often, effectually allayed. A second or third application may be resorted to if necessary. (Brit. Med. Journ.)