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 (teaspoonful to a pint of water), and anointing the spot with this preparation:—

Oxide of zinc           30 grains; Spermaceti ointment     half an ounce; Otto of roses           a drop.

When this does not give satisfaction after a week's trial, a physician should be consulted, in order that the digestive functions be looked after.

"Fever-blisters" is the popular name given to an eruption on the lips, very troublesome to some persons, arising from a cold, a slight feverish attack, or an irregular or excessive meal. It commences as a hard, hot, painful lump on the lip, and soon changes into a vesicle or blister. In a week or ten days it disappears, leaving for a while a red spot But this is too long a time to remain disfigured, if there is any help for it. There is help in various ways. In the first place, the sore spot should never be rubbed or scratched. At the very outset, it should be cautiously touched with this preparation every few hours:—

Carbolic acid     ten drops; Glycerine         a teaspoonful; Otto of roses     two drops.

If this does not check it, the little blisters should be moistened with a solution of one grain of permanganate of potash in a tablespoonful of rose-water, and not wiped, but dusted with fine starch, or French chalk (which is better). This shortens the duration of the