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 FORMULARY

. — In the following formulary the decimal system has been employed, and the percentage of each ingredient can therefore be readily seen at a glance. The unit may be re- garded as a grain, a gramme, or any other weight, without changing the relative amount of the ingredients. An excep- tion to this rule will be found in the baths recommended for syphilis, in which definite amounts are given in both the me- tric and the apothecaries' systems. The formulae have been carefully selected from the writings of various well-known authorities, and some trifling changes have been made in a few cases in order to reproduce the prescriptions in a decimal form or to render them more suitable for use in childhood. The signs !^, M. , and S. have been omitted to avoid repetition. As far as possible an attempt has been made to give due credit to the author of each formula.

ACNE. 1. Glycerini, 3 Alcoholis 20 Sulphuris prgecipitati 30 Aquce destillatge q. s. ad 100. To be used as a lotion. {Liveing.) 2. IchthyoUs 10 Alcoholis 50 Athens q. s. ad 100. 3. Spiritus lavandulae 3 Saponis mollis 6 Tincturse hamamelidis 10 Alcoholis q. s. ad 100. Use to stimulate indurated spots.