The Cincinnati Lancet and Clinic, Volume 8; Volume 471882 |
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Page 353 - ... one drop of a two per cent solution of nitrate of silver should be carefully dropped into the conjunctival cul-de-sac.
Page 372 - Kaolin, 4 parts ; glycerine, 3 parts ; acetic acid, 2, parts, with or without the addition of a small quantity of some ethereal oil. With this pomade he covers the parts affected in the evening, and if need be, during the day. After several days all the comedones can be easily expressed, most of them even come out by washing the parts with pumicestone soap.