Washes generally contain some medicinal agent, and are principally used
externally.
_Wash for Diseases of the Feet._
Pyroligneous acid, 4 ounces.
Water, 8 ounces.
_Use._--This wash excels every other in point of efficacy, and removes
rot and its kindred diseases sooner than any other.
_Cooling Wash for the Eye._
Rain water, 1 pint.
Acetic acid, 20 drops.
_Use._--In ophthalmia.
_Tonic and Antispasmodic Wash._
Camomile flowers, half an ounce.
Boiling water, 1 pint.
When cool, strain through fine linen.
_Use._--In chronic diseases of the eye, and when a weeping remains after
an acute attack.
_Wash for unhealthy (or ulcerated) Sores._
A weak solution of sal soda or wood ashes.
_Wash for Diseases of the Skin._
Take one ounce of finely-pulverized charcoal, pour on it one ounce of
pyroligneous acid, then add a pint of water. Bottle, and keep it well
corked. It may be applied to the skin by means of a sponge. It is also
an excellent remedy for ill-conditioned ulcers.