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or two of these drops, taking care to touch only the carious
part. If the pains proceed from the caries, or from another
cause, and have already produced a defluxion, a cataplasm is
applied to the affected cheek, prepared with linseed and a
decoction of poppy heads, to which is added fifteen or twen*
ty of these drops ; this application is renewed every three
hours. If the gums are only affected, a gargle composed of
six or eight of these drops, and of two spoonfuls of barley-
water, will produce a sensible effect ; but it must be repeat-
ed many times during the day, and kept for three or four min-
utes in the mouth.

Calming Grains.

Take Resinous extract of opium, 3vi.
Frankincense, - 3iv.
Camphor, - 3iij.
Essence of cloves, 3iss.
Virgin wax, - 3vi.
" Prepare according to art, small grains, the size of the
head of a pin, which are introduced into the carious part.

Tooth-Brushes, Tooth-Picks, SfC.

Tooth-brushes are perhaps indispensable in keeping the
mouth and teeth in a healthy and clean state. By a judicious
use of them, the gums are preserved in a healthy condition,
and the teeth are rendered free from foreign matters,
and preserved in a cleanly and neat condition. They are
made of different shapes and different degrees of harsh-
ness. Hard and stiff brushes if the teeth are firm and
sound, and applied to the teeth alone, may be used with ad-
vantage. But soft and limber brushes are applied to the