I

Tannin............   q. s.

Alcohol, q. s.........   1 part

Ether, q. s...........   3 parts

Make into a mass, using as an excipient the alcohol and ether previously mixed. Roll into pencils of the desired length and thickness. ' Then coat with collodion, roll in pure silver leaf, and finally coat with the following solution of gelatine and set aside to dry:

Gelatine...............1 drachm

Water................. 1 pint

Dissolve by the aid of a gentle heat.

When wanted for use, shave away a portion of the covering, dip the pencil into tepid water and apply.

II

Pencils for stopping bleeding are prepared by mixing:

Purified alum.......... 480

Borax................ 24

Oxide zinc.............. 2.5

Thymol.............. 8

Formalin........... 4

Melting carefully in a water bath, adding some perfume, and forming mixture into pencils or cones.

A very convenient way to form into pencils where no mold need be made is to take a small glass tube, roll a piece of oil paper around the tube, remove the glass tube, crimp the paper tube thus formed on one end and stand it on end or in a bottle, and pour the melted solution in it and leave until cool, then remove the paper.