cerate

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When ulcers form they should be poulticed with bread and water for a day or two, and then dressed with calamine cerate.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

For this purpose animal fats, washed lard, simple cerate, cold cream, and the like are to be preferred to cosmoline and vaseline.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Putting the cerate on before retiring answers very well.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel

Make it warm, get ready cloths, cerate, greasy wool and bandages for his ankle.

From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes

Rubbed together with cerate, or lard, powdered Savin is used for maintaining the sores of blisters, and of issues, open when it is desired to keep up their derivative action.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas