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Use for the diseases mentioned in the preceding paragraph and chronic affections of the knee and ankle joints. 506. Lime and Oil. Take equal parts of common linseed oil and lime water and shake well. Use for burns, scalds, sun peelings, &c. 507. Camphorated. Take half an ounce of camphor and dissolve it in two ounces of olive oil. Use as a stimulating and soothing application for stubborn breasts, glandular enlargements, dropsy of the belly, and rheumatic pains. 508. Soap Liniment with Spanish Flies. Take three ounces and a half of soap liniment, and half an ounce of tincture of Spanish flies, mix and shake well. Use as stimulant to chronic bruises, sprains, rheumatic pains, and indolent swellings. 509. Turpentine. Take two ounces and a half of resin cerate, and melt it by standing the vessel in hot water, then add one ounce and a half of oil of turpentine, and mix. Use as stimulant to ulcers, burns, scalds, &c. 510. Enemas. These are a peculiar kind of medicines, administered by injecting them into the rectum or outlet of the body. The intention is either to empty the bowels, kill worms, protect the lining membrane of the intestines from injury, restrain copious discharges, allay spasms in the bowels, or to nourish the body. These clysters, or glysters, are administered by means of bladders and pipes, or a proper apparatus. 511. Laxative. Take two ounces of Epsom salts, and dissolve in three quarters of a pint of gruel, or thin broth, with an ounce of olive oil.