223. _Obstinate Vomiting_ sometimes yields to a few doses of Lime Water in milk, when other more powerful remedies have failed. It is worthy of a trial in the _Vomiting attendant on the advanced stages of Fever_; it has been thought to arrest even the black vomit of yellow fever. It is also a remedy of much value in _Pyrosis or Waterbrash_. 224. _To relieve the distressing Irritation of the Genital Organs_ (_Pruritus Pudendi_) bathing the parts well with tepid Lime Water three or four times a day sometimes affords much relief. _Leucorrhœa and other Vaginal Discharges_ have in some instances been mitigated and even cured by the use of vaginal injections of a mixture of 1 part of Lime Water and 2 or 3 of Water. 225. _In Scrofula_, Lime Water in doses of ½ ounce in Milk, three or four times a day, proves beneficial in some cases; it is thought to be especially adapted for those cases in which abscesses and ulcers are continually forming. To be of service, it requires to be persevered in for some time. _Scrofulous and other Ulcers attended by much discharge_ have been found to improve under the use of Lime Water as a local application. For _Syphilitic Ulcers or Chancres_, one of the best applications is a mixture of Lime Water ½ pint, and Calomel 30 grains; this—commonly known as BLACK WASH—should be kept constantly applied to the part by means of a piece of lint or rag moistened with it. Many forms of _Skin Disease_, attended with much secretion and with great irritation or burning, are benefited by Lime Water either pure or conjoined with oil (229). _To sore or cracked Nipples_ it proves very serviceable. Diluted with an equal part of water or milk it forms a useful injection in _Discharges from the Nose and Ears_ occurring in scrofulous and other children. 226. _In Consumption_, Lime Water and milk has been strongly recommended as an ordinary beverage. The same diet-drink has been advised in _Diabetes_; but little dependence is to be placed upon it as a _cure_; it may produce temporary benefit. 227. _In Thread Worm_, enemas of 3 or 4 ounces of Lime Water, repeated two or three times, have sometimes been found sufficient to effect a cure. 228. _In Poisoning by any of the Mineral Acids_, Lime Water given plentifully in milk is an antidote of no mean value, though inferior to some of the other alkalies. It may also be given in _Poisoning by Arsenic_.