HONESTY IN PROPRIETARY SHIP.-There is nothing illegitimate, nothing unethical, nothing in doubt for any physician when called to prescribe Mariani Wine. It is precisely what it is represented. For nearly half a century Mariani has stood honorably before the medical profession as synonymous with all that is good and best in Coca. He has specialized it, and has endeavored to raise it from its empirical uses in the light of science. He has not only been abreast but in advance of the laws. He has placed upon each bottle a label showing clearly the analysis as made under the French Government. Such an analysis is obligatory on the continent of Europe, and a similar safeguard should be obligatory from medicinal remedies everywhere. In this country certain State laws have, from time to time, necessitated an analysis of proprietary preparations, and the examinations of Vin Mariani as made in France, Germany, Russia and elsewhere have in such instances been confirmed, thus showing absolute purity and reliability. Notable instances are the Ohio Pure Food Commission, the State Board of Health of Pennsylvania, and, more recently, the Illinois Pharmacy Board. This is significant testimony when taken in conjunction with the startling reports made by Dr. H. W. Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture, in which an alarming adulteration in whiskies, wines, etc., is shown. A physician should know absolutely what he is employing, he should not only guard himself but his patients against imposture. Mariani Wine is offered the medical profession as a mild nutritious tonic wine of uniform quality and guaranteed purity.- Coca Leaf, January, 1904. MERCURIAL INUNCTIONS IN SYPHILIS.-In America the profession as well as the laity have not taken so kindly to this method of administering mercury as they have in the European countries. The same may be said with reference to the use of hypodermic injections of solutions of the salts of mercury. When the disadvantages and in some cases the disastrous results attendant upon a long-continued course of treatment by mouth are considered, it would seem that these methods of treatment are not sufficiently taught and emphasized among the profession at large. Among the ill effects of the internal administration of mercury may be mentioned the foul appearance and diseased condition of the teeth and gums, chronic catarrhal processes in the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines, irritated and often diseased conditions of the liver and kidneys, and the anemic or cachectic state of the general nutrition, due to the prolonged purgative and eliminative effects of the drug. A very satisfactory method of prescribing inunctions is to take a piece of mercury ointment (U. S. P.) and thoroughly mix it with thick lather prepared from Listerine Dermatic Soap (Lambert). The skin area to be used should be at least seven inches in diameter, and should be well cleansed with the same soap, and the mixture should be rubbed in thoroughly for a half hour.-American Journal of Dermatology. NEURALGIAS FROM ALCOHOL AND OPIUM EXCESSES.- A recent number of the Quarterly Journal of Inebriety, published under the auspices of the American Association for the Study and Cure of Inebriates, Hartford, Conn., U. S. A., says: "Antikamınia Tablets are one of the best remedies and are very valuable as a mild narcotic in neuralgias from alcohol and opium excesses. We have used them with best results." The Edinburgh Medical Journal (Scotland) says regarding Antikamnia: “In doses of one or two tablets, it appears to act as a speedy and effective antipyretic and analgesic." The Medical Annual (London, Eng.) says: "Our attention was first called to this pain reliever by an American physician whom we saw in consultation regarding one of his patients who suffered from locomotor ataxia. He told us that nothing had relieved the lightning pains so well as Antikamnia Tablets, which at that time were practically unknown in England. We have since used them repeatedly for the purpose of removing pain, with most satisfactory results. The average adult dose is two tablets, which may be repeated every two or three hours without fear of unpleasant symptoms." A PECULIAR FORM OF TRAUMATIC (CHEMICAL) CONJUNCTIVITIS.— Some miners employed in sinking a shaft near here, encountered numerous streams of sulphur water. Though a careful analysis of the water has not been made, it is sufficient for me to state that is gives rise to an acute conjunctivitis. The pain is most excruciating, and can be relieved only by the use of cocaine, and even cocaine is useless unless preceded by Adrenalin Chloride. My practice has been to use Adrenalin Chloride, 1 - 2000, and to follow this with cocaine, 2 per cent. solution, and then to give the patient a boracic acid and cocaine solution to be used until all symptoms have disappeared. The point in favor of Adrenalin Chloride is this: Cocaine will not relieve this condition, unless preceded by Adrenalin Chloride.— A. M. Hutton, M. D., of Navarre, Mich. DRUG ADDICTION.-The cure of drug addiction cannot reasonably be expected by any plan of treatment which entails protracted suffering like the reduction method. If you will free the patient from all toxic matter, disengorge the portal system, narcotics can be withdrawn without shock, collapse, or diarrhea. My plan in something near two hundred cases of drug addiction that I have treated, is to free the system from all toxic matter, neutralize the morphine or other opiates in the blood, and the cure has been comparatively painless. I do not consider any drug patient cured so long as he takes a "tonic," or drug of any kind. He must be independent, physically and mentally, of all craving or desire for drugs, or I would not give a flip for the cure. With a well-equipped institution and the discreet administration of Hyoscine, any case of the "drug habit" can be cured permanently, and without danger or pain. "Individualize your patients." Treat each case symptomatically, as your judgment would dictate. Hot baths, proper massage, and well-regulated diet will bring your patient around cured every time. W. S. ROBINSON, M. D. Nashville, Ark. ESSENCE OF PEPSINE. (FAIRCHILD). A prescription for Fairchild's Essence of Pepsine calls for a genuine extract of the gastric juice presenting all the soluble organic and inorganic ingredients of that vital secretion. In specifying Fairchild's Essence of Pepsine and insisting upon getting it the physician uses a preparation that for over a quarter of a century has filled with unexampled satisfaction an important place in medical practice - as an aid to digestion and assimilation, a vehicle of wide utility, a reliable and wholesome rennet agent. Fairchild's Panopepton completely meets the requirements as a food in fevers for the reason that the nutritive constituents of lean beef and whole wheat- -are presented in a sterile, completely soluble and highly diffusible form conveyed in sound sherry. Panopepton contains twenty per cent. of actual dry solids, and is superior in each and every detail as a complete food to any product of its class. IN PRESCRIBING the products of manufacturing pharmacists, we should be guided to a great extent by the business standing of the manufacturers. No other house in the South or West has a better reputation for strict integrity than the Robinson-Pettet Company, Louisville, Ky. We do not hesitate to recommend the preparations advertised by them in this issue. In view of the numerous cheap substitutes for cod liver oil and the prevailing tendency to adulterate the ingredients used in them, it is gratifying to know that Scott's Emulsion continues to maintain its high standard of excellence, and that it contains such a large percentage of the pure Norwegian oil—a higher percentage than is contained in any other emulsion. In prescribing cod liver oil, we trust that you will not overlook the fact that Scott's Emulsion has been the standard for thirty years. The following is the formula for Scott's Emulsion : Pure Norwegian Non-Freezing Cod Liver Oil..44% per cent. .13 per cent. Total per cent. 100 per cent. THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY met at the offices of Drs. Murfree, Murfreesboro, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1905. Important subjects were discussed by the members present Drs. V. K. Earthman, H. C. Rees, J. B. Murfree, Sr., J. J. Rucker, R. W. Read, E. H. Jones, President, and Rufus Pitts, Secretary. The following officers were elected to serve for the next twelve months: Dr. J. B. Murfree, Sr., President; Dr. J. J. Rucker, Vice-President; Dr. Rufus Pitts, Secretary aand Treasurer. Dr. E. H. Jones was re-elected a member of the Board of Censors. Dr. V. K. Earthman was elected a Delegate to the next meeting of the Tennessee State Medical Association, with Dr. H. C. Rees, Delegate Alternate. A committee, composed of Drs. J. B. Murfree, Sr., J. J. Rucker, and Rufus Pitts, was appointed to formulate a program for the next t-eive meetings. SOUTHERN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCHOOL FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN.- We are gratified to inform our readers that the above-named institution has been established at the delightful town of Lebanon, only thirty miles from this city, with two lines of railroads from here. It has been long desired that an institution of this character should be established in this vicinity, to avoid the necessity of sending such cases so far from home and friends; and we can commend the school under charge of Mrs. Cora Bristol-Nelson to the consideration of all who have any occasion for such. The following letter from a well-known general practitioner of the city, fully sustains our endorsement : NASHVILLE, TENN., June 16, 1905. MRS. CORA BRISTOL-NELSON - a graduate of the Boston School of Oratory; also of child training, psychology, and kindergarten in Columbia College of New York; also with experience as a teacher in Madam Seguin's school for "backward" children at Orange, N. J.; also as a teacher in Dr. Brown's school for feeble-minded children at Barre, Mass. - desires to establish a school for backward and feeble-minded children at Lebanon, Tenn., a field of usefulness that is unfilled and much needed in Tennessee, and for which Mrs. Nelson by natural gift has a peculiar aptitude, and by her education and profession a thorough preparation, and by her broad experience as a teacher in similar institutions she has thoroughly qualified herself for this work. I bespeak for Mrs. Nelson the assistance and influence of the medical profession in her work. She combines in her personality and in her preparation for this work all that could be desired to command success. Very Respt., J. W. MADDIN, M. D. “PARALDEHYD” possesses many of the good without the evil qualities of chloral. It is used in insomnia resulting from various causes. The objectionable taste of the chemical is, to a great extent, disguised in Robinson's Elixir Paraldehyd, which is an elegant preparation. Beviews and Book Notices. THE PRACTITIONERS' VISITING LIST (Heretofore known as the MEDICAL, NEWS VISITING LIST) for 1906. An invaluable, pocket-sized book, containing memoranda and data important for every physician, and ruled blanks for recording every detail of practice. The Weekly, Monthly, and 30-Patient Perpetual contain 32 pages of data and 160 pages of classified blanks. The 60-Patient Perpetual consists of 256 pages of blanks alone. Each in one wallet-shaped book, bound in flexible leather, with flap and pocket, pencil and rubber, and calendar for two years, $1:25. Thumb-letter index, 25 cents extra. By mail, post-paid, to any address. Descriptive circular showing the several styles sent on request. Lea Brothers & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia and New York, 1905. 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