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Pernicious Anemia. Dr. J. H. Stealy, of Freeport, Ill., in a review of 16 cases of pernicious anemia, concluded that the arsenic treatment was the best in cases of known etiology, and the best single system for those cases, the cause of which could not be fully determined. He emphasized the use of the proper arsenic dosage. Of course dietetic measures are essential. Food should be selected with care, attention being paid to the frequency of feeding. French physicians for the past twelve years have successfully prescribed Dr. M. Leprince's Neo-Arsycodile Pills (this represents C. P. methylarsinate disodic), and likewise Ferrocodile, which is ferrous cacodylate in pill form.

Olive Oil Must Be Absolutely Pure.-Olive oil has come into such wide use in this country, and is being bought in such enormous quantities that the consumer is not always certain that he is getting absolutely pure oil. In many cases he is not. Adulteration of olive oil has been common practice. To those who are not expert in the taste of the perfect oil, the presence of cottonseed, peanut, maize or rape-seed is not always apparent. Labels, uniess carefully read, are liable to be misleading. Hence every precaution should be taken to guard against these impure oils and their harmful adulterants. It is safe to prescribe only a brand that you know is pure. Pure olive oil, such as the H. J. Heinz Company prepare at Seville, Spain, is simply the juice of the ripe olive-nothing added, nothing taken away. It is known as "virgin oil," meaning the first pressing of the fruit. This is the only oil fit for food and medicine, though there are three other distinct oils secured from the pulp after the "virgin oil" has been extracted. Heinz oil is the best that the rich Seville olives afford. Its value as a food, for cooking or as a medicine, has never been equalled. Considered as a food, the Heinz Seville Olive Oil combines nutritive elements of the most energizing and sustaining nature-marvelous, because their proportions provide in condensed form, the needed sustenance for every part and function of the body and brain. The medical profession recognizes pure olive oil as a builder of strength and a creator of energy of the highest value. But it also insists that patients procure pure oil, which greatly facilitates cures and body building.

Neuroses of Sexual Origin.-The value of Pasadyne (Daniel's Concentrated Tincture of Passiflora Incarnata) as a means of control over the nervous manifestations arising from sexual dis

turbances, does not stop with its positively calmative influence, but is further accentuated by reason of Pasadyne's freedom from danger or even untoward effect. For these reasons-and the second is worthy as much consideration as the firstPasadyne is being more and more widely employed in the neuroses of sexual origin, in which a calming effect is an urgent need. Pasadyne is the concentrated tincture of passiflora incarnata prepared by the same firm and in the same manner for thirty years. Your request for a sample bottle should be addressed to the Laboratory of John B. Daniel, Atlanta, Ga.

Yellowstone Park Service. For the convenience of the growing Yellowstone Park and Pacific Northwest travel, arrangements have been made by the Denver & Rio Grande with the Oregon Short Line to interchange passengers passing through Colorado and Utah at Salt Lake City without extra charge. The Ogden interchange will also continue as heretofore. This new arrangement becomes effective February 1st, 1913.

Rheumatism. "Many cases of acute coryza and naso-pharyngeal irritation are often due primarily to the streptococcus rheumaticus and repond to the usual rheumatic therapy." In these cases, commonly called "colds," generally deep-seated, painful and exhausting, Tongaline mitigates the congestion and by rapid elimination of the poisons or germs, promptly relieves a condition often very obstinate and if not corrected within a reasonable time, attended with serious results and always with a tendency to become chronic. For special stimulation to the kidneys, Tongaline and lithia tablets; if malaria is indicated, Tongaline and quinine tablets.

Arthritic Diathesis. In all the arthritic affections which are characterized by uric acid excess, the best results are obtained from the use of Urodonal: gravel, joint pains, sciatica, migraine, lithiasis and dermatosis. This has been established by many recorded observations and by an important memoire presented to the Paris Academy of Medicine, all testifying to the high efficacy of Urodonal.

"I may add that I have already prescribed with advantage, pills according to the formula of M. Blancard, and the perfect preservation of the Iodide of Iron is completely attained. This excellent medicine will be now more frequently prescribed than it has been hitherto."-Bouchardat, professor to the Faculty of Medicine of Paris, etc.

"I think

When in Doubt, Operate.-Doctor: it's your appendix." Patient: "Are you sure, doctor?" Doctor: "How can I be sure until I've had it out and examined it!"-Life.

Syrup of Hydriodic Acid.-(Gardner.) A drug that will take the place of Potassium Iodide, that gives the full therapeutic action of Iodine, and yet does not cause digestive disturbances, even if prescribed in large doses, is Syrup of Hydriodic Acid (Gardner). It is not a depressant, it may be given before meals, since, having an acid reaction, it cannot excite the flow of, or neutralize the gastric juice, and is so palatable that patients actually enjoy taking their medicine. The advantages of this syrup in cases requiring long treatment are obvious. Gardner's Hydriodic Acid is made from pure resublimed Iodine, and not by the double decomposition method.

Colfax Water Better Than that of Carlsbad.-A government chemist, who made an analysis recently, stated that Colfax water resembled the waters found at Carlsbad, but that it was stronger than the Gereman product. For thirty years Colfax mineral water has been used in thousands of homes, hospitals and sanitariums, and prescribed by physicians. Rich in sulphates, salines and alteratives, springing from far in the earth, after being filtered through hundreds of feet of mineral bearing rock, it comes to the surface freed of all impurities and charged with the wonderful substances which have made well persons of so many ailing ones. Following is the analysis: Chloride of sodium Sulphate of sodium

3.842 grs.

.77.544 grs. .620 grs. ..31.759 grs.

.10.239 grs.
.25.939 grs.

.258 grs.

.058 grs. .710 grs. Trace

.150.769 grs.

A Severe Burn.-(By H. B. Lee, M. D., Summerville, S. C.). My first use of Antiphlogistine in burns and scalds was accidental. I was called by telephone to Mr. J. T., aged twenty-seven, weight 180 lbs., brickmaker, a steam pipe having exploded between his legs, scalding him badly. I ordered that no grease of any kind be used, but that cloths soaked in a strong solution of bicarbonate of soda should be laid on the parts till I could get there. I stopped at a drug store to procure another salve I had used in such cases, and by mistake the clerk gave me two boxes of Antiphlogistine. When I reached by patient I found him suffering intensely with a big blister extending from the crotch to the ankle on the inner side of both legs, at least three inches wide and surrounded by a red inflamed surface two inches wide on each side.

I had used Antiphlogistine before in pneumonia and in sprains, so when I found that by mistake this had been sent, I decided to try it. I covered the entire injured parts with a thick layer of Anti

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phlogistine (applied cold), put absorbent cotton over all, and after bandaging loosely to keep things in place, took Mr. T. home in my buggy. When I first saw him his face was contorted with pain and he could not suppress the groans that the agony wrung from him, but, as I covered more and more of the burnt surface with the dressing, I could see the expression of pain leaving his face. I gave him some medicine to relieve pain and when I called again that evening I found he had not touched the anodyne. I asked him why he had not touched his medicine. "Well, doctor," he said, "you told me to take that every two hours while I was in pain and I have not had any pain."

The next day I let him leave his room and in three days he was back at work. I did not touch the dressing for five days, and when I took it off the parts had healed entirely.

There are two important points in the use of Antiphlogistine. First: put it on thick, thick, thick, using it hot for internal inflammations and cold for burns and scalds. Second: never put cloth over the Antiphlogistine, except a thin layer of gauze, if necessary, but put absorbent cotton in thick layers over your first dressing. Don't try to remove it as long as it sticks to the skin, for it will let go as soon as it has done its work. I have used this preparation (Antiphlogistine) frequently since then in severe burns and scalds and yet have to meet my first disappointment in its curative power.

A Supporter in Harmony with Modern Surgery. -In a pamphlet recently issued by Dr. Katherine L. Storm, of 1541 Diamond street, Philadelphia, Pa., the physician will find many strong reasons for investigating the advantages of the Storm Binder and Abdominal Supporter. We venture to predict that the perusal of this booklet will convince even the skeptic of its merits, upon which is based its constantly growing popularity. It is adapted to the use of men, women, children and infants for any use for which an abdominal supporter may be needed. It gives an uplift in the lower middle abdomen and inguinal regions which even the best fitting straight front corset fails to give, and it interferes in no way with the wearing of a corset. It lessens the jarring on the viscera in automobile riding, horseback riding and athletic exercise. By lifting the superincumbent weight and removing pressure even slightly this soft rubberless supporter has brought marked relief in conditions of hemorrhoidal and varicose veins, in the nagging pains of an irritable bladder, in prolapsus uteri, and in ovarian congestion; and in plastic operations the results have proved more satisfactory and more permanent. Years and experience have proved that the Storm Binder has many times the efficiency of the ordinary belt, and this efficiency is unimpaired by time or use throughout the life of the belt. It cannot be recommended too highly for women in the dragging sensations and pains of pelvic disorders, the discomfortrs of pregnancy and to restore the figure after confinement. A postal card request to the above address will bring this interesting booklet referred to.-International Journal of Surgery.

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A Seasonable Reminder.-Urotropin in full doses (adults 15 grains, children 2-6 grains three times per day), given in the early stages of a "cold," assisted by a mild saline laxative, is the modern method of "breaking it up," far preferable to and safer than quinine, phenacetin, acetanilid, etc. Based upon its proven excretion by the mucous

membranes of the entire respiratory tract, systemic urotropin medication is also recommended as a routine measure in acute rhinitis, tonsillitis, catarrh, bronchitis, influenza and grippe. This, however, is only one new field of usefulness of this most diffusible of drugs, which to many practitioners is still known only as a urinary antiseptic. Physicians, who have not yet received the new 20-page booklet on urotropin, recently published by Schering & Glatz, New York, can obtain a copy of the same by addressing the firm, mentioning this journal. It is the best and most convenient way to become posted on urotropin therapy up-to-date.

CAUTION! Whenever the true merit of a preparation is authoritatively established. imitation is sure to make its pernicious appearance. To counteract the injurious results of another of these fraudulent proceedings-in this instance affecting firm name and reputation- Sander & Sons have been compelled to appeal to law, and in the action tried before the Supreme Court of Victoria, the testimony of a sworn witness revealed the fact that this witness suffered intense irritation from the application to an ulcer of the defendant's product, which was palmed off as "just as good as Sander's Eucalyptol." Sander & Sons had the satisfaction to obtain a verdict with costs against this imitator, who is perpetually restrained from continuing his malpractice. Dr. Owen, in a report to the Medical Society of Victoria, and Dr. I. Benjamin, in the Lancet, London, both denounced, as others did before, on the strength of negative results. the application of unspecified eucalyptus products.

This forms convincing proof that only an authoritatively sanctioned article can be relied on.

SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTOL
(Eucalypti Extract)

1. Has stood the test of Government investigation.

2. It was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria by experts to be an absolutely pure and scientific standardized preparation.

3. It is honored by royal patronage. 4. It always produces definite therapeutic results.

Therefore, to safeguard the physicians' interest and to protect their patients, we earnestly request you to specify "Sander's Eucalyptol" when prescribing eucalyptus.

The Meyer Bros. Drug Co., St. Louis, Mo., agents, will forward one original package (1 oz.) on receipt of One Dollar.