CHAS. WOOD FASSETT, M. D. PUBLISHING HOUSE, CORNER SIXTH AND CHARLES STS. THE MANAGING EDITOR ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI. Subscription. $1.00 a year in advance. Single Copies, 10 cents. HE HERALD'S circulation being among a class of physicians who PAY THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS (and consequently READ each issue), this journal naturally offers the best opportunity to those advertisers who desire to reach the thrifty and progressive practitioners of the "Middle West." Rates made known on application Notes on Reliable Remedies "Prejudice is the child of ignorance."—HASLETT "The Earth, that is the All, is made neither of Gods, nor of man, but ever has been an eternal living fire, kindling and extinguishing."-Heraklitus. Wanted.-Salesmen and detail men who call on physicians, and would like to learn of a proposition to increase their income, may do so by addressing "Proposition." care Medical Herald. The Invigorating Action of Fellows' Hypophosphites is so prompt and pronounced in the case of convalescents, that it is a common thing for patients to comment enthusiastically upon the benefits which they derive from its employment. "Doctor Shave Thyself"-is the slogan of today, and since this "operation" can be quickly and painlessly executed by the use of the "Auto Strop" safety razor, there is no excuse for any medical man looking unkempt when he makes a call on a fastidious patient. Send for booklet, to the Auto-Strop Safety Razor Co., 345 Fifth Ave. New York. Good Prospects.-When Mr, Jones' seventh son was born, there was great rejoicing. Two or three days after the event, one of the neighbors, meeting Tommy, the eldest son, asked if he were not sorry that his baby brother was not a baby sister. Tommy shook his head. “No ma'am, not me!' he replied with great decision. “You see we're tryin' for a baseball nine."-Everybody's Magazine. Fine Engraving.-The Standard Engraving Company, of St. Joseph, has removed to the new building on Eighth and Charles streets, where with more commodious quarters and better facilities, it will be better prepared than ever to cater to the wants of its customers. No better work can be produced than that executed by the "Standard," and we take great pleasure in recommending this company to our readers and fellow publishers. All the half-tones used in the Medical Herald are made by the "Standard." Dr. Harry Tyldesley has found maizo-lithium a most superior remedy in cystitis. It relieves the pain and irritability of the bladder and where the remedy is used in doses of one or two teaspoonfuls every three hours he has succeeded in bringing the disease to an early conclusion. In view of Dr Tyldesley's experience with maizolithium is it not worth the while of the profession in general to try the remedy? This question is particulary pertinent because our treatment of cystitis is far from being an easy issue.-The Therapeutic Record. The late Dr. E. J. Gallagher, 302 W. 12th St., New York, made application for membership in the P. C. A., July 21st, 1906. Exactly one year later the doctor was killed in a collision between his automobile and an express train on the Long Island R. R. near Brooklyn. Dr. Gallagher was accompanied by his fiance, who was also badly injured. Miss Loretta I. Gallagher, the doctor's sister and beneficiary, was paid $5,000 by the P. C. A. as soon as proper proofs of claim could be prepared and acted upon. At the time Dr. Gallagher became a member the death benefit was but $3,000, the amendment to the by-laws increasing the amount to $5,000 not having been adopted until February 23d, 1907, and while his certificate called for but $3,000, the officers of the Association promptly allowed the claim for $5.000 without question or quibble. It is of interest to note that the $5,000 had cost Dr. Gallagher just $13.00. If you want this kind of insurance, write E. E. Elliott, Secretary, Omaha, Neb. TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR The Medical Herald ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI Reaches Over 7,000 Progressive Doctors in a Field Peculiarly Its Own What amount of money do you contribute to the waste basket fund each year? Waste Basket or Storehouse of the Mind? Are your efforts to reach the Busy Physician Misdirected? The "Circular" Method of Reaching the Doctor. The "circular" plan of reaching the practicing physician is rightly named, for it certainly is a roundabout and unreliable method of reaching the busy doctor. Charles Hopkins Clark, of Hartford, said, in an address recently, that "if advertisers could visit the offices and see the yawning waste baskets which were doing duty in disposing of their expensive advertising matter they would agree that it was 'love's labor lost;' or if they would call upon the people to explain the merits of their wares, they would find in many offices the sign "This is our busy day." This is more than true regarding the busy doctor. Thousands of circulars are consigned to the waste basket by the girl, under order of the physician, without being opened. and in many offices in the city of St. Louis this sign will be found in the reception room: Solicitors and book agents will be charged regular consultation fees." How, then, is the enterprising manufacturer to reach the eye and ear of the doctor? Through the legitimate channel, the medical journal! Continuous, persistent, yet ethical announcements in the medical press are sure to reach the eye of the doctor, and will penetrate into the privacy of his office. be he located in the great commercial centers, or at the cross roads beyond the reach of the railways. Every week or every month the announcement is carried to him in a way which he can not escape, and, if he be a progressive doctor, he will take advantage of every improvement and invention which will enable him to cure his patients, and to establish a reputation himself. If you want to be cheerful, jes set your mind on it and do it. Can't none of us help what traits we start out in life with, but we can help what we end with.-Alice Hegan Rice. Remember that the dripping of the urine in adult life usually denotes the over-flow of a distended bladder, possibly occasioned by muscular relaxation of bladder or the commencement of hypertrophy of the prostate. Sanmetto is the indicated remedy. Elongation of the Uvula.-As a gargle in sore throat or elongation of the uvula, Kennedy's Dark Pinus Canadensis has very general endorsement, the usual proportion being teaspoonful to glass of water. Probably a Canard.-Mr. Microbe: "Horrible Catastrophe; ten million lives lost!" Mrs. Microbe: "Goodness, Mike, what happened?" Mr. Microbe: "The Daily Germ says the First National Bank, without a word of warning, sterilized a dollar bill!"— Puck. The Meaning of Substitution to the Physician.-The substitutor prescribes for your patient without regard to your reputation or the welfare of your patient, assuming that you do not know your business. Why does he do it? For illegitimate profit. What are you going to do about it? Sal Hepatica is very effective in limiting and reducing the amount of uric acid formed within the circulation and excreted by the kidneys, and is very freely absorbed and taken into the blood and as rapidly (along with the chemical products formed)eliminated by the excretory ducts or organs as is readily demonstrated by its presence, after a brief course thereof in perspiration and urine. Diets for the sick.-The importance of having the patient know exactly what diet he should take, oftentimes enhances the value of the medical treatment. New clinical observations along the line of diet are often noted in medical journals and in the edition of Diet Leaflets prepared by Reed & Carnrick, these points have been added, thus bringing this little book up to date. They will be pleased to furnish to physicians a copy of this book, in celluloid covers, of a size convenient for the vest pocket, upon request. Simply write to Reed & Carnrick, Jersey City, N. J asking for their "Diet Leaflets,'' and mentioning this journal. Infection. Bouchard has truly said "what makes possible the development of an infectious disease is not the chance meeting of microbe and man." This is occurring constantly, but there must be, in addition, a condition of the body favorable to the development and multiplication of the invading germ. One of the most common conditions which so lowers the resisting powers of the system as to permit bacterial invasion is the toxemia of faulty metabolism. The ideal treatment of toxaemia is by elimination. Alkalithia is the ideal eliminant and its use in selected cases of rheumatism, asthma, tonsillitis, chorea, eczema, urticaria, pruritus and incipient Bright's Disease will well repay a careful trial. An Ideal Antiseptic.-It certainly is of interest to medical practitioners to know that a very powerful antiseptic, germicide and disinfectant has been discovered which is practically free from all danger. The name of the product is chinosol, the exact chemical name being potassium oxychinolin sulphonate. The eminent German authorities Beddies and Tischer in the Allg. Med. Centr.-Zeitung, state the power of Chinosol in arresting Diphtheria, Cholera, Typhoid and saprophytic bacteria to be thirty to fifty times greater than carbolic acid. They state in fact that the bactericidal power of Chinosol is simply enormous. Prof. Steenhuisen reports Chinosol as being far superior to corrosive sublimate or carbolic acid. Prof. Emerich reports favorable results in the treatment of ulcers and infected wounds with a Chinosol solution even as weak as 1 to 40,000 and yet over 125 grains of pure Chinosol have been administered to a rabbit for 3 consecutive days without any undesirable results whatever. The value of Chinosol in catarrhal troubles is said to be very pronounced. In the treatment of diseases of the pharynx, triacol, Alpers, used with brush or spray is the best local application, followed by two teaspoonful doses of Triacol every four hours. Give it a trial. Sample sent free on request by The Alpers Chemical Company, 4 and 6 White Street, New York City. "Fitchmul exerts a tonic effect on the system, independent of its action as a curative to bronchial catarrh. This is seen in the rapid improvement of the patients' appetite and digestion."-Chas. W. McIntyre, M. D. Chief consulting physician to St. Edwards Hospital. Lecturer on state medicine, Kentucky School of Medicine, New Albany, Ind. Experience, Not Theory, Counts.-In the February number you printed an abstract of my reported experience with your hypnotic anesthetic (hyoscine, morphine and cactin comp. Abbott). Since using the hyoscine, morphine and cactin tablets in a number of different cases I would not be without them. They are valuable in obstetrical as well as surgical work, and in many other cases where morphine or hy. o cine is needed. The hyoscine prolongs the rest so well in pain cases that a second dose of morphine is not needed nearly as often. Rheumatism. If the diplococcus rheumaticus is the exciting cause of rheumatism, we know also, since the few only are affected, that the germ alone is not alls ufficient. There must be. as well, a condition of the system favorable to the multiplication of the germ. This means predisposition. Since we can not escape bacterial contact the treatment of rheumatism means what can be done to overcome the prepisposing cause. The toxemia of faulty metabolism is the one great contributory factor. The treatment of toxemia is by elimination. Alkalithia is the ideal eliminant and will be found the ideal treatment for rheumatism. Chronic Coughs.-Dr. J. G. Levy, Physician Out-Department, Harlem Hospital, New York City, in reporting a series of fifty cases, concludes as follows: "Fitchmul checks persistent coughs, from all causes, and in all cases No after-effects were noticeable even after its prolonged use, and in no one case was there the least gastric disturbance. It expels purulent and loosens viscid mucus. It is not narcotic, and neither suppresses nor depresses; and in all cases acts as a tonic, eliminating the cause of mucous inflammation; and from my own experience I cannot too highly recommend it to the profession for a persistent and careful trial. For nervousness, sleeplessness and sexual excitement, characterized by erections or even chordee, various authorities vary in their recommendations. Ringer recommends the use of aconite and camphor. Bartholow and Phillips both advise the administration of lupulin. The value of hyoscyamus has been appreciated by many medical men for a long time, and is quite valuable. Bromidia is to be highly recommended, since it consists of chloral, bromide, hyoscyamus and cannabis indica, and acts as a somnifacient, spinal sedative and hypnotic. The dose is a drachm to two drachms an hour before bed time.-American Journal Dermatology. Treatment of Uterovaginal Catarrh.-(by C. E. Brandenburg, M. D., N. Y. City.) -Fifteen months ago Mrs. X. came to me for treatment, giving the following history: Six years previous she had a miscarriage, since which she had been troubled with a profuse leucorrhea of a very foul odor. At her menstrual period she suffered greatly and flowed excessively. On examination the cervix was found to be nearly four times its normal size and so badly eroded as to have every appearance of a cancer and had been mistaken for such by one physician. The uterus was soft and boggy and very much enlarged. She had been to the hospital on two occasions and each time had been curetted but this seemed only to aggravate the general condition. For over a year I treated her with every means at hand, but to no purpose. I was making preparations for an operation, which would have meant the removal of the uterus, when my attention was drawn to Glyco-Thymoline and I determined to give it a thorough trial before operative measures were to be further introduced. An intraterine douche of Glyco-Thymoline in 25 per cent hot solution was administered and lamb's wool tampons saturated with Glyco-Thymoline pure were used. gan to improve from the first application. The leucorrhea became less and the odor disappeared entirely. The cervix took on a healthy look. The uterus decreased in size and became firm; in fact she is now nearly well after nine weeks' treatment with Glyco-Thymoline. She be |