Glyco-Thymoline and Bermingham Nasal Douche. In Stock with the following Wholesale Druggists: Lyman Sons & Co., Montreal. Lyman Bros. & Co., Toronto. Simson Bros. & Co., Halifax. Lyman, Knox & Co., Montreal and Toronto. Kerry, Watson & Co., Montreal and London. Peacock's Bromides and Chionia.-Dr. B.. A. Babb, of Mitchell, S.D., writes as to Peacock's Bromides and Chionia: "I have used more or less of the two elegant preparations, Peacock's Bromides and Chionia, during the last two or three years, and must say with very satisfactory results." Cowan's Hygienic Cocoa.-Physicians are consulted more or less every day as to the use, by those convalescing from illness, of just such a preparation as a good, pure unadulterated cocoa. That Cowan's Hygienic Cocoa is pure, and contains no adulteration, goes without saying. It is an article which doctors can safely recommend for the sick, and will be found to be most refreshing, palatable, nourishing, and easily digested. A Great Aid to a Correct Diagnosis. We take pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the advertisement, on page cv. of this issue of the JOURNAL, of the Rochester Surgical Appliance Co., of 17 Elm Street, Rochester, N.Y. This firm is one of the early pioneers in the manufacture of electrical instruments for the illumination of the cavities of the body, and to-day they are hardly able to supply the steadily increasing demand for their goods. That is perhaps their best possible recommendation as to reliability and general utility, and we recommend our readers to send at once for a copy of their latest catalogue, which gives a full description and illustration of each and every instrument and outfit turned out by the firm. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.-Sixty per cent. of these cases treated during the last year have had their weight increased from ten to forty pounds, temperature reduced to normal, night sweats stopped, lung findings greatly improved, expectoration changed from purulent to mucous and number of tubercle bacilli reduced to few or none. The value of the lymph in tuberculosis is unquestionably great. Its cell tonic and cell nutritive action and its indirect but powerful bactericidal action begin to effect marked results usually during the first week. As a basic remedy in this disease the lymph is unquestionably superior to any known treatment. Several cases of chronic parenchymatous nephritis have responded to the treatment, and I consider it of exceptional value in this type of kidney disease. Paralysis from acute toxic diseases, such as diphtheria, has responded in a most spectacular way, especially post-diphtheritic paralysis of six to twelve months' standing." "Eighty Years' Reputation."-Dear Doctor, unless there is intrinsic merit in an article it will not permanently retain its hold upon the public favor. We wish to draw your attention to two articles first manufactured by us in 1823 (80 years ago), viz.: Robinson's Patent Barley and Robinson's Patent Groats. Robinson's Patent Barley can be safely used as a diluent of cow's milk for feeding infants, however young, who are deprived of nature's supply. It separates the casein, and therefore makes cow's milk easily digestible. For making barley water for invalids, and summer drink in such a climate as India, it is invaluable, on account of its being so easily and quickly prepared. It is more economical than Pearl Barley. Robinson's Patent Groats, made as Gruel, has been for eighty years the recognized food for mothers, both before and after their confinement; also for aged people and invalids whose systems cannot assimilate heavy foods. It is useful for young babies, after eight or nine months, or when weaned and during teething; as, being prepared from the finest Scotch oats, it produces bone. Many children have been fed upon it from birth. We are, your faithful servants, Keen, Robinson & Co., Limited, Garlick Hill, Cannon Street, London. Elegantly situated in the suburbs of the city, with every appointment and appliance for the treatment of this class of cases, including Turkish, Russian, Roman, Saline and Electric Light Baths. This Institution is founded on the wellrecognized fact that Inebriety is a disease, and curable, and all these cases require rest, change of thought and living, in the best surroundings, together with every means known to science and experience to bring about this result. Only a limited number of cases are received. Applications and all inquiries should be addressed, T. D. CROTHERS, M.D. Supt. Walnut Lodge, Hartford, Conn. WOOD ALCOHOL We ask the Physicians of Standard It is carried by all first- Vapo-resolene The Atmistopharmacon FOR WHOOPING COUGH RVaporized Cresolene at night. F Plenty of Fresh Air during the day. Much Nourishing Food. OR TWENTY YEARS this treatment has resulted in quick cures without complications. It insures strengthening repose while being used. Bacteriological tests by C. J. Bartlett, M.D., of the Pathological Department of Yale University, show that vaporized Cresolene kills the germ of dichtheria. Its action is curative and prophylactic and hastens convalescence in this disease. Cresolene is germicidal and sedative in its action on the mucous membrane. The air rendered antiseptic enters where liquid from sprays or nebulizers cannot. A 1% solution of Cresolene in water kills the germs of diphtheria, typhoid fever and pus in one minute. The diseases in which the properties of Vapo - Cresolene have been especially utilized are whooping cough, croup, bron chitis, influenza, hay-fever, diphtheria, the bronchial complications incident to measles and scarlet fever. and in allaying the dyspnea and irritating cough in pneumonia. Literature on application. Seng and Cactina Pellets.--Dr. A. M. Armstrong, of Crawford, Texas, refers to Seng and Cactina Pellets in the following manner: "I have used Seng and Cactina Pellets in my practice and find that they are all that has been claimed for them. Seng is excellent in those forms of indigestion following chronic catarrh of the stomach and bowels. I like the effect of Cactina Pellets in weak hearts. I have used it for the last seven years." The Sydenham Glass Co., Limited, of Wallaceburg, Ont., have during the past year done a very handsome business with physicians all over Canada. This firm makes a specialty of manufacturing a fine class of bottles for prescription trade. They make them in flint, light green or amber. Physicians will find that it will more than repay them to communicate with this firm, as not only are their prices right, but their goods are the finest procurable. We have used them and therefore know whereof we speak. Angier's Petroleum Emulsion.--That Petroleum has a unique influence upon certain morbid conditions of the animal economy is not a matter of theory only. It is a fact that has been conclusively proved by elaborate scientific experiments. Clinical experience has likewise demonstrated that petroleum is universally beneficial in the treatment of bronchial and pulmonary complaints, and that in tuberculosis it is by far the most effective remedy. Given in the form of Angier's Petroleum Emulsion it has a welldefined, specific, palliative influence upon the symptoms of the disease. It maintains normal nutrition and actually compels the digestion of food by facilitating and expediting the process of digestion and assimilation. short, it supplants tissue waste by tissue reconstruction. Each fluid ounce of Angier's Petroleum Emulsion with hypophosphites contains 33 1-3 per cent. of specially purified crude petroleum, nine grains of combined hypophosphites of lime and soda, with chemically pure glycerine. It is a perfect emulsion. Placed under the microscope, physicians can easily verify this point for themselves. They will find the oil globules very minutely and evenly subdivided. The Emulsion is pleasant to take, and is easily retained by the most delicate stomach. In What the Press Says of Grandas Cigars. The Toronto Star says: Grandas cigars have no competitors at home, and they have no superiors abroad. If you smoke, try a Grandas. Grandas cigars suit the palate and suit the purse. The Grandas cigar is a good one. You will be de lighted with it if you give it a trial. If you want a choice smoke, try a Grandas Cigar. For a soothing satisfying after-dinner smoke, no other cigar will give you the same unvarying satisfaction as a Grandas.” We find that the Montreal Star, in referring to these goods, says: "The manufacturers of Grandas use only pure imported Havana tobacco, and bring their skilled workmen from Cuba, and by making their cigars here save the duty. Hence the impossibility of distinguishing between an imported cigar and a Grandas." The Canadian Cigar and Tobacco Journal writes: "The trade and public were not slow to recognize the merits of Grandas Cigars, and the success of the venture is now a matter of trade history. In a remarkably short space of time the demand for these high-grade goods had become so great that the firm was obliged to double their capacity. Still the sale of Grandas continues to grow, compelling constant additions to the company's staff of expert Cuban workmen." The Canadian Journal of Medicine and Surgery A JOURNAL PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN THE INTEREST OF VOL. XV. TORONTO, MARCH, 1904. NO. 3. Original Contributions. HOW TO PREVENT OUTBREAKS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BY CHARLES SHEARD, M.D., Medical Health Officer, Toronto. BACTERIOLOGICAL investigations into the cause of diphtheria have contributed considerable to elucidate the methods by which infection may be brought about, and the nature of that infection per se. This disease, as most of you know, has been demonstrated by Professors Klebs and Loeffler to be due to a special micro-organism commonly called the Klebs-Loeffler bacillus. It is a low form of vegetable life capable of reproducing itself with great rapidity under favorable conditions, demanding, however, certain special forms of food for its sustenance and growing upon a soil or medium very similar in conditions to those favorable to low forms of vegetable life; and whilst the contagion in other infectious diseases has not been so exhaustively studied there are fairly good reasons for assuming that in the majority of instances they are governed by the same physiological laws. As an introduction to the subject it would be important to consider some of the reasons which render children more susceptible to contagious diseases, such as scarlet fever and diphtheria, than adults. The conditions of child life and the habits of children largely account for this. It is certainly true that outbreaks of these contagious diseases are much more prevalent during school terms than during vacation, and seasonal influence, so * Read at Conference on School Hygiene and Education, February 2nd, 1904. |