The Slain in War.

What to do with the slain in the war, has occupied the attention of the Gazette Hebdomadaire, and we are glad to see that some of the writers are prepared to advocate burning as superior to burying. The ancient plan had many advantages from a sanitary point of view, and we should welcome any discussion which might tend to remove the objections of modern Europe to any mode of disposal of the dead that might be better for the living than that now practiced.—Med. Press and Circular.

Hair Dye.

Mr. McDonald communicates to the Am. Jour. of Pharmacy, this, as a "Brown Hair Dye:"

"To those whose consciences will permit them to recommend such preparations to their customers, I submit the following formula

R Acetate of Lead,

Hyposulphite of Soda,

Rose (or other perfumed) Water,
Glycerin, -

xiv;

f 3 ij;

Dissolve the acetate of lead and hyposulphite of soda in separate portions of the perfumed water, filter separately, mix the solutions, and add the glycerin.

"In a short time after it is made, the solution will become slightly turbid. This may arise, either from a small quantity of air which is contained in the liquid, or, perhaps, from the presence of a small amount of oxalic acid with which glycerin is said to be sometimes contaminated. It, however, soon becomes clear by deposition of a minute quantity of dark powder (sulphuret of lead), and remains so, so long as the bottle is kept tightly corked. I think it is quite as harmless as the ordinary lead and sulphur dyes, but this is, at the best, only a left-handed recommendation."

Tincture of Erigeron in Alveolar Hæmorrhage.

Mr. Perkins states, (Dental Cosmos, Aug. 1870,) that the tincture of erigeron is more efficacious than Monsel's salt for arresting the troublesome hæmorrhage sometimes following extraction of teeth.

Small Pox in Russia.

In Russia, vaccination is not compulsory. According to official returns, 10,350,000 persons have died of small pox in that country during the last seventy years. What say our friends of the Antivaccination League to this?-Lancet.

INDEX.

N. B. By an unaccountable mistake, the numbers for April and May were paged
For convenience of reference, the duplicate paging for May in the Index will have
affixed the italic a.

alike.