I cannot get along without nuclein. It's a wonderful remedy.-Dr. J. S. D Nebr. A good remedy for relaxation of the womb and its appendages is aletris cordial (Rio); it strengthens the uterine organs and at the same time corrects the co-existing general weakness. Pneumonia." The pneumonia season is rapidly approaching. Soon the various journals will be full of the statistics of past years in regard to the prevalence and fatality of this disease. The pathology and etiology will be thoroughly gone over, but judging by the past, most writers will have very little that is encouraging to say as regards treatment. Several points, nevertheless, must be kept in mind. Whatever drugs are used internally (and this depends very much upon the individual case), the patient must have plenty of fresh air. Do not be afraid of his taking cold on account of the cold air blowing across his face. It is now considered that this is impossible. Also, whatever drugs may be used, keep the body warm with suitable clothing, and use externally some preparation which will cause a comparative lessening of blood-pressure in the lungs. Cold applications. beside lowering the vitality of the patient, cause a depletion of the superficial vessels and consequently increase the hyperemia in the lungs themselves. Our attention then would be drawn, per contra, to hot applications. To the most of these there are very great practical objections, such as their inconvenience, their tendency to grow cold very rapidly, and the fact that they must frequently be renewed, thereby disturbing the patient's rest to his manifest detriment. We have found but one form of hot application which seems to us to entirely fill the bill, and that is antiphlogistine. By its means the vitality of the body is conserved, the blood is attracted to the surface and away from the lungs (its hygroscopic action remarkably enhancing this effect), and the tone of the heart's action is maintained. Beside this, its frequent renewal is not necessary, and the patient's rest is not thereby disturbed. Practically we know that by its use the patient is made much more comfortable, the fatality is much decreased, and if abortion of the disease is possible, we believe it can be accomplished better by this means then by any other."-Kansas City Medical Record, October, 1905. Facts about Tuberculosis.-Tuberculosis has engaged the attention of skilled observers for many years, but while great progress has been made in respect of its pathogenesis and prevention, the additions to our therapeutical knowledge are alas but few. Of the myraid remedies extolled at one time and another in he treatment, only two have resisted the test of experience and are still currently employed, viz: lime salts and creosote. Both were at first employed empirically, but the use of each has since been scientifically explained and justified. The pronounced demineralization of the organism that has become a "tuberculous soil" is a fact only recently demonstrated, but the unduly rapid loss of phosphate of lime is now an important diagnostic sign of the so-called pre-tuberculous period. Hence the importance of compensating this loss by appropriate means. The action of creosote in broncho-pulmonary affections, though still largely empirical, is one of the less unquestionable and hitherto the only hindrance to its universal use has been the difficulty of introducing it into the organism in sufficient quantities without setting up local irritation. Nothing could be more logical than to associate these two remedies into a pharmaceutical form that allows of their persistent administration without risk of gastric intolerance. The secret of the successful administration of creosote lies in its extreme dilution, but, simple though this discovery may appear, the credit thereof belongs to M. Pautauberge who has emulated Columbus' famous feat. In this solution the lime is presented in the form of chlorophosphate since lime salts can only enter the circulation when thus transformed. Associated with creosote the solution is readily miscible with water in all proportions and when taken with food, it never causes gastric intolerance and is promptly absorbed. The tonic and antiseptic properties of the creosoted chloro-phosphate of lime solution are applicable to all conditions of depraved nutrition and constitute an admirable prophylactic treatment of the tuberculosis in its multiple forms-pulmonary phthisis, struma, rickets, etc., and in promoting restoration to health after debilitating diseases. In ordering this preparation it is indispensable to prescribe Pautauberge's solution with creosoted chloro-phosphates of lime, which alone fulfils the special conditions of dilution and assimilability. A Unique Remedy.-I find Angier's petroleum emulsion of benefit, not alone in tuberculous cases where it occupies so large a place, but also in many cases of general debility, anemic conditions and wherever the nutritive processes oi the system are faulty it supplies nourishment and medicine at the same time. I have a few cases of chronic bronchitis that find it the only thing to stand them along through the winter-these "winter coughs" that we do not expect to cure, especially in elderly people, but which we must alleviate. Young or old, take this remedy with equal facility and assimilate it alike. Angier's is unique in its field, which is a large one.-A. P. Reed, M. D., Naples, Maine. In the treatment of bronchial affections, triacol, Alpers, has proven of great benefit to the medical profession during the past few years. A well known practitioner of the East has said of this preparation: "I have never seen any guaiacol preparation that is so efficient. I am delighted that you have such a fine, palatable solution of those guaiacol salts, and I know of no better combination of them than your triacol." Upon application to The Alpers Chemical Company, 4-6 White street, New York, samples and literature will be sent free of charge." Huston Brothers Co.-We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Huston Brothers Co. that appears in this issue. There would really appear to be many points of distinct advantage in the electrical cabinets manufactured by this firm, and we strongly advise all our readers, who are at all interested, to write for their catalogue. It has only recently come to our knowledge that the millionaire Armour family selected one of Huston's electric cabinets in preference to all others for the treatment of Lolita, the famous little patient of Dr Lorenz during his recent visit in this country. Although the Huston cabinets undoubtedly would appear to be the best on the American market, their prices are by no means the highest. Huston Brothers have recently issued a very neat, compact, little catalogue to cover this special line of goods Even if you do not think of purchasing a cabinet right away, you should at least have a catalogue so that you may get posted. Carabana recently admitted to the domain of therapeutics, has, at a bound, jumped into the first place. A mildness and certainty of its purgative action, smallness of dosage, a few contra-indications contribute to make it useful, not only as a remedy, but also as a means of diagnosis. It produces, when used as a purgative, a number of abundant, regular passages without griping. If taken in small doses for several days, continuously, it does not cause gastric or intestinal disturbances as do waters of analagous composition. In the diseases of my clinic I have had splendid results from its use; as a resolvent in chronic inflammatory affections of the prostate and vesicles, in gonorrhea; in inflammation and conjestions of the cervix uteri and in leucorrhea, carabana, taken in small doses, combined with injections and douches, speedily effects a cure. In scrofulous, glandular and cutaneous manifestations, especially in eruptions of the face and skin, have I met with success by using carabana locally and administering it in small doses. It is desirable that its employment become general, as the indications for its use, derived from a study of its chemical composition, become greater from day to day."-Prof. M. S. B, Pruni-Heroin is a reliable, strictly ethical preparation, consisting of those remedies which have proved of greatest value in the treatment of cough; heroin, terpin hydrate, ammonia mur., wild cherry bark, white pine bark, blood root, spikenard, glycerine, etc., so combined that their efficiency is fortified and their objectionable features eliminated. The unique value of heroin in all affections of the respiratory tract has been thoroughly established by the profession since its introduction a few years ago. Terpin hydrate acts as a stimulant to the respiratory centers. Ammonia muriate is also a stimulant, exerting influence on the pulmonary mucous membrane, increasing muscular power and aiding in the expulsion of sputa. The astringent properties of wild cherry bark and white pine bark are of a peculiar service in inflammations of the respiratory tract. They also exert a controlling influence upon the nightsweats of phthisis. The foregoing ingredients, with the addition of blood root, spikenard, glycerine, etc., makes pruni-heroin of peculiar value as a cough-relieving agent, as near a specific in the diseases where it is indicated as it is possible for a medicine to become. Another great point in its favor is that it is exceptionally palatable, agrees with the most delicate stomach, and is acceptable to children or others who cannot take ordinary preparations. THE Medical Herald Medical Society of the Missouri Valley Meets in St. Joseph, March 22, 23, 1906. Excursion to Excelsior Springs after adjournment. Emulsified cod liver oil as contained in Scott's Emulsion appears in a form so closely resembling the product of natural digestion as it occurs within the body-that it may well be administered as an artificially digested fat food of the very highest type. In combination with the other ingredients involved-glycerine being an emollient of inestimable value-Scott's Emulsion offers to the physician a valuable, exquisite and rare accession to his prescription list. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409-415 Pearl St., New York. We Publish We now publish the formulas of ali our medicines. And why not? We know they are the very best; and we know that the medicines made from them are the very best, also. Then what have we to fear! Why have secrets to hide! The more there is known about these good medicines, the better for them and the better for us! We firmly believe, with all our might, that a person has a right to know, if he wants to know, all about the medicine he is taking. Therefore, every bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and every box of Ayer's Pills now leaving our Laboratory has the complete formula printed in plain English, as part of the label. We will gladly send you these formulas, upon request. J. C. AYER COMPANY, Lowell, Mass. Formulas PAPERS READ AT THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, AUGUST 24 AND 25, 1905. POST OPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE IN ABDOMINAL SURGERY * F. E. Walker, M. D., Worthington, Minn. BOUT one year ago I was called to make a postmortem for a friend of mine, upon one of his patients who had died of supposed shock following an interim appendectomy. Symptomatology was not sufficient to make a diagnosis of shock, hemorrhage, or anything else, and feeling that it was due him as well as the family to determine the true cause of death an autopsy was requested and allowed. The young man had had several attacks of appendiceal inflammation and two weeks after his last attack, underwent an operation. 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