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a gargle. The remedy may be applied much more efficiently 

 by means of the fountain syringe now so much in use, replac- 

 ing advantageously the solution of salt in water so generally 

 resorted to in connection with the apparatus. 1 A, November 

 25, 1870,262. 



EUCALYPTUS A FEBRIFUGE. 



The cultivation of the Eucalyptus globulus!?, making rapid 

 pogress in the south of France, Spain, Algiers, and Corsica, 

 especially on account of its alleged virtues as a remedy for 

 fever. It furnishes a peculiar extractive matter, or alkaloid, 

 called eucalyptine, said by some to be as excellent a remedy 

 against fever as quinine. In Spain its efficacy in cases of in- 

 termittent and marsh fevers has gained for it the name of "fe- 

 ver-tree." It is a powerful tonic and diffusible stimulant, per- 

 forms remarkable cures in cases of chronic catarrh and dys- 

 pepsia, is an excellent antiseptic application to wounds, and 

 tans the skins of dead animals, giving the fragrance of Rus- 

 sia leather. The tree prefers a marshy soil, in which it grows 

 to a great height very rapidly. It dries the earth under it 

 by the evaporation from its leaves, and shelters it from the 

 sun, thus preventing the generation of marsh miasm. 20 A 9 

 November 11,1871,596. 



ELIMINATION OF NITROGEN IN CASES OF FEVER. 



In a treatise by Dr.Unruh upon the elimination of nitrogen 

 in cases of fever, he sums up the result of his researches by 

 stating that the total amount of such elimination is greater 

 in fevers by perhaps fifty per cent, than in the normal condi- 

 tion of the body, but that it is not proportional to the eleva- 

 tion of its temperature. In the crisis of the fever oxidation 

 of nitrogenous substances is increased ; but in certain cases 

 the elevation of the temperature is the primary cause, and 

 brings about a secondary increase of the elimination. The 

 warmth produced by the increased oxidation of the nitroge- 

 nous substance is not sufficient to explain the frequently ex- 

 cessive temperature in fevers. The fever, in and of itself, pro- 

 duces no increase of the uric acid. This, however, may occur 

 in consequence of the insufficiency of respiration. Sulphate 

 of quinine is an antipyretic remedy, but is not an absolutely 

 certain one. Medical Thesis. 



