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of lukewarm water containing a drachm of glycozone adminis- 

 tered once or twice daily soon effects good and in cases of ulcer, 

 pure and simple, may be expected to radically cure the dis- 

 eased conditions. 



External Uses. — After the cleansing of any diseased or sup- 

 purating surface by peroxide of hydrogen (medicinal), the ap- 

 plication of glycozone stimulates healthly action and hastens 

 the cure. For this purpose it has no superior in the entire 

 range of therapeutics. It tends to check the discharge of irri- 

 tating unwholesome secretions and to prevent the infection of 

 the sore by pathogenic organisms. Its action in this respect is 

 explained by the fact that it is both powerfully antiseptic and 

 stimulant. 



EDITORIAL. 



The Practical Value of the Microscope. — To pharmacists 

 its worth is constantl}' increasing as physicians learn the value 

 of microscopical diagnosis and druggists become competent to 

 handle it. The editor of a western periodical relates how while 

 in Hot Springs, Ark., he recently saw a very poor microscope 

 that was bought at a high price but had paid for itself several 

 times over. What is more the man who uses it knows but little 

 of the subject. If it is a paying investment under such poor 

 environments what would be the worth of a good serviceable 

 microscope in the hands of one fully competent to manipulate 

 it? He says; "We hope that more of our readers will ans- 

 wer this interrogation by a practical demonstration of the ques- 

 tion. The muslin drug stores and saloon pharmacies may cut 

 prices on patent medicines and sell medicines at cost but they 

 will not invest in microscopes." 



MICROSCOPICAL APPARATUS. 



Construction fo Microscope Stands. — Mr. W. C. Davis, of 

 the Manse, Prestonville, Brighton, claims patent rights on the 

 construction of microscopes with the upright standards sloped 

 backwards (towards the user of the microscoi)e). Another fea- 

 ture of the instrument consists in the adaptation of a curved por- 

 tion to the supporting hinge of the tube, whereby a convenient 



