318 MR. WOOD'S OBSERVATIONS. 



sulpho-carbolate on the other hand is perfectly soluble 

 in its own -weight of water, and it can be administered 

 and absorbed with the greatest ease. Calcium sulpho- 

 carbolate has been administered, combined with ordi- 

 nary chalk mixture, in the treatment of the diarrhoea 

 occurring in unhealthy children. The dose given was 

 from three to eight grains three times a-day. The 

 patients, concerning whom these results were recorded 

 were out-patients of the North Eastern Hospital for 

 Children ; these, almost entirely, were dwellers in the 

 poorest and most insalubrious parts of the East of 

 London, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, &c. The dura- 

 tion of the diarrhoea was manifestly controlled. 



In the 22 cases recorded, which were taken without 

 any selection, there is an almost universal history of 

 improvement. The gain in muscular power was very 

 evident, and the bones lost all signs of undue flexibi- 

 lity. In a single instance, the medicine was omitted 

 because it seemed to induce'pallor. In two instances, 

 death occurred from convulsions subsequently to the 

 discontinuance of the treatment. 



The zinc and copper salts have been employed in 

 aqueous solution as lotions for the treatment of wounds 

 by Mr. John Wood. Thus employed, in proportions 

 f 3 to 5 grains to the ounce of water, Mr. Wood con- 

 siders them valuable for their antiseptic qualities. 

 Wounds are kept clean and free from smell. Mr. Wood 

 has also used the solutions as injections in gonorrhceal 

 and other discharges, and as a dressing for superficial 



