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delirious and extremely prostrated on the twenty- 

 fourth day. His temperature fell ; pulse became 

 slow and remittent. He refused brandy. One- 

 fourth of a drop of nitro-glycerine (one per cent, 

 solution) was given every fifteen minutes for two 

 hours. The pulse became full and regular, the 

 delirium subsided, and in twenty-four hours the 

 mind was clear. In cases of opium narcosis, and of 

 uremic coma, with feeble pulse, great benefit followed 

 its use. It is suggested, also, in any case of appar- 

 ent sudden death, and from drowning. Nitro- 

 glycerine solution, dropped upon the tongue, might 

 start the heart again and revive the patient. 



A CORRESPONDENT of the British Medical Jomnal 

 mentions using carb. ammonia as an emetic in 

 cases of semi-drunkenness. The drunkard can 

 generally be roused and made to swallow half a 

 drachm of ammoniae carb. dissolved in a wine- 

 glassful of water, and, if drank ofl:", this will at once 

 act as an emetic and restorer. The stimulating 

 effect of the salt upon the stomach prevents the 

 extreme depression often following excess in drink- 

 ing, while quickly causing its contents to be ejected. 



At the onset of a papular eruption it is often dif- 

 ficult to decide whether the case is one of measles or 

 small-pox. M. Grissolle's method of diagnosis is as 

 follows {Medical Times) : If, upon stretching a por- 

 tion of the skin, the papule becomes impalpable to 

 the touch, the eruption is caused by measles ; if, on 

 the contrary, the papule is still felt when the skin is 

 drawn out, the eruption is the result of small-pox. 



For the relief of sick stomach of pregnancy, Dr. 

 S. B. Kirkpatrick (Coiir. Record Tex.) has found 

 glycerine tampons, applied to the cervix and os 

 uteri, almost a specific, as soon as a copious watery 

 discharge, per vaginam, is established. A pledget 

 of cotton, to which a string is tied for its removal, 

 is saturated with glycerine and passed up in contact 

 with the uterine surfaces, and allowed to remain 

 several hours. This can be renewed from day to 

 day, as the sickness returns, and, if desirable, the 

 patient can learn to place it herself. 



Prof. Parvin, Philadelphia, recommends, after 

 delivery, always to tie two ligatures on the umbili- 

 cal cord. The ligature on the placental end prevents 

 the placenta tram becoming emptied of its blood, 

 and thus promotes its separation. 



Prof. Ua Costa, Philadelphia, advises never to 

 use cold applications in the local treatment of gout. 

 They may cause retrocession and dangerous symp- 

 toms affecting vital organs. 



Aluminium probes never tarnish, and are more 

 ductile than silver. 



MEDICAL MEMORANDA. 



A £10,000 Fee has, it is stated, been given to Dr. 

 Freyer, a surgeon in India, for his successful treat- 

 ment of the Nawab of Rampur and General Aziniu- 

 deen Khan. This should make us wish we had a 

 iew Nawabs this side. 



The Physician's Faith. — PirogoflFonce said that 

 the life of every physician could be well divided into 

 three periods : The first, when he religiously be- 

 lieves all that he has been taught in the university; 

 the second, when he believes nothing but what his 

 experience has taught him, and third, when he 

 believes in neither the first nor the second. 



The Dt)CTOR Must He Paid. — Medical men in 

 general are probably not aware that in France, at 

 least, the doctor's claim on the estate of a deceased 



patient has precedence of all others. Even the land- 

 lord's claim for arrears of rent must yield to the doc- 

 tor's fee. The courts of Rouen, Poictiers, and the 

 Seine have alike decided that as it is an imperative 

 right of humanity that the dying should have the 

 necessary care and treatment, such attendance 

 should be paid for before all the other debts. 



Vaselin an]> Water. — According to M. Klebs, 

 of Brussels, the inconvenience sometiines experi- 

 enced in dispensing, through the immiscibility of 

 vaselin and water may be overcome by the aid of 

 castor oil. The addition of this oil in the propor- 

 tion of two drops to a gram of liquid, he has found 

 to be sufficient to produce a perfectly homogeneous 

 mixture. By this means potassium iodide may be 

 introduced into an unguent without danger of the 

 decomposition that takes place after a time when fat 

 is used. 



Chinese Dentists. — An exchange says that the 

 dentists in China look upon pulled teeth as trophies. 

 Toothache is supposed to come from a worm in the 

 tooth, and there are a set of female doctors who 

 make a business of extracting these worms. When 

 the nerve is exposed they take this out and call it 

 the worm, and when not, they use a sleight-of-hand, 

 by which they make their patients believe certain 

 worms, which they show them, come from their 

 teeth. The writer heard persons tell of Chinamen 

 who claimed to have had ten worms taken from 

 their mouths in a single day, and he saw a woman 

 actually at work upon a patient in the street. 



HUMORS. 



In Bad Shape. — Visitor (to sick woman) : "How- 

 are you feeling this morning, ^rs. O'Toolihan.'" 



Mrs. O'Toolihan: "Och, leddy, it is that bad oi 

 am wid a complication av troubles — rheumatism, 

 lumbago, and all ; and it was only this marnin' that 

 the doctor — hiven rist his sowl — said there were 

 decided symtims of convalescence." 



Mexican Pharmacy. — It is reported that Mexican 

 druggists donot sell postage stamps, and that they 

 are so given to the habit of taking things easy, that 

 many of them wear a chest-protector made of sticky 

 fly-paper when they take their afternoon siestas. 

 Why would it not be a good plan to take out a 

 patent on this, for use in districts afflicted with 

 mosquitoes .' 



It May Lead to an Intestine War. — The daily 

 papers announce that the latest trust that is forming 

 in the west is the castor oil trust. It appears that 

 manufacturers are ready to take the final step and 

 organize a trust combination with a capital stock of 

 $250,000 to $500,000. The medical profession has 

 had a trust in castor oil for many years, in doses of 

 from one to four drachms. 



Dividing the Responsiuility. — Doctor : "Yes, 

 you have a tremendous fever. Burning thirst, I 

 suppose?" 



Patient: "Yes, terrific." 



Doctor: "Ah, I'll send you round something to 

 relieve that." 



Patient: "Nevermind about the thirst, doctor, 

 you look after the fever; I'll attend to the thirst my- 

 self." 



Two Desperate Men. — "Get out of my way ! " 



"Step oft' in the mud yourself. The walk is as 

 much mine as yours!" 



The first of the two speakers was the possessor of 

 an incipient boil on the back of the neck. The 

 second had just got a letter from home announcing 

 that he was the father of a pair of lusty twins. The 

 fight that took place on that narrow sidewalk was 

 the most desperate ever known in the history of the 

 town. 



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Paint your buildings in the fall, so that the paint may be- 

 come hard before being exposed to the blistering heat of the 

 summer's sun. Use the Gutta Pekcha Paint for the pur- 

 pose, as it is the best and most durable in the market. 



The Royal Baking Powder is free irom alum and other 

 objectionable ingredients, and by actual test has been proved to 

 have a greater leavening power than any other powder in the 

 market. The published analyses also show that it is composed 

 of pure and wholesome materials. 



The delicious food preparations and confections of Walter 

 Baker & Co. are not nuide from Coco or Coc<t, l.iut from the 

 very best qualities of Cacao, or Cocoa, as we notice the firm 

 prefers to spell it. For explanation of the distinction, see the 

 articles in this and the succeeding number. 



The manufacture of ice in southern cities does not cease upon 

 the approach of winter. There is a demand for it during the 

 entire year, and the demand is ino.st economically supplied by 

 the Ice Machines of David Bovle, which are in successful 

 operation in all the chief cities of the country. 



Write to E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., of New York, for the 

 latest information in regard toaniatcur photographic apparatus; 

 and for further instruction in regard to the newest discoveries 

 in this fascinating art, read "Naturalistic Photograi'hy," 

 published byE. & K. N. Spon, ot the same city, at $2.00. 



It is always best to take time by the forelock, and the wise 

 woman will soon liegin to prepare the Christmas gifts. She 

 will also show her wisdom by perfuming them with the delicate 

 and lasting Sachet Powders manufactured by T. Metcalf 

 & Co., which everybody knows to be the best and cheapest 

 made. 



A successful experiment is reported to have been made re- 

 cently at the laboratory of the Joseph Dixon Ckuciule Com- 

 pany, in Jersey City, N.J. A i)iece of iron ten inches long, 

 two inches wide, and a sixteenth of an inch thick, was used, 

 and one-half of its surface painted with Silica-Graphitk 

 Paint, while the other half was left unpainted. It was sus- 

 pended for several days in a hathof dilulc sulphuric acid. This 

 bath was much stronger than any sulphur-water met with in 

 mining. On taking the iron from the hath, the unpainted part 

 was found eaten off to about one-half its original bulk. The 

 painted part did not sustjiiu even the slightest blemish, thus 

 apparently proving the ability of this paint to withstand sul- 

 phuric acid, and demonstrating its tisefulness where iron piping 

 is laid in acid water, such as is scum-times met with in mines 

 containing l>yrite or other sulphides, which, under certain con- 

 ditions, produce acid waters in the form of sulphate solutions, 

 resulting from the decomposition of the sulphide minerals. 



