Ci¥ Proceedings of the 
to any or no treatment. The enteric group of fevers showed 
marked differences, the one from the other; typhoid was a 
rather severe septicemia, paratyphoid A was a milder septi- 
cemia, paratyphoid B was an enteritis with but little septi- 
cemic e 
To what extent were these three classed together in Col- 
onel Barnardo’s figures? Further, streptococcal infections were 
associated as a rule, not with the breaking down ulceration 
described, but with inflammatory induration. Major i 
Knowles, although nota harmacologist, was amazed to hear 
Colonel Barnardo claim that digitalis had no Srvspbiompstt: action, 
he had always understood that the contrary was one of the 
most fully established facts in pharmacology. Dr. Brahma- 
chari considered that the value of iron perchloride as an 
antiseptic, whether given orally or used upon skin lesions, 
was far from being as established as Colonel Barnardo sug- 
gested. Colonel Barnardo replied, and an interesting meeting 
which began at 6-15 p.m. terminated at 8-30 P.M. 
eae vee 
NOVEMBER, 1922 
A meeting of the Medical Section 2 the Society was held 
on Wednesday, the 15th November, 192 
Dr. Upendranath Brahmachari, Rai Bahadur, M.A.. M.D., 
Ph.D., F.A.S.B., in the chair. 
ESED 
Members : or 
Acton, Tey H. W., I.M.58. Megaw, Lt.-Col. J. W. D., I.M.S 
Bose, Dr. S. R. Muir, Dr. E. 
Chopra, Major R. N., I.M.S Raman, "Pr of. C. : 
Ganguli, Capt. P. Stewart, Major . Spe I.M.S. 
wles, Major R., [.M.8. 
Visitors : 54, including— 
Napier, Dr. L. E. Shanks, Capt. G., I.M.S. 
The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed and 
signed. 
Major H. W. Acton, I. M.S., read a paper “ On the Mode 
of Action of Selective Drugs.’ 
In general he showed that the action of such selective 
drugs, such as the cinchona alkaloids in malaria or the arsenical 
derivatives in syphilis, depended u certain factors, which 
needed — @ Their CH PleS constitution; thus the 
dextro- and levo-rotatory cinchona alkaloids showed quite 
different asnadenids i (6) The * ikalinity or acidity 
