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ture of three ounces of tincture of iodine and one pint of 

 water. Over this he spread a coating of starch. This treat- 

 ment, repeated each day, brought about a cure in three 

 weeks. 



Haas has obtained remarkable results from the following 

 prescription : 



Aristol 5 to ID grams 



Olive oil 20 grams 



Vaseline 



Lanoline aa q. s. 



The aristol should be dissolved in the oil, and the vase- 

 line and lanoline added. 



Graze employs the following mixture for extensive 



burns : 



Powd. gall-nut i gram 



Boric vaseline 8 gram 



This mixture attenuates the secretions, is deoderant and 



prevents the exuberant growth of proud flesh. 



CHILBLAIMS AND FROST-BITES. 



The word "chill" is used to describe the local or general 

 action of cold :on the organism. "Freezing" and "congela- 

 tion" are also employed as almost synonymous terms. 



ETIOLOGY — Frost-bites are extremely , rare among 

 domestic animals in the climate of France, owing to the 

 thickness of their skin and the abundance of hair with which 

 they are provided at the approach of winter. Except in iso- 

 lated cases solipeds and ruminants resist the effects of cold 

 remarkably well. The resistance is especially great when 

 the organism is not debilitated by previous diseases or priva- 

 tions. It is especially interesting to consult the memoirs of 

 soldiers in the Russian campaign on this point. We gather 

 from them the fact that men and beasts died chiefly from 

 lack of nourishment, and that the only horses that resisted 



