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account  the  labor  and  anxiety  of  so  many  years.  Such,  then,  is  the 
"story"  attaching  to  tlie  now  famous  Cinchona  Ledgeriana,  the  source  of 
untold  wealth  to  Java,  Ceylon  and,  I  hope,  to  India  and  elsewhere.  I  am 
proud  to  see  my  "  dream  "  of  close  on  forty  years  ago  is  realized — Europe 
is  no  longer  dependent  on  Peru  or  Bolivia  for  its  supply  of  life-giving 
({uinia.  C.  Ledger. 
—  The  Field,  Feb.  5. 
VARIETIES. 
Borax  in  Hoarseness. — This  salt  has  been  employed  with  advantage 
in  cases  of  hoarseness  and  aphonia  occurring  suddenly  from  the  action  of 
cold.  The  remedy  is  recommended  to  singers  and  orators  whose  voices 
suddenly  become  lost,  but  which  by  these  means  can  be  recovered  almost 
instantly.  A  little  piece  of  borax,  the  size  of  a  pea,  is  to  be  slowly  dis- 
solved in  the  mouth  ten  minutes  before  singing  or  speaking.  The  remedy 
provokes  an  abundant  secretion  of  saliva,  which  moistens  the  mouth  and 
throat.  This  local  action  of  the  borax  should  be  aided  by  an  equal  dose  of 
nitrate  of  potassium,  taken  in  warm  solution  before  going  to  bed. — La 
France  Medicale. 
Poisoning  by  Chlorate  of  Potassium.  —  The  Marseilles  "  Medical 
relates  a  case  of  poisoning  by  chlorate  of  potassium.  An  eldei'ly  man  took 
in  mistake  for  Epson  salts,  thirty-five  grams  of  chlorate  of  potassium. 
Death,  which  followed  in  seven  hours  after  the  ingestion  of  the  salt,  was 
preceded  by  the  following  symptoms  :  vomiting,  colic,  and  diarrhoea,  gene" 
ral  weakness  and  rigidity  of  the  limbs.  After  death  the  skin  of  the  dorsal 
and  lumbar  regions  presented  a  slate-colored  appearance. — Med.  Times, 
Jan.  29. 
Bismarck's  Caustic  Powder. — 
Arsenious  acid,         .            .  .            .15  grains. 
Sulphate  of  morphia,       .            .  .          15  " 
Calomel,      .            .            .  .            .     2  drachms. 
Powdered  gum  arable,     .            .  .          12  " 
Mix.    This  is  sometimes  called  painless  caustic  powder,  although  the 
propriety  of  the  name  is  doubted  by  some. — Oaillard^s  Med.  Jour  ,  Jan.  • 
Dobell's  Purgative  Tincture.— 
R    Res.  podophylli,     ....   grs.  ii 
Essentise  zingiber.,       .  .  ,         ^i  ir^xv 
Spts.  vin.  recti.,     .  >  .  •  3ii 
M.S.  3i  at  night  when  lying  down,  every  two  or  three  nights.  Podo- 
phyllin  is  claimed  to  act  mildly. — Oaillard's  Med.  Jour.,  from  i'  Union 
Mfd. 
