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Varieties. 
(Am  Jour. Pnarm. 
I      Mar.,  1881. 
Lent's  Solution  of  Quinia. — 
R    Quiniaj  siilphat.,        .  .  '  .    gr.  80 
Aquse,    .....  H'^l 
Acidi  sulphur,  dil.,    .  .  .  .    q.  s. 
Heat  to  biling  and  add  Acidi  carbolici,      .         gr.  5 
For  hypoderuiic  use. 
Burns. — Dr.  A.  L.  Barry,  of  Ringold,  Ga.,  says  that  a  sohition  of  alum 
in  water  forms  an  excellent  application  to  burns,  relieving  the  pain  in  a 
few  minutes,  and  leading  to  a  rapid  healing  of  the  inflamed  surface. 
R    Alum,       .  .  .  .  .1  ounce 
Water,  ....         1  quart 
Sig.  Keep  a  cloth  wet  with  the  solution  constantly  npiAied.— Southern 
Medical  Record^  January  20. 
Fetid  Sweating  of  the  Feet.— Dr.  Willcox  ("  British  Medical  Jour- 
nal," vol.  ii,  1880,  p.  659)  straps  the  affected  portion  of  the  sole  of  the  foot 
as  smoothly  as  possible  with  tolerably  wide  straps  of  ordinary  adhesive 
plaster,  either  emplastrum  saponis  or  emplastrum  plumbi.  Every  part 
should  be  completely  covered,  and  with  two  layers  of  plaster  if  the  com- 
plaint be  very  bad.  Xhe  plaster  should  be  taken  off  and  renewed  in  three 
or  four  days,  and  once  again  at  the  exj^iration  of  a  week,  when  the  skin 
will  be  found  to  l)e  quite  healthy. — Medical  Times^  January  15. 
Salicylic  Acid  as  a  Foot  Powder. — As  a  protection  to  the  feet,  in 
the  Russian  army,  salicylic  acid  is  used.  It  is  in  the  shape  of  a  powder, 
and  is  a  great  preventive  against  perspiring  and  sore  feet :  Acid  salicylic, 
3  parts  ;  amyluni,  10  parts  ;  powder  of  talcum,  87  parts.  It  is  applied  dry  ; 
on  a  march,  daily  ;  in  garrison,  every  two  or  three  days.  It  takes  off  the 
irritating  influence  of  the  perspiration  of  the  feet,  and  prevents,  in  conse- 
quence, the  soreness.  In  the  Italian  army  aniseed  is  similarly  used,  in  hot 
weather. — Med.  and.  Surg.  Rep.^  Feb.  5. 
DioscoREA  ViLLOSA. — A  correspondent  in  Iowa  speaks  highly  of  the 
fluid  extract  of  this  indigenous  plant  in  bilious  colic,  and  he  relates  a  very 
severe  case  in  which  a  teaspoonful  dose  gave  immediate  relief.  The  wild 
yam  has  long  had  a  reputation  as  a  "colic  root."  It  is  mentioned  in  the 
appendix  of  the  United  States  Dispensatory,  but  as  Prof  Stille  remarks,  in 
the  last  edition  of  the  National  Disj^ensatory,  "  Time  has  not  added  to  our 
knowledge  of  its  properties."  He  thinks  its  active  principle  is  allied  to 
ipecac. — Ibid. 
Pitting  of  Smallpox. — Dr.  Schwimmer,  in  the  "Gazette  des  Hopi- 
taux,"  advises  a  mask,  to  be  formed  of  very  pliable  linen  cloth,  leaving 
apertures  for  the  eyes,  nose  and  mouth.  The  inside  of  this  is  to  be  smeared 
with  one  of  the  following  liniments :  1.  Carbolic  acid,  4  to  10,  olive  oil,  40, 
and  prepared  chalk,  60  parts.  2.  Carbolic  acid,  5,  olive  oil  and  pure  starch, 
