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guard  for  tlie  customer,  and  in  this  connection  I  would  state  that  I 
think  the  practice  of  selling  laudanum  without  being  marked  poison 
is  very  reprehensible. 
In  addition  to  these  precautions,  I  think  the  following  articles 
which  are  in  extensive  use,  when  sold  should  be  labeled  with  the  word 
^caution,  namel}'^ :  spirits  of  hartshorn,  acetic  acid,  aromatic  sulphuric 
.and  tartai'ic  acid,  chloroform,  ether  and  benzin  (on  account  of  inflam- 
mability), bitter  almonds,  bitter  almond  oil  (water  and  extract),  tartar 
emetic  and  its  preparations,  cherry  laurel  water,  weak  solutions  of  car- 
bolic acid  (strong  should  be  marked  poison),  wine  of  colchicum  root, 
strong  solutions  of  chloride  of  zinc,  tinctures  of  digitalis  and  conium, 
tincture  of  iodine,  santonin  and  the  preparations  containing  it,  artifi- 
cial fruit  extracts,  alcohol,  Goulard's  extract,  podophyllin,  and  as  a 
general  rule  all  liniments  not  containing  poison,  the  latter,  of  course, 
should  be  so  labeled. 
I  have  written  thus  at  length,  feeling  that  one  of  the  most  import- 
ant subjects  and  one  requiring  very  great  attention  is,  care  in  dispen- 
sing poisons. 
New  Seidlitz  Powder. — In  common  colds,  where  a  laxative  is 
indicated  Dr.  E.  J.  Kempf  recommends  dissolving  the  tartaric  acid 
of  the  Seidlitz  powder  together  with  5  grs.  ammonium  chloride  before 
mixing  with  the  solution  of  Rochelle  salt  and  sodium  bicarbonate. — 
Xouisv.  Med.  News,  March  12. 
Salicylic  Acid  for  Bee  Stings. — An  Austrian  paper  recommends 
the  following  treatment:  First  remove  the  sting  as  quickly  as  possible 
with  a  forceps  or  by  scratching  with  a  finger,  but  never  with  the  thumb 
and  forefinger,  because  this  squeezes  more  of  the  poison  into  the  wound. 
Next  squeeze  the  wound  unti}  a  drop  of  blood  comes  out,  and  rub  the 
place  as  large  as  a  dollar  with  an  aqueous  or  dilute  alcoholic  solution 
of  salicylic  acid.  The  effect  is  still  better  by  injecting  the  salicylic 
acid  ink^  the  wound  with  the  hypodermic  syringe.  After  this  the 
spot  is  pointed  with  collodion,  to  keep  out  the  air.  A  sting  treated 
thus  causes  little  or  no  pain,  slight  inflammation  and  swelling,  and  is 
not  followed  by  nettle-fever  or  lanienees  in  the  most  sensitive  and 
-njervous  individuals. —  Oil  and  Drug  News, 
