5H  Report  on  Results  of  Use  of  i^Zbe^T?. 
to  be  inserted.  Just  before  injection,  again  wipe  the  point  of  inser- 
tion with  Dakin's  solution.  Caution :  Do  not  scrub  the  part  to  be 
disinfected  with  Dakin's  solution — simply  wipe  it  off ;  and  do  not 
use  Dakin's  solution  immediately  before  or  after  using  iodine, 
menthol,  benzol,  or  any  of  the  numerous  iodine  preparations. 
Before  using  the  solution  in  the  mouth  we  would  advise  those 
who  are  interested  in  the  Carrel-Dakin  method  of  wound  steriliza- 
tion to  read  the  splendid  paper  by  Dr.  W.  O'Neil  Sherman,  pub- 
lished in  the  March,  191 7,  issue  of  Surgery,  Gynecology,  and  Ob- 
stetrics, also  in  the  Pennsylvania  Medical  Journal  for  June,  191 7. 
On  July  31st  the  writer  had  the  privilege  of  meeting  Dr.  Sherman 
and  discussing  a  paper  written  by  him  and  read  before  the  Schuylkill 
County  Medical  Society  at  Buckwood  Inn.  We  were  very  much  im- 
pressed with  Dr.  Sherman's  paper  and  with  the  very  great  stress 
he  laid  upon  the  necessity  of  using  the  Daufresne  technique  in  pre- 
paring the  solution,  of  always  using  a  fresh  solution,  and  of  follow- 
ing the  technique  of  Dr.  Carrel  verbatim  in  using  the  Carrel-Dakin 
solution  in  the  treatment  of  wounds. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  SERVICE  IN  THE  FRENCH  ARMY.1 
By  George  M.  Beringer,  A.M.,  Ph.M. 
The  establishment  of  a  properly  organized  and  well  equipped 
pharmaceutical  corps  as  a  branch  of  the  Medical  Department  of  the 
United  States  army  is  urged  as  a  national  necessity  by  those  who  are 
acquainted  with  the  unscientific  methods  under  which  potent  drugs 
are  controlled  and  the  dispensing  of  medicines  is  carried  on  in  our 
army.  In  this  respect,  we  can  profit  by  learning  the  experiences  and 
studying  the  methods  of  the  foreign  armies,  those  of  our  allies  and 
the  enemy  alike,  for  supplying  the  medical  needs  and  providing  for 
the  hygienic  care  of  their  soldiers. 
In  anticipation  of  the  necessities  of  war,  both  Germany  and 
France,  in  recent  years,  again  reorganized  their  respective  army 
pharmaceutical  services  and  greatly  extended  the  duties  assigned 
to  the  pharmaceutical  corps.   Not  only  are  these  corps  charged  with 
1  Read  at  the  Joint  Meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  Branch  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  and  the  National  Pharmaceutical  Service  Asso- 
ciation, October  8,  1917. 
