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STRYCHNIA  m  CHRONIC  MARRHCEA,  ETC. 
tion  to  disinfectants  that  were  sold  at  moderate  prices,  but  we 
iiave  lately  become  cognizant  of  a  compound  which  possesses  all 
the  requisites  of  a  good  disinfectant,  which  can  be  sold  at  less 
than  half  the  price  of  any  other  that  has  been  offered  to  the 
public.  It  is  called  "The  Thorough  Disinfectant,"  and  we  are 
glad  to  learn  that  some  prominent  physicians  and  sanitarians  of 
ISTew  York,  where  the  inventor  of  the  compound  resides,  are 
engaged  in  the  laudable  effort  of  having  the  formula  disseminated 
throughout  the  country  in  a  way  to  make  it  available  for  the 
purpose  of  a  general,  reliable,  and,  at  the  same  time,,  cheap  dis- 
infectant. 
As  we  are  assured  that  the  ingredients  for  its-  composition  can 
be  obtained  in  almost  every  locality,  and  at  a  mere  tithe  of  the 
cost  of  other  disinfectants  of  even  less  value,  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  it  will  not  be  long  ere  the  formula  will  be  scattered  broad- 
cast over  the  land,  in  a  way  the  best  calculated  to  make  the  use 
of  the  "  Thorough  Disinfectant  "  universal. 
Some  knowledge  of  its  ingredients  and  wonderful  antiseptic 
properties,  and  observation  of  its  effects,  have  given  us  a  very 
hij>'h  opinion  of  its  value,  and  will  lead  us  to  do  what  we  can  to 
promote  the  introduction  of  this  excellent  article^  in  the  belief 
that  it  will  add  to  the  comfort  and  elevate  the  sanitary  condition 
of  our  households  and  the  community  generally,  when  it  comes- 
to  be  fully  known. 
Cholera  and  some  other  forms  of  zymotic  diseases  can  be 
much  more  easily  prevented  than  cured,  and  anything  that  will 
neutralize  foul  animal  effluvia,  the  chief  promoter  of  this  class 
of  diseases,  is  well  worthy  of  being  extensively  known  and 
used. — Med.  and  Surg.  Hep.,  July  6,  1867. 
A  FEW  REMARKS  UPON  THE  USE  OF  HEROIC  DOSES  OF 
STRYCHNIA  IN  CHRONIC  DIARRBCEA,  DURING  THE 
YEARS  1862-63-64-65,  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  SERVICE. 
By  R.  P.  Kendall,  M.  D.f  Hamilton,  Ills. 
In  June,  1862,  the  15th  Wisconsin  left  Island  Ten,  leaving 
behind  them  over  two  dozen  bad  cases  of  chronic  diarrhoea.  Suf- 
ficient hospital  accommodations  did  not  then  exist  at  Columbus, 
Ky.,  and  Cairo,  Ills,,  and  it  was  thought  that  they  would  do  as. 
