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FOR  CHRONIC  FOLLICULAR  PHARYNGITIS 
R .    Iodipur.,  gr.  iii 
Potass,  iodid.,  gr.  v 
Acid  trichloracetic!,     gr.  vi 
Glvcerini,  1  --  -  ^ 
1        "»  Vaa  5SS 
Aq.  dest..  J 
M. — Sig.  :  Apply  by  means  of  cotton  applicator  in  full  strength,  or  diluted,as 
may  be  indicated. — Med.  Xezi  s,  April  2,  1S9S. 
NEW  COMPETITORS  IN  THE  MEDICAL  FIELD, 
In  spite  of  the  vigilance  and  persistence  practised  by  the  medical 
profession  in  suppressing  irregularities  in  its  domain,  some  unex- 
pected dragon  is  constantly  protruding  his  obnoxious  head.  The 
latest  surprise  comes  in  the  form  of  spiritualistic  mediums,  who  are 
supplying  prescriptions  written  by  celebrated  physicians,  many  of 
them  long  forgotten,  who  have  Left  the  terrestrial  for  the  spirit 
world,  but  who,  nevertheless,  have  not  lost  their  interest  in  the 
practice  of  medicine. 
A  specific  instance  of  this  has  recently  occurred  in  England,  and 
the  question  has  arisen  whether  such  prescriptions  can  be  recog- 
nized and  compounded  by  a  legitimate  chemist,  and  also  who  is  to 
assume  the  responsibility  of  the  effect  of  such  prescriptions  on  the 
individuals  taking  Xhem.-Med.  News,  March  19,  1S98. 
BRYONTN  IN  THE  TREATMENT  OF  HEPATIC  CONGESTION. 
The  Gazette  hebdomadaire  de  medicine  et  de  ckirurgie,  for  February 
3d,  gives  the  following  formula  : 
R.    Bryonin,  ingrains. 
Sugar  of  milk,  60  " 
Gum  arabic,  15  " 
Syrup,  q.s. 
M. — Divide  into  a  hundred  granules.  One  to  be  taken  every  two  hours, 
until  the  bowels  are  sufficiently  moved. 
MEDICAL  ETIQUETTE  IN  CHINA. 
Chinese  doctors  are  said  to  be  even  more  scrupulous  than  their 
white  brother  practitioners  in  regard  to  the  nice  points  of  pro- 
fessional etiquette.  The  following  amusing  tale  is  related  in  an 
English  journal:  "  A  Chinese  gentleman  was  struck  by  an  arrow, 
which  remained  fast  in  his  body.  A  surgeon  was  sent  for,  and 
broke  off  the  protruding  bit  of  the  arrow,  leaving  the  point  em- 
bedded. He  refused  to  extract  it,  because  the  case  was  clearly  one 
for  a  physician,  the  arrow  being  inside  the  body." — Medical  Record. 
