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Varieties. 
j  Am.  Jour.  Pharm-;, 
t      April,  1883. 
Chlorate  of  Potassium  in  fine  powder  has  yielded  excellent  results 
when  dusted  on  to  the  surface  of  ulcers  and  ulcerating  epitheliomata. 
The  surface  should  be  cleansed  and  the  powder  dusted  thickly  on,  and 
twice  a  day.  It  relieves  pain  and  promotes  healing  by  changing  the, 
character  of  the  morbid  processes.  -  WeeJdy  Med.  Review^  March  3d. 
Powdered  Capsicum  as  a  remedy  in  sub-acute  and  chronic  rheumatism 
has  been  recommended  by  Mr.  A.  Drummond  MacDonald  in  the  "Brit- 
ish Medical  Journal."  Two  drachms  to  the  ounce  of  lard,  to  which  one 
of  the  essential  oils  may  be  added  to  n\ake  it  more  elegant,  is  the  pro- 
portion mentioned.  It  is  to  be  thoroughly  rubbed  over  the  affected  part 
by  a  gloved  hand  for  ten  minutes  at  a  time,  night  and  morning,  or  at 
bed  time  only,  according  to  the  effect  i)roduced.  Dry  heat  applied  after- 
wards intensifies  its  effect,  which  lasts  for  some  time. —  Weekly  Med.  Re- 
vieiu,  March  3,  1883. 
Ferkocyanic  Peeeets,  made  of  sodic  ferrocyanide  and  citric  acid,  are 
recommended  by  Dr.  F.  W.  Pavy  ("British  MedicalJournal")  as  a  clinical 
test  for  albumen.  The  advantages  they  possess  are  that  they  are  very  solu- 
ble, are  always  ready  for  use,  simply  requiring  to  be  crushed,  which  can 
readily  be  done  with  a  coin  from  one's  pocket,  and  requiring  no  heat.  The 
test,  he  says,  is  so  delicate  that  even  when  there  is  only  a  small  amount  of 
albumen  present  it  is  easily  recognized.  After  crushing,  the  powder  is  put 
into  a  test-tube  and  the  urine  poured  in  to  the  height  of  about  an  inch,, 
which  will  be  all  that  is  required  Phosphates,  he  says,  do  not  interfere 
with  the  reaction,  but  if  lithates  are  present,  giving  the  urine  a  cloudy 
appearance,  it  must  first  be  warmed.  They  can  also  be  used  after  the  man- 
ner of  the  nitric-acid  test,  by  first  dissolving  the  pellet  in  a  little  water  and 
then  allowing  the  urine  to  trickle  down  the  side  of  the  tube  until  a  quantity 
about  half  an  inch  in  height  has  been  introduced,  when  the  albumen  will 
be  more  clearly  shown  than  with  the  nitric  acid. —  Weekly  Med.  Review^. 
March  3,  1883. 
Naphthalin  as  an  Antiseptic. — From  an  article  in  the  Jim.  Jour. 
Med.  Sci..^  we  learn  that  naphthalin  is  available  for  all  the  purposes  to  which, 
iodoform  has  been  api^lied,  and  as  yet  no  constitutional  effects  have  been, 
observed  to  follow  its  use  locally.  It  is  as  powerful  an  antisejitic  and  "anti- 
bacteric  "  as  iodoform,  and  has  a  less  disagreeable  [?]  smell.  Its  application 
causes  a  slight  transitory  sensation  of  heat,  but  no  pain.  Anschiitz  states 
that  very  sensitive  granulations  sometimes  bleed  rather  freely  after  it  has 
been  ai^plied,  owing  to  the  sharp  angles  of  the  hard  crystals.  This  can  be 
obviated  by  using  it  in  fine  powder,  though  if  there  is  much  discharge  it  is 
then  apt  to  form  a  crust  on  the  surface  of  the  granulations.  When  the  crys- 
talline form  is  used  the  discharges  escape  freely. — Med.  and  Surg.  Reporter, 
March  10,  1883. 
Asthma  Cigarettes. — Impregnate  well  nitred  pai:)er  with  an  alcoholic 
fiuid  extract  of  grindelia;  let  dry  and  use  in  cigarettes.  Owing  to  the  nitre^ 
they  will  continue  to  glow^  and  develop. — Medical  Record.  N.  Car.  Med.,. 
Jour..,  Jan.,  1883. 
