Amsilu$tlim'}  Abstracts  from  the  French  Journals.  469 
water.  The  treatment  was  similar  to  that  followed  ordinarily  for 
this  kind  of  lesions.  The  plant  is  originally  indigenous  to  India, 
where  it  and  its  milk  juice  are  employed  medicinally. 
Menthol  in  pruriginoas  skin  diseases  is  prescribed  by  Dr.  P. 
Colombini  {Gior.  ital.  d.  mal.  ven.  e  d.  pelle,  1892,  through  Rev. 
internat.  de  Bibl.  med.)  in  one  of  the  following  forms,  according  to 
the  nature  of  the  case  : 
Spirit:  Menthol,  5  to  10;  alcohol,  100. 
Oil:  Menthol,  10;  expressed  almond  oil,  100. 
Ointment:  Zinc  oxide,  25  ;  starch,  25  ;  menthol,  0-50  to  3  ;  petro- 
latum, 50. 
Dusting  pozvder :  Zinc  oxide,  10;  bismuth  subnitrate,  10;  men- 
thol, 1  to  3  ;  starch,  30. 
Tcemfuge. — In  the  case  of  a  child  troubled  with  Tcenia  inermis, 
pumpkin  seed  and  pelletierine  tannate  afforded  no  relief;  but  the 
parasite  was  promptly  expelled  by  an  emulsion  consisting  of 
oleoresin  of  male  fern,  3  ;  tincture  of  vanilla,  3  ;  syrup  of  turpentine, 
25  ;  water,  25,  and  gum  arabic,  2  gm.  The  emulsion  mixed  with 
an  equal  quantity  of  milk  was  taken  in  one  dose,  and  two  hours 
later  castor  oil,  15  gm.,  was  given. 
The  use  of  milk  in  artificial  alimentation  of  infants  is  the  subject 
of  an  essay  recently  presented  to  the  Paris  Academy  of  Medicine 
by  Henry  Drouet,  whose  observations  lead  him  to  the  following 
conclusions : 
(1)  While  some  infants  readily  digest  unboiled  milk,  the  digesti- 
bility of  milk  is  not  in  the  least  diminished,  in  the  large  majority  of 
cases,  by  boiling. 
(2)  The  nutritive  power  of  boiled  milk  is  to  a  large  extent  suffi- 
cient for  the  needs  of  infants. 
(3)  Boiled  milk  is  preserved  unaltered  for  a  longer  time  than 
unboiled  milk. 
(4)  Milk  is  often  the  vehicle  of  certain  contagious  disease-germs. 
(5)  Among  these  the  germs  of  tuberculosis  are  most  frequent. 
(6)  Contagion  from  that  source  is  prevented  by  boiling  the  milk. 
(7)  It  is  absolutely  indicated  that  milk  intended  for  alimentation 
be  boiled. 
Constituents  of  leaves. — A.  Ktard  (Comp.  rend.,  cxiv)  has  investi- 
gated  some    leaf-constituents   accompanying  chlorophyll.  The 
