458  Food  and  Dm?  Comrse  Lecture.      I Am-  Jour-  Pharm- 
6  (  September,  1909. 
Stag,  "  slaughtered  with  purity  of  purpose  on  a  propitious  day." 
Pills  from  the  whole  body  considered  valuable  remedies. 
Ginseng  is  considered  worth  eight  times  its  weight  in  silver  because 
of  its  repairing  qualities. 
Tiger  bones.    An  infusion  it  is  said  confers  strength  and  agility. 
Many  bones  are  sold  under  the  name  of  tiger  bones  that  never 
belonged  to  that  species  of  animal. 
Heads  and  calves  of  legs  of  executed  robbers  are  eaten  by  soldiers 
in  order  to  absorb  their  strength  and  courage. 
The  hair  of  the  dog  that  bites  you  is  employed  as  a  prescription 
for  dog  bite.    The  recipe  is :   "  catch  the  dog  and  pull  out  a 
few  of  his  hairs  and  work  them  into  a  paste  with  a  little  lime 
and  oil ;  apply  the  paste  to  the  wound." 
Among  other  interesting  foreign  drugs  the  following  were 
shown : 
Dragons'  bones;  the  fossil  bones  are  pulverized  and  given  for 
fevers,  hemorrhage,  etc. 
Common  worms,  "  earth  dragon."  These  are  boiled  and  the  de- 
coction taken  in  cases  of  gonorrhoea. 
Snake's  skin.    This  is  boiled  and  taken  for  gonorrhoea. 
Dried  lizards.  The  powder  is  used  for  eye  troubles,  and  in  oint- 
ments for  sores  and  ulcers. 
Elephant  skin,  which  is  imported  from  Indo-China. 
Bats'  dung.  The  parts  of  insects  picked  from  bats'  dropping  are 
decocted  and  taken  internally  to  cure  inflamed  eyes. 
Sparrows'  dung.  This  is  considered  efficacious  only  when  found 
in  an  upright  position  on  the  ground.  This  is  decocted  and 
taken  to  purify  the  blood.  When  made  into  poultices  it  is 
used  for  sores  and  wounds. 
Dried  toads.  These  are  boiled  in  water  or  spirits  and  the  decoc- 
tion taken  for  elephantiasis,  leprosy,  etc.  They  are  also  used  in 
ointments  for  sores  and  ulcers. 
Leomirus  sinensis.  The  twigs  are  used  as  a  common  tonic  for  vene- 
real diseases  and  menstrual  disorders. 
Water  plantain  (Alisma  plantago).  The  roots  and  rhizomes  are 
employed  as  a  common  tonic  and  diuretic. 
Berberis  lycum.  The  bark  is  supposed  to  possess  properties  similar 
to  quinine. 
Urea.  A  boy's  urine  boiled  and  mixed  with  salt  and  calcium  sul 
phate.    This  is  taken  internally  for  debility,  and  used  externally 
as  a  lotion  for  weak  eyes. 
