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medicine does not have the desired effect, repeat it, and follow 
up the treatment. If the throat becomes very sore use a 
gargele made thus :— 
Goldén Seal... ss eo ieeieried ee begnesd One ounce. 
Gum Myrrh, in powder..... Lo Fearne CAH OUNCES 
Prickly Ash Bark cesar sass $e) ee Half ounce. 
Ssumach Berries 24... 0. “fs ay» OA Se Half ounce. 
Cranesbill Root, dry and eaehed .... One ounce. 
Simmer the whole in a quart of water twenty minutes, strain, 
add an ounce of chlorate of potash and two ounces compound 
tincture of cayenne. If the patient can gargle, it will be 
better, if not the mouth and as much of the throat must be 
washed out with it as possible. In the absence of this 
gargle, or as a substitute for it, if it does not seem sufficient 
aftera fair trial, a solution of three grains of the permanganate 
of potash to the ounce of water has been strongly 
recommended. It often happens that after the disease has 
subsided a kidney trouble appears; they become congested, 
inflamed, and in severe cases disorganised. In this condition 
diuretics must be withheld, and the skin stimulated to do the 
work of the disabled kidneys. Of the sudorifics we 
would recommend the jaborandi leaves. Give the infusion in 
sufficient quantity to keep up a good perspiration, till the 
inflammatory condition of the kidneys has been overcome. 
Notre,—We may have something further to say on opera- 
tion for desperate cases of scariet fever ard croup. (See 
index). 
SMALL-POX. 
In the colonies we may be thankful that this much dreaded 
disease has been kept outside. or nearly so, as only a few cases 
have occurred, and that in recent arrivais who were quarantined 
and thus the disease kept from spreading. There can be no 
doubt but our sparse population, and other fortunate circum- 
stances, has much to do with cur immunity from it. May 
these continue, as the disease is one that strikes terror to the 
human heart. The dispute as to the advantages or otherwise 
