Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNAL.
chemical formula, bacteriological and clinical
reports free upon application. It will The nervous system in every case of St.
not irritate the most sensitive skin. 25c. Vitus' dance shows a more or less marked
per box. J. S. Tyree, Chemist, Washing- depreciation of functional vitality. Valur
ton, D. C, able as nearly always will be found some
preparation of arsenic—Fowler's solution
Watch HIII, Rhode Island. usualh—many practitioners have grown
The most delightful spot in New England place great reliance^ on the preliminary or
to spend the'summer, free from mosquitoes' coincideivtal use of Cray s Glycerine Tonic
malaria and tvphoid fever. Just the place, Comp. The tonic restorative effect of this
Doctor to send vour clientile who need a eligible preparation is promptly manifested
cool delightful climate to spend the sum- by a substantial improvement of all vital
mer Children suffering from "summer functions and a very pronouuced augmencomplaints"
do well here. The ideal loca- tation of so-called nervous stability. Ths
tion of Watch Hill for a summer resort and following prescription with suitable rer
the many attractions—boating, sailing, fish- diet and regulation of the hygiene, is wit
ing, driving, automobiling, 18-hole golf out a peer:
course, splendid tennis courts, still-water » I^iq- Potass Arsenitis 3iss
and surf bathing, are so well known as to Gray's Glycerine Tonic Comp. Sviii
need little more than mere mention. For ( P. F. & Co.)
many vears Watch Hill has been the chosen ^M- et Sig: A teaspoonful in water three
summer home of many people of fastidious times a day for a child eight years old.
tastes and exclusive habits, whose charming
cottages add distinction to the place.
During the winter and spring months The
The Second Summer.
There is no denying that the second
Watch Hill House has been enlarged, reno- "teething summer" is usually a hard one
vated and refurnished. A new and up-to- for the babies. Digestive disturbances are
date laundry has been installed. A number common and the "wear and tear" on a litof
new rooms, with private baths, has been tie one's nervous system is often severe,
added. A sun parlor, or enclosed piazza. The systematic use of Gray's Glycerine
also for the comfort of the guests, has been
built. Many other improvements to both
hotel and its cottages have been added.
The New Watch Hill House occupies the
Tonic Comp., however, in doses of twenty
to thirty drops, three times a day will ob-
viate many if not all of the distressing complications
that make the second summer
finest position on the elevated peninsula, such a bugbear. The baby's digestion ir
Raised above the surrounding buildings, it proves, its assimilation of nutriment is aided
commands a view of both ocean and sound, and its whole vitality is so materially elevaso
that each room has an ocean view. From ted that the teething process becomes a negits
spacious port cocheres can be seen the ligible factor, at least so far as the general
entire sweep of the neighboring islands and health is concerned,
promontories, bays and inlets. Long Island The formula of Gray's Glycerine Tonic
sound, the mouth of Pawtucket river and Comp. adapts it particularly to the needs of!
Little Narragansett bay, and just to the growing infants that show the slightest diwest
of the elevation on which it stands the gestive or other weakness. Clinical expe"
road dips down to the beautiful bathing perience is a dependable guide, and count^
beach. Col. A. E. Dick, a host of inter- less infants have been carried over critical
national reputation, has leased the New periods by the judicious use of this effectiv
Watch Hill House and will be pleased to remedy. At such times it has proven time
serve his friends this summer. See an- and again a true therapeutic friend to zealnouncement
in advertising pages. ous, painstaking practitioners.
The Gastric Neuroses.
Movable Kidney, with Details of an <
,,,.,, , eration for Fixing the Kidney.—Chevne,
,
In all functional derangements of the
j„ ^j^^ j^^,,^^^^ lancet, savs that movable
nervous mechanism of the stomach, Gray's
^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ discussed from the stand-
Glycenne Tome Comp. will be found of
^^-^^^^ ^^ symptomatology, indications fori
extraordinary therapeutic value. Its action operation and the causes of failure of operais
manifold, manifested by an immediate tions.
influence on the gastric -"^ tissues and a sub- "ew fixation operation is described:,
stantial promotion of the general
^^'^ patient lies on the back with a small;
nutrition.
,, ,, , T \ c pillow under the loin, projecting it slightlvi
As the secretory and motor functions are
^^^.^^^d; it is not necessary to push the!
improved, the patient's whole condition is iuml)ar region very far forward. An iiicis-,
correspondingly benefitted. ion is then made along the edge of the ribs