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XXXII THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNA].<br />

misrepresent<strong>at</strong>ions about the products <strong>of</strong> acid and clears up the administr<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong><br />

the plaintiff Company in the public<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> these tablets. This remedj' is also reliable<br />

the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion." The suit, it is declared, in the tre<strong>at</strong>ment <strong>of</strong> diarrhoea, enterocolitis,<br />

"will expo.se a system<strong>at</strong>ic <strong>at</strong>tempt to give a dysentery, etc. In dysentery where there<br />

monopoly to certain German chemical man- are bloody, slimy discharges, with tormina<br />

ufacturers, shulliiig out American i)roduc- and tenesmus, a good dose <strong>of</strong> sulph<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong><br />

ers. One <strong>of</strong> the fe<strong>at</strong>ures expected to be magnesia, followed by two antikamnia and<br />

brought out is how p<strong>at</strong>ients are compelled salol tablets every three hours will give reto<br />

pay tribute to certain German manufac- suits th<strong>at</strong> are gr<strong>at</strong>ifying,<br />

turers <strong>of</strong> standard drugs and remedies. If<br />

prescrtbed by physicians under their trade-<br />

Poison Oak.<br />

mark names, which are easily remembered, At the solicit<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> a fellow physician<br />

their cost is three or four times as gre<strong>at</strong> as<br />

when prescribed under the technical names,<br />

<strong>at</strong> St. Bartholomew's Clinic <strong>of</strong> this city, I<br />

was induced to use Tyree's Antiseptic Pow-<br />

As the l<strong>at</strong>ter are complic<strong>at</strong>ed and hard to der in the case <strong>of</strong> an indolent ulcer, which<br />

remember, few physicians use them, prefer- had resisted all jirevious <strong>at</strong>iempls <strong>at</strong> healring<br />

the simpler ones.<br />

"The position <strong>of</strong> Dr. Summers is stoutly<br />

ing. The rapidity with which this case responded,<br />

led me to try it in a wider field,<br />

supportedby such experts as Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Sam- almost everywhere an antiseptic was indiuel<br />

P. Sadler, <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy c<strong>at</strong>ed. Last July I employed the powder<br />

(who was amember<strong>of</strong> the Council on Phar- in a case <strong>of</strong> ivy poisoning (a young lady),<br />

macy and Chemistry <strong>of</strong> the American Medi- She had been suffering for over a week, all<br />

cal Associ<strong>at</strong>ion for three years), and Dr. home "remedies" having failed. I applied<br />

Henry Be<strong>at</strong>es, Jr., President <strong>of</strong> the Penn- locally, as a lotion, a teaspoonful <strong>of</strong> the<br />

sylvania St<strong>at</strong>e Medical Examining Board,<br />

who both vigorously oppo.se the findings <strong>of</strong><br />

powder dissolved in a pint <strong>of</strong> w<strong>at</strong>er and<br />

also for dusting the inflamed surface, the<br />

the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry on powder diluted 1 in 10 with powdered talthe<br />

subject." cum, the itching and swelling subsided<br />

While we pr<strong>of</strong>ess to know nothing <strong>of</strong> the within 24 hours, and a cure was effected by<br />

true merits <strong>of</strong> the case, and cannot commit the fourth day.—Arthur J. Schneidenbach,<br />

ourselves to an opinion, it may yet be re- M- D-, St. Bartholomew's Clinic. Sample<br />

marked th<strong>at</strong> in view <strong>of</strong> certain reckless or with chemical formula, bacteriological and<br />

hasty judgments by this Council on Pharmacy<br />

and Chemistry, we are not surprised<br />

th<strong>at</strong> suits have been instituted. We preclinical<br />

reports free upon applic<strong>at</strong>ion. It<br />

will not irrit<strong>at</strong>e the most sensitive skin,<br />

22c. per box. J. S. T>Tee, Chemist, Washsume,<br />

however, th<strong>at</strong> the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion is fully ington, D. C.<br />

able, financially, to meet the losses, if<br />

sutts should be awarded in favor <strong>of</strong><br />

the Tbe Tre<strong>at</strong>ment <strong>of</strong> Carbuncle and Kindred<br />

the Diseases.<br />

plaintiffs, but it should teach a lesson to the When I find a case <strong>of</strong> carbuncle 1 inves-<br />

Council, which thus implic<strong>at</strong>es the whole tig<strong>at</strong>e it just as I would any other ailment.<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, to be more careful in its future correcting morbid conditions, both systemic<br />

public<strong>at</strong>ions. and organic, by the use <strong>of</strong> proper remedies.<br />

'<br />

Good Results in Stubborn Cases.<br />

Every physician knows full well the ad-<br />

Abbott's "Clean out, clean up, and keep<br />

clean" is the motto, and Salithia to effect<br />

with the W-A Intestinal Antiseptic (Sulvantages<br />

to be derived from the use <strong>of</strong> anti- phocarbol<strong>at</strong>es Comp. Abbott ) q.s. are the<br />

kamnia in very many diseases, but a num- remedies <strong>of</strong> choice. While doing this, s<strong>at</strong>ber<br />

<strong>of</strong> them are still lacking a knowledge ur<strong>at</strong>e with Abbott's calcium sulphide, an<br />

<strong>of</strong> the fact th<strong>at</strong> antikamnia in combin<strong>at</strong>ion unexcelled product, and apply to the carwith<br />

various remedies has a peculiarly hap- buncle a S<strong>at</strong>ur<strong>at</strong>ed solution <strong>of</strong> Menthol<br />

py effect. Particularly is this the case Compound (Abbott)—<strong>at</strong> least 4 tablets to<br />

when combined with salol. Salol is a most 1 pint <strong>of</strong> w<strong>at</strong>er. P<strong>at</strong>ients compare it to<br />

valuable remedy in many affections and its pouring w<strong>at</strong>er on a fiery coal. The pain is<br />

usefulness seems to be enhanced by com- relieved immedi<strong>at</strong>ely and does not return,<br />

bining it with antikamnia. The rheuma- and th<strong>at</strong> is the desider<strong>at</strong>um with the p<strong>at</strong>ient,<br />

loid conditions so <strong>of</strong>ten seen in various Th<strong>at</strong>'s all. Only keep till resolution is<br />

manifest<strong>at</strong>ions are wonderfully relieved by<br />

the use <strong>of</strong> this combin<strong>at</strong>ion, and the painful<br />

complete.<br />

With a little common sense, a good supstiffness<br />

<strong>of</strong> the joints which remains after a ply <strong>of</strong> the alkaloidal granules and tablets<br />

rheum<strong>at</strong>ic '<br />

<strong>at</strong>tack are also relieved by 'Anti- we can control everything controllable readkamnia<br />

and vSalol Tablets" containing 2l'h ily—but quality <strong>of</strong> medicine is <strong>of</strong> gre<strong>at</strong> im-<br />

grs., each <strong>of</strong> antikamnia and <strong>of</strong> salol and portance. Th<strong>at</strong>'s wh<strong>at</strong> Abbott gives us.<br />

the dose <strong>of</strong> which is one or two every two M. W. C. Frazier.<br />

or three hours. Salol ueutralizes the uric Carrizo Springs, Texas<br />

i

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