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

XXII THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNAL. 1
A Convenient Cblorolorm Package. a condition absolutely essential in the
treatment of rheumatism. In short, the 1
Much interest is being manifested in the
value of salol ni rheumatic conditions ,s
chloroform dropper- ampoule marketed bv so
Parke, Davis & Co., and which, in the ^^ understood and appreciated that
opinion of a good many physicians and ^^^her comment is unnecessary. The 1
surgeons,is the most convenient and practi- statements of Professors Hare and Gutt- j
cal chloroform package that has ever been >"^"" ^""e
f ^^^^ k"°J» ^"d to the point J
introduced to the profession. The nevv
^"^^ have been verified so often, that the
device is at once a hermeticallv sealed con- "^^s of Antikamnia & Salol Tablets'
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tainer and a perfect dropping-bottle that
«* ""^^ apparent. Each of these tablets
contains
can be carried about in the emergency bag
two and one-^half grains of anti-
at all times in readiness for immediate use. ^^am-ua and two and one-half grains of j
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It supplies inportable form enough
The proper proportion of the ingred-
of the
anesthetic for one service-about thirty '^"^^ '« evidenced by the popularity of the
tablets in all rheumatic con ditions.
grammes. The desirability of such an
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individual package and its superiority over . ^. . „ .. . ^ ^
the ordinary amber, cork-stoppered bottle « A*^"*" «* Sanmetto In Gonorrheaheretofore
supplied is appreciated when one The philosophy of the action of sanmetto
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remembers that chloroform ill broken pack- in gonorrhea maj' be explained in this ^
ages rapidlv deteriorates under the influence way; Sanmetto has no direct germicidal
of air and light and becomes contaminated action in the treatment of membranous
with chlorine decomposition products. conditions due to the invasion of the gono-
The dropper- ampoule is, furthermore, a coccus. It should be borne in mind that
very economical package, as loss by
evaporation, spilling of contents, and detersanmetto
does not directly destroy gono-
cocci. Whatever may be its direct action
ioration are practically eliminated. The upon these germs, it is certain that it does
chloroform may be dropped directly upon not have any such directly germicidal inthe
mask with ease and accuracy. The fluence. What it probably does is to set
anesthetist lias perfect control of the out- up in the mucous membrane a reaction to
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flow and is enabled to regulate at his dis- the inflammation or a nutritive toning up '
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cretion the intervals between drops. of the parts, which brings to the parts a •'
Physicians desiring further information sufficient reinforcement of leucocytes to
relative to the dropper- ampoule are advised over^vhlm the germs—the gonococci.
to write to Parke, Davis & Co. for their This view of the action of sanmetto exillustrated
circular descriptive of the new plains the a; parent aggravation which
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package, addressing them either at their sometimes is set up in the treatment of ;
main laboratories, Detroit, Mich., or any chronic inflammation of the bladder and ;i
of their branches. urethra, and a consequent sloughing off -'
. of shreds and purulent matter, causing the J
AntlpyreHc, Analgesic and Antiseptic
patient to think the sanmetto has made his j
Powder. case worse, but which really is but the "!
smoke of the battle in which sanmetto is
In speaking of the treatment of articular to be the victor and the gonococci the
rheumatism, Hobart A. Hare, M. D., Pro- vanquished,
fessor of Therapeutics in the Jefferson Medi
cal College and Editor of 77ie Therapeutic
Kelene (Pare Cblorlde of Etiiyl).
6^a~f/'/t', says: "Any substance possessing In pathological laboratory work. Dr.
strong antipyretic power must be of value writes: "I have discarded altogether the
under such circumstances." He further use of CO2 and ether as mediums for
notes that the analgesic power of the coal-tar freezing specimens in making sections. I
products "must exert a powerful influence use the ordinary microtome and place a
for good." The lowering of the fever, small section of the tissue to be examined
no doubt, quiets the system and removes the on a block used for that purpose, which is
delirium which accompanies the hyperpyre- placed in position for cutting in the microxia,
while freedom from pain saves an tome. I then throw a fine spray of Kelene
immense amount of wear, and places the (Ethyl Chloride) on the tissue, which is
patient in a better condition for recovery,
The researches of Guttmann show conclufrozen
in two seconds hard enough to get a
beautiful section. The whole procedure
sively that these products possess a direct does not take over two minutes and but a
anti-rheumatic influence, and among those
remedies, antikamnia stands pre-eminent
very small amount of Ethyl Chloride,
"It is much more rapid, and no additional
as an analgesic and antipyretic. Hare, microtome is required, as in the usual
in his Practical Therapeutics: says "Salol case."
renders the intestinal canal antiseptic," Glass Automatic Spraying Tubes avoid
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