Dr. F. E. Waxham, in a paper recently read before the Chicago Medical Society, states that the frequent use of iron in full doses, free stimulation, abundance of nourishment, watchful care, antiseptic gargles and washes for the throat and nose, strychnia and digitalis in case of depression, and the bichloride of mercury when the larynx becomes invaded, are our sheet-anchors in the treatment of diphtheria, and no specific remedy can displace them; while isolation, ventilation and disinfection are safeguards that never should be omitted.

The favorite prescription of Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson for psoriasis is:

Misce, fiat unguent. At night the patient should wash the diseased surfaces free from all scales; then, standing before a fire, rub on the ointment, devoting, if possible, half an hour to the operation. This proportion of chrysophanic acid is not irritating, and stains the linen but slightly. With some cases, even a weaker chrysophanic ointment is entirely sufficient. Internally, Mr. Hutchinson prescribes arsenic, though he is not convinced that it is an important adjunct.-Times and Register.

According to the Paris correspondent of the British Medical Journal M. Moncorvo has treated many infantile diseases with strophanthus, and comes to the following conclusions: As a diuretic, and for combatting cardiac disturbance, strophanthus is invaluable in infantile therapeutics. Its action is prompt and energetic; it is perfectly innocuous. The tincture in mitral or aortic lesions with irregularity and deficient secretion of urine restores cardiac tone, regulates the rhythm and strengthens the pulse. In infantile pneumonia or broncho-pulmonary affections, accompanied by cardiac weakness, strophanthus is a valuable heart-tonic. M. Moncorvo has not observed any marked influence on the nervous system or temperature. The action of strophanthus persists long after the treatment has been discontinued. M. Moncorvo employed an alcoholic tincture, in doses varying from four to twenty-eight drops in twenty-four hours.-Medical News.

The superintenbent of the Kansas Institution for the Deaf and Dumb claims that the best-known cause of deafness, aside from specific disease, is the intermarriage of blood-relations. In proof of this assertion, he says that nearly five per centum of the pupils who have been connected. with his institution were children of either immediate or remote relationships; and these are the relationships which he mentions: Children of first cousins; children of second cousins; children of third cousins; and one child is catalogued whose paternal grandmother was half-sister to paternal grandfather. Is this not running the relationship question a little too far? Could we not, in any institution, find probably one-twentieth of the pupils who were children of first, second or third cousins, or whose maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather had so far forgotten themslves? It seems to us that a good one-twentieth of the population could prove their parents guilty of one of one of these relationships; and, if so, the superintendent's assertion has no weight.-Times and Register.

"The Independent," of Indianapolis, May 3, '90, has the following in reference to Moses T. Runnels, M. D., President of the Missouri Institute of Homœopathy: We notice that our energetic erst-while fellowtownsman, Dr. M. T. Runnells, now of Kansas City, who will long be remembered here for his exhaustive labors in behalf of pure drinking water, and practically inaugurated the driven-well system of this city, covered himself with glory as president of the Missouri State Society of Homœopathic Physicians, at its annual meeting at the Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, last week, before whom he delivered a masterly address on "Health and Study," an elaboration of his claim that "college methods are responsible for a vast number of shattered physical constitutions." The Kansas City Journal last Sunday published the address in full.

THINGS.

FAME'S PINNACLE.-Bob-My dad's a 'squire, and gits his name. in the paper every day. Tom-(contemptuously)-That's nuthin'. My dad took Jinks liver pills and got his picter in the paper.-Pittsburgh

Bulletin.

FOR GASTRIC Derangements.-" Robinson's Lime Juice and Pepsin" is an excellent remedy in the gastric derangements particularly prevalent at this season. It is similar as a digestive agent to many other similar goods. (See page 26, this issue.)

FOR ANEMIA.- In the management of anæmia, malnutrition and. kindred disorders of the blood, there is said to be nothing equal to Dree's Liquor Ferri Albuminati, of which Lehn & Fink, of New York, are sole agents. Especial stress is laid upon the fact that this preparation is dispensed only upon physicians' prescriptions (unlike so many other things upon the market). It possesses the advantage of being miscible with milk and other albuminates, and not disturbing digestion. Samples are furnished gratuitously upon application.

WHEN DOCTORS Disagree.—Government clerk (to friend).—“ I'm in a frightful hole. I went to see two doctors yesterday, and got a medical certificate from each. One was a certificate of health for a life insurance company, and the other was a certificate of illness to send to the chief with my petition for a week's leave of absence." Friend-"I've done that myself. What's the matter?" G. C.-" Matter! Great Scott! I mixed the certificates in mailing them. The insurance company has my certificate of ill health, and the chief has my certificate of good health."-Boston Beacon.

THE THERAPEUTICS OF HÆMOGLOBIN COMPOUND. The predigestion af foods has done much for the dietary of invalids and convalescents from acute disease, or with anæmia and enfeebled digestion. It must be admitted, however, that many cases require frequently in devitalizing 'diseases some efficient method of rapid nutrition, capable of ready absorption without taxing the digestive functions, to combat the anæmia. This is furnished most naturaliy by the circulating medium itself-blood containing the elements of nutrition in an assimilable form-and a preparation of bullocks' blood entitled "Hæmoglobin Compound" has been

prepared which seems to meet the indications admirably. Experiments with this preparation have been in progress by its author, Dr. F. E. Stewart, for ten years past, and Hæmoglobin, as now marketed by Parke, Davis & Co., is the result. This preparation has many advantages as a nutrient stimulant, and samples of it and literature descriptive of its application will be furnished physicians on request.

CHRONIC SYPHILITIC SALIVATION.-A. W. Furber, M. D., L. R. C. S., says: I have for a long time had a gentleman-patient under my care for disease of the teeth, and, although my operations progressed favorably, I had many difficulties to contend with. The whole of my patient's teeth appeared to have a syphilitic taint, and with increased flow of saliva amounting to chronic salivation. These were not the only troubles I had to surmount; but that which retarded my work most was the repeated recurrence of syphilitic ulcers of the sulcus and gums generally, which, though not painful to my patient, was still a source of considerable discomfort, and militated greatly against the success of my operations. IODIA having come under my notice, I was inclined to give it a trial, and with the addition of a small proportion of liq. hydrarg. bichlor., taken daily before meals for a time-also used occasionally as a mouth-wash-the salivation became normal, the mucous membrane asumed a more healthy state and the teeth generally looked like coming back to their original color.

HYSTERIONICA BAYLAHUEN.-Parke, Davis & Co. announce that they have obtained genuine supplies of this promising plant, and are prepared to furnish samples to physicians of a fluid extract for further trial. This plant, which is a native of Chili, has been brought forward in the Feb. 28th number of the Bulletin Generale Therapeutique, by Dr. Baille, and also before him by Carvallo, of Valparaiso, as a remedy of very considerable value in gastro-intestinal troubles, such as dysentery, colitis, and flatulence from intestinal dyspepsia. The conclusions reached by Baillie as to the drug are as follows, after having studied in each portion of the body seriatim: "It is an excellent remedy for diarrhoea, and acts very well in dysentery of the acute and chronic type, and bids fair to replace the balsams in the treatment of maladies of the respiratory passages. In genito-urinary troubles hysterionica is of great value, favora bly modifying the secretion of the urine and diminishing the bad odors. It can also be used in collodion as a dressing for ulcers, and seems under these circumstances to act very much like the tincture of benzoin."

LISTERINE.—In the March number of the London Medical Recorder appears the following article, commendatory of a well-known American product: "Listerine is an antiseptic and deodorizing preparation, which has for many years been a favorite with American surgeons. Its qualities are due to the essential antiseptic constituents of thyme, eucalyptus, baptisia, gaultheria and mentha arvensis, in combination with which is associated a stated quantity of benzo-boracic acid. Experience points to its reliability in obtaining that condition of asepsis which is the ideal of every surgeon, and it has the distinct advantage of being fragrant and non-poisonous. Its antiseptic and anti-fermentative properties are not confined to lesions of the surface structures, and it is largely used for internal medication, in doses of a teaspoonful, in suitable cases. It does not coagulate serous albumen, and it is thus free from the drawback which so markedly limits the action of such agents as corrosive sub

limate, most of which are moreover, extremely poisonous. Listerine> then, is an agreeable and powerful antiseptic and deodorizer, well-adapted for ordinary surgical work, available for internal administration, and useful for gargles, mouth washes and lotions, for which purpose it may be employed without hesitation, seeing that no mishap can occur, even in unskilled hands.”

EFFERVESCENT SALTS.--Dr. G. W. Pickerell, in the Medical Free Press, says: There are many late achievements in pharmacy, making the life of the physician much more pleasant, not only to himself, but also to his patients. In this line the "Granular Effervescent Salts " take high rank for "beauty," agreableness, and value as therapeutic agents. Being attractive to the eye, generally pleasant to taste, and agreeable to the most delicate stomach, they have a strong backing for commendation. I wish especially to call attention to a few of these elegant preparations, those which have been constant fixtures in my office outfit for daily use for the past four or five years: Effervescent Bromo Soda. (W. R. Warner & Co.) This is a combination of Caffeine gr.j and Bromide sodium grs.xxx. After its use personally for several years, and prescribing it in a large number of cases, I must be pardoned if I speak enthusiastically of it in nervous headache. This difficulty being so often met with a prompt, pleasant and effectual remedy is a boon indeed. This the physician has in Bromo Soda. A nervous headache, resulting from over-work, study, worry, debility, etc., from one to three doses will in a short time put new life and vigor in the sufferer. From personal experience I can speak of this agent in the most positive terms. And that is, its almost magic effects after it has been necessary to use an opiate for some time, until that peculiar disagreeable sensation, so often felt in the brain, is produced. A dose of Bromo Soda drives this sensation from the brain as rapidly as the sun will a "fog" from dark places. The sensation to the patient reminds him of a mist disappearing at the approach of sunlight. The head is left as "clear as a bell" in a few minutes. A teaspoonful in half a glass of sweetened water, drank at once, is a very grateful, sparkling drink. Granular Effervescent Citrate of Magnesia is another preparation of superior worth. Far superior to the usual liquid form. "Crab Orchard Salt," an exact analysis of the Crab Orchard Spring, producing the effect of that valuable agent. Messrs. W. R. Warner & Co. have presented to the profession a long list of “Effervescent Salts," many of them of superior value as therapeutic preparations.

CERTAINTIES IN THE USE OF HYDRASTIS.-With the exception of cocaine, no remedy has grown more rapidly in favor with therapeutists than hydrastis. Though new to many physicians it is an old remedy, and has been known and prized by a certain number of physicians for many years, but it now receives the commendation of the highest medical authorities. Bartholow says: "As a remedy for intermittents, hydrastia ranks next to quinia, and will generally succeed where the latter fails. It asserts the same powers over enlargement of the spleen." He gives it first place in all affections of mucous surfaces, and says: I have seen no injection so uniformly successful in gonorrhoea as hydrastiagrains fifteen to the ounce of mucilage of acacia, or the fluid extract diluted to one-half or three-fourthe with water." Prof. Paul F. Mundé, of New York, recently announced that certain affections within the cavity of the uterus, heretofore regarded as incurable, should be no longer so

regarded, as under the proper use of hydrastia they were all curable; while the fluid extract, used undiluted as a topical application, quickly cured leucorrhoea, vaginal or uterine, and ulcerations and erosions of the cervix. In affections ofthe mouth it is equally effective; and in various affestions of the stomach and intestines, notably gastric catarrh and duodenal catarrh accompanied by catarrh of the gall-ducts and jaundice, it is the most certain of all remedies. It is also the best substitute, given in sufficient doses, for the alcoholic stimulant, when its habitual use is to be abandoned. The evidence which could be collected as to the superior worth of hydrastis as a remedy would fill a volume. We can say that the medical profession are indebted to the Wm. S. Merrell Chemical Co., of Cincinnati, more than to any other manufacturecs, for their thorough investigation of the medicinal constituents of this drug. They prepare "Fluid Hydrastis," which is an established remedy of unusual merit: they have recently introduced two proparations of the white alkaloid of the drug, which are free from the objectionable coloring properties of the berberine, and will commend themselves to many practitioners to whom this feature is an objection. Furthermore, we would say: To all those who are unacquainted with it we commend hydrastis, and to those who know and use it we commend the preparations of the Wm. S. Merrell Chemical Co. as the very best the market affords, According to Drugs and Medicines of North America they are the largest consumers of Golden-Seal Root in the world.--Massachusetts Medical Journal.

Above is given a cut of the Bacteriological Laboratory of the University Medical College of Kansas City, thoroughly equipped with thermostats and incubators, sterilizers and all other necessary apparatus, and with all of the cultures (imported from Berlin). The apparatus for this Laboratory is a duplicate of that used by Professor Koch in his laboratory in Berlin,