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Resinol

The record of ungt. Resinol in the speedy and decisive treatment of skin diseases may be traced in file after file of reports from physicians, covering a period of nearly 20 years.

Perhaps the greatest success of ungt. Resinol has been in affections where itching is a prominent feature as in eczema, or pruritus ani and vulvae.

May we not send you a physician's size trial?
Try it on some troublesome case. You will be de-
lighted with its effect.

Dept. 3-E, Resinol Chem. Co., Baltimore
Sold by all druggists

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Drysdale's Aperient Tablets

The Editor of the "Medical World" says regarding this tablet: "No cathartic will cure constipation. But this tonic laxative will come as near it as anything the Editor has ever discovered. A cathartic leaves the musculature of the intestin debilitated, and the patient in worse condition than previous to ingesting the cathartic; this formula is not in any sense a cathartic, and tones up the intestin, so that the patient is actually better after taking it, even thru long periods."

FORMULA: Powdered rhubarb, 1 gr.; powdered aloes, 1 gr.; powered ipecac, 5-12 gr.; powered nux vomica, gr.

Price: 1,000, $1.25; 5,000, $5.50. Coated pink.
THE MALTBIE CHEMICAL CO., Newark, N.J.

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hepatic diseases, prolonging many lives and bringing about conditions satisfactory in many of the less apparently hopelessly incurables, victims of mitral regurgitation, Bright's disease and hepatic cirrhosis. Liberal working samples with literature will be furnisht by manufacturers to physicians on application. Their advertisement will be found in this issue on page xiii.

A larger line of leather medicin cases and physicians' leather bags is nowhere to be found than at the Boericke & Tafel pharmacies. One hundred different styles and at all prices. This is a good time to buy a new bag, as the European war will send the price of leather up. Send to Boericke & Tafel, Philadelphia, for a fully illustrated catalog.

Glyco-Heroin (Smith) is composed of a solution of heroin in glycerin combined with expectorants. Each teaspoonful of this preparation contains 1/16 grain of heroin by accurate dosage. It is of agreeable flavor, and therefore easy to administer to children. It possesses many advantages not shown by preparations for the same conditions and is an absolutely stable and uniform product that is widely used by the profession because of its dependable therapeutic effects. Send to Martin H. Smith Co., New York, N. Y., for samples and literature.

Alpha Alcohol Utensil Co., Newark, N. J.:

GENTLEMEN:-Just received one of your Alpha Stoves and must say it is the neatest and handiest little stove I have ever seen. Have been looking for one like this for Inclosed find $1. Please send me another. Yours truly, Roberts, Ill.

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See adv. on page xiv.

years.

DR. J. A. COLTEAUX.

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with an instrument you can depend upon to give an accurate reading. Faught's Pocket Aneroid Blood Pressure Apparatus is the most dependable on the market. Mechanically perfect, accurate, simple, easy to use and can be applied in a moment. May be carried in the pocket. Price, including Faught's Blood Pressure Primer. 120 pages, $22.50 net. May be purchased on partial-payment plan. Money promptly returned if not satisfied after thirty days' trial. Several blood pressure instruments, mechanically perfect but slightly shopworn, at about one-half usual price.

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CROTALIN

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TRADE MARK

(RATTLESNAKE VENOM)

Crotalin shows brilliant results in cases of

EPILEPSY.

Neuralgia, Neuritis, Asthma,
Chorea and allied
NERVE TROUBLES

are usually promptly relieved
even after failure by other
forms of treatment.

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Our sterile solutions are carefully prepared
and have a uniform potency.

Bacteriologically and Physiologically Tested
WRITE FOR LITERATURE.

Rochester Biologic Corporation

ROCHESTER, N. Y.

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The knowledge that a man can use is the only real knowledge; the only knowledge that has life and growth in it and converts itself into practical power. The rest hangs like dust about the brain, or dries like raindrops off the stones.-FROUDE.

The Medical World year the medical practician must so register

C. F. TAYLOR, M.D., Editor and Publisher. A. L. RUSSELL, M.D., Associate Editors. J. C. ROMMEL, M.D.,

E. S. TAYLOR, Business Manager.

Entered at the Philadelphia Postoffice as Second-Class Matter.

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Should a number fail to reach a subscriber, we will supply another, if notified before the end of the month. Notify us promptly of any change of address, mentioning both old and new addresses.

If you want your subscription stopt at expiration of the time paid for, kindly notify us, as in the absence of such notice we will understand that it is the subscriber's pleasure that the subscription be continued and we will act accordingly.

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Philadelphia, Pa.

No. 2

A Brief Résumé of the National Narcotic Law. In the absence of regulations from the Bureau of Internal Revenue regarding the national narcotic law we cannot give specific rules for physicians that would not be subject to revision. We can, however, present the following résumé of the bill as enacted, insofar as it affects the physician*:

I. The medical practician must register on or before March 1, 1915, with the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the United States Treasury Department and pay the annual statutory tax, which is usually one dollar ($1) per year, but for the first year will be proportionately less. Thereafter, on or before the first day of July of each

For the full text of the law, see January World, pages 2 to 4.

and pay the annual one dollar ($1) tax.

II. Narcotic drugs specified may only be purchast upon official order forms issued by the Internal Revenue Department of the United States Treasury Department at a cost of one cent for each original order and duplicate thereof. Whenever the medical practician orders, therefore, the affected drugs he must duly fill out the official order form, retaining the duplicate copy thereof for two years, in a manner open to inspection by the proper authorities.

III. In order to issue a prescription for the specified drugs the medical practician must be registered under this act, and must date the prescription of the day on which signed. Such prescription must be signed in full by the medical practician. No official order form is prescribed for prescriptions.

IV. The medical practician may dispense without restriction to his patients the prescribed drugs when he personally attends upon his patient, in the course of his professional practise. If the medical practician does not personally attend upon the patient and distributes or dispenses any of the prescribed drugs he must keep a record of such drugs so dispenst or distributed, the amount dispenst or distributed in each instance, the date, and the name and address of the patient. It will be noted that this record is only required when the physician does not personally attend upon the patient.

Our construction of the words, "personally attend" would include the general course of legitimate practise where a diagnosis is first made and treatment subsequently given in the usual manner. Whenever a record of dispensing is required as hereinbefore stated this record must be kept for a period of two years from the date of dispensing or distributing such drugs subject to the prescribed statutory inspection.

V. There is no restriction upon the giving of these drugs by a medical practician to a nurse in the course of professional practise or upon the possession of such

drugs by a nurse acting under the super- legislatures meet this year and date of meetvision of the medical practician.

Uniform State Narcotic Legislation.

With the passage of the federal narcotic law, the so-called Harrison bill, and its signing by the president ended the first chapter in legislation intended to curb the unrestricted sale of the narcotic and other habitforming drugs. There still remains to be enacted proper state laws to aid and secure the fulfilment of the national law. Then the task is simplified for all. For with state and national laws in harmony, all legitimate handlers of such drugs should encounter no confusion in following their provisions.

The reverse holds true, however, if the state laws vary in the several states. It is to prevent the confusion that would arise therefrom that we advocate the passage of the following bill, modeled upon the national law, to which we direct our readers' careful consideration. In the preparation of this proposed law the various existing narcotic laws were studied. It is our opinion and hope that this proposed law represents the most constructiv and beneficent thought in narcotic legislation at this time.

This bill includes all the requirements and privileges included in the federal narcotic law, which is essential in a uniform state law. The federal official order forms and records become the state official order forms and records, and the privileges and exemptions enjoyed under the federal law are included similarly in this proposed state law. Therefore, compliance with the federal law will be compliance with the state law. In addition, however, there are incorporated a number of police measures which are not, of course, included in the federal law, which measures are essential in order to satisfactorily regulate the state commerce and the handling of these drugs. Some of these provisions are very drastic and at the same time they are so very carefully circumscribed that no burden is placed upon the legitimate practician or the legitimate manufacturer.

You will make no mistake in urging your legislators to pass this bill, and to guard it against amendments of all kinds, as any amendments proposed may seem innocent but may prove very injurious. The favorit way for enemies to hurt legislation is to propose innocent appearing amendments which turn out to be very injurious. See page 5 of January WORLD for list of states whose

ing of each. The full text of the model state narcotic law follows. Discuss it as freely as you wish in these pages, but don't delay pressing it for adoption in your state your legislature is in session.

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PROPOSED

UNIFORM STATE NARCOTIC LAW.*

AN ACT

To regulate the sale, barter, exchange, distribution, dealing in, giving away, dispensing, or the disposition in any manner of opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives or preparations, to regulate the treatment and to provide for the committal of the habitual users of such drugs, and for other purposes.

The People of the State of " represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. SALES AT RETAIL RESTRICTED UPON WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION:-That it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, exchange, distribute, give away or in any manner dispose of, at retail or to a consumer, opium or coca leaves, or any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, or preparation thereof, within this State, except upon the original written prescription of a duly licensed physician, dentist or veterinary surgeon, and pursuant to all the requirements of this Act.

SECTION 2. PREPARATIONS AND REMEDIES ENTIRELY EXEMPTED:-That the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to apply to the sale, barter, exchange, distribution, giving away, dispensing or the disposition in any manner, or the possession, within this State, of preparations and remedies which do not contain more than two grains of opium, or more than onefourth of a grain of morphin, or more than oneeighth of a grain of heroin, or more than one grain of codein, or any salt or derivative of any of them in one fluidounce; or, if a solid or semisolid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce; or to liniments, ointments, or other preparations which are prepared for external use only, except liniments. ointments, and other preparations which contain cocain or any of its salts or alpha or beta eucain or any of their salts or any synthetic substitute for them: Provided, That such remedies and preparations are sold, distributed, given away, dispensed, or possessed as medicines and not for the purpose of evading the intendment and provisions of this Act. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to decocainized coca leaves or preparations made therefrom, or to other preparations of coca leaves which do not contain cocain.

SECTION 3. WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION DEFINED-DUTIES RELATING THERETO:That the original written prescription required by the provisions of section 1 of this Act shall be signed in full by the duly licensed physician, dentist or veterinary surgeon issuing it and dated as of the day on which so signed and shall, also, indicate the office address, office hours, and telephone number of such duly licensed physician, dentist

*Modeled after the federal narcotic law approved December 17, 1914 (erroneously stated in January WORLD to have been signed by President Wilson on December 21st, which was according to the information we had received).

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