Dr. Walter C. Sears, eastern representative of the Denver Chemical Co., is calling on the physicians in the interest of antiphlogistine. He reports a general improvement in trade conditions.

Dr. Philip Newton, an American Red Cross surgeon in charge of the Kier Hospital, Russia, was married January 22d to Princess Helene Schasofskaya in Petrogad. The princess was a Russian woman who volunteered to serve as a nurse in the hospital operated by the Americans.

Samuel Briscoe, member of the Arizona legislature, was taken to the pest house February 8th, suffering from smallpox. W. D. Simms, president of the senate, hurriedly had himself vaccinated and then announced from the chair that a legislative quarantine would be established unless all members did likewise.

Medical Miscellany

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Notice. The attention of physicians who intend to meet with the Medical Society of the Missouri Valley is called to the fact that the office and factory of the Bolen Manufacturing Company, makers of the BP abdominal supporter is located in Omaha and will be found in the Baird Building at 17th and Douglas. A cordial welcome extended.

The American Practitioner, New York, has been purchased by The Urologic Publishing Association and consolidated with The American Journal of Urology, Venereal and Sexual Diseases. The consolidated

William J. Robinson. The publication offices will be at 1 Mt. Morris Park West, New York City.

Dr. Charles Mackin, Clarinda, Ia., first assistant superintendent of the Clarinda State Hospital, has been appointed superintendent of the State Inebriates Hospital, Knoxville, succeeding Dr. George Donohoe Knoxville, promoted to superintendent of the State Hospital, Cherokee, succeeding Dr. Matthew N. Voldeng, Cherokee, promoted to superintendent of the new State Epileptic Colony, Woodward.

Surgeon-General William C. Gorgas, U. S. Army, delivered an address January 27, before the Philadelphia County Medical Society, on "The Sanitary and Hygiene Problems of the Canal Zone," in which he made the statement that the death rate among American mechanics in the Canal Zone was two and one-half per thousand, while in Philadelphia the rate among the same class of workers was fifteen per thousand.

Uncle Sam's Postal Service.-On a tablet surmounting one of the pillars of the newly completed New York postoffice, appears the following:

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." We would remind Uncle Sam that his couriers have nothing on the country doctor in any of the above mentioned contingencies.

The Medical Commission of Paris, claims the war has demonstrate the efficacy of antityphoid vaccination. The active army had been vaccinated before the war and remained immune. The unvaccinated reservists and territorils sent to the front They were developed typhoid in October. vaccinated and by the end of December The typhoid had practically disappeared. only cases remaining were among two regiments on the firing line not reached and not vaccinated by the medical service.

Medical Casualties of the War.-According to the latest official list, 132 medical men have so far been killed in the war, 22 wounded, 45 have died and 166 are missing or prisoners. Among the medical victims of the war, Professor Jochmann, the medical head of the infectious department of the municipal Rudolph Virchow Hospital, succumbed to typhus fever which he acquired in the examination and treatment of Russian prisoners, of whom 800 are ill with typhus. In Jochmann, who was only 40, we have lost one of our most talented young internists, who was endowed with an extraordinary combination of preparatory training in bacteriology and clinical experience in the field of infectious diseases. He laid an especially thorough foundation for the study of disease as a pupil of Professor Strumpell at Breslau and of Lenhartz at Hamburg. In the Virchow Hospital, the infectious department of which is in combination with the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases, he had a splendid opportunity to extend his clinical experience

Special Internal Secretion Number.-The editors of the Woman's Medical Journal wish to call especial attention to the March issue which will be an "Internal Secretion" number, and will contain much of interest on this most interesting subject. The contributors are particularly well known and able members of the medical profession. Dr. Eugene Hertoghe of Antwerp, Belgium, is perhaps the foremost authority in Europe on his specialty, "Hypo-thyroidism,", and he contributes a most helpful and scientific article based on researches he has made in his study of the thyroid gland, Dr. Henry R. Harrower of New York, is an authority on "Hormone Therapy," having recently written a very important book having for its title "Practical Hormone Therapy.' Dr. Harrower will consider mammary therapeutics in an article entitled "The Mamma as an Internal Secretory Organ." Readers of the journal need no introduction to the other contributors of this special number. Dr. Mary Sutton Macy and Dr. William Seaman Bainbridge, both of New York, have frequently given us heplful and sound advice in their former contributions. this number Dr. Macy will write on "Rest as a Therapeutic Measure in Systemic Goitre," while Dr. Bainbridge will give some of the results of his large experience in the study of the "Internal Secretion of the Ovary. Our readers are assured of a splendid symposium, which will prove both helpful and inspiring.

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Glands with Internal Secretions.-Medicinal preparations of the ductless glands should be carefully prepared from absolutely fresh raw material. Some of this material decomposes rapidly on exposure. There is one manufacturer (Armour) so situated that glands and membranes used in this work may be put into process if necessary

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before the animal heat is out of them. naturally follows that the products of such a corporation may be depended upon. That Armour makes use of advantages is shown by the fact that pituitary liquid and such things are without added preservatives. The manufacturers themselves believe that the excellent keeping qualities of their goods are due to the freshness of glandular tissue, as well as to improved processes. Armour will supply to the medical profession pineal substance, posterior pituitary, interior pituitary substance, and any other glands that are collectible.

The Treatment of Inaccessible Hemorrhage.-Every physician feels the need occasionally of a reliable agent in persistent hemorrhage that is inaccessible to the ordinary modes of treatment. In coagulose we have a product that meets this want-meets it better, it is believed, than any agent hitherto employed for the control of hemorrhage due to defective coagulation of the blood. Coagulose is prepared in the biological laboratories of Parke, Davis & Co., from normal horse serum. It is a sterile, anhydrous powder, obtained by precipitation. It contains the fibrin ferment necessary for clotting the blood and is soluble in cold water. It is administered hypodermically (subcutaneously).

Coagulose is indicated in all cases of hemorrhage due to defective clotting of the blood, as in purpura, hemorrhage of the new-born, nasal hemorrhage, hemorrhage from gastric or duodenal ulcer, pulmonary hemorrhage, hemorrhage during and after prostatectomy, hemorrhage from the kidney pelvis, hemorrhage from the bladder, uterine hemorrhage and hemorrhage after turbinectomies and tonsillectomies. It is also useful as a local styptic to bleeding surfaces. For this purpose the powder may be applied on a tampon or on sterile gauze or cotton. Coagulose is supplied in 15 c.c. glass bulbs, each containing 06.5 gramme of the powder, equivalent to ten cubic centimeters of blood serum. A solution is made by the addition of six to eight cubic centimeters of sterile water.

Physicians are advised to write Messrs Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Michigan, for their brochure on coagulose, which contains the original article of Drs. Clowes and Busch, of Buffalo, who perfected the product, together with other valuable scientific research matter pertaining to the serum treatment of hemorrhages and blood dyscrasiae.

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Pancrobilin is composed of the nucleo-enzymes of the pancreas with dehydrated bile. As we have seen in peptenzyme, the nucleo-enzymes, of the pancreas are more active and truer to Nature's secretion than pancreatin. So, also, we find dehydrated bile better than the ordinary bile salts because the water has been extracted without the use of high heat, which would precipitate and change the nature of the bile as it normally exists, consequently pancrobilin is more effective than the usual combinations of pancreatin and dessicated bile. It is used as an intestinal digestive, for constipation, and as a cholagogue. As a digestive it should be given before meals, for chronic constipation after meals (remembering it is not a cathartic, but Nature's stimulant), and as a cholagogue, to increase the flow of bile and the activity of the liver and prevent the forming of gall stones, it should be given every three or four hours. Pancrobilin is dispensed in pill and liquid forms, the liquid form being especially useful with small children on account of being able to regulate the dose to the age.

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Giyco-Thymoline in Tonsillitis.-A local remedy must fill two requirements: It must be a detergent antiseptic and produce a degree of permanency of effect. Glyco-thymoline as a gargle, or used in an atomizer, produces excellent results. It rapidly relieves the dry congested condition of the mucous membrane by its exosmotic action and its anodyne effect is immediate and lasting. Glyco-thymoline is harmless, and if any is swallowed will produce a beneficial effect by breaking up any mucous plugs that may have gained access to the stomach.

Therapy of Nervous Headaches.-The advantages of pasadyne (Daniel), the concentrated tincture of passiflora incarnata, as a means of relief in headaches of a nervous type are so marked that it seems to warrant the distinction of being put in a class by itself. In this condition, pasadyne (Daniel) not only soothes the cephalalgia but also exerts a potent force on the nervous element so noticeable in these cases. It may be given to women and children without causing unpleasant symptoms, oftentimes a feature of other agents. A sample bottle for trial may be had by addressing the laboratory of Jno. B. Daniel, Atlanta, Georgia.

Indisputable Authoritative Evidences.-Hayden's viburnum compound is compounded from remedies of acknowledged therapeutic value and so acclaimed by the leading therapeutists of this country. The therapeutic action of the principal ingredients is attested to and so stated in recognized text-books upon materia medica and pharmacology. A recent brochure, "The Reason Why," just issued by the New York Pharmaceutical Company, Bedford Springs, Bedford, Mass., presents not only those conditions in which Hayden's viburnum compound has proven to be of particular service, but also an abstract from leading authorities attesting to the therapeutic activity of its principal component parts. A card addressed to the above named firm will bring you this booklet.

Reasons Why Pituitary Liquid (Armour) Should Be Specified.-It is a pure preparation. It is free from objectionable chemicals. It is made from absolutely fresh raw glands. It does not require preservatives. It is standardized physiologically. It is sold in dated packages, permitting the physician to discard old goods. Pituitary liquid is required in such a particular class of cases that the practitioner can afford to use the best only. The use of pituitary liquid obviates the necessity of forceps in a great many cases. Pituitary liquid is of great service in parturition uterine inertia-peristaltic paralysis. We shall be pleased to send you a sample of pituitary liquid with literature. Note the name of the perfect pituitary preparation-pituitary liquid (Armour).

-ARMOUR & COMPANY, Chicago.

Waterbury in the Victoria Sanatorium for Consumptives, Sydney, N. S. W., Australia.-A leading Victorian physician gave his opinion after a prolonged trial of Waterbury's compound as follows: He found it an extremely useful addition to the usual method of treatment of consumptives, namely, open air breathing, plenty of rich foods, etc. After the trial he was particulary impressed with the value of the creosote and guaiacol as antiseptics, as they are offered in the Waterbury preparation in a tasteless form. He found that these antiseptics in Waterbury's compound with creosote and guaiacol are exceedingly easy to assimilate. The plain preparation without antiseptics he found extremely useful in cases of delicate children, anemic girls, etc., and as a strengthening and building agent. This only represents yet another broof of the claims made for Waterbury's compound, made from cod liver oil, and without a doubt it is the most effective preparation of cod liver oil on the world's market.-Reprint from the Messenger, published monthly for chemists, Grosvenor House, Sydney, N. S. W., Dec., 1912.

Senn found appendicitis rare among people who used little meat.