The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-01

they will net leak. Remedies given in
this way reach the stomach in a CON-
centrated condition, and for this reason
the patient should drink sufficient guam
tity of water, hot or cold, as the case
may require, Immediately after swallow
ing the capsules. This also applies In
the use of pills and triturates, which,
If not dipped in water, may exert an ir-
ritating action upon the stomach,
The best doctor In the world Is pow
erless without pure drugs, and there -
no doubt whatever that the annual death
rate would be greatly decreased IL all
druggists sold pure drugs Adulteration
OF food Is bad enough, but when 1t comes
to the adulteration Of medicine, that Is
homicidal in its results if not it's pur-
poses. Poor drugs have as much in
fiuence as the Hand of Providence" In
filling up our cemeteries. For this rea-
son all who use drugs in any form should
obtain them from a reputable druggist
whose character is sufficient guaran-
tee of the purity Of the drugs. Full
weight is as important as purity but In
vestigation has shown that certain pills
fall short of the amount specified. the
weight being made up by inert sub
stances.
Speaking of the purity of drugs, DR..
Rose reports case in which he sent l24
miles to get certain fluid extract, which
he knew TO be pure, the local druggist
being without the preparation specified.
Night air is an element most dreaded
by consumptives and persons with weak
lungs, and many physicians caution such
patients against going out after sunset.
DIR. Winslow, speaking of this, thinks 1t
is better for patient to go out In the
evening and be entertained than to stay
at home and be depressed, provided the
patient keeps warm and avoids fatigue.
He advises such patients to literally but
ter their bread on both sides, take all the
eggs, milk, meat, etc, that they can;
stay out of doors in the sunshine and
indoors in cloudy, damp and chilly
weather.
Many years ago Oliver Wendell Holmes
made the remark that at some time, ow-
ing to the amount of gold used in fill
ing teeth, graveyards might become gold
mines. 1t is to be hoped that the realiza-
ton of this prophecy may be far distant,
but 1t Is fact that gold plates are pawn
able, and in pauper cases, dying friend
less and unclaimed, that plates of arti-
fetal teeth and even gold filings may be
retained by the authorities and sold as old
gold. In the case of one institution in
England sufficient gold was obtained in
one year from plates and trinkets to pro-
duce bar of gold worth 5000, one set
alone being worth 500.
PRESCRIPTIONS
To abort a cold the Womans Medical
Journal recommends: Tincture of gelSem-
ium drops; liquid extract of ergot, S
drops camphor water, 4 drachms. Take
this every hour, Immediately the cold is
felt and If continued for twelve hours,
the patient keeping within doors, in a
warm place, the cold will probably be
checked
To keep the hands soft, Casper, in the
Texas Medical Journal. recommends: Oil
Of rose, Is drops; glycerine, 1 drachm;
spirit Of nutmeg, 8 drachms; oil of ca
Juput, 20 drops. This is to be used on the
hands every night before retiring and
before going out In the morning.
In nervous exhaustion, with pallor and
irritability, the following is recommend
ed: Valerianate OF Zinc valerianate of
qHinine and yalerianate of iron, of each
20 grains. Divide into 20 pills. Take one
three times a day. Leon Noel.