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these natural consequences they are
blessed. In this case the husband sum-
moned doctor with the remarxe that a
mother and two daughters are three
devils for a father. In this case the
priest, who was also summoned, was
good-natured and level-headed and took
the prescription TO the drug store. The
children recovered and the woman gave
all the credit to the priest and the holy
water" which, in this case, was eucalyp-
toll, ordered by the doctor
Ichthalbin, dormiol and tannopin are
three new drugs claiming medical favor
lchthalbin is composed of albumin and
lchthyol, which eXerts a favorable in
fuence upon food changes In the body
and is a valuable intestinal antiseptic It
may be given to children in place of Gallo
mel when an antiseptic is desired without
purgation. Dormiol is a compound of
choral and amylene hydrate. II Is valua-
Bile as a hypnotic efficient in action. and
low in price. The initial dose, ~ grains.
produces sleep in from half and hour to
one hour after administration. Tannopin,
or tannon, is condensation product of
fannie acid and urutropin 1t is a useful
value in treating children. On account of
It's tastelessness but its high price is a
disadvantage. The dose for children is
" grains; for adults, Is grains.
In France, where the state has much
more to say about personal matters than
with US, a just law has recently been
passed prohibiting any one from giving
solid food of any kind to infants. Per-
sons who give solid food to a child less
than one year old, unless it be given upon
the special order of a physician, may be
adjudged guilty of an attempt to kill
The use of long rubber tubing with nurs-
ing bottles is also prohibited because Of
the difficulty of keeping them clean and
free from disease-bearing matter Such
a law in this free country would be
considered an infringement of personal
rights to do as one pieases, whether it
be for right or wrong. for good or bad
but the wise mother may be law to her
self ana govern herself by the sugges ton
DR.. Watson, who has studied the sub
ject with care In 300 cases, believes that
where a family of boys is desired a man
should not marry the eldest daughter of
family, but rather the youngest. as
there is a progressive increase Of boy
producing power from the eldest up to
the youngest daughter He should not
marry a woman whose age differs great
~ from his own and not much under or
over thirty. He should not marry a
widow, If these rules are followed the
doctor claims that there viii be fewer
complaints of seven daughters who
pTophesy," and, alas, not one son. His
fourth rule is, DO not refuse to marry
a cousin or an only daughter" but some
authorities in mental diseases could tell
woful ta.es Of the progeny resulting from
marriages between first cousins.
Small as the little mosquito is the pesky
pest has quite a load of infamy laid upon
it. Aside from it's malarial- bearing quail
tiles. reports come from Nigeria that 1t
harbors parasite which causes elephan-
tiasis. a disease in which the leg or other
member become greatly enlarged and the
skin is thickened so that it resembles an
elephants leg. If this is true the in
vestigations commenced to prevent NAL
aria may result in stamping out this
other disease, which is widely prevalent
among the natives of tropical countries
Watermelons have great and undis-
puted reputation for colic-inducing quail
tiles in small boys, but farmer at
Bluffdale, Tex, not content with this de-
liberately and with malice aforethought
in his patch and inserted strychnine in
dangerous quantities. This was done be-
cause a number of boys who had pre-
viously stolen and eaten a number Of
his watermelons wrote him that they
would visit the patch again They did
so. ate the melons and as a consequence
two boys died in the field. two died on
the way home and two died shortly after
reaching home Comment is unnecessary;
ba yyoO
does such a diabolicar deed is tried and
condemned without judge or jury.
Hetol is a new remedy suggested for
the cure of consumption. 1t Is sodium
cinnamate and is used by injection into
the veins. It has been tried upon patients
experimentally. but without any marked
beneficial effects. Ewald. however, claims
that is harmless and. as 1t has no dele
FERROUS qualities, recommends that fur
Their experiments be made.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
In ringworm of the scalp the hair
should be kept shaved from the entire
scalp until the cure Is complete. The
head must be thoroughly washed twice a
day with superfatted potash soap and
warm water. The following ointment
should be rubbed into the scalp
slowly and carefully for ten min
utes twice daily. Precipitated sulphur.
l dram; Beta-na phthOl, salicyllc acid and
ammoniated mercury of each 10 grains
Ianolin, / ounce The child should be
kept from school and isolated from play
mates, as well as from brothers and sis
tiers, as the disease Is extremely con-
tagious.
In lumbago Nestor Tirard recommends
the following: Sodium salicylate. 10
grains; potassium iodide, grains; fluid
extract of sarsaparilla. drains; water
sufficient to make one-half ounce. To be
taken in water three times daily after
meals
In acute rheumatism SAMSON recon-
mends: Sodium salicyIate. 20 grains; aro-
matte spirit of ammonia, 20 minims; cam
phor water, 1 ounce. To be taken every
two hours until six doses have been
taken. or until the temperature has fall
len and pain has ceased when, 1t is to
be taken every si~ tC eight hours.
Leon Noel.