The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-17
NO, NO, MIR. PEAvx


your statement that Mild Tinc.
ture Of Iodine must be dispensed
when Q laynan calls for Iodine Is
incorrect, a. Is your statement In
the same article (recently) that
Tincture Of Iodine Is now reserved
for physicians use. m
1T wasn't until June I, 1885, that
the q. 8. p. included Mild
Tincture Of Iodine While It Is true
that Mild Tincture Of Iodine Is per-
haps better ana safer for lay use
as an arltiseptic than the stronger
Tinctlire Of Iodine, nevertheless
when a layman calls for Tincture
Of Iodine, legally the pharmacist
should dispense the stronger Tine
ture OF course the pharmacist has
q legal right and, in my mind, the
moral obligation to question the lay
man as to the purpose to which the
tincture Is to be put, and to suggest
the Mild Tincture Of Iodine for
home use. / would appreciate IL II
you would make the correction once
and for all in one Of your sue
ceeding columns"
What said, about iodine quote
from the printed copy: %et
SThis Mild Tincture Of Iodine or
Weak Solution Of Iodine was intro
duced Ito the U. 8. P) to meet the
demand Of the public for an eff.
cient wound disinfectant for DOM
estice use.
When q laynan asks for iodine
the layman means, and the United
States Pharmacopoeia expressly sug-
gests that he should have what
the U. s. p. calls Mild Tincture Of
Iodine and the 3. p. calls Weaks
Solution Of Iodine.
II you will explain, Mr. Peavy,
precisely what you think ! should
correct in that, Ill do my best tc
comply-but you lnisquote me when
you say. / stated that Mild Tine
ture Of Iodine must be dispensed.
We need not bubble about that. As
you conclude, the pharmacist has
the moral obligation to suggest the
mild tincture II the customer asks
for iodine. That's what I tried to
show the Pharmacopoeia provides
Mild Tincture Of Iodine for; and
incidentally 1t Is implied II not ex-
pressed in the Pharmacopoeia that
the old standard stronger Tincture
of Iodine should be reserved for the
exclusive use Of physicians and
surgeons.
Whenever I recommend or sug-
gest iodine here. either for applica-
ton to wounds as first aid disin-
fectant or for internal use as an
iodine ration I mean, OF course, the
mild Tincture OF Iodine, or the
Weak Solution Of Iodine.
Sweet spirits OF Nltre
Some time ago you published an
aarticle concerning the continued
use Of chloroform and said 1t would
cause insanity. Recently have dis
covered in possession Of one who
Is dear to me a bottle OF sweet
spirit Of nitre ether and 1t Is caus-
ing me much grief.
(Mrs. g. r. -
Answer--I did not say continued
use Of chloroform would cause In.
sanity. Sweet spirit Of nitre Is q
comparatively harmless home rem
edy-one Of the best and least
harmful, In fact. It Is merely mild
sedative to the excited circulation
in feverish states, a mild diaphore-
tic increases sweating) and diure.
tic INCREASES secretion OF urine.
Official name for II Is spirit Of nj.
trous ether.
Shots
Have been getting thian1ine In
jections every week for 10 months
now. I feet better, but these shots
are very expensive and have TO buy
lot Of other medicines. Is there
anything can take In place Of these
injections? (Mrs. r. A.
Answer-To the best OF my knowl-
edge and belief there Is no reason
for administering vitamin B, Othia-
MINI in that way, II the patient can
take 1t by mouth.
Cri-free
We were a cri-free family all last
winter, thanks TO your fine teach.
ings. As long as we have you drop
ping in for q friendly chat every
day, who would want doctor
book anyway? Or. M. b.
Answer-Oh, I dunno-Some peo'
pie like to see If their liver Is II
straight. Novices will mispronouncs
your word; It should be pronounced
kree free. Cri is any Common es'
piratory Infection. Parents WHIT
wonder what Mrs, r. M. B. Is driv.
ing at may send IS cts. and stamped
self addressed envelope for booklet
"Call 1t Cri.
Copyright 1913, John F. Ollie Coz