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Lactopeptine is also prepared in tablet form. See page 1.

Mercauro's increasing popularity has tempted the imitators.

Read page 5.

Surgical Chair. -Any doctor in need of a first class operating chair, can secure a bargain by addressing RETIRED, care MEDICAL HERALD, St. Joseph, Mo.

Enterprise.—An undertaker who will follow a doctor's buggy around and deposit his business card at the house visited by the physician, as one was seen to do in St. Joseph the other day, will rob a grave.-Daily News.

Reduced from 214 to 185 pounds.—I am using Phytoline (Walker) on a lady who nine weeks ago weighed 214 pounds; was weighed last week and had lost 29 pounds, weighing only 185. She is much pleased with the medicine, and will continue until her weight is less than 160 pounds.

J. H. WECKEL, M. D., Breakabeen, N. Y.

To Our Readers. In addition to publishing the best original articles of any journal in the West, THE HERALD desires to enlarge its News Department, and to this end earnestly requests all its friends to send in news and items concerning the cases they treat; removals; notices of births, marriages, or deaths, occurring in the families of physicians; together with any thing of interest to the profession of the great Missouri Valley and contiguous territory.

Time is Money. In giving the profession a surgical dressing for use in minor surgical, obstetrical and gynecological cases; unalterable, always ready for use, and with merit that is unquestioned, the Norwich Pharmacal Co., Norwich, N. Y., deserves the thanks of every practitioner. "Time is money;" it is also much more to the suffering patient, and the time saved and agony avoided by having a jar of this preparation in your office can be estimated after it has been used for a few weeks. Its range is so wide that the average practitioner, whether general or special, will rarely find a day in which it may not be used with benefit. If you have not become acquainted with it drop the manufacturers a card and they will gladly send sample and literature.

Forced Feeding in Consumption-Ever since Dujardin-Beaumetz recorded his observations on forced feeding or gavage, its importance has been generally recognized by the medical profession. Unfortunately, to force food down a man's throat does not insure its digestion and consequent absorption. If we would supply the waste of this dread disease we must go a step further, and it is a recognition of this fact which has attracted so much attention to the subject of artificial digestion. Once digest food, whether in the body or outside of it, and nature will look after its disposition. Artificially-digested foods have not up to the present time, been a success, for the simple reason that they are unpalatable, but in Paskola, which is now being so extensively advertised to the medical profession, this objection has been entirely overcome. The wasting consumptive needs fat, and, as we all know, starch is the natural source of this component of the animal economy. If evidence in support of such a statement were needed, we have only to look at the corn-fed hog. It was this that led the manufacturers of Paskola to adopt a pure form of artificially-digested starch as the basis of their preparation. Not only is Paskola a fattening food, the assimilation of which is assured, but it contains a physiological proportion of hydrochloric acid, and a combination of digestive ferments that insure the digestion of proteid or meaty foods taken in conjunction with it. Therefore Paskola, with a diet of rare meat, eggs, and similar articles rich in nitrogen, constitutes the ideal food for the consumptive. It is so very palatable that the weakest stomachs receive and tolerate it without inconvenience, and its administration is almost invariably followed by a marked increase in weight and appetite. The PreDigested Food Co. have such unbounded confidence in the product that they liber ally offer to send a sample, express prepaid, to any physician who may request it. Their advertisment will be found on another page.

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Change of Profession.-Physician-What is your profession? Patient (pompously)—I'm a gentleman. Physician-Well, you'll have to try something else; it dosen't agree with you.

Thiol has been used and recommended by Dr. C. E. Williams of Cambrigeport, Mass. in eczema, rheumatism, and in wounds, burns and scalds, locally applied mixed with lanoline or dissolved in water.

Adhesion of Placenta, with Hemorrhage.---I had a bad case of adhesion of placenta, with dangerous hemorrhage. With ergot and Sanmetto the dan ger was at once removed, and by continued use of Sanmetto patient, although very weak from loss of blood, improved rapidly, and is now up and about helping about her work. In sixty years practice, with an attendance upon more than three thousand child births, I have used no medicine that seemed to hit the case better than Sanmetto in this instance. I am now in my eighty-seventh year and have practiced since 1832. S. G. MATSON, M. D., Viola, Iowa.

Melachol.-Melachol, the advertisement of which appears in one of our pages, and to which we draw the attention of our readers, is the product of exper imentation of the most reliable pharmaceutical purveyors in St. Louis. Its projectors and manufacturers are among the best and most thoroughly well-known drugmakers in St. Louis. In an agreeable, attractive form, melachol furnishes several remedies which are admirable laxatives, the most prominent of which is the phos. phate of soda, and those who are familiar with the value of this remedy, and the importance of having a pure article, will appreciate melachol. In conditions of catarrh of the bile duct and the gall bladder, and of the intestinal canal, there is no better remedy than the phosphate of soda. Melachol, then, in doses from a teaspoonful, to a tablespoonful, according to the laxative effect desired, in a half a glass of water, two or three times a day, will be found of great value. The well-known solvent effects of this combination upon gall stones and other unfavorable condiof the intestinal tract will commend it. We are confident that the medical profess ion will welcome melachol. The editor of this journal has already tried it in a large number of cases to excellent advantage, and confidently commends it. I. N. LOVE, M. D., in Med. Mirror.

Leucorrhoea.-In a recent paper on this subject, by Dr. W. C. Wile, the author concludes as follows: "Just before the menstrual period the size of the uterus from vascular engorgement is increased greatly, and if at this time the deliverance from hyperæmia be interfered with by any malign 'influence such as cold, etc., the shock falls upon the vasomotor nerve system. It is true likewise that paralysis of the vaso motor nerves arrests the circulation and the vascular engorgement remains, when the first stage of chronic enlargement with its subsequent pathological changes is set up. Without going into etiological detail we may state that the enlargement being now a mixed factor, the element of mechanical pressure in its turn, impairs the neurotic force essential to contract muscular fibre or stimulate the absorbent and capillary systems. It is at this point that Vinum Fraxini Americanæ exerts its specific influence and extends its remedial action, exerting (unlike ergot) a gentle, persistent tonic impression upon the benumbed nervous system. The result is the disappearance of the neurasthenia, the absorbents wake up so to speak, and proceed to perform their function properly, the tough adventitious tissue is removed and the uterus returns gradually to its normal size and condition. I found in the class of cases enumerated above if the treatment be carefully and conscientiously carried out the effort will be crowned with success, in from six weeks to four months, while marked improvement is manifest, in from one to three. The dose should be one teaspoonful before each meal. If a careful trial is given we predict satisfactory results. The Wine of American Ash which I used was made by Theodore Metcalf Co., Boston, Mass.

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Calendar. We are in receipt of a handsome calendar for 1895, issued by Frederick Stearns & Co., Detroit, from their own press.

An Up-to-Date Doctor-"Dyspepsia is what ails you." Patient: do you advise?" Doctor: Tip the waiters."-Tit-Bits.

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Physicians would do well to note the value of Pasteurine tablets as prophylactic, to keep in the mouth when exposed to diphtheria and other infectious maladies. Pasteurine is the ideal germicide and disinfectant; it is palatable, aromatic and non-poisonous.

Compound Talcum as a Surgical Dressing. In a recent paper read before the Mississippi Valley Medical Association, entitled "The Neatest Circumcision," Dr. Bransford Lewis after describing an ideal operation, concludes as follows: "My dressing consists of a square of antiseptic gauze, perforated for the meatus, and sprinkled with Fehr's talcum powder."

Pulmonary Troubles.-After a practice of nearly thirty years and quite an extensive one in regard to pulmonary troubles, having used all of the emulsions, maltines, and different preparations that are recommended for said troubles, I find Terraline one of the most efficient and pleasant preparations that I have ever prescribed. W. I. MOORE, M. D., Clay, Ky., February 8th, 1895.

The Perfect Register for Physicians is made by Henry Bernd & Co., of St. Louis. That this is true is proven by the testimony of thousands of doctors, which will be mailed to you free of charge, together with sample leaves of the book, showing its simplicity and perfect methods. Averse as are the Britons in granting copyrights to Americans, they conceded the superiority of this account book, and have granted full protection to Messrs. Bernd & Co. in England-the first patent, by the way, ever issued in Great Britain on physicians' registers, a distinction to be proud of.

A Compliment from the Tropics.-The H. K. Mulford Co.'s tablets and triturates are becoming world renowned. This enterprising house has just received a very flattering letter from Dr. Franklin P. Lynch, superintendent of the American Baptist Missionary Sanitarium, located at Mukinvika, Congo Angola, Southeast Africa. The doctor states that the tablets have proven especially serviceable in the severe bilious fever of the tropics. A similar letter was received some time ago from India, which also stated the value of this medicament over all other forms which they had tried, advising at the same time their greatest difficulty heretofore had been in securing a form of medication which would be satisfactory and withstand the climatic conditions which exist in this country. The army and navy largely adopted this tablet and triturate medication on account of its permanency under all climatic conditions.

Cold Facts About Hot Springs, Arkansas.-This is the most famous health and pleasure resort on the Continent, and at the present time, the season is at its height. For the entertainment of guests a running meet has been arranged for at the race track, as well as base ball games and foot ball games between professional clubs at the park. There is also good shooting in the mountains and splendid fishing in the streams. In addition to the wonderful hot water, there are beautiful drives laid out to the numerious other springs and resorts in the adjoinings hills. This great sanitarium can be reached direct from St. Louis by through Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars via the Iron Mountain Route, which connects with all lines from the east, north and west at the magnificient new Union station. Descriptive and illustrated pamphlets containing all information (mailed free) on application to company's agents or H. C. TOWNSEND, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo.

L. B, EDWARDS, M. D., Pres. J. C. CULBERTSON, M. D., V-Pres.
Richmond, Va.

Cincinnati, O.

J. MACDONALD, JR., Treas.
New York City.

Organized September 6, 1893, at Washington, D. C.
First Annual Meeting, at Hot Springs, Va., August 13-14, 1894.
Next Meeting at Baltimore, Md., May 6, 1895, 9:30 a. m.

American Medical Publishers' Association

CHAS. WOOD FASSETT,
SECRETARY.

Secretary's Office,

Sixth & Charles, ST. JOSEPH, MO.

MEETING OF MEDICAL PUBLISHERS.

The annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Publishers, which will be held in Baltimore, Md., May 6, promises to be the most eventful in the history of this organization. Fully one hundred publishers and editors have signified their intention of attending this meeting, and the many applications for membership now coming in evinces the growing interest in the progress of medical journalism from the standpoint of the publisher. A friendly exchange of ideas and methods, and the discussions following the reading of the papers presented, will be beneficial to every business man present. A cordial invitation is extended to every one connected in any way with the publishing or management of medical periodicals. "Come with us and we will do you good."

LANDON B. EDWARDS, M. D., Pres.

CHAS. WOOD FASSETT, Sec'y,

St. Joseph, Mo.

Richmond, Va.

Kindly insert above or similar notice in current issue of your magazine, and advise the secretary whether you intend to be with us or not.

The Esculapian is soon to be launched from Kansas City.

The Inter-State Medical News, a new quarterly, is announced from Sioux City, Iowa.

The new monthly just started in Chicago, under the editorial management of Dr. Harold Moyer, succeeds the Western Medical Reporter, which has suspended. The new journal has been christened Medicine, and it has our best wishes.

The Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal will celebrate its semi-centennial anniversary by increasing its reading matter to eighty pages, and otherwise enhancing its value to its subscribers. We congratulate Dr. Potter upon the welldeserved success he has achieved in medical journalism.

Casa Braccio.-Readers of Marion Crawford's novel "Casa Braccio," now appearing in The Century, will be interested in knowing that the story as printed so far, is true, except that the scene of the actual occurrence was in South America instead of Italy. The nun who really escaped from a Carmelite convent with a Scotch surgeon, was the niece of a bishop. A skeleton was placed in her bed, when it was fired, instead of a body as in Mr. Crawford's story. After much suffering the surgeon and his wife reached the sea coast, and were taken aboard an English vessel, whence they sailed to Scotland and lived for many years in Edinburgh. The part of Mr. Crawford's story still to appear, portraying the punishment visited upon the pair for their sin, is imaginary.