The Practitioner, Volume 18John Brigg, 1877 |
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Page 299 - ... in the proportion of one part of the former to ten of the latter. He has found it much more effective than astringents or other methods which he has tried, and the combination of the acid with the oil was much better than the acid with water. His method of application is to cleanse the ear thoroughly by cotton or a probe, avoiding syringing unless...
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Page 386 - ... 5. That, as far as we have been able to ascertain, none of the existing modes of treating town-sewage by deposition and by chemicals in tanks appear to effect much change beyond the separation of the solids, and the clarification of the liquid. That the treatment of sewage in this manner, however, effects a considerable improvement, and, when carried to its greatest perfection, may, in some cases, be accepted.
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Page 83 - It will be seen," says Prof. Maclean, "that quinine is the most important ingredient in the formula, each ounce bottle containing nine grains and a half of the alkaloid. Its presence has been detected by every chemist who has attempted its analysis", and never doubted by any medical man of experience who has used the tincture. Many will say ' after all, this vaunted remedy is only quinine concealed in a farrago of inert substances for purposes of mystification.
Page 149 - ... bedding, etc.,) to any distance; and when liberated may find their way direct to the alimentary canal through the medium of the air — by entering the mouth and nose and being swallowed with the saliva — or, less directly, through the medium of water or food in which they have lodged.
Page 204 - Cholera can be transmitted by personal effects coming from an infected place, especially such as have served for the sick from cholera ; and certain facts show that the disease can be carried to a distance by these effects if shut up so as to prevent free contact with the air.