MEDICAL JOTTINGS.
In the state of New York, during 1893 about 20,000 cattle were examined by the State Veterinary Inspectors and 686 cattle were found infected with Tuberculosis. Dr Murrell ( London ) gives the following analysis of St Jacob's oil: — Turpentine with traces of camphor 82-407 per cent, Ether 10*000 per cent, Alcohol s*ooo per cent, Carbolic acid 2*olß per cent, Capsicum 400 percent. Aconite' l3 per cent, also a small quantity of origanum for scenting purposes. Messrs Jabcz Monro & Co.
(London) state that the drugs contained in a 2/6 bottle would cost between 2d and Bd. Professor Khmleosky (St Petersburg) states that strong sunlight destroys Bacteria within 6. hours, this is an additional proof of the healthy qualities of sunshine. A child at Sheffield England was poisoned last April by a dose of half a Dover's powder.
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Oxford Observer, Volume V, Issue V, 7 July 1894, Page 3
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