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ORIGINAL ARTICLES-
Master-minds in Medicine - John Hunter (1728-93), Great Man of

Science and Surgeon

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MEDICO-LEGAL DEPARTMENT

Misner v. Toronto and York Radial R. W Co.
Smith v. Steele

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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES-
Canadian Medical Association, 41st Annual Meeting, Ottawa, June

9th, ioth and uth, 1908

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PHYSICIAN'S LIBRARY

Saunders' Forthcoming Books
Manual of Medical Jurisprudence, Toxicology and Public Health
Confessio Medici
The Toiler

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KEEP THE SKIN RIGHT. -These are timely and handy preparations. Their utility has no bounds. They are helpful in all skin troubles, Skin inflammations, such as Sunburn, Eruptions of Poison Oak, Scalds and Burns, or those caused by the handling of chemicals, as in developing KODAK FILMS, etc., yield immediately to the healing qualities of Resinol Ointment. For Eczema, Herpes, Pruritus, Barber's Itch, etc., it is the recognized and standard prescription with the rank and file of medical men.

Resinol Soap should always be used as a prophylactic, and as an adjunct to the Ointment. Samples sent on request.

RESINOL CHEMICAL COMPANY, GREAT BRITAIN BRANCH:

AUSTRALASIAN AGENTS: BALTIMORE, MD. 97 New Oxford Street, London, W.C.

Chas. Markell & Co., Sydney, N. S. W.

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EDITORIALS-

Comment from Month to Month :

The Tuberculous Immigrant

The Wasserman Reaction for the Diagnosis of Syphilis

The Strength of Tetanus Antitoxin

Tetanus

Canadian Medical Association

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Differing from other Cocoas, directions for preparation must be carefully

followed, when an easily digested food beverage will result.

WHERE LIQUID NOURISHMENT IS IMPERATIVE

IT WILL BE FOUND

NOURISHING AND SUSTAINING

PHILLIPS' MILK OF MAGNESIA

PHILIPS' COD LIVER OIL EMULSION
PHILLIPS' PHOSPHO-MURIATE OF QUININE

The Opsonic Theory

Demonstrates the Scientific

Value of

Antiphlogistine

(Inflammation's Antidote)

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HE resisting power of the body against disease is relative to

the opsonic value of the blood, and the severity of a localized

disease process depends largely upon the retardation of the flow of the blcod to that part.

The phagocytes may gather, but unless they receive the full amount of the normal flow with its opsonins, resisting power is lost and suppuration takes place. We must either increase ihe opsonic index of the blood so that the small amount flowing through the infected part may be of normal opsonic value, or, what is simpler and as effective, dilate the blood-vessels and let the blood, with nature's own or ethod of combating disease, circulate through the area desired.

Heat dilates the blood vessels, but to be effective it must extend to the periphery of the infected area, when it will not cause suppuration by increasing the bacteria. An antiseptic poultice is the best method of conveying heat. There is but one method of poulticing which commends itself to thinking physicians, and that is with the antiseptic, hygroscopic, plastic dressing

Antiphlogistine