Lœffler advises the use of freshly prepared chloride of silver in the prevention and treatment of whooping-cough. As given in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, his preferred combination is the following: Chloride of silver (freshly prepared), 1½ grains; water, 2 pints; hyposulphite of sodium, a saturated solution. Mix. Use by an atomizer, the spray being directed into the pharynx. Repeat the application every two or three hours.
AT this season of the year the conditions of travel are as nearly perfect as possible, and for those going from south and west points, a railway ride over the mountains, by way of the Chesapeake and Ohio route, is a luxury that is charming beyond description, while the car service is as perfect as one may expect to find on wheels. The delegates who attended the late meeting of the American Medical Association and went over this route, were profuse in