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THE MODERN MEANING 
 OF AN ANCIENT MYTH 
 
 ' HE myths of ancient Greece and Rome — 
 from whose classic treasures orators, poets 
 and artists have immortalized themselves — 
 possess a peculiar charm for most readers. 
 Among these myths, some concerning cer- 
 tain goddesses worshipped by both Greek and Roman, 
 though less well known, are very interesting. The 
 ancients regarded the goddess Hygeia as the conserver of 
 their health, but when she was not propitious — or thev had 
 been remiss, and so, in losing her favor, had lost health also — 
 they worshipped Hygeia's sister, Meditrina, believing in her 
 power to restore them to vigor; and their faith was very 
 much akin to being " the substance of things hoped for." 
 
 It has been said, and is quite supposable, since history 
 repeats itself, that these sisters, , Hygeia and Meditrina, 
 daughters of iEsculapius, disagreed, as often do their 
 earthly sisters of to-day, and that then, as now, sisterly 
 affection suffered its severest wrench in a love affair ; then, 
 too, as now, occasioning trouble in the family. The sis- 
 ters loved one and the same immortal, of whom — whether 
 worthy or unworthy of the love of either — we find no rec- 
 ord of achievements distinguishing him from the minor 
 gods of that day. 
 
 Hygeia was not slow in divining the situation ; nor was 
 the object of her love slow in suffering from her resent- 
 ment, for, believing in his preference for Meditrina, 
 Hygeia jealously withdrew her protection from him. . 
 Great was the grief of Meditrina when she saw her 
 lover languishing, and she nursed him most tenderly, but 
 could not avert from him the penalty following upon his 
 indifference to Hygeia. With that intuition of woman, 
 which is more to be trusted than the judgment of the gods 
 themselves, Meditrina flew to Olympus, and there pleaded 
 her cause so feelingly that she was granted full power to 
 restore the ailing to health. 
 
 With all the speed vouchsafed to daughters of the 
 
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 gods, Meditrina hastened back to her lover, and, by means 
 of her newly acquired art, quickly restored him to health. 
 Ever since it has been the constant effort of Hygeia to 
 maintain health, and the aim of Meditrina to restore it, if 
 lost or impaired. And, to this day, if mortals are negli- 
 gent in availing themselves of Hygeia's protection the 
 influence of Meditrina is instantly exerted for their resto- 
 ration ; and thus Meditrina is permitted to show her con- 
 tinuing gratitude for the powers intrusted to her at 
 Olympus. 
 
 Were we, of the present day, worshipping gods and 
 goddesses, as did the ancient Greeks and Romans, Meditrina 
 would surely be the better beloved of ^sculapius's daugh- 
 ters ; but in the evolution of life from the mythical to the 
 practical, these gifted goddesses have not lagged behind ; 
 but have been the more closely united because of the brief 
 estrangement due to Eros' inconsiderate shaft; and no 
 longer exacting our worship, but winning our esteem and 
 gratitude, they come, bringing their marvelous powers — 
 Electro%one to preserve the conditions of health and Medi- 
 trina to restore them w^hen impaired or lost. With 
 Hygeia (now bearing the name Electrozone) to help us 
 keep health, and Meditrina to restore it, if lost or impaired, 
 surely history is repeating itself. 
 
LABORATORY AND FACTORY OF THE CHEMICAL AND ELECTRICAL CO., 
 
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GERM 
 
 LIFE 
 
 ERMS are the smallest of known living 
 things. They are both animal and vege- 
 table. Bacteria belong to the vegetable 
 kingdom. They vary in shape, and con- 
 sist of a jelly-like substance, covered and 
 held in place by a membrane. Bacteria, according to their 
 shape, are divided into cocci or micrococci, bacilli and 
 spirilla. 
 
 Fig, I —The forms of Bacteria, according to Buchner 
 
 The micrococci are spherical in shape, and exist 
 singly, in pairs, in fours, in clusters or in chains. See Fig. 
 J, fl, b, m, «, ff, p, q, r, s, t, w, x. 
 
 Among them are the smallest bacteria, some being not 
 more than one one-hundred-and-fifty-thousandth of an 
 inch in diameter. The bacilli are rod-formed bodies, 
 varying in size ; the largest being one four-thousandth of 
 
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 an inch in length and one sixteen-thousandth of an inch 
 in breadth. Fig. j, f, ^, ^, a, v. 
 
 Some are furnished with organs of locomotion called 
 flagella. The spirilla are like the bacilli, except that they 
 are twisted into corkscrew shapes, with undulating out- 
 lines, and are longer, one species being very long, measur- 
 ing one six-thousandth of an inch. Fig. /, ^, h. 
 
 Modifications of these forms are shown in Fig. I de- 
 scribed as comma, spindle, oval-rods and club-formed 
 bacteria, and designated respectively by the figures/^ ?', yf, /. 
 
 Bacteria are of many kinds, most of which are bene- 
 ficial in their action and many of which are essential to life 
 and growth. They exist in the air we breathe, in the 
 water and milk we drink, upon the exposed surfaces of men 
 and animals, and in their intestinal tracts, and in the soil to 
 the depth of about nine feet. They are not found in the 
 glacier ice, and there are very few in extremely cold regions 
 or in the ocean far from- land. Moisture is essential to 
 their growth, and some die without it. To some, air is 
 necessary, to others not. They are indifferent to the pres- 
 ence or absence of ordinary diffused light, but direct sun- 
 light destroys them. Some bacteria can live upon the 
 nitrogen of the air, or upon mineral salts, but the greater 
 number require, as food, dead animal or vegetable materials, 
 while some require living tissues. Few bacteria can 
 multiply in temperatures below 32 or above 170 degrees 
 Fahrenheit. The most favorable temperature for the 
 growth of disease germs is 98.4 degrees Fahrenheit, or 
 blood heat. 
 
 Wonder is excited by the study of these minute organ- 
 isms. What they can accomplish in their short lives of a 
 few hours, or days, is truly marvelous. Some of these 
 organisms help the farmer; they aid in giving good crops; 
 they give to the dairyman good butter and cheese; they 
 assist in removing harmful pollutions from lakes and rivers. 
 They separate the complex structures of animal and 
 vegetable life into their elements. A small part of the 
 resulting elements they use as food, while the greater part 
 
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 is set free. It is by the activity of these minute organisms 
 that suitable food is prepared for more highly organized 
 plants, which in turn go to support animal life. It can, 
 therefore, be said that without bacteria all life would ulti- 
 mately cease. They are normally present in the human 
 body, especially in the alimentary tract, where they per- 
 form important and useful functions. Oxygen is essential 
 to the support of such bacteria as are normally present and 
 necessary to the health of man, and which might'properly 
 be called health bacteria. 
 
 Relation to Health and Disease. 
 
 That the relation of germ life to health and disease was 
 but imperfectly understood by the ancients is shown in the 
 references to the subject found in the writings of the Greek 
 and Roman philosophers. Not until the invention of the 
 microscope in its primitive form was any positive knowl- 
 edge obtained regarding the existence of the infinitesimal 
 organisms which are now known to play so profound a part 
 in the issues of life and death. 
 
 It was in 1 67 1 that the first discoveries were made of 
 "very minute living worms" in meat, milk and cheese by 
 Kircher, a priest, who used the very imperfect microscope 
 of that time. Soon after that Antonius von Leeuwenhoek, 
 using improved lenses, saw in putrefied fluids, intestinal 
 contents and saliva — minute, moving, living particles 
 which he called " animalcula." It vvas a theory, then, 
 that these little creatures were probably the cause of all 
 disease. In Vienna, in 1762, Plenciz declared his firm 
 belief that diseases and the decomposition of fluids were 
 wholly caused by them, but bacteriology was not definitely 
 established as a science until more than a hundred years 
 later. 
 
 In 1863, the first positive discovery of micro-organ- 
 isms in disease was made by Pollender and Davaine, who 
 then found the cause of anthrax, a disease of cattle. Next 
 came the discovery by the English surgeon Sir Joseph 
 Lister, of the primary causes of wound infection, from 
 
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 which have resulted the great advances in modern sur- 
 gery. 
 
 Then followed the discoveries of Pasteur, Koch and 
 Cohn. From 1876 onward, bacteria were found to bathe 
 cause of relapsing fever, leprosy and typhoid fever; after 
 which came the brilliant demonstrations of the cause 
 of consumption and other tuberculous diseases, and that 
 of Asiatic Cholera, by Dr. Robert Koch, in 1882 and 1884. 
 It has be'en established to the satisfaction of the scientific 
 world, by the labors of many distinguished workers, that 
 germs, or bacteria, also cause pneumonia, diphtheria, 
 tetanus (lock-jaw), influenza and bubonic plague, as well 
 as many diseases of animals; and that inflammation, fer- 
 mentation, decay and putrefaction are impossible without 
 the presence of germ life. 
 
 Bacteria increase by dividing, one forming two, or 
 sometimes by forming spores, or seeds, from which bac- 
 teria develop. Under conditions favorable to them, they are 
 able to multiply at an enormous rate. A bacillus, dividing 
 once eveiy hour, would increase in twenty-four hours to 
 nearly seventeen millions. If that ratio of increase were 
 continued, the results would be almost beyond calculation. 
 But, fortunately. Nature does not permit it, the chief limit 
 being the lack of food supply. When such supply exists, 
 we have the rapid increase which occurs in fermentation, 
 putrefaction and disease. 
 
 Disease-producing or pathogenic bacteria are, fortu- 
 nately, of comparatively few species. But they were suffi- 
 cient, before science learned how to check them, to cause 
 the great plagues, the " black death " and other diseases, 
 which periodically decimated the populations of large 
 cities, and frequently " wiped out" the inhabitants of 
 infected districts. They still constitute an ever-present 
 danger to health and life, requiring of us that eternal vigi- 
 lance which seems to be the price of liberty in all the de- 
 partments of life. 
 
 Disease germs are parasitic bacteria, which require as 
 their place of growth a living organism. Unlike the health 
 
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 germs, the invading disease germs are fought on every side 
 by the health germs, normally present in man, as well as by 
 the wfhite blood cells. They are also destroyed by the 
 oxidizing effect of oxygen, the natural food of the health 
 germ. They enter the body in various ways, differing 
 with the species and the form of disease they cause. Some 
 through the respiratory organs ; some through the ali- 
 mentary system or tract, chiefly in the milk and 
 water we drink, or in food we eat, some through cuts, 
 wounds or abrasions of the skin ; by the bites of insects, 
 fleas or mosquitoes, and some by contact with an infected 
 person. They appropriate, for their own nourishment, 
 material necessary to the well-being of the organism in 
 which they are growing, and at the same time give out 
 products which are poisonous to the surrounding tissues. 
 
 The power of resistance, or the germ-killing power, 
 exists in different degrees in every one. This power is in 
 the normal blood and in the tissue cells of the body, and 
 its effectiveness depends upon the condition of the person, 
 state of health, general robustness and period of life. When 
 this power of resistance is lost or diminished, we run grave 
 risks of incurring disease. 
 
 During the period between the lodgment of the bacteria 
 and the time when the disease assumes a noticeable form, 
 the blood and tissues are fighting to repel the attacks of 
 these rapidly multiplying poison generators. Serious 
 changes occur in the system. The patient becomes very 
 ill, showing all the evidences of infection. The fight goes 
 on within the veins and tissues. The white blood cells, 
 rushing to the affected parts, struggle to destroy the enemy, 
 but with uncertainty of result. It may be recovery or 
 death. 
 
IN MEDITRINA'S WORLD 
 
 Schiz-o-my-ce-tes the Great, of the kingdom of Germs, 
 With the coming of spring, called his council of Squirms — 
 ** My Lords!" cried the king, " 'tis the season of year, 
 When man, as we know, begins to feel queer. 
 
 " This year he's so well — so my envoy affirms, 
 He ignores the advance of my vanguard of Germs, 
 And Science, that forward, most meddlesome jade! 
 Is the cause, I am told, of this boast he has made : 
 
 Since from Eden Eve-icted poor outcast Adam, 
 Cares naught for bacilli, or cold cryptogam! 
 By my plasm and cell! if he's not brought to terms, 
 Man will gobble us down, as the robin does worms! 
 
 So prithee consider some practical plan 
 For sapping the health of too arrogant man !" 
 Then sprang to the front First Corps of the Cough! 
 Ten thousand bacilli just mad to be off! 
 
 ** My Liege!" cried their xhief, *' By my wiggle and wig. 
 We crave thy commission to lead him a jig! 
 He's so headstrong and vain, Science can't make him wise, 
 Maugre pills, drops and powders, he sickens and dies. 
 
 ** For he burns at both ends his short candle of Life 
 Until flame, meeting flame, puts an end to the strife! 
 Is he well? Then he'll leave off his flannels and coat, 
 Will sit in the draught while we spawn in his throat ! 
 
 *' He'll eat what he shouldn't and drink like a fish, 
 And reck not ox ptomaines in goblet and dish; 
 Captain Comma Bacillus of the Cholera Corps 
 Must take plenty of ptomaines and rations of spore; 
 
 Pneumonia, the Pallid, will hide jn his breast, 
 And Lord Microbe of Grippe will attend to the rest." 
 Then away sped the host at a sign from their king; 
 None saw them, with Death, seed the breezes of spring? 
 
 But Health fled, aflfi-ighted, from country and town, 
 While a mol-e-cule scythe mowed the human grain down \ 
 But suddenly staid was this strange, cruel slaughter, 
 When, wave-borne, came forth ^sculapius's daughter — 
 
 Hygeia, the wise, and with her Meditrina, 
 
 If there be maid more fair, no eye hath seen her. 
 
 Each bore a chalice ever full, though freely quaffed. 
 
 And he, that ailed, was cured who once had sipped its draught' 
 
 And Lift grew bright, for Man his faults amended. 
 Found true success his ways and works attended, 
 While far away upon his Protozoan throne, 
 The dying Schizomyceces mourned alone. 
 
 He knows that germs and microbes are long forgotton ills 
 And there's no such thing as fever and no such thing as chills! 
 Around him empty shells of germs in sifting winds are whirled, 
 He knows he has no kingdom left in Meditrina' s ivorld ! 
 
SCIENCE TO rHE RESCUE 
 
 t N our offering of facts to the reader, though 
 we have, for want of space, barely more than 
 touched upon subjects requiring volumes for 
 adequate treatment, we have tried to give, 
 _ reliably and intelligibly, as many as possible 
 
 of the most important points bearing on health. 
 
 We know that no machinery, ever devised by man, can 
 approach the intricate yet perfectly adjusted construction 
 of his own organism, and that with ordinary care Nature 
 will run this machinery with an exactness requiring no 
 anxiety on his part. This will be better appreciated when 
 we consider that in an ordinary lifetime the heart beats 
 three thousand million times without a stop, and we are 
 rarely conscious of its existence. Each pulsation, moreover, 
 represents a force of about 13 pounds. 
 
 If the human organism when closely studied exhibits 
 such marvels, the restoration of destroyed and used up 
 tissues is still more wonderful. The perfect construction 
 and harmonious workings of Nature plainly indicate that, 
 were man to study man more carefully, he would live 
 longer, with less aches and pains. 
 
 We are endowed with sufficient sense and judgment to 
 learn what we should do and how to do it, and we cannot 
 fail to recognize the fact that the commission of an error 
 must bring penalty in just proportion. 
 
 Nature keeps her record of all our doings, and when 
 we violate her laws we must assuredly pay the penalty in 
 consequent sufferings. We are taught, " Be not deceived, 
 God is not mocked." Deprive the body of required rest, 
 overload the stomach, commit any excess or overwork any 
 part of the system, and we shall surely, sooner or later, 
 pay the forfeit. The harvest is always more abundant than 
 the seed from which it springs. 
 
 But if we interpret Nature's laws properly and follow 
 them, we shall make no mistakes in our hopes of benefits. 
 
 Conscientious observance of the moral and physical 
 laws of life naturally promotes longevity. How great an 
 age we might attain by obedience to Nature's laws may be 
 
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 conjectured by considering the age we do reach, despite 
 neglect and indiscretion. 
 
 Science has developed anti-toxins, or protective serums, 
 by the use of which it is claimed we may prevent or cure 
 some diseases, notably small -pox and diphtheria. But, 
 with little exception, the greatest, if not the only safety is 
 found in a complete destruction of the disease germs. 
 That can only be done by perfect sterilization or disinfec- 
 tion. 
 
 To be protected thoroughly we must be guarded at 
 every point of exposure. We can sterilize with heat. 
 We may so treat water or milk, and to some extent food. 
 Under certain conditions carbolic acid, corrosive subli- 
 mate and sulphurous acid are disinfectants, but they are 
 virulent poisons, and are dangerous to handle. There are 
 others less dangerous than these, but most of them are 
 injurious and unsafe in use. 
 
 The only perfect disinfectant is Electrozone. 
 
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WHAT IS ELECrROZONEf 
 
 TLECTROZONE is a product of electricity, 
 produced by the electric current; and the 
 principal oxidizing agent liberated is ozone, 
 hence its name " Electrozone." 
 
 It is absolutely non-poisonous^ and yet is an 
 effective disinfectant more potent than other germicides 
 and antiseptics now in use, plus the enormous advantage 
 that it may always be used with perfect safety. It is harmless 
 if taken internally. 
 
 Electrozone acts almost instantly in this way : The 
 hypochlorites, in the presence of organic matter, are de- 
 composed ; the hydrogen of the organisms combines with 
 the chlorine of the compounds. At the same time nascent 
 oxygen and ozone are liberated, which oxidize the organic 
 matter ; and finally the chlorine unites with the bases of 
 the compounds, forming harmless chlorides. 
 
 The use of Electrozone has been attended by such 
 notable results that our highest scientific authorities assign 
 it to the foremost rank in the pharmacopoeia of physicians. 
 A leading physician says : " On account of its non-poison- 
 ous character its use will become universal. * * * 
 From a sanitary standpoint it is one of the greatest discov- 
 eries ever made." 
 
 The following facts are fully established: 
 
 Electrozone annihilates pathogenic germ life. 
 
 Its use results in prompt reduction of inflammatory 
 conditions. 
 
 It is an unequaled deodorant — perfectly nullifying all 
 fetid or putrid conditions. 
 
 It rapidly arrests all fermentation. 
 
 For family use and household purification it is the best 
 sterilizer and deodorizer ever known, and is the only one 
 which can be always used without risk or danger. 
 
 The domestic uses of Electrozone are innumerable. 
 
 Sinks, refrigerators, and all parts of the house may be 
 kept free from all noxious gases and disease germs by the 
 application of this most potent germicide and disinfectant. 
 
 Electrozone quickly relieves the pain of scalds and 
 
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 burns. Applied to inflamed tissues of any kind, wounds, 
 cuts or bruises, its effect is magical. 
 
 It is a most valuable adjunct to the toilet, keeping the 
 skin clear and white. 
 
 But the greatest value of Electrozone is in its power to cure 
 and prevent sickness by destroying the microbe of disease. 
 
 Very little confidence is felt in a so-called " Universal 
 remedy." The greater the number of diseases it is adver- 
 tised to cure the less faith there is in its efficacy, and the 
 term " Cure-Ail " is derisively applied to such remedies. 
 
 Electrozone is not a " Cure-All." As a safe remedy, 
 disinfectant or deodorizer, it does, primarily, two things : 
 
 (i.) It destroys the bacteria or germs of disease 
 wherever it comes in contact with them, thus removing 
 the cause of the disease, after which nature completes the 
 cure. Nature always acts quickly to repair any damage 
 done to her creations. Sometimes, unaided, she will suc- 
 cessfully combat and overcome the germs which cause 
 disease ; but it is frequently an unequal contest, and when 
 the disease germ gets the upper hand Nature is compelled to 
 yield. Electrozone, by destroying the bacteria, leaves 
 nature free to restore the tissues to healthful action. It is 
 recommended as a remedy in diseases or conditions where 
 it can reach the germ. Its action is always the same ; it 
 destroys the disease germs by an oxidizing process. If it 
 does this, in many diseases, it is for the reason that there are 
 many diseases caused by bacteria or germs which can be 
 reached and attacked by Electrozone. 
 
 (2.) Where Electrozone, used for disinfection and deo- 
 dorization, is sprayed into confined and vitiated air its 
 compounds are split up and ozone is liberated, making 
 purification complete. As a deodorizer it attacks the 
 noxious gases, and, where present, kills the germs causing 
 the fermentation or putrefaction, from which the fetid gases 
 arise. Ozone is a concentrated form of oxygen. 
 
 In breathing, the blood in the lungs takes oxygen from 
 the air and gives forth carbonic acid gas with the exhaling 
 
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 breath. The air, confined in an inhabited place, is thus 
 deprived by degrees of its oxygen, and becomes surcharged 
 with a constantly increasing volume of carbonic acid gas, 
 which is poisonous. The result to the breather is depres- 
 sion, drowsiness, headache, and, finally, if the process con- 
 tinues, asphyxiation. Electrozone, freely sprayed into 
 such an atmosphere, by liberating ozone fills the air with a 
 fresh supply of oxygen, thus restoring the air to a perfectly 
 healthy condition. 
 
 A secondary action of Electrozone results from the fact 
 that it contains ingredients similar to those in the blood. 
 By absorption it intensifies the properties of the blood 
 ■without adding any foreign substances. This cannot he truth- 
 fully said of any other disinfectant. Other antiseptics often 
 have irritating actions. In the application of coagulants, 
 such as carbolic acid and corrosive sublimate, to open 
 wounds, the albumen in the blood is coagulated, forming a 
 foreign substance in sufficient quantities to slough, and the 
 result is gangrene, which endangers joints, limbs, and 
 often life itself. 
 
 As an antiseptic, to be applied to cuts, burns, bruises, 
 skin diseases, and to be used in surgical operations, etc., 
 Electrozone is, therefore, without an equal. It has no 
 irritating action caused by acids, as has peroxide of hydrogen. 
 It has no corrosive action, as have some of the strongly 
 alkahne antiseptics, as well as some others not alkaline. 
 
 It has no poisonous action by absorption ; it does not, 
 therefore, produce ill effects, as do the antiseptics known 
 as coagulants. On the contrary, each and every effect of 
 Electrozone is and must be beneficial. 
 
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MISCELLANEOUS HYGIENIC 
 HELPS AND HINTS 
 
 \LL clothing should be so adjusted as to give 
 Nature full and free exercise in all her func- 
 tions. Tight corsets, high-heeled tight shoes, 
 ligatures and compressions, and weight on 
 the abdomen and hips are unnatural, un- 
 sightly and pernicious to health. 
 
 Underclothes should be light and of pure wool and of 
 the same weight throughout the year. If we follow this 
 rule. Nature, not being interfered with, will modify our 
 bodily condition so as to help us to meet the climatic vari- 
 ations, especially if such changes in clothing, as are made 
 when the necessity arises, are confined to the outer gar- 
 ments which may be adapted to our requirements with 
 facility and judgment. 
 
 Bathing in the morning, in water at a temperature in 
 keeping with the age and temperament of the bather, fol- 
 lowed by a good rubbing to open the pores of the skin and 
 secure good circulation, is conducive to health. If the 
 body be afterward thoroughly rubbed with a good disin- 
 fectant, until dry, additional benefits will be derived. After 
 this, 15 to 20 minutes' intelligent exercise should be in- 
 dulged in, bringing into play all the muscles of the body. 
 No single set of muscles should be used to the detriment or 
 neglect of others, but all should have their share of work. 
 This will bring the muscles into healthful action and 
 reduce the flabby and wrinkled conditions too commonly 
 characteristic. Our time cannot be invested with more 
 profitable returns than by devoting 40 to 50 minutes each 
 morning to bathing and exercising. Proper exercise is as nec- 
 essary to health as food. Hall says : " No man was ever 
 made to be a loafer. There was beneficence in the curse, 
 ' In the sweat of thy face, shalt thou eat bread.' Labor 
 and health are inseparable the world over. The bird is 
 ever on the wing in search of food, and infinite wisdom has 
 made its labor a pleasure and delight. The cow and the 
 horse as they browse on the fields are moving all day, while 
 
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 the very worm burrows in the earth in search of food." 
 We can neither gain nor retaifi health in a life of inac- 
 tivity. 
 
 Breathing is an excellent exercise. Deep inhalations 
 of pure air serve to purify the blood and develop the chest. 
 
 Pure air is as necessary to life as food. Sleeping rooms 
 should be well ventilated. Before retiring at night, all 
 doors and windows should be opened and fresh air allowed 
 to enter and ventilation continued. If drafts be avoided 
 there need be no fear of colds. The soldier sleeping " out 
 of doors " all night, seldom, if ever, " catches cold." The 
 body should be protected from cold during the relaxation 
 of sleep, but the lungs should be supplied with good air. 
 
 Food should be eaten as nearly as possible in the condi- 
 tion in which it grows. The best cooked foods are those 
 which retain their natural flavors. No food should be 
 swallowed unless it is thorougiily masticated and well 
 mixed with saliva. Food entering the stomach unmas- 
 ticated is the cause of trouble which, though temporary at 
 first, finally becomes chronic. The process of digestion, 
 on materials entering the stomach, is from the surface in- 
 ward, so thar mimasticated food in the stomach putrefies 
 and decomposes before its digestion is completed, thus 
 causing trouble. The food is digested in a manner which 
 may be likened, in a way, to the melting of ice in water ; 
 the smaller the pieces of ice the more quickly they melt. 
 
 Water should not be taken at meals ; while ice water 
 should be avoided at all times. Ices and all other cold 
 foods should be allowed to enter the stomach only after 
 they have been warmed by revolving in the mouth. 
 Death may result from taking cold foods or drinks, the too 
 probable effect being to chill and thereby paralyze the 
 important nerves lying behind and close to the stomach. 
 The stomach should never be overloaded, even with well 
 masticated food, and the old law, " to leave the table with 
 an appetite," is as sound to-day as when it was first 
 uttered. The stomach will readily digest the food required, 
 while excess taxes it. An iron engine constructed for a 
 
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 rated capacity, forced to do extra work is injured, yet we 
 expect more from our delicate organism than we do from 
 an iron engine. We would be benefited by remembering 
 that the laws of Nature are immutable and cannot be vio- 
 lated without serious results. The advice once given by a 
 physician to a sick monarch is just as universal in its appli- 
 cation now as then. The learned man gave his royal 
 patient the choice of four remedies : " Eat less, exercise 
 more, swallow medicine, or be sick." 
 
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ELECTR.OZONE BUILDING, 415 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK. 
 
TREATMENT OF PATIENTS 
 
 INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 
 
 HEN it is discovered that a patient has an 
 infectious disease, and has, before the dis- 
 covery, been minghng with other persons, 
 these should at once spray their noses and 
 throats and gargle thoroughly with a solu- 
 tion of 1 part of Meditrina to 3 parts of water, and should 
 at once swallow a wineglassful of same solution, and 
 repeat the entire treatment twice at intervals of three hours. 
 By following these directions promptly those who have 
 been exposed will escape the disease. 
 
 It is important that all who come in contact with a 
 patient suffering from an infectious disease, or with any 
 infected material, should use E'e;trozone for both spraying 
 and bathing. Isolation need not be so complete as in a 
 quarantine hospital, nor need the room be separated from 
 the rest of the house, if Electrozone be used properly. 
 
 A sheet wet with Electrozone should be hung in the 
 doorway, and the moistening be frequently renewed; The 
 air of the room should be sterilized by spraying with 
 Electrozone every hour or two. 
 
 The sick room should be furnished as simply as pos- 
 sible. Hangings, drapery or upholstered furniture, should 
 not be in a sick room. » 
 
 The nurse should wear wash goods, and frequently use 
 Electrozone with spray and for bath and toilet. 
 
 Notes, letters, papers, books, clothing, flowers, etc., 
 should not be sent from the sick room. Everything from 
 the sick room, dishes, clothing, etc., etc., should be placed 
 in a solution of Electrozone. For disinfecting dishes use 
 I part Electrozone to 5 parts of water. For disinfecting 
 bed clothing, apparel, napkins, handkerchiefs, etc., a pail or 
 tub containing i part Electrozone to 10 of water should be 
 used. For disinfecting the stools use i to i Electrozone 
 and water, sufficient to cover completely, and leave stand- 
 ing for at least five or ten minutes before emptying. 
 
 When the patient reaches the stage of desquamation 
 (peeling of the skin) incidental to the disease, warm sponge 
 
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 baths with i part Electrozone to 5 parts of water will 
 hasten desquamation and make the patient more comfort- 
 able. 
 
 The patient having thoroughly recovered, should be 
 bathed in 10 parts of water to I part of Electrozone, be dried 
 quickly and dressed in entirely clean and properly aired 
 clothing. 
 
 It is possible even in the homes of the poor to carry 
 out these suggestions, and with the proper use of Electro- 
 zone to control infection. It is always feasible with those 
 in more comfortable circumstances. 
 
 Hence the necessity for always having a bottle of Elec- 
 trozone at hand. 
 
 All washable clothing should stand for an hour under 
 10 parts of water to I of Electrozone, then be rinsed out 
 thoroughly. 
 
 These precautions should be observed both for the 
 safety of the patient and the protection of others from 
 disease. 
 
 OF ROOMS. 
 
 The only practical disinfectant that can be used in the 
 sick room without annoyance to the inmates of the room is 
 Electrozone; its action is always certain and pleasant to 
 the occupants. Some, who are misinformed, burn sulphur 
 in the sick room, but where this agent is used for disinfect- 
 ing purposes the patient and all who remain, will certainly 
 be killed, while the disease germ will flourish. 
 
 All that can be done, therefore, toward disinfecting the 
 sick room, while still in use, must be accomplished through 
 the use of Electrozone. 
 
 After the removal, from a room, of a patient who has 
 been ill with an infectious disease, treat room as follows : 
 Close all windows and doors and seal with strips of paper 
 pasted over the cracks. Then using an earthen dish, add 
 a handful of powdered washing soda to one quart of Elec- 
 trozone; then add about a wineglassful of sulphuric acid 
 and leave the room at once. The gases arising therefrom 
 
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 will disinfect the room, which should be kept closed for a 
 period of at least twenty-four hours. 
 
 After the room has been thoroughly disinfected, allow the 
 most complete ventilation and admit sunlight if possible. 
 
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IN THE SICK ROOM 
 
 'Y the intelligent use of Electrozone and 
 Meditrina all sickness may be guarded 
 against, and should be, not only because of 
 the suffering occasioned to the patient and 
 anxiety to kindred, but because of the dis- 
 order, irregularity and restraint in which it involves the 
 whole family. 
 
 Illness may come to us through our own recklessness or 
 ignorance, or by inheritance. It nevertheless demands the 
 fullest exercise of wisdom, love and tenderness. Nor 
 should we forget that sickness has its compensations. The 
 sufferer learns from it the value of health and to sympathize 
 with those who have lost it. The attendants learn to per- 
 fect their patience, to become studiously watchful, and to 
 practice constant cheerfulness. 
 
 The sick room is a place where almost every faculty 
 with which nature has endowed us is brought into use ; 
 physical strength, the power to endure care and various 
 deprivations ; the manifestation of love and tenderness in 
 full measure, entire self-forgetfulness. In a sick room 
 there are needed wisdom, intelligence, cultivation, refine- 
 ment and discriminating taste. This may be shown in the 
 arrangement of pictures, flowers and furniture, which are 
 for days, sometimes weeks, the silent study of the suffering. 
 It is shown in the arrangement of the little tray brought to 
 the bed, even though it bear but a bowl of gruel, as well as 
 in the unruffled neatness of the napkin,, and the fresh 
 brightness of the china bowl and plate and spoon. 
 
 It should be the constant study with those having 
 charge of the sick to bring all the appointments of the room 
 to smooth routine and perfection. 
 
 The nurse should wear light wash dresses, of blue, pink 
 or lilac, with linen collar, cuffs and apron. 
 
 Whether the patient is awake or asleep,be very careful 
 that the eyes are not directly exposed to either daylight or 
 artificial light, but by the disposition of screens secure as 
 much sunshine in the room as can be borne. 
 
 Whispering is very trying to the sick. Either carry on 
 
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 conversation in well modulated voice, or don't talk. Re- 
 member that cheerfulness is indispensable in the sick 
 room, and that health is as contagious as disease. In 
 short, do those things w^hich will enable the patient to 
 court natural sleep, and to feel restful when awake. If 
 we give the most easily digestible food the greater recu- 
 perative value of sleep will be secured. 
 
 Put finely powdered salt on the candle till it reaches 
 the black portion of the wick ; it will give a dull light, 
 suitable for the sick room, and be sure to last the entire 
 night. 
 
 When the patient is uneasy, gentle rubbing of the 
 back and limbs is oftentimes found to be very sooth- 
 ing. 
 
 If the patient sleeps very - heavily, with the mouth 
 open, lay over it a bit of the coarsest gauze, moistened 
 with tepid warm Electrozone. This will prevent the 
 tongue from drying, and not obstruct the breathing mate- 
 rially. The only other effect will be to cause the 
 patient to breathe normally, 2. e., through the nose. If 
 the sleep is induced by opiates, the lips and even the 
 tongue may be gently swabbed with a dilute solution of 
 Meditrina, and this will prove most refreshing to the 
 patient. 
 
 Sweeping is a household function of great importance 
 at all times ; and especially in the sick room, it is one of 
 danger, because of the great numbers of bacteria which, 
 always present in the air, accumulate upon furniture and 
 in carpets, etc. 
 
 Dry sweeping, or flirting dust in the air with a 
 " duster " fills the atmosphere with millions of bacteria, 
 which can be avoided if, instead of being dusted, the fur- 
 niture or other articles to be cleaned are carefully wiped 
 with a damp cloth, and if the places to be swept are 
 dampened as well as the broom. 
 
 Fevf persons know how to sweep. The wrong, and 
 unfortunately the usual way, is for the sweeper to stand 
 behind the broom, and with each motion flirt into the 
 
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 air volumes of dust with its accompanying millions of 
 bacteria. 
 
 Fig. 2. — Bacillus Tuberculosis from sputum. Magnified 2,500 diameters. 
 
 The right way to sweep is for the sweeper to stand 
 before or at the side of the broom, and to never raise the 
 broom from the floor in such a way as to throw the dust 
 into the air. Doors and windows should be opened during 
 the process, so as to create a current of air. 
 
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DEAR LITTLE MICROBES 
 
 Those dear little microbes are waking and humming — 
 
 That have slept through the winter, all covered with snow — 
 
 How glad they must be that the springtime is coming! 
 How cheerfully now to their work they will go! 
 
 The man whose light overcoat is still at his uncle's 
 
 And who thinks his winter one 's more 'n he can bear — 
 
 How gladly the microbes of boils and carbuncles 
 Will gently escort through the chill evening air! 
 
 The man who's worn flannels since early November 
 And casts them off now at the first breath of spring — 
 
 Ah, he is the fellow the microbes remember, 
 
 They've germs well assorted for that sort of thing! 
 
 The man who rides home on the back of a trolley, 
 
 While the lake breezes blow down the back of his neck— 
 
 Oh, won't those cute microbes consider him jolly, 
 And never forsake till they've made him a wreck ! 
 
 Who thinks that the walks are so dry now and pleasant, 
 
 That he can with safety leave overshoes off — 
 How quickly the microbes will make him a present 
 
 Of a cold in the head and a sneeze and a cough ! 
 
 The early porch-lounger, the premature golfers, 
 
 The man who stands out on the corner to chin — 
 They're all of them meat for the gay little scoffers 
 
 Who sing with the sexton *' I gather them in! " 
 
 Here's to the fool-killer, invisibly small, 
 
 Best firiend of the doctor, and druggist's delight. 
 It's no use to dodge, you can't see him at all, 
 
 But he can see you, and he knows where to bite ! 
 
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A srircH IN riME 
 
 The needle and thread are represented by Electrozone 
 and Meditrina. 
 
 All housekeepers should know the value of these two 
 articles and never be without them. 
 
 Read this book through carefully. See what you can 
 do with a bottle of Electrozone and Meditrina and do it 
 when the occasion arises. No needle and thread ever 
 saved more stitches in time than Electrozone and Medi- 
 trina properly used. 
 
 In fact, a general might as well think of going to war 
 without ammunition as a housekeeper of trying to keep 
 house without the necessary needle and thread — Electro- 
 zone and Meditrina — to take necessary " stitches in time." 
 
 In the early stages of sore throat, spray with Medi- 
 trina, for it will kill the germs and prevent the disease 
 from developing. 
 
 A discharging nose is the forerunner of coming 
 trouble; La Grippe might be indicated in this way. A 
 simple spray in the nose and throat will prevent the devel- 
 opment of this or kindred diseases. 
 
 Blood poisoning, lockjaw, sloughing, gangrene, and in 
 fact many troubles, arising from abrasions, scratches, cuts 
 and wounds, may all be prevented from developing, if use 
 is made of Electrozone, a bottle of which should always be 
 kept in the house. 
 
 Shaving, scrapings from a razor, may cause eruptions, 
 barber's itch, inoculation of diseases, etc. Any and every 
 thing, which might arise from this source, will be guarded 
 against, if the face is well bathed with Electrozone after 
 shaving. Even if you don't shave, bathe your face any- 
 way; one part of Electrozone to six of water will keep 
 your skin clear and healthful. 
 
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 A family medicine chest was never made that would 
 accomplish as much good as will a bottle of Electrozone 
 and Meditrina. 
 
 Ten drops will sterilize ten thousand drops of water, 
 and a whole bottle won't hurt you if you drink it, but you 
 will not reUsh it in such quantity. It will attack and kill 
 your worst enemy — disease ! and you can rely positively on 
 the fact that it will never harm you. 
 
 You can positively prevent cholera and typhoid fever 
 by treating water or food likely to contain germs with 
 Electrozone. 
 
 
 Fig. 3. — Vibros in water contaminated with Fig. 4. — Bacterium of Fowl 
 
 sewage, magnified 1,200 diameters. Cholera, 
 
 Save the teeth by killing the germs in the mouth, 
 which attack the teeth. Those which get between the 
 gum and penetrate the enamel are the most injurious. If 
 you do this you will have no toothache, lose no teeth, but 
 will have a healthful mouth when age comes on. Medi- 
 trina will prevent these troubles for you at a smaller cost 
 than a dentist would charge to repair the evil. Additional 
 profit will be the saving of pain. 
 
 For scurf on the head of an infant, bathe frequently 
 with Electrozone solution, six parts warm water to one of 
 Electrozone. 
 
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 Fig. 5 — Bacilli of leprosy, magnified 1,500 diameters. 
 
 IMPORTANT. 
 
 In the following diseases — Blood Poisoning., Cancer ., Cholera., 
 Croup., Diphtheria., Scarlet Fever., Typhoid Fever., Yellow Fever 
 — -first commence treatment., as given in this book., for the disease in 
 question. Then send for your family physician., (ind he will approve 
 of such preliminary steps as are herein suggested. And he will 
 continue to use Meditrina and Electro%one with such additional 
 treatment as the particular case under observation may warrant. 
 There may be complications and changes in the patienfs condi- 
 tion which should be promptly made known to the physician. 
 In his judgment., better results may attend., by administering 
 Meditrina and Electrozone in quantity or manner differing 
 from those suggested in the directions., or perhaps a change in 
 diet may be necessary. In any event., he., being on the ground., 
 is far better fitted to advise and to meet the various difficulties., 
 and varying conditions^ as they arise. 
 
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DISEASE: TREATMENr, 
 ALLEVIATION, CURE 
 
 A fluid ounce equals half a wineglassful. 
 
 The following gradations of doses of medicines appor- 
 tioned to the age of the patient were originally drawn up 
 by Gaubius : 
 
 Under 1-2 year, 1-16 of a full dose. 
 
 I 
 
 
 1-12 
 
 2 
 
 
 1-8 
 
 S 
 
 
 1-6 
 
 4 
 
 
 1-5 
 
 7 
 
 
 1-3 
 
 14 
 
 
 1-2 
 
 Sex, temperament, constitutional strength, the habits 
 and idiosyncrasies of individuals must be taken into ac- 
 count nor does the same rule apply to all medicines. 
 
 RHEUMATISM. 
 Causes. 
 
 The principal causes of its development are worry, 
 exposure to cold and other atmospheric influences, gener- 
 ally followed by the creation of acids, uric preponderating, 
 although these may not be the only causes. Those affec- 
 tions which are very painful and of an inflammatory 
 nature, which have become localized in muscles and 
 tissues and which are not of a secondary or sympathetic 
 nature, but idiopathic, be they caused by exposure to cold 
 and atmospheric influences or not, are, although of fre- 
 quent occurrence, not an invariable feature of the disease. 
 Treatment. 
 
 Rub affected parts well with Electrozone. Apply fre- 
 quently cloth saturated with Electrozone. Take internally 
 each day, at short intervals, i oz. Meditrina diluted with 
 3 oz. water, in sips of about 30 or 40 drops. Eat mod- 
 erately. Keep bowels regular. Don't use malt or spir- 
 ituous liquors. Drink water liberally between meals, none 
 while eating. Eat slowly. Masticate the food thoroughly 
 before swallowing. Avoid all starchy foods, such as pota- 
 
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 toes, rice and other cereals, etc. Avoid fatty dishes. 
 These directions are applicable to cases of diabetes and 
 kindred diseases. 
 
 GOUT. 
 Treatment. 
 
 Rub affected parts well with Electrozone, if disease is 
 detected in early stage. If it has advanced and is too pain- 
 ful to permit rubbing, apply gauze folded in several thick- 
 nesses, saturated with warm Electrozone and moisten fre- 
 quently until there is an abatement of the pain sufficient to 
 permit' the rubbing treatment. Do not put oil silk or 
 napkin over the gauze bandage. This application is not 
 intended as a compress and gauze is prescribed so that fetid 
 gases may freely escape. 
 
 Take internally, each day in sip doses, a solution made 
 up of I oz. of Meditrina to 3 oz. of water. Avoid all 
 
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 Fig. 6. — Flagella or Typhoid bacilli, magnified 1,000 diameters. 
 
 Starchy, fatty and other foods containing sugar in quantity. 
 Abstain from malt and spirituous liquors. Eat slowly. 
 
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 Masticate food thoroughly. Do not drink while eating. 
 Drink as much good water between meals as you please. 
 
 TYPHOID FEVER. 
 
 Typhoid Fever, unlike typhus fever, is never directly 
 transmitted from person to person. According to numer- 
 ous observations, its poison, though originating in the 
 typhoid patient, is transported and developed in the excre- 
 ment when it is left standing for some time, although fresh 
 dejecta may be handled with impunity. Thus it seems 
 that the poison, in order to become active, must go through 
 a certain stage of development outside the body. From 
 this development it is believed that infection can be trans- 
 mitted by the inhalation of the gases, but most cases of 
 Typhoid Fever, in fact nearly all, are traced to drinking 
 
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 Fig. 7. — Bacillus Typhosus, magnified 1,200 diameters. 
 
 water polluted with excremental matter, in which the germ 
 of typhoid fever has developed. 
 
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 Symptoms. 
 
 Several days before the attack, the patient generally has 
 a sense of general weakness and debility, with headache, 
 dizziness and soreness of the limbs, accompanied some- 
 times with bleeding from the nose. The attack itself 
 begins almost always with a more or less violent chill, or 
 repeated chilly sensations, but sometimes possibly without 
 a chill. The chill is followed by heat, with a regular, 
 quite characteristic, typical rise and fall every day for three 
 or four days, rising from morning till evening, and falling 
 from evening till next morning, so that on the third or 
 fourth evening a temperature of 104° F. is reached or a 
 little exceeded. The formula of this ascent is nearly as 
 follows : 
 
 First day morning 98.6° F. evening 101.8° F. 
 
 Second day " 100.21° F. " 102.66° F. 
 
 Third day « 101.66° F. " 103.64" F. 
 
 Fourth day " 102.56° F. " 104.54° F. 
 
 This is the general rule. Meanwhile, exceptions 
 must not be overlooked. The rise may be completed in 
 two days, or protracted to five. These symptoms will be 
 sufficient. 
 
 Treatment. 
 
 Give an injection of I oz. of Electrozone to 3 oz. hot 
 water after each passage. Also administer internally i oz. 
 Meditrina diluted with 3 oz. water, to be taken in small 
 doses, at frequent intervals, so that this quantity of Medi- 
 trina and water will be wholly taken each day. 
 
 CHOLERA. 
 Symptoms. 
 Cholera exhibits the following symptoms, being pre- 
 ceded in most cases by profuse diarrheal stools, so that the 
 bowels are quickly emptied of their contents. The dis- 
 charges change to a rice-water like fluid, and are accom- 
 panied by profound prostration. Upon drinking, vom- 
 iting follows; first the contents of the stomach, and 
 afterwards a mere watery substance, slightly tinged yellow. 
 
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 The weakness of the patient increases rapidly, and his 
 voice becomes husky. Discharges takes place involun- 
 tarily, and secretion of urine ceases. The insatiable thirst 
 is accompanied with great anguish and oppression in the 
 chest and in the pit of the stomach, and the most painful 
 cramps of the legs and bowels. The aspect of the patient 
 
 *vz:£: 
 
 
 Fig. 8. —Comma bacillus in Cholera dejecta, magnified 600 diameters. 
 
 has by this time changed fearfully. The eyes have sunken 
 into their orbits, and the nose becomes pointed and cheeks 
 fallen in. A little headache is experienced, but frequently 
 the patient complains of darkness before the eyes, and roar- 
 ing in the ears and vertigo. All this may take place in a 
 few hours and result fatally. 
 
 Treatment. 
 Give an injection of I oz. Electrozone to 3 oz. warm 
 water after each passage ; also administer internally i oz. 
 of Meditrina diluted with 3 oz. water, to be taken in small 
 doses at frequent intervals so that this quantity of Medi- 
 trina and water will be wholly taken each day. 
 
 YELLOW FEVER. 
 Treatment, same as for cholera. 
 
 DIPHTHERIA. 
 The diagnosis of diphtheria is ordinarily not difficult, 
 especially in epidemics. 
 
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 Symptoms. 
 In its mild form it is liable to be mistaken for catarrhal 
 affections. The severer forms can hardly be confounded 
 with other diseases. Simple Croup causes no affections 
 of the glands and kidneys. In its mild forms, diphtheria 
 usually commences with fever and soreness in the 
 throat. The temperature may rise from ioi° to 105" 
 F. in the first days. From the fourth to the sixth day the 
 
 Fig. 9. — Bacillus diphtheriEe, magnified i,aoo diameters. 
 
 temperature gradually declines. The fauces appear at 
 first only inflamed, but show in a short time the character- 
 istic gray or ash gray patches, first on one tonsil, then on 
 the other, extending also in some cases upon the contig- 
 uous portions at the back of the roof of the mouth. With 
 this we find the lymphatic glands of thejaw regularly some- 
 what swollen, a distinctive feature of diphtheria from a 
 
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 mere catarrhal inflammation of the throat. The fever is 
 in most instances attended with more or less languor and 
 debility from the outset, with headache and pain in the 
 back. The disease may not reach a higher degree but 
 terminate in from five to fourteen days in recovery; but 
 there may take place from about the fourth to the sixth 
 day, a sudden rise of the fever with a rapid spread of false 
 membrane, when the disease has assumed one of its severer 
 forms. The period of incubation occupies from two to 
 four or five days. 
 
 ■ Treatment. 
 The nose and throat must be liberally sprayed every 
 half hour with a mixture of i oz. Meditrina diluted with 3 
 oz. water. Patient should also gargle with same mixture. 
 Take internally mixture of i oz. Meditrina diluted with 3 
 oz. water ; to be sipped in small doses from a bottle, say 
 about every 20 minutes, swallowed slowly ; the 4 oz. solu- 
 tion to be wholly taken each day. Patient to be kept out 
 of drafts. Diet to be regulated, and should be stimulating 
 and nourishing, preferably milk and brandy. 
 
 LA GRIPPE. 
 Symptoms. 
 Grippe is an epidemic disease characterized by a series 
 of catarrhal manifestations, attacking the respiratory and 
 generally also the digestive organs, and is attended by 
 great and rapidly developed weakness, pains in the limbs, 
 severe headache, serious nervous symptoms, and more or 
 less fever. It attacks all persons without distinction of age, 
 sex or occupation. Atmospheric conditions and local cir- 
 cumstances, such as elevations, conditions of soil, etc., are 
 not known to exercise any particular influence upon its 
 spread. In short, the exciting causes are not positively 
 known. Even its contagiousness is a question of doubt. 
 It spreads rapidly in its local diffusion. Its diff^erence 
 from a common epidemic of catarrh lies in its marked 
 march of progression, and its independence of weather and 
 seasons, while from a commencing, as in typhoid fever,it 
 
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 differs from typhoid by its persistent elevation of tempera- 
 ture. It is not a very fatal disease, but as it modifies and 
 complicates all other existing diseases, it is especially hard 
 on the weak and also on the aged. It frequently leaves 
 the system in a weakened condition, favorable to the 
 propagation of the germs of other diseases, so that it is not 
 rare to find patients convalescing from la grippe exhibiting 
 symptoms of other diseases. 
 
 Fig. io. — Bacillus of Influenza, magnified i,ooo diameters. 
 
 Great care should be taken when the patient is recov- 
 ering to keep the surroundings in a sanitary condition, and 
 the patient under watchful eye, until complete recovery is 
 assured. 
 
 Treatment. 
 Spray nose and throat liberally every two or three 
 hours with a mixture of I part Meditrina and 4 parts 
 water. Also gargle the throat with same mixture. If the 
 eyes are inflamed or a discharging condition exists, bathe 
 liberally with mixture consisting of i part Meditrina and 
 15 parts hot water. Take Meditrina internally as follows: 
 Make a mixture of i oz. Meditrina diluted with 3 oz. of 
 water, using a 4 oz. bottle for the purpose. This am.ount 
 
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 to be taken every day, in sips of about 30 or 40 drops, at 
 frequent intervals. This remedy, taken at first signs of 
 La Grippe, will check the disease at once and effect an 
 immediate and certain cure. All inflammations of nose, 
 throat and air passages should be treated in this manner, 
 thus guarding against development of more serious com- 
 plications. Avoid night air and be regular in the matter 
 of diet and defecation, and if day is dark or cloudy, remain 
 at home. Avoid all drafts and retire early. 
 
 Fig. II. — Bacterium Pneu- 
 moniae magnified 1,500 diam- 
 eters. 
 
 Fig. 12.- 
 
 -Acute Catarrhal Pneumonia magnified 500 
 diameters. 
 
 HAY FEVER. 
 
 Treatment should be begun six to eight weeks before the 
 disease makes its annual appearance. One oz. of Medi- 
 trina, diluted with 3 oz. of water, should be taken in sips, 
 at frequent intervals during the day, so that the 4 oz. solu- 
 tion be taken each day. Use a 4-6Z. bottle for the purpose. 
 Bowels should be kept regular. 
 
 Before the attack comes on take one teaspoonful of 
 
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 sulphur, made into a thick paste with molasses, to which 
 add one-fourth teaspoonful of cream of tartar (which will 
 act as a blood purifier, etc.) This should be taken each 
 morning before eating, for ten days, commencing with the 
 use of Meditrina. If this should cause the bowels to 
 move too freely, or be attended with griping pains, the 
 sulphur should be reduced to a half teaspoonful. Drafts of 
 all kinds should be avoided while taking the sulphur, as the 
 tendency of the sulphur is to open the pores of the skin and 
 to render the patient liable to take cold. 
 
 In your case, should the fever make its appearance, it 
 will be in a mild form, and the use of Meditrina, as first 
 above prescribed, should be continued. Should the eyes 
 become inflamed, softly wash them with a solution of I 
 part of Electrozone to 15 parts of water, permitting the 
 solution to come in contact with the eye ; the inflammation 
 will subside. Should the nose discharge or the throat 
 become sore, then, in addition, the nose and throat 
 should be liberally sprayed with i part Meditrina diluted 
 with 4 parts of water, inhaling or drawing in the breath 
 while spraying the throat. This should be done on arising 
 in the morning and before retiring at night. 
 
 Where the disease has been severe for several years, it 
 is desirable to spray the nose and throat in the morning and 
 at night for one month previous to the time of its expected 
 appearance, thus guarding against the propagation of the 
 germ in the air passages of nose and throat. 
 
 CROUP. 
 
 Symptoms. 
 
 Its early signs consist at times of peevishness, feverish- 
 ness, soreness of the throat, inflammation of the tonsils 
 with patches of exudations. In many cases there are no 
 such forebodings. The child is aroused suddenly out of a 
 sound sleep, generally about midnight, by a hoarse, dry, 
 croupy cough. It exhibits restlessness and fright and fre- 
 quently puts its hands to the windpipe. Soon, however, 
 
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 it falls asleep again to be later aroused by the same dry, 
 hoarse cough alternating in this way until morning, when 
 usually a reaction takes -place, and the child seems to be 
 lively and playful. When evening approaches, the child 
 becomes worse again, and in addition to the cough we 
 observe the breathing between the coughing spells to be 
 impeded. 
 
 See treatment on following page. 
 
 WHOOPING COUGH. 
 
 Symptoms. 
 
 In the beginning the whooping-cough cannot be dis- 
 tinguished from an ordinary bronchial catarrh. Later, 
 however, the fits of coughing assume the characteristic 
 whoop, which consists in a long crowing inspiration on 
 account of a spasmodic closing of the glottis, which is 
 followed by several short expirations in quick succession, 
 ending almost frequently with vomiting large masses of 
 tough gelatinous phlegm from the bronchi. Such par- 
 oxysms come as often as the collection of phlegm is 
 sufficiently abundant to excite them. The child feels 
 their coming and dreads them, therefore it almost always 
 strives to get hold of something whereby to support itself; 
 The popular belief in regard to whooping-cough is that it 
 is six weeks coming, six weeks standing and six weeks 
 going, but, like many popular beliefs, it should be taken 
 with some discrimination, for though obstinate cases 
 last a long while, under proper care and treatrtlent the 
 child should not be troubled with this ailment for such a 
 length of time. Whooping-cough is not infrequently com- 
 plicated with measles and scarlatina, and in these complica- 
 tions lies the danger. Ordinarily simple cases pass without 
 much difficulty, and even without fever. Whooping-cough 
 prevails mostly epidemically among children up to eight 
 years of age, although cases do happen after that and even 
 in advanced years. 
 
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 Treatment. 
 ASTHMA, CROUP, WHOOPING COUGH, QUINSY 
 AND MOUTH AND THROAT AND LUNG 
 DISEASES. 
 Spray with " atomizer " having . no metal parts with 
 which the liquid comes in contact. Use a solution of i 
 part Meditrina and 3 or 4 parts water at least three times 
 a day ; every hour or two would produce better results. 
 The affected parts should be kept under the influence of 
 the preparation at least iive minutes each time. When the 
 throat is inflamed beyond the parts where the spray will 
 reach, inhale or draw in the breath while spraying. Beside 
 spraying, gargle, and rinse the mouth with same mixture. 
 This treatment will be found efficacious in Tonsilitis, 
 Glossitis, Sores or Ulcers in the Mouth or Throat. 
 If any of these diseases have become chronic or seem 
 stubborn, and do not yield to this treatment promptly, then, 
 in addition, take a sip every 10 or 15 minutes of a mixture 
 of I oz. Meditrina and 3 oz. of water, so that between 
 arising in the morning and bed time the whole 4 oz. shall 
 be used. Do not swallow this quickly, but let it run down 
 the throat slowly. Mixture must be made fresh every day. 
 
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 CHOLERA INFANTUM. 
 Symptoms. 
 Corresponds to cholera morbus and is characterized by 
 severe vomiting, purging, rapid prostration and collapse in 
 consequence of the rapid loss of fluids through the intestinal 
 canal, and the consequent suppression of urine. Anemia 
 and uremia soon result in symptoms, similar to hydroceph- 
 alus. The child grows restless, utters plaintive cries, rolls 
 its head, turns the eyes inward, and falls into stupor. 
 Treatment. 
 Make mixture of i oz. Electrozone and 7 oz. water. 
 Of this mixture, inject 1 oz. after each passage. Mix i 
 part Meditrina with 10 parts water. Administer 5 drops 
 from small glass every half hour. 
 
 Fig. 14. — Actinomycotic Abscess magnified 1,200 diameters. 
 
 BOILS AND CARBUNCLES. 
 Symptoms. 
 Carbuncle commences with severe pains in the part 
 affected which are mostly of a burning character and con- 
 tinue to be so throughout the whole course. The painful 
 spot commences to swell, harden and discolor. It gener- 
 
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 ally assumes a purplish hue. Its treatment should com- 
 mence in its earhest stage, thus securing a more rapid cure, 
 and if early enough, there are chances of preventing its 
 development. 
 
 .Treatment. 
 
 Saturate and apply a piece of gauze or cheese cloth 
 with Electrozone. Apply Electrozone every two or three 
 hours. It will relieve the pain and effect a cure. Eat only 
 fresh and easily digested food, and less than usual. Drink 
 liberally of water between meals, but not with meals. 
 
 When the boil or carbuncle empties, syringe out the 
 cavity with Electrozone, using a glass or rubber syringe. 
 If there is a recurrence, treat as before, and take Meditrina 
 in doses as prescribed for Rheumatism. 
 
 EPITHELIOMA, EPITHELIAL CANCER. 
 
 Symptoms. 
 It usually begins as a little tubercle, which sooner or 
 later cracks and ulcerates, forming a roundish sore with 
 indurated edges and a thin scanty secretion that sometimes 
 covers the ulcer with a brownish or yellowish crust. At 
 an advanced age the edge becomes undermined and bleeds 
 easily. The base assumes a dirty or grayish aspect, 
 secreting an offensive, pale yellowish fluid. At other 
 times the epithelioma develops in the form of warts or 
 cauliflower excrescences of various sizes, which ultimately 
 break down and form irregularly shaped ulcerating exca- 
 vations which bleed easily. This growth may infect any 
 part of the face or head. It is, however, also found on 
 the tongue and mucous membrane of the cheek's and may 
 appear on any part of the body. The course of the epithe- 
 lial cancer is sometimes slow, sometimes rapid. It sooner 
 or later involves the lymphatic glands, and if left alone, 
 destroys life by exhaustion. 
 
 Treatment. 
 A piece of gauze saturated with Electrozone should 
 cover this growtih as often as opportunity affords. It would 
 be preferable to do this continuously. 
 
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 CANCER. 
 
 Treatment. 
 Patients suffering from this terrible malady, which 
 claims its thousands of victims annually, may be cured, 
 provided the disease has not progres'sed too far in its growth 
 inward, and whenever it so presents itself that it can be 
 attacked by external treatment with Electrozone and con- 
 current internal treatment with Meditrina. It is claimed 
 that these little germs or protozoa which cause cancer are 
 the lowest of the grand divisions of animal life. Each, 
 while contained in a cell by itself (very much resembling fat 
 cells), reproduces by fission, and in the breaking up of the 
 cell divisions becomes a separate and independent organism, 
 and may again become subdivided, each division becoming 
 in its turn an individual germ again. This germ is not 
 developed from the true egg, but by a method of asexual 
 reproduction, a process of self-division. Where this germ 
 can be reached by Electrozone, every part of the cancerous 
 surface should be thoroughly treated with undiluted Elec- 
 trozone. The concurrent treatment should consist of 
 rectal injections, composed of one ounce of Meditrina to 
 two ounces of warm water. This enema should be re- 
 tained by the patient, and this treatment should be given 
 morning and night, preferably after a movement of the 
 bowels. The speedy absorption by the patient of this small 
 quantity will remove the desire to void it. 
 
 In very severely malignant cases, subcutaneous injec- 
 tions of Electrozone should be resorted to, and for such 
 purpose specially prepared Electrozone must be used, and 
 the application made by a specially constructed syringe, both 
 of which are obtainable at the office of The Chemical and 
 Electrical Company. 
 
 ERYSIPELAS OF SCALP AND FACE. 
 
 Symptoms. 
 
 Erysipelas is an acute febrile disease characterized by a 
 
 peculiar inflammation of the skin and enlargement of the 
 
 neighboring lymph gland, which is accompanied by more 
 
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 or less severe general symptoms. It is contagious and 
 inoculable and arises spontaneously under conditions not 
 accurately determined. When spread by its own contagion, 
 which diffuses itself through the air, or when it is carried 
 by linen or instruments previously used for dressing patients 
 with erysipelas, or when communicated by means of flies, it 
 is called Traumatic and is mostly found in the surgical 
 wards of hospitals. As the slightest scratch may be the 
 recipient of the poison, the disease is often communicated 
 to nurses and physicians. There are a number of cases 
 especially on the face and scalp which arise without any 
 scratch or wound and under conditions where infection is 
 entirely out of the question — in fact, the more complex 
 symptoms show that it is not a local but a constitutional 
 disease in no less degree than measles, scarlatina and other 
 febrile diseases. 
 
 Fig. 15. — Section of Skin m Erysipelas magnified 600 diameters. 
 
 Its local symptoms are frequently preceded for a day or 
 two by a feelmg of languor, chilliness and feverishness; 
 then the part affected begins to feel hot and tense, the skin 
 reddens and swells and becomes very sensitive to the touch. 
 At the same time, the adjacent lymphatic glands commence 
 to swell, the inflamed portions assume a red, smooth, shmy 
 appearance, which is, however, darker and duller on the' 
 scalp than on other parts. The inflammation gradually 
 creeps on until it reaches from side to side of the »calp 
 
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 down into the face and even to the neck and shoulders. 
 Unlike other infectious fevers, erysipelas leaves a very 
 great susceptibility to renewed attacks, and not a few per- 
 sons are subject to a periodically returning form, the 
 so-called "habitual erysipelas," which mostly affects the 
 face and lower extremities. Erysipelas is not dangerous, 
 unless it spreads to internal organs. 
 Treatment. 
 Electrozone should be locally applied on gauze and 
 Meditrina should be taken internally as follows : One 
 ounce of Meditrina diluted with 3 oz. of water should be 
 taken in sips at frequent intervals, so that each day the 
 patient is taking I oz. of Meditrina diluted with water as 
 above indicated. 
 
 ACUTE CATARRH OF STOMACH, GASTRITIS. 
 Symptoms. 
 Primarily, catarrh of the stomach may be caused by 
 taking cold or getting wet, but it is principally caused by 
 either too cold or too hot food or drink ; or by certain 
 kinds of food, like too fat or too old meat, and by fish, pork 
 sausages, cheese, alcohdlic drink,' ice cream, ice water. 
 Iced milk is still worse than ice water. Starvation is also 
 a cause of it. Mental exertions and excitement, fright, 
 grief, worriment and the like may cause it. The heat of 
 the summer is most favorable for its development, no 
 doubt on account of the free use of ice water, but it also 
 frequently occurs in spring and fall. This sickness is 
 indicated by the patient getting morose, feeling weak and 
 chilly, with paleness of the face and cold extremities. 
 The chilliness alternates with flashes of heat, red face and 
 febrile motions. The pit of the stomach feels full and 
 sore to the touch, so that even the pressure of a garment 
 feels uncomfortable. The appetite is gone — the thirst, 
 however, is generally present. At the same time, the 
 patient feels nauseated, frequently gulps up a sour or flat 
 tasting fluid. The generating of gas in the stomach swells 
 the region of the stomach and causes belching. At 
 
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 the commencement of the disease, the bowels are mostly 
 constipated. In some cases, gastritis is attended with a 
 greater or less degree of fever and is then called gastric 
 fever. The diet and bowels of the patient should be reg- 
 ulated — easily digestible, principally hquid foods should 
 be administered in limited quantities. 
 
 Treatment. 
 Two ounces of Meditrina diluted with 4 oz. of water 
 should be administered each day at frequent intervals in 
 proportionate doses. 
 
 CHRONIC DIARRHEA OR TUBERCULOSIS OF 
 THE RECTUM. 
 For adults, inject after each passage a solution of i oz. 
 of Electrozone to 3 oz. of hot water. This injection 
 should be retained. 
 
 Fig. 16. — Amoeba Coli in dysentery, highly magnified. 
 
 CHILLS AND FEVER. 
 Take 2 oz. of Meditrina, diluted with 3 oz. of water 
 in sips, at frequent intervals. This 5 oz. mixture should be 
 wholly taken each day. 
 
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 SOUR STOMACH. 
 A quarter wineglassful of Meditrina in half a glass of 
 warm water will give immediate relief. 
 
 SICK HEADACHE. 
 A quarter of a wineglassful, of Meditrina in a half glass 
 of warm water will relieve sick headache ; and will prevent 
 sick headache if taken when there is a feeling of distress 
 following an excess of eating or drinking. 
 
 STOMACH CATARRH, DYSPEPSIA AND INDI- 
 GESTION. 
 A quarter of a wineglassful of Meditrina in a half 
 glass of warm water will stop the distress at once. When 
 the trouble has existed for some time, from i oz. to 2 oz. 
 Meditrina in 3 oz. of water should be taken internally each 
 day, a half wineglassful every hour or two. Regulate diet 
 and bowels; masticate thoroughly all food, so that it is 
 well mixed with saliva before swallowing. Eat sparingly 
 easily digestible food. Drink little, if any, while eating. 
 Discontinue the use of coffee, tea and all stimulants. 
 
 NASAL CATARRH. 
 Dilute Meditrina five or six times with water, then 
 incline the head backward, so that the liquid will reach the 
 throat through the nose; with a "medicine dropper" 
 apply a few drops in each nostril. Repeat several times 
 during the next seven minutes. The application should 
 be made on arising in the morning, and just before retiring 
 at night. The throat should be liberally gargled with this 
 same mixture, which should be made fresh every day. 
 
 GANGRENE OR SLOUGHING SURFACES. 
 
 Wash thoroughly with Electrozone. Apply cheese 
 cloth or gauze saturated with Electrozone every two or 
 three hours. If there beany fever or sign of blood poison- 
 ing, take internally 2 oz. of Meditrina, diluted with 4 oz. 
 of water, to be sipped frequently from a bottle. This 6 oz. 
 of solution should be taken each day. 
 
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 One fluid ounce equals 480 drops, or one half wine- 
 glassful. 
 
 One-half ounce equals 240 drops, or one tablespoonful. 
 
 One dram equals 60 drops, or one teaspoonful. 
 
 This method of arriving at quantities is given to avoid 
 the use of metal spoons. 
 
 LEUCORRHCEA AND OTHER DISCHARGES. 
 Inject solution containing i part Electrozone to 6 parts 
 hot wrater, night and morning, and oftener if convenient. 
 Lie on back, using a rubber tipped " fountain syringe." 
 
 DISAGREEABLE ODORS. 
 Will be removed from every part of the body by wash- 
 ing with Electrozone. 
 
 SOFT CORNS. 
 A piece of absorbent cotton, saturated with Electro- 
 zone, and placed between the toes, will remove soft corns. 
 
 SCARLET FEVER AND MEASLES. 
 At first symptoms of the disease, spray the nose and 
 throat well every hour or two with a mixture of one part of 
 Meditrina to four parts of water, and gargle the throat fre- 
 quently with the same mixture, diminishing the intervals 
 of the application when the rash appears. The urine 
 should be watched to guard against dropsy. The quantity 
 of urine should not be less than a pint a day. Noiirish- 
 ment should be light and in liquid form. All drafts 
 and. strong lights should be kept from the room, and in 
 case fever is high, the body should be sponged from the 
 head downward, not exposing too much at a time. Dur- 
 ing the time of peeling, the body should be sponged with 
 a sponge dampened with Electrozone. If ■ the case is 
 severe take Meditrina internally as follows : For adults, 
 I oz. Meditrina diluted with 4 oz. of water; this 5 oz. 
 mixture to be wholly taken each day, in doses at frequent 
 intervals, say hourly. For young children, one-half this 
 quantity, should be administered as directed above. 
 
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 CHILBLAINS AND FROST BITE. 
 The affected parts should be well rubbed with Elec- 
 trozone and bandaged with absorbent cotton saturated 
 with Electrozone. 
 
 INGROWING NAILS OR INFLAMMATIONS OF 
 THE TOES AND FINGERS. 
 Apply absorbent cotton saturated with Electrozone. 
 Moisten often and keep applied till cause of- trouble dis- 
 appears. 
 
 FEVER BLISTERS, ERUPTIONS OR COLD 
 
 SORES. 
 
 Apply absorbent cotton saturated with Electrozone. 
 
 CRAMPS IN THE LIMBS, STIFF JOINTS OR 
 
 STIFF NECK. 
 
 Rub well with Electrozone the parts where pain is felt, 
 
 after which apply to the parts folded gauze saturated with 
 
 Electrozone. 
 
 MUMPS. 
 
 If the disease appears, treat at once or both sides will 
 
 be affected. Rub well and often with Electrozone, ten or 
 
 fifteen minutes each time. Recommend liquid food ; milk and 
 
 mutton broth being the best ; bowels should be kept free. 
 
 SEASICKNESS. 
 Three days before starting on a voyage take some 
 simple cathartic ; then for two days before sailing take i 
 oz. Meditrina with 3 oz. water. This mixture should be 
 taken in sips at short intervals each day, so that the whole 
 mixture is taken each day. Bowels should be kept regular. 
 Aboard boat live moderately, avoiding fancy dishes and 
 fatty foods. Masticate all food well. Don't overload the 
 stomach. Avoid excesses of malt and spirituous liquors. 
 After each meal drink about one-quarter glass of water, 
 into which has been placed twenty or thirty drops of Medi- 
 trina. If in rough weather there Is any indication of sea- 
 sickness or stomach disturbance, lie on the back, and, 
 
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 using a goblet, sip from a mixture of one part Meditrina 
 and seven parts of water. After a few sips all feeling of 
 seasickness will disappear. When this feeling passes off, 
 no fear of additional seasickness during the balance of the 
 voyage' need be feared. 
 
 GRANULATED EYELIDS, INFLAMED EYES OR 
 LIDS AND SLOUGHING CORNEA. 
 
 Will be cured by bathing the eyes with i part of Med- 
 itrina to 15 to 20 parts warm water. The best way of 
 making application for granulated eyelids is with an " eye 
 cup," procurable at druggists. This held over the eye will 
 allow the eyelid to open and close, thus assuring contact 
 of the Meditrina with the affected parts. A continued 
 regular treatment in this manner will effect a cure. 
 
 For sloughing cornea, drop into the eye 2 drops of a 
 mixture of I part Meditrina to 6 parts water. Do this 
 three times a day. 
 
 EARACHE. 
 Remove wax, using warm water and castile soap. 
 Saturate a piece of absorbent cotton with Electrozone, and 
 insert in the ear. It will speedily remove the pain. Dis- 
 charges from the ear may be arrested and cured by gently 
 syringing (with glass syringe) the ear with Electrozone 
 diluted one-half with warm water, so that the mixture is 
 warm when applied. 
 
 IVY POISON. 
 Apply gauze saturated with Electrozone to affected 
 parts. In chronic cases, take internally I oz. of Meditrina 
 diluted with 3 oz. of water; this amount is to be taken 
 daily in sips at frequent intervals. 
 
 RINGWORMS, SHINGLES AND RASHES. 
 
 Wash parts affected with castile soap and warm water. 
 Apply Electrozone for 15 to 30 minutes, night and morn- 
 ing, and oftener if desired. The itching and irritation 
 should soon cease. 
 
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 INSECT BITES, HIVES, PRICKLY HEAT AND 
 SUNBURN. 
 Apply Electrozone freely. Repeat if necessary. 
 
 CUTS, BURNS, SCALDS, BRUISES, ABRASIONS 
 OR SPRAINS. 
 Apply gauze saturated with Electrozone, frequently 
 remoistening the gauze. 
 
 BLOOD POISONING AND INFECTED WOUND. 
 
 Fig. 17. — Micrococcus of sputum Septicsemra raagnifiea 1,000 diameters (Blood 
 Poisoning). 
 
 Apply Electrozone full strength to the affected parts, 
 and renew application frequently. In severe cases, admin- 
 ister internally i oz. Meditrina with 3 oz. water. Take 
 this quantity daily, in equal doses every hour. 
 
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 ECZEMA. 
 Bathe with Electrozone for five minutes, or make five- 
 minute application with gauze saturated with Electrozone 
 every three hours. Dilute I oz. Meditrina with 3 oz. of 
 water. Take sip doses frequently, so that the whole 4 qz. of 
 mixture be taken each day. This is for adults ; diminish 
 according to age. 
 
 TOOTHACHE. 
 If a lower tooth aches, and there is a cavity, insert a 
 piece of' absorbent cotton well saturated with Meditrina. 
 If there is no cavity, lay a piece of absorbent cotton, sat- 
 urated with Meditrina, on the gum where the pain is felt, 
 moistening the cotton with Meditrina from time to time. 
 If the ache is in the upper jaw, the hollow of the tooth 
 must be syringed, or the head held back so that a piece of 
 cotton, saturated with Meditrina, when placed in the tooth 
 will part with enough liquid to reach the germ attacking 
 the nerve of the tooth. 
 
 RUNNING SORES. 
 Wash with castile soap and warm water. Apply 
 Electrozone freely. Moisten a piece of gauze with Electro- 
 zone and cover the affected part. Renew every three hours. 
 
 PILES, HEMORRHOIDS AND INFLAMMATORY 
 CONDITIONS. 
 When the trouble can be reached, wash thoroughly 
 with full strength Electrozone, and apply a cloth saturated 
 with Electrozone diluted one-half with water before retir- 
 ing, allowing it to remain in position during night. If the 
 trouble is internal, use rubber syringe and inject about a 
 pint of a solution containing 3 oz. Electrozone to 12 or 14 
 oz. of warm water after each passage. External washing 
 night and morning is necessary under all conditions for 
 external troubles of the rectum. Itching piles, though 
 appearing to be external, are caused by internal conditions. 
 Where external treatment does not effect a cure, take 
 injection as above indicated. 
 
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 One fluid ounce equals 480 drops, or one-half wine- 
 glassful. 
 
 One-half ounce equals 240 drops, or one tablespoonful. 
 
 One dram equals 60 drops, or one teaspoonful. 
 
 This method of arriving a: quantities is given to avoid 
 the use of metal spoons. 
 
 COLIC AND CRAMPS IN THE STOMACH. 
 
 A quarter of a wineglassful of Meditrina, equivalent to 
 a tablespoonful, in half glass hot water should stop the 
 cramp. If it does not repeat in 10 or 15 minutes. 
 TO THE OBSTETRICIAN. 
 
 In confinement cases, when Electrozone is properly used, 
 blood poisoning and childbed fever will be prevented. 
 DANDRUFF OR FALLING HAIR AND ECZEMA. 
 
 Wash the head with castile soap, rinse thoroughly, and 
 apply Electrozone liberally. Rub in well, and keep up 
 friction with hand or brush for ten minutes, after which 
 wash out the Electrozone. Dry the hair, then rub thor- 
 oughly with brush till active circulation in scalp is estab- 
 lished. This process should be continued every day, till 
 the hair ceases falling out, all dandruff is removed, and all 
 itching stopped. The scalp should be treated as above 
 about once or twice every month, to keep it in healthful 
 condition. If the hair becomes too dry a little of any suit- 
 able oil may be used. 
 
 Abstinence from food may often cure many ailments 
 which are produced from overeating or luxurious living. 
 The system rebels against being overworked. Indigestion, 
 giddiness, headache, mental depression, etc., are often the 
 effects of greediness in eating and drinking. Omitting 
 one, two or three meals allows the system to rest, to regain 
 strength, and allows the clogged organs to dispose of their 
 burdens. The practice of drug-taking to cleanse the 
 stomach, though it may give the needed relief, always 
 weakens the system, with ill effects, while abstinence often 
 secures the same results and yet does no injury. 
 
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HELP IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS 
 
 In every case of injury resulting in a scratch, cut or 
 abrasion of the skin, the wound should be immediately 
 bathed with Electrozone so as to destroy any germs of 
 disease that may be present. By doing this, the soreness 
 will be taken out and inflammation prevented, and it will 
 afford a safeguard against tetanus, or lockjaw, the bacilli of 
 which terrible disease is found in the earth, or in the dirt 
 which may be present upon the knife, shell, splinter or 
 other thing which caused the wound. 
 
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 Fig. 1 8 — Tetanus bacillus magnified 1,200 diameters (Lockjaw). 
 
 Electrozone should be gotten into the wound thor- 
 oughly to its full depth, so that it may come in contact 
 with all germs that may have found a lodgment. It will 
 certainly destroy all that it reaches. For this purpose, 
 especially where there are children, who are more liable to 
 such injuries than adults, a bottle of Electrozone should be 
 always kept at hand. 
 
 DROWNING. 
 I. Loosen clothing, if any. 2. Empty lungs of water 
 by laying body on its stomach and lifting it by the middle 
 so that the head hangs down. Jerk the body a few 
 
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 times. 3. Pull tongue forward, using handkerchief, or 
 pin with string, if necessary. 4. Imitate motion or respi- 
 ration by alternately compressing and expanding the lower 
 ribs, about twenty times a minute. Alternately raising and 
 lowering the arms from the sides up above the head will 
 stimulate the action of the lungs. Let it be done gently 
 but persistently. 5. Apply warmth and friction to ex- 
 tremities. 6. By holding tongue forward, closing the 
 nostrils and pressing the " Adam's apple " back (so as to 
 close entrance to stomach) direct inflation can be tried. 
 Take a deep breath and breathe it forcibly into the mouth 
 of the patient. Compress the chest to expel the air and repeat 
 the operation. 7. DON'T GIVE UP! People have 
 been saved after A»«rj of patient, vigorous effort. 8. When 
 breathing begins, get patient into warm bed, give warm 
 drinks, or spirits in teaspoonfuls, secure fresh air and quiet. 
 
 TO STOP BLEEDING OF THE NOSE. 
 Find the artery on both sides of the face where it 
 crosses the jaw, some two or three inches above the point 
 of the chin, press it closely against the bone with the 
 thumb and forefinger; observe which nostril bleeds most 
 freely, and press harder on that side. This gives speedy 
 relief and is far more agreeable than rolls of paper pressed 
 above the front teeth, or cold keys and cold water applied 
 to the back of the neck. 
 
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EXPERIENCE OF AMERICAN 
 PHYSICIANS IN HOSPITAL 
 AND PRIVATE PRACTICE 
 
 6 1 West 51st Street, New York. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 
 Gentlemen. — I have used Electrozone in both my hospital and 
 private practice, with very gratifying results. In fact, I do not 
 know of any better deodorizer or non-irritating antiseptic. 
 
 Edw. G. Ttjttle, M. D. 
 
 The Strathmore, New York City. 
 I have used Electrozone with satisfaction in the treatment of 
 suppurative diseases. I am using it in mastoid cases after opera- 
 tion, and have not found that it causes any irritation of the mem- 
 branes of the brain. George A. Shepard, M. D. 
 
 59 West 5zd Street, New York City. 
 I approve highly of Electrozone. It has remarkable germ- 
 destroying properties, and i.s most useful in surgical work of all 
 kinds. L. L. Danforth, M. D. 
 
 G. Lenox Curtis, M. D., New York, from a paper read before 
 the American Medical Association, upon the " Resection and 
 Reproduction of the Maxills ": 
 "To facilitate cleansing of the wound and destruction of the 
 
 pus, let rrie recommend to you Electrozone, the best of all agents 
 
 I have found for the purpose." 
 
 130 West 48th Street, New York. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 New: York City. 
 Gentlemen. — Answering your questions as to Electrozone, I will 
 say that I use it in my practice, and consider it a valuable prepa- 
 ration. F. W. Hamlin, M. D. 
 
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 778 Madison Avenue, New York City. 
 Electrozone is the best disinfectant known to me. My pro- 
 fessional position would not allow me to use one drop of it or 
 extol its virtues, which I have so frequently done in my clinics, 
 had I not made a most carefiil analysis and a most searching inves- 
 tigation as to its properties and uses, thus verifying its efficiency 
 by experiment for an extended period. So thoroughly am I con- 
 vinced of its potency that I use it in my work to the exclusion 
 of other disinfectants. Wilfred G. Fralick, M. D. 
 
 Katonah, March zzd, 1901. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 415 Lexington Ave., N. Y. 
 Received your booklets last night. Mrs. Wood (my wife) 
 used your Electrozone for chronic sciatica, and it helped her at 
 once. I have used it for neuralgia in lowest part of the spine, 
 and it had a remarkable eiFect. Used Meditrina also for chronic 
 catarrh, dyspepsia and Grippe, and it worked wonders. I also 
 find it to be a splendid mouth wash. 
 
 In Grippe I find Electrozone and Meditrina to be specifics, 
 clearing out the nose, mouth, throat, stomach and bowels. 
 
 J. G. Wood, M. D. 
 
 New York City. 
 Gentlemen. — With reference to my experience with Electro- 
 zone, I can say that I have known it in Hospital, Dispensary and 
 other work. It is very effective as an antiseptic, for application 
 to cuts, sores, or any raw or inflamed surface. It is very cleans- 
 ing, keeping the parts sweet and pure, and is active in the reduc- 
 tion of pus. As a disinfectant and deodorizer it is especially 
 good. Very truly yours. Dr. Pettet. 
 
 George Clinton Jeffery, M. D., of Brooklyn, says: 
 
 "Electrozone has become a most important factor in my surgi- 
 cal practice. I consider it as essential to a successful result as the 
 scalpel or artery clip." 
 
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 New York City. 
 Electrozone is my stand-by and I cling to it like a leech. The 
 cloth bandage has the most soothing effect of anything used yet, 
 and I apply it freely and constantly. 
 
 F. Hamilton, M. D. 
 
 38 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 I am much gratified with the use of Meditrina as an antiseptic 
 as well as a corrective in acid stomachs. It is valuable as a puri- 
 fier of the bad drinking water in Brooklyn. 
 
 L. C. D'HOMERGUE, M. D. 
 
 1 38 1 Boston Road, New York. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 
 Gentlemen. — I use Electrozone with entire success in my 
 practice generally, especially as a wash and compress wherever 
 there is pus, old sores of many months' standing, also in varicose 
 and venereal conditions, and those succeeding bruises. 
 
 I cleanse the ulcer and then apply a compress of Electrozone, 
 keeping it wet, that being the only, external treatment. 
 
 In a recent case where the great toe was bruised severely in a 
 machine and pus supervened so that the joint was open, pain was 
 relieved at once and healing followed rapidly by this treatment. 
 Yours sincerely, 
 
 Anne L. Langworthy, M. D. 
 
 Office of the 
 
 Association for Befriending Children and Young Girls, 
 
 House of the Holy Family, 
 
 1 36 Second Avenue, New York City. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 
 415 Lexington Avenue, New York City. 
 Gentlemen. — I have been using Electrozone and Meditrina, both 
 in my private practice and here, and always with the best possible 
 results. 
 
 In diphtheria, scarlet fever, skin diseases, and for leucorrhoea 
 
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 and diseases of women and children, especially where marked by 
 acute inflammatory conditions, I have found that the proper use of 
 Electrozone and Meditrina has been invariably efficacious. 
 
 I do not feel that I can recommend these two commodities too 
 strongly. Yours truly, 
 
 H. L. Beyea, M. D. 
 
 214 East 53d Street, New York. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 New York City. 
 Gentlemen. — Responding to your inquiry, I would say that I 
 have found the use of Electrozone most advantageous when applied 
 to fresh cuts or wounds, especii^lly in operations on the urethra, 
 vagina and uterus, and in curetting, etc. My experience with 
 Electrozone in such cases has shown it to be very efficacious and 
 the best and safest material to use. 
 
 Yours, 
 
 J. OscoE Chase, M. D. 
 
 1 59 West 1 26th Street, New York. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 New York, N. Y. 
 Gentlemen. — Although absolutely contrary to my custom in 
 such matters, I have decided to reply to your inquiries as to my 
 experience with Electrozone. 
 
 I am using it constantly for many purposes, and invariably find 
 it to be most effective. It is particularly valuable in all maternity 
 work, where I always employ it. Its antiseptic and disinfecting 
 qualities are unsurpassed, for cleansing the hands during labor, for 
 bathing my patient afterward and during convalescence, for keep- 
 ing the nipples and breasts clean, and if artificial feeding is used, 
 to keep the bottle and nipple perfectly aseptic. For these and 
 many other uses I rely on Electrozone. 
 
 Sincerely yours, 
 
 J. H. Demarest, M. D. 
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T E S T I M N I A L S 
 
 Chas. F. Newman, M. D., 146)^ Java Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.: 
 " The Electrozone I gave to one of my women patients who 
 had suffered for many years with varicose ulcer of the leg. She 
 has used the remedy religiously. Her leg is in better condition 
 to-day than I have seen it during the past two years. It has been 
 a God-send to myself. Last week I had a very severe attack of 
 hives. I used it only once, externally. The itch disappeared 
 as if by magic. So much for myself. One of the children had 
 mumps on both sides of his neck. My wife and myself took 
 turns in rubbing his neck about once an hour. The swelling was 
 entirely gone inside of twenty-four hours." 
 
 Dr. Franklin J. Vose, 1050 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., 
 
 says : 
 
 "I have used your Electrozone with entire satisfaction in cases 
 of puerperal septicemia, vaginitis, abscesses, indolent ulcers, es- 
 pecially where there was a tendency to gangrene. 
 
 I have found it also valuable as a spray in severe cases of tonsil- 
 itis, also in chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane of the 
 throat and mouth caused by excessive smoking. 
 
 In fact, it is the most perfect disinfectant that I have ever 
 used." 
 
 513 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa. 
 The Electrozone you sent me I used in a severe case of kron- 
 chorrhcea during typhoid. The odor was distracting in its inten- 
 sity and ofFensiveness. The Electrozone was a successful deodor- 
 izer, and was continued through the case. I have recommended 
 
 it to patients. 
 
 Lucy M. Busenbark-Harbagh, M. D. 
 
 Lamar Bath House, Mineral Wells, Texas. 
 I used the Electrozone purchased of you, with the very finest 
 results in many kinds of troubles. The wide range of the thera- 
 peutical usefulness of Meditrina is surprising. 
 
 I. V. Thompson, M, D. 
 
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 Charleston, W. Va. 
 I have tested Electrozone thoroughly as disinfectant and deodor- 
 izer and found it to be all that is claimed for it. As a deodorizer, 
 it far surpasses anything I ever tried. 
 
 V. T. Churchman, M. D., 
 Specialist for Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. 
 
 Norton L. Wilson, M. D., of Elizabeth, N. J., in an article 
 on purulent discharges from the middle ear, says : "The fluid in- 
 jected should be sterilized with two ounces of Electrozone to one 
 pint of warm water. This solution has decided germicidal pow- 
 ers, which I have proved by experiment, and I prefer it to 
 peroxide of hydrogen." 
 
 114 Chestnut Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 
 I have used Electrozone in cases of extensive scalds and burns. 
 For raw surfaces, scalds, burns, ulcers, etc., I know of no appli- 
 cation to equal it. It is simply wonderful in its therapeutic action. 
 I h.ive one case of open surface so extensive that I fully expected to 
 do skin grafting. I used no application but full strength Electro- 
 zone, and discharge the patient to-day cured with very little cica- 
 tricial tissue. I am more than pleased with its use in all of my 
 cases T. L. Willetts, M. D. 
 
 Charleston, W. Va. 
 I have used Electrozone with much satisfaction, particularly in 
 scarlet fever cases, where it has seemed to limit contagion by fairly 
 spraying the room and attendants. 
 
 George Lounsbery, M. D. 
 
 W. C. Phelps, M. D., 146 Allen Street, Buffalo, N. Y. : 
 
 "Send me a case of Electrozone. Two patients are using it 
 on cancers and the drug-store opposite me has sold out its supply. 
 These cancer cases are beyond cure, but the Electrozone is the 
 best disinfectant for them, being non-poisonous and non-irritating 
 and a sure preventive of the horrible smell." 
 
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 Evansville, Ind. 
 1 cannot speak in terms too high in praising the value of Elec- 
 trozone as an antiseptic germicide and disinfectant. I have used 
 Electrozone with satisfactory resuhs for washing puses, suppurat- 
 ing wounds, old sores, hives, rhus tox. poisoning, and as an enema 
 in typhoid fever. I am delighted with the effects. 
 
 F. L. Davis, M. D. 
 
 Rockland, Mich. 
 I used Electrozone as a deodorizer with pleasing results. 
 
 W. C. Gates, M. D. 
 
 Board of Health, State of Louisiana. 
 
 New Orleans, La. 
 I have received the papers containing an account of your elec- 
 trolytic process for the manufacture of hypochlorite solution for 
 disinfection. I wish to thank you, and allow me to offer you my 
 sincere congratulations upon the discovery of such an important 
 process. A. S. Metz, M. D., 
 
 State Chemist, and Chemist Board of Health. 
 
 Fred. A. Kuich, M. D., Westfield, N. J.: 
 
 " I have used it in two cases of diphtheria both of which were 
 cured in a short time, and the results in those cases were most 
 flattering." 
 
 454 Franklin Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 
 I have used Electrozone with entire satisfaction. Its chemical 
 constitution would theoretically promise the results which are 
 practically obtained. It is a valuable antiseptic and deodorant. 
 
 Park Lewis, M. D. 
 
 J. B. Garry, M. D., Dunmore, Pa.: 
 
 "I have used Electrozone in a very bad case of Typhoid Fever 
 with remarkable success. Used it in 25 per cent, solution in 
 rectal injections. It surpasses anything I have ever tried." 
 
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 A. C. Messinger, M. D., President, Physician, Ohio Soldiers' 
 
 and Sailors' Orphans' Home, Xenia, Ohio : 
 
 " I have used Electrozone freely in open wounds, and the 
 results so far are wonderful, exceeding my expectations. You 
 have a very valuable remedy in Electrozone, and no doubt it will 
 receive from physicians the support it should have.'' 
 
 Dr. John 0"M alley. Physician and Surgeon, 411 Spruce Street, 
 
 Scranton, Pennsylvania : 
 
 "In an active practice of nearly eleven years, I have never until 
 now written a testimonial to the value of anything of a medicinal 
 character. However, I am convinced that Electrozone is a prompt, 
 radical and efficient antiseptic germicide, deodorizer and disinfec- 
 tant. In St. Joseph's Foundling Home, at which I am the attend- 
 ing physician, it is giving the most eminent satisfaction. I have 
 also tested it in my outdoor practice as a spray in diphtheria, and 
 have found a lowering of the temperature and a destruction of the 
 membraneous canker after a few applications. Having been 
 Health Officer of this city for a term of years, I can readily per- 
 ceive how Electrozone may become a boon to Boards of Health 
 as well as physicians everywhere. I have spoken warmly of its 
 efficacy to many physicians and druggists in this city and county." 
 
 209 Locust Street, Evansville, Ind. 
 I cannot speak too highly of Meditrina. It has no equal for 
 the purposes for which it is used. I have used it with most 
 satisfactory results as a gargle in diphtheria and tonsilitis. I am 
 delighted with the effects. F. L. Davis, M. D. 
 
 Charles F. Styles, Superintendent Philadelphia Home for In- 
 curables: 
 " I am using your Electrozone in the Cancer Annex of this 
 
 Home, and as a germicide, antiseptic and disinfectant, it is the 
 
 best I have ever used. I find it a most valuable article for use in 
 
 our Home." 
 
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 Dr. G. D. Maine, Druggist, Mainesburg, Pa. : 
 
 " I have used Electrozone in a case of" diphtheria of considera- 
 ble severity, with very pr.ompt and satisfactory results." 
 
 Binghamton, N. Y. 
 I have just been using Meditrina as spray and gargle in diph- 
 theria, with very satisfactory results. 
 
 L. A. Martin, M. D. 
 
 Macungie, Pa. 
 The Electrozone has given perfect satisfaction wherever I used it. 
 
 W. B. Erdman, M. D. 
 
 Binghamton, N. Y. 
 I have used Electrozone in surgical work, and think highly of it. 
 
 G. H. Jenkins, M. D. 
 
 Philadelphia, Pa. 
 I was quite delighted with the results obtained from Electrozone 
 as an annihilator of bacteria and germs. Have used it in the sick- 
 room with an atomizer, and it always leaves a pleasant odor which 
 is not objectionable to the family or the patient. Have used it in 
 rooms with contagious diseases with very beneficial result. In 
 fact, as a germicide and disinfectant it cannot be surpassed, as it is 
 harmless, being non-poisonous, and its price within the reach of 
 everybody. I feel that you are a benefactor of mankind by pla- 
 cing such a good article upon the market, and one that is so essen- 
 tial as a preventive of disease. S. A. Buchanan, M. D. 
 
 Corwin Sanatorium, Binghamton, N. Y. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 
 Gentlemen. — I am in receipt of your favor of the 14th inst., 
 and in reply will say, I am using the Electrozone every day under 
 all conditions, and must say I can think of no substitute. 
 I remain, yours resp'y, 
 
 T. S. Turner, M. D., Surgeon. 
 
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 Dr. W. H. Hoffman, Gastonia, N. C: 
 
 " Your preparations have given me better results than any anti- 
 septic disinfectant or germicide found in more than thirty years' 
 practice." 
 
 lowfa City, Iowa. 
 I have been using Electrozone since the receipt of your first 
 sample bottle some time last summer, and ordered my druggist to 
 keep a supply for my own and for public use. I consider it a 
 most excellent germicide and disinfectant. I consider it safe and 
 efficient in its action. 
 
 J. C. Shrader, a. M., M. D., LL. D., 
 
 President State Board of Health. 
 
 Dr. C. P. Franklin, 1833 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia: 
 
 " Will you not make a donation of Electrozone for the use of the 
 soldiers at the front .? From my knowledge of its value in my 
 practice ever since the late Dr. Keyser drew my attention to it I 
 know that it would be a most valuable addition to the drinking 
 water in the tropics, and even at the Southern camps, where I have 
 been hearing directly of the foul drinking water. As the secretary 
 of the Hospital Committee I am especially interested as a physician." 
 
 Paterson, N. J. 
 Electrozone proved satisfactory in every test made of it. 
 
 A. Carr, M. D. 
 
 Edw. J. FoRSTER, Surgeon-General, 
 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
 
 Surgeon-General's Office, Boston: 
 " I have had Electrozone tested by practical use in the South and 
 East armories and in other places, and can recommend it as a cleanly 
 and effective disinfectant and deodorant. I am using it in my ward 
 in the City Hospital, and am pleased with the results obtained. I 
 recommend that a sufficient quantity be purchased and that its use 
 in the armories be made mandatory." 
 
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 2321 Park Avenue, Philadelphia. 
 I am quite familiar with Electrozone, having used it with great 
 satisfaction. R. H. Andrews, M. D., 
 
 t Y,diitoT "Medical Summary." 
 
 Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Electrozone is very necessary to the health of the city during 
 the warm weather. It is a liquid form, and is placed in the gut- 
 ters, inlets and other places from which bad and dangerous odors 
 emanate and from which many disease germs come. It neutralizes 
 the odors and destroys the germs. 
 
 William H. Ford, M. D., 
 
 President Board of Health. 
 
 The late Joseph D. Potsdam, A. M., M. D., 1333 Franklin 
 
 Street, Philadelphia: 
 
 " After an extensive use of Electrozone for the past six months 
 1 have arrived at the following conclusions: 
 
 For washing abscesses or suppurating wounds, a ten to twenty- 
 five per cent, solution of Electrozone is far superior to hydrogen 
 dioxide. It is an excellent wash to clean a surface to be op- 
 erated on. 
 
 For washing the hands prior to an operation, or before making 
 a vaginal examination, it is equal if not far superior to corrosive 
 sublimate, and has the advantage of being non-poisonous and of not 
 affecting the skin. A twenty-five per cent, solutionis sufiicient." 
 
 C. F. Chandler, M. D., Corner nth Street and Montgomery 
 
 Avenue, Philadelphia: 
 
 " In reference to Electrozone, I would state that in my opinion 
 we have an immediate remedy in the treatment of that terrible 
 plague, malignant diphtheria." 
 
 A. H. Bernstein, M. D., Scranton, Pa.: 
 
 " I have used Electrozone in diphtheria, and find it far superior 
 to all other disinfectants." 
 
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 Samuel S. Wilson, Physician and Surgeon, Xenia, Ohio: 
 
 " It gives me pleasure to testify to the value of Electrozone as 
 a deodorizer. One month ago I had an opportunity to test it in 
 a case of appendicitis, with abscesses and perforation of the bowels. 
 When the abscess was opened, pus and fecal matter to the amount 
 of at least a quart, with a most powerful odor, were rendered ab- 
 solutely odorless, and that instantly." 
 
 P. D. Keyser, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa.: 
 
 " I think Electrozone will be found an excellent remedy in all 
 cases of suppuration and in the various forms of skin diseases arising 
 from micro-organisms." 
 
 196 Broadway, New York. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 New York City. 
 
 Gentlemen. — You will remember that I called at your office 
 some time ago and obtained information with reference to the use 
 of Electrozone for a certain rectal trouble. The case was that of 
 a relative of mine, and proved so serious that an operation became 
 necessary. This was decided upon, and performed very shortly 
 after my call. Electrozone was applied for a fsvf days prior to 
 the operation, and was also used during the operation itself, and 
 constantly for cleansing and dressing the wound during the time of 
 healing. In this use, it proved to be exceedingly beneficial, as 
 is definitely shown by the fact that the wound healed splendidly, 
 and everything is now in perfectly healthful condition. 
 
 I write you the above, as I promised to let you know the results 
 in this case. Yours truly, A. J. Atkinson. 
 
 Madison Square Garden, N. Y. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 
 Gentlemen. — It affords me great pleasure to relate my experience 
 with Electrozone. 
 
 Prior to my knowledge of the virtues of Electrozone and Medi- 
 
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 trina I had been quite a sufferer from dyspepsia, stomacii troubles 
 and catarriial condition. My distresses ceased after I had com- 
 menced using your preparations, which are Icept constantly in our 
 house. 
 
 The value of Electrozone and Meditrina is appreciated by my 
 wife as much as myself, and our appreciation cannot be better told 
 than by the confidence with which we avail ourselves of them, 
 when necessity occasions the use of medicine. 
 
 My attention was first called to Electrozone at the time your 
 company disinfected the Garden when we had an animal show. 
 The work done was certainly marvelous. 
 
 Hoping that the public will become as familiar with your prep- 
 aration, and receive, in time of need, as much benefit as myself 
 and family have, I am 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 Thos. J. Reynolds, 
 
 Supt. M. S. G. Co. 
 
 Hornellsville, N. Y. 
 I believe Electrozone is a valuable product and will come into 
 general use. C. S. Parkhill. 
 
 202 East Lincoln Avenue, Goshen, Ind. 
 Electrozone is certainly a grand disinfectant, and the greatest 
 foul odor killer I ever saw. It has removed all odor from an 
 epithelioma of nose and face that I am treating. 
 
 M. K. Kreider. 
 
 P. J. Wilson, 29 Prospect Avenue, Trenton, N. J. . 
 
 "I had two bad cases of blind abscesses; had been treating 
 them for three months with but little success. Two treatments 
 with Electrozone healed them completely." 
 
 Lebanon, Ind. 
 Electrozone gave splendid satisfaction. It is the best deodor- 
 izer I ever used. H. N. Coons, M. D. 
 
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 230 West 95th Street, New York City. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 
 Gentlemen. — I take pleasure in informing you that the Medi- 
 trina recommended to me did more than you promised, for in 
 addition to curing me of the catarrh and dyspepsia, it also created 
 a ravenous appetite, and I felt no inconvenience after a few days 
 in satisfying my appetite, whereas before, great distress followed 
 eating. After taking the medicine for a short time I gained eight 
 pounds, whereas I was losing flesh before commencing with the 
 Meditrina. I am anxious for you to know also that it cured a 
 sore throat and a gathering on my finger which seemed as though 
 it had been poisoned. Our family are firm believers in Electro- 
 zone and Meditrina, and are recommending its use to all our 
 friends. Thanking you for kind advice, I am 
 
 Yours truly. 
 
 Miss J. A. Whelpley. 
 
 14Z East 13th Street, New York City. 
 I want some Electrozone to cure a lady who has sciatica. She 
 has heard how wonderfully Electrozone cured my rheumatism. 
 Louise Eldredge ("Aunt Louisa"). 
 
 739 Butler Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 Meditrina is a stimulant. I can say it is by far my best 
 remedy. I have discovered a very nice treat, buttermilk and 
 Meditrina; it is delicious and most soothing to the stomach. 
 
 Rev. J. C. Crimmin. 
 
 St. Charles College, Ellicott City, Md. 
 Meditrina has been of such benefit to my eyes that I would sug- 
 gest to you to send a specimen of it to the oculists at Baltimore, 
 Dr. Russell Murdock and Dr. James J. Carroll, both near the Ca- 
 thedral. Meditrina has been so beneficial to my eyes and to 
 others that I should be very glad to have it better known. 
 
 Rev. John B. Tabb. 
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 Allenhurst, N. J. 
 Electrozone is a most effective remedy for eczema. 
 
 M. A. SOUTHWICK. 
 
 Fallsington, Pa. 
 I am taking Meditrina for chronic malaria. I have had it 
 twelve or fourteen years. I have been taking Meditrina for about 
 two weeks, and I am being benefited. 
 
 Mrs. A. M. Parsons. 
 
 Trenton, N. J. 
 We are using Meditrina in numerous cases of diphtheria " with 
 consent of attending physician," and find it wonderful in destroy-' 
 ing any germ and completely eating up (absorbing) membrane. 
 William H. Mickel, Health Inspector. 
 
 1 20 Liberty Street, New York. 
 The Chemiqal and Electrical Company, 
 
 Gentlemen. — Responding to your inquiry: I have used both 
 Electrozone and Meditrina for various purposes, both for disinfect- 
 ing and also for application to the skin in an eruptive or inflamed 
 condition. Their use has always been beneficial and satisfactory to 
 me. In my opinion you have a valuable preparation. 
 
 Very truly yours, Henry P. Merriam. 
 
 63 Wall Street, New York, March 21st, 1901. 
 The Chemical and Electrical Company, 
 
 Gentlemen. — Answering your question, I have to say that I have 
 used Electrozone for disinfecting and deodorizing purposes. It has 
 given excellent results, and I cannot speak too highly of the material. 
 Very truly yours, John C. Lowe. 
 
 Mike Murphy, Instructor in Athletics, University of Pennsyl- 
 vania: 
 
 "After an external use of Electrozone I have reached the follow- 
 ing conclusions: 
 
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 As a rubbing-down fluid, after exercise in any sport, I believe 
 Electrozone to be without peer among competitors. This supe- 
 riority is due to the following reasons: 
 
 First. — Being an antiseptic solution, it completely cleanses and 
 disinfects the pores in a manner which cannot be approached by 
 any other fluid. 
 
 Second. — Those exercises which occasion profuse perspiration 
 sometimes cause skin eruptions. Electrozone kills the germs which 
 cause these various diseases of the skin, destroys all fetid odors, 
 and leaves the parts sweet and clean. 
 
 Third. — Worn-out tissues are instantly destroyed. Thus the 
 medicine aids the trainer in getting his man into the condition 
 where all his tissues are vital. This • vital stage ' is reached when 
 a man, to use a sporting phrase, is ' on edge ' or ' fine as silk.' 
 
 Fourth. — Being a stimulant, Electrozone brings blood to the 
 part where it is applied, and in its prior use prevents, and in its 
 subsequent use cures, stiffness. 
 
 Fifth. — It primarily produces a healthy action of the pores, so 
 that the waste tissues are readily thrown off, and the entire system 
 benefited and strengthened." 
 
 230 East zyth Street, New York. 
 Having been detailed as Head Nurse on "Swinburne Island" 
 during the Cholera Epidemic of '93, I can speak with some 
 authority of the merits of Woolf's Electrozone as a disinfectant 
 and enteroclysis. Out of 30 cases I used the Electrozone on 20, 
 with splendid results; only one patient died, and in that one case 
 the cause of death was due to complications of kidney and lung 
 troubles. The autopsy sustained the diagnosis of the doctors as 
 to the presence of cholera. I think the Electrozone better than 
 all other disinfectants. I have tried them all, and am in a posi- 
 tion to say that your Electrozone is far ahead of everything I 
 have ever used. Resp'y, 
 
 Irving F. Kingsley, 
 Head Nurse, Swinburne Island, Quarantine. 
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 Allenhurst, N. J. 
 I find Meditrina to be effective for the cure of stomach troubles. 
 
 M. A. SoUTHWICK. 
 
 " The National Board of Health Magazine" says: 
 
 " The use of Meditrina in cases of diphtheria has proved to be a 
 most valuable cure for this plague, and many of the leading physi- 
 cians are using this remedy exclusively." 
 
 The Hon. Cecil Rhodes, Cape Town, Africa: 
 
 " I find your Electrozone very good for horses' sore backs. It 
 has been tried and found successful, and will, therefore, be very 
 useful, as our horses are always more or less suffering from sore 
 backs owing to long journeys and bad saddles. Kindly oblige and 
 send me fifty dozen and draw on me for cost." 
 
 Robert Bloomsburg, Superintendent Ferries, Pennsylvania Rail- 
 way Company: 
 
 " I have thoroughly tested the deodorizing qualities of the sam- 
 ple of Electrozone in our ferry water-closets at Jersey City, 
 which, owing to the large number of people who use them, are 
 pretty hard places to deodorize; but I find on using your Electro- 
 zone, about a pint each morning and night, we have been able to 
 keep them in first-class shape. I think it is one of the best de- 
 odorizers for water-closets that I ever saw." 
 
 S. E. C. Ackerman, Professional Nurse, 230 East 27th Street, 
 
 New York City. 
 
 " I had the pleasure of testing the value of your Electrozone as 
 a disinfectant in typhoid-pneumonia, and I am pleased to state 
 that I have never seen its equal in any sick-room. I have been 
 induced by Dr. Kingsley, who has been at Quarantine, to try it, as 
 he told me he had used it with great success there. 
 
 My patient has been confined in a small room, which had pre 
 viously been used as a store-room and which harbored a peculiar 
 odor which it seemed could not be gotten out. I determined to 
 
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 use Electrozone, diluting it with water 50 per cent., which I 
 then used lilce kalsomine, with the most excellent results. The 
 attending doctor pronounced it the grandest thing of its class." 
 
 THE VERDICT OF THE NEW YORK BOARD OF 
 HEALTH. 
 
 The successful use of Electrozone in Havana is but a repetition 
 of what was accomplished by the New York Board of Health at 
 Brewster, N. Y. Note certificates of the Brewster officials. 
 
 Certificates of Brewster Officials. 
 
 IRK, I 
 
 r ss. : 
 1, > 
 
 State of New York, 
 County of Putnam, 
 This is to certify that I, Dr. J. G. Wood, Health Officer of 
 the Town of Southeast, which includes the Village of Brewster, 
 have watched with care and studied the working of the Woolf 
 Electric System of disinfecting, as constructed at Brewster ; that 
 before the introduction of the system in said town, scarlet fever pre- 
 vailed as an epidemic, and has been the cause of temporarily closing 
 the public school ; that malarial diseases, such as intermittent fever, 
 remittent, typho-malaria and typhoid fevers, were at times epidemic, 
 I losing in one of th6 epidemics my wife, also nearly losing my son ; 
 that since the introduction of the Woolf System of disinfect- 
 ing there has been no epidemic nor outbreak of any of the diseases 
 existing heretofore. The village has never been, to my know- 
 ledge, in such a healthful condition. I have, in my professional 
 duty, constantly watched the effect of the plant, and found its work 
 as a disinfectant to be most complete. I have ceased to receive 
 complaints since its construction, many of which I had before the 
 plant was introduced into the village, and the benefits to the vil- 
 lage are universally acknowledged. I have frequently visited the 
 dikes into which the sewage empties, while under treatment with 
 the electrical disinfectant, and have always found them to be de- 
 
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 odorized and disinfected and in a condition positively not detri- 
 mental to health. I am using the disinfectant constantly in my 
 practice, and find it to be most potent and eiFective. 
 
 Jared G. Wood, M. D., 
 Health Officer, Brewster, N. Y. 
 
 We, the undersigned members of the Board of Health of the 
 Town of Southeast, do hereby certify that we have read the forego- 
 ing certificate of Jared G. Wood, M. D., Health Officer of the said 
 Town, and attest its truthfulness in every particular, and we fur- 
 ther certify that we have the fullest confidence in his integrity and 
 ability. 
 
 We further certify that the Woolf Electric System of disinfecting, 
 as used in the Village of Brewster, is in every particular satisfac- 
 tory and of the highest efficacy. 
 
 George Hine President. 
 
 Richard Mitchell Secretary. 
 
 E. W. Addis Citizen Member. 
 
 James K. Smith Justice of the Peace. 
 
 John A. Reed Justice of the Peace. 
 
 I hereby certify that I have carefully read the foregoing certificate 
 of Jared G. Wood, M. D., Health Officer of the Village of Brew- 
 ster, and attest to his truthfulness in every particular; and I further 
 certify that as a long resident of the Village of Brewster, and a 
 member of the present Board of Education, the healthfulness of the 
 children in attendance upon the public school has never been bet- 
 ter than at present and since the introduction of the Woolf Elec- 
 tric System of disinfecting in the Village of Brewster, and I think 
 it has been demonstrated beyond question that the healthfulness of 
 the village has been much improved. Abram J. Miller, 
 
 President Board of Education, Brewster, N. Y. 
 
 Report of Edward W. Martin, Chemist, Health Depart- 
 ment, New York City, addressed to the Commissioner: 
 
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 " I have the honor to make the following preliminary report as 
 to the result of purifying water by means of Woolf's Electro- 
 zone at Brewster, Putnam County, New York. 
 
 Tonnetta Brook was selected as containing a very much larger 
 amount of impurities than the Croton River. 
 
 The analyses have been of two kinds : 
 
 First, chemical. 
 
 Second, bacteriological. 
 
 The Electrozone was sprayed into Tonnetta Brook at a point 
 about 300 feet from its mouth. Electrozone equivalent to one 
 part of the contained hypochlorites to 100,000 of water was used 
 in the experiment. 
 
 First: Chemical. — The comparison of the results of the analy- 
 ses of the sample taken before and after the addition of the Elec- 
 trozone and on different days and before and after heavy rains 
 shows that the nitrogenous matter was very largely oxidized into 
 nitrates. 
 
 These results showed that the action of the Electrozone is to 
 render the water, which is contaminated before treatment, pure 
 and suitable for domestic use. 
 
 Second: Bacteriological. — Samples were taken at the same time 
 and place as those for the chemical analyses, examined as to the 
 number of bacteria contained, before and after the reaction of the 
 Electrozone, with the following results. Number of bacteria per 
 cubic centimeters in samples taken : 
 
 Before Treatment: After Treatment: 
 
 32,600 8 
 
 22, 000 4.2 
 
 2.3S5 12 
 
 4.134 o 
 
 7,000 o 
 
 In other words, the water seems to be rendered sterile by the 
 addition of the Electrozone. 
 
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 The germicidal action of this weaic solution of Electrozone is 
 so marked, and so much greater than has generally been supposed, 
 the process and idea of purifying water in this way is so novel, and 
 the importance — should this prove a success — to a community so 
 great, that while every care was taken in making the bacteriological 
 tests, yet, a verification would, in my opinion, be very desirable. 
 I respectfully recommend that a specialist in bacteriology be em- 
 ployed to go over the same ground that I have been over, so that 
 my results can be checked and verified." 
 
 Report of Health Commissioner New York Board of Health: 
 
 "I have the honor to forward herewith reports of Dr. Herman 
 M. Biggs, Chief Inspector in charge of disinfection and bacteri- 
 ology, and E. W. Martin, Chemist of the Department, on the 
 subject of that disinfecting solution. 
 
 The process affecting this has been discovered by Mr. Albert 
 E. Woolf. I visited him for the purpose of investigating the manner 
 in which he makes the Electrozone Disinfectant, as he terms it. 
 
 The report of the Chemist shows from analyses of the disin- 
 fectant that effective germicidal and deodorant compounds are 
 present in the solution. 
 
 The exhaustive experiments of Dr. Biggs proved that the rea- 
 soning based on the results obtained by the Chemist is correct, and 
 that the Electrozone disinfectant in question is one of extraordinary 
 power. 
 
 It is also of great value as m deodorizer. 
 
 There is no doubt, however, that the efficacy of the Electro- 
 zone is due, not alone to the chlorine and bromine and their com- 
 pounds (hypochlorites), but also to the presence of ozone, which 
 is formed by the decomposition of the hypochlorites in the pres- 
 ence of organic matter. 
 
 We have in this liquor, in my opinion, a unique disinfectant, 
 combining powerful disinfecting and deodorizing properties with 
 low cost, to be made at any time, in any quantity. A disinfectant 
 that in consequence of its cheapness and non-poisonous quality can be 
 
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 so freely and universally used as to make its discovery one of the 
 most important, from a sanitary standpoint, that has ever been 
 made. 
 
 The deodorant properties of the Electrical Disinfectant will give 
 it a vifide applicability in the abatement of nuisances caused by the 
 so-called • offensive trades.' 
 
 During the prevalence of such diseases as Asiatic Cholera, Yel- 
 low Fever and other contagious diseases, it would be of inestimable 
 value. 
 
 Tests made under the direction of the New York Board of 
 Health, by its bacteriologist, showed that the spirillje (or germs) 
 of Asiatic cholera were destroyed by Electrozone in 30 seconds. 
 It also destroyed the germs of typhoid and the anthrax spores. 
 
 It is proven to be equally effective for the destruction of every 
 known disease germ whenever it is brought into contact with them." 
 
 Explanation of Fig. XIX, on opposite page: 
 
 Fig. I. — Blood from the spleen of an inoculated guinea-pig, magnified 1200 
 
 diameters. 
 Fig. II. — Section of the kidney of an inoculated mouse, magnified 500 diameters. 
 Fig. III. — Section of the lung of an inoculated mouse, magnified 500 diameters. 
 
 WHAT IS SAID OF ELECTROZONE IN ENGLAND. 
 
 The demonstrations were reported upon by Professor Henry 
 Robinson, M. Inst., C. E., M. Inst., E. E., 
 
 Professor A. A. Kanthack, M. A., M. D., F. R., C. P., 
 R-. C. S., Professor of Pathology, Cambridge University, and 
 
 Dr. Samuel Rideal, D. Sc, land, F. I. C. 
 
 The plant was near the sewage outfall works. Professor Kan- 
 thack shows that the amount of available chlorine in the Electro- 
 zone (as indicated by the arsenious acid test) necessary to sterilize 
 the tank effluent, or the filtered effluent, was only about one fifth 
 
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 Fig 2. 
 
 Fig3. 
 
 Fig. XIX. — Bacillus anthiax, as shown on the' above plate, 
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 of a grain per gallon of effluent, whereupon Professor Robinson 
 says: 
 
 " This is a remarkable result, inasmuch as it had been pre- 
 viously estimated that a very much larger quantity would be re- 
 quired." 
 
 Professor Robinson adds: 
 
 " The addition of this extremely small quantity oi chlorine 
 succeeds in destroying practically all the bacteria, only I in loo,- 
 ooo, or even less, being found in the effluent after a minute's con- 
 tact with Electrozone. In other words, out of every million 
 bacteria in the sewage only ten survive the treatment, and the 
 resulting effluent contains less bacteria than most of the water sup- 
 plies to large towns. Electrozone is also a most effective de- 
 odorant on account of its action in destroying gas-producing 
 organisms." 
 
 The conclusions of Professor Kanthack's report are: 
 "These results are surprisingly good, and have not been reached 
 by any system of sewage treatment hitherto attempted. ' ' 
 
 As to the economy of the process. Professor Robinson says: 
 "These figures compare very favorably with the cost of any 
 combined chemical precipitation process with filtration of effluent, 
 while the resulting effluent would be absolutely pure beyond doubt." 
 
 Professor Robinson adds: 
 
 «'If an effluent is pure enough to comply with the usual tests 
 of chemists and is then treated with Electrozone to the extent of 
 one fifth of a grain of chlorine per gallon, the result will be an 
 immense advance on the best processes of sewage treatment now 
 in use." 
 
 And further: 
 
 " The effluent from the bacterial beds can in all cases be steril- 
 ized by Electrozone, and an effluent produced of a standard ad- 
 
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 mitting of being discharged, not only into ordinary streams, but 
 to those which contribute to sources of water supply." 
 
 Professor Kanthack says, with reference to his experiments 
 made in January and February, '98: 
 
 " There can be no doubt that the bactericidal action of Elec- 
 trozone in its purification of a sewage efiluent is not only consid- 
 erable, but even surprising. As far as the bacteria are concerned, 
 it must be conceded that after treatment with Electrozone the 
 effluent is harmless." 
 
 Report of the Public Analyst, Palmerston Building, 34 
 Old Broad Street, E. C, London, England, November 4, '96: 
 
 "I beg to report to you on my analyses of Electrozone and Medi- 
 trina, and at the same time beg to furnish you with the results of 
 some of the experiments I have made with these products. 
 
 The following were the analytical results I obtained: 
 
 Specific Gravity, 1018.6. 
 
 Reaction, Very slightly alkaline. 
 
 Total Solids, 1745 Grains per gallon. 
 
 Combined Chlorine as 
 
 Chlorides, 670.9 " 
 
 Equal as Chloride of 
 
 Sodium, 1 105-7 " 
 
 Chlorine existing as Hy- 
 pochlorites and capa- 
 ble of being attended 
 by action of acids, 375 " " " 
 
 Electrozone is thus what it is represented to be, and contains a 
 large proportion of the original chlorine with small quantities of 
 iodine and bromine in a condition in which the well-known deo- 
 dorizing effect of these bodies can be exerted upon any organic sub- 
 stance with which the liquid is brought in contact. Its action is 
 practically an oxidizing one, for the chlorine as it is liberated by 
 
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 the action of acids, and even to some extent by the carbonic acid 
 in the atmosphere, reacts on water and evolves oxygen, which, in 
 its nascent condition, has a most powerful effect on all organic 
 bodies, especially such as are in the incipient state of putrefaction. 
 The quantity of available chlorine is equivalent to 175 grains of 
 oxygen per gallon, so that every gallon of Electrozone is capable 
 of liberating nearly twice its own volume of oxygen gas in its 
 most active condition. It was not, therefore, surprising to find 
 that Electrozone exerts a most powerful action on all animal and 
 vegetable substances. It possesses, in fact, antiseptic, germicidal 
 and disinfecting properties to a remarkable degree, and these are 
 manifested directly when the fluid is applied to any decomposing 
 organic substance, with the result that all living organisms cease to 
 exist and putrefaction is at once arrested. I have tried the effect 
 of Electrozone on various substances, and have found that the evolu- 
 tion of fetid odors is immediately checked. It appears to me, there- 
 fore, that this product will be found most efficacious in deodorizing 
 the sewage of towns and checking those putrefactive changes which 
 are detrimental to public health. 
 
 I have, in addition, made some experiments on the action of 
 Electrozone on polluted water supplies, and found that when 
 applied in the proportion of one part to 10,000 parts of water, it 
 oxidized nearly the whole of the organic matter, so that only 
 traces of albuminoid ammonia were left. I further noticed that 
 Electrozone immediately destroys the vitality of any living organ- 
 isms which such polluted water contains." 
 
 Speech of A. B. Fripp, M. D., M. S., F. R., C. S., Consulting 
 Physician of Guy's Hospital, London, from the " Maidenhead 
 Advertiser," May 13, 1896: 
 
 At a dinner given at the town of Maidenhead, on the Thames 
 River, on May 1 2, 1 896, on the completion of an Electrozone 
 plant, constructed to disinfect the sewage of the town, the Mayor, 
 who presided at the dinner, remarked as follows: 
 
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 " Before I sit down I would like to call attention to the fact that 
 there is a gentleman present who has conducted tests of his own, 
 and I would like to propose the health of Dr. Fripp, whose name 
 is well known at Guy's Hospital, and who for the last seven 
 months has conducted experiments with Electrozone." 
 
 Dr. Fripp in response said the experiments he had made were 
 very many, and the Corporation had from the very first, with Lord 
 Warwick, their Chairman, gone to the highest authorities for con- 
 firmation of those experiments, including the official analyst at the 
 Home Office and two of the most eminent bacteriologists in. the 
 country. In every case they had had favorable reports, and rhey 
 had not yet received an unfavorable one. Had there been one, he 
 would have drawn attention to it, because he believed it to be the 
 duty of a scientist to do so. One gentleman said that the chief 
 difficulty they would have to contend against was that the sanitary 
 question was being grappled in a thoroughly successful manner, 
 in the opinion of the promoters of the various other schemes, 
 at least twice a week. He (Dr. Fripp) thought, however, that 
 they had good reasons to feel confident in the Electrozone process. 
 He should like to mention that the investigation that day was a 
 thoroughly extemporary affair, and grew out of an invitation to one 
 or two members of the Surveyors' Institute. In his own science, 
 he had tried this Electrozone on many diseases, and had found that 
 in every case it was a good deodorant. The more stinking the 
 disease, the more difficult the case was to treat, and however bad 
 the sores, whether about the mouth or on other parts of the body, 
 the disease was attacked better by Electrozone than by any other 
 antiseptic; it was more powerful than any other disinfectant he had 
 ever met with. The number of the bacteria in the effluent they had 
 seen that day was between fifty and sixty thousand per cubic centi- 
 meter, but by. the application of Electrozone all bacteria had been 
 completely destroyed, and when they attempted to cultivate them on 
 a gelatine plate, the best-known method of cultivating bacteria. 
 
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 they were unable to make them grow at all. As a matter of fact, 
 eight were afterward found in the effluent he had mentioned, but 
 anything under a hundred bacteria in that quantity of effluent was 
 regarded as a sterilization of that fluid. 
 
 What is said of Electrozone in Guatemala. 
 Dr. Ernesto Mancas, Director Board of Health, Guatemala, 
 
 Guatemala : 
 
 "In regard to the powerful disinfectant Electrozone, I have 
 made experiments with the four bottles you sent me in cases of 
 Yellow and Typhoid fever. I have had very good results, and am 
 very glad you had such a good specific." 
 
 HAVANA PURIFIED BY ELECTROZONE. 
 
 The United States Government officials. Department of Havana, 
 have been and are using Electrozone in the purification of Havana. 
 The death-rate there in February, 1901, was 19.32 per thousand, 
 less than one fourth what it was when the United States took pos- 
 session, and by several per cent, less than the rate in New York 
 City for the same period.. Havana has become one of the most 
 healthful cities in the world. 
 
 This has been brought about in a very large degree by the use 
 of Electrozone. The Government manufactures and uses many 
 thousand gallons of Electrozone per day; the streets have been 
 sprinkled with it; buildings and sewers have been disinfected by 
 it; and contagious disease has been practically stamped out. 
 
 The " Havana Herald^' says: " General Ludlow and Colonel 
 Black express the highest degree of confidence in Electrozone 
 as a preventive of infectious disease." 
 
 And the "New York World''' of April 1 1 says: "Havana began 
 April, 1 90 1, without a case of yellow fever." 
 
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 John G. Davis, Major and Brigade Surgeon, U. S. V., 
 Headquarters Department of Havana, Office of the Acting Chief 
 Surgeon, Havana, Cuba: 
 To the Adjutant-General, Department of Havana: 
 
 "\ have the honor to submit the following report on Electro- 
 zone. I have witnessed the manufacturing by the Woolf system 
 of electrolysis; I have supplied the water, and witnessed its manu- 
 facture and saw the demonstration exhibiting its action on organic 
 matter. 
 
 I have made calculations and had the material I have seen made 
 tested on putrescent matter; have seen matter in a state of decom- 
 position and have witnessed the immediate arrest of decay. I 
 have seen comparative tests made, and am convinced of the 
 potency of the so-called Electrozone. I know of no germicide 
 as potent, and certainly none so cheaply procured. 
 
 From a thorough investigation in detail I have concluded that 
 the Woolf system produces the most effective disinfectant at a 
 smaller price than any with which I am familiar. I had already 
 arrived at this conclusion when endorsements were presented to 
 me. After seeing the endorsements I find my opinion backed 
 up, as its use is advocated by: 
 
 The New York Board of Health, 
 
 The Philadelphia Board of Health, 
 
 The Home of Consumptives of Philadelphia, 
 
 Will's Hospital, Philadelphia, 
 
 Dean, Metropolitan's Post-Graduate School of Medicine, 
 
 New York, 
 Samuel Rideal, D. Sec, acknowledged expert on sanitation. 
 Professor A. A. Kanthack, of Cambridge University, 
 Professor Tucker, Bacteriologist of the Massachusetts College 
 
 of Pharmacy, 
 Dr. Fripp, Head Visiting Surgeon, Guy's Hospital, London, 
 recently decorated, 
 
 all of whom endorse the product of the Woolf system as superior 
 to all other germicides. 
 
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 The work accomplished by this system since its discovery ex- 
 ceeds by far anything T can find any record of. I have had per- 
 sonal demonstrations made which convince me I can conscientiously 
 report that a liberal use of this product would relieve, to a great 
 extent, the dangerous condition existing in Havana during the 
 rainy season, when epidemics jeopardize the lives of so many of 
 the residents, and I feel, since the investigation has been made, 
 that, with the knowledge we possess, we would be negligent in 
 our duty did we fail to take advantage of the advance in science. 
 
 I am convinced that the amount of sickness prevented is merely 
 dependent upon the amount of Electrozone material used. 
 
 In my opinion, all of the streets should be sprinkled with Elec- 
 trozone, and especially those which are not paved. I am also in 
 favor of using it to flush the sewers and to disinfect the houses. 
 The amount to be used in the way I have indicated would require 
 at least 100,000 gallons of Electrozone daily. 
 
 If we can do this, I am fairly convinced that the germs of disease 
 which are dormant in the soil, and which will spring into life and 
 activity at the first opportune moment, will be entirely destroyed, 
 and that dread scourge yellow fever will forever disappear." 
 
 Major Davis' Report was Indeed Prophetic 
 Note. — The United States Government ofiicials. Department 
 of Havana, reported the death-rate in Havana for month of 
 February, 1 901, to have been 19.32 per thousand, as above 
 stated, or much less than one fourth what it was when the United 
 States took possession, and by several per cent, less than the death- 
 rate of the City of New York for the same period, making Havana, 
 as said, one of the most healthful cities in the world. The 
 Government manufactured and used over 5,000,000 gallons of 
 Electrozone in ten months. 
 
 The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New Vork 
 Jerry J. Warren, Agente General Havana. 
 
 This is to certify that, in my opinion, Electrozone is one of the 
 best disinfectants, and from my observation of its use in Havana, 
 believe that it has proved a success. Jerry J. Warren. 
 
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 Letters from merchants, manufacturers and business men, 
 representing some ^ jo, 000,000 invested capital, sh0winc3 
 
 HOW FULLY THE OPINIONS OF REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF HavANA 
 
 coincide with those of experts and government officials. 
 
 Habana. 
 Having found Electrozone a very powerful and satisfactory dis- 
 infectant in our factory, we have no hesitancy in saying that it 
 might well be used by all persons requiring such a compound. 
 Respectfully, Vda. de M. Valle y Ca., 
 
 por Saturn ino Alvarez. 
 
 Habana. 
 We have observed very satisfactory results from the use of 
 Electrozone at our factory, and are therefore pleased to recom- 
 mend it to any one requiring a good disinfectant. 
 
 Very truly, M. G. Alvarez y Comp. 
 
 Habana. 
 
 Our experience with Electrozone shows that it is by far the 
 best disinfectant we have ever used in the course of many years. 
 We have been quite satisfied with its results from the start. 
 
 Very truly, Ynclan, Diaz y Co. 
 
 Habana. 
 Electrozone is unquestionably a very powerful disinfectant. 
 We have found it by far the best we have ever used in our factory, 
 and expect to use it so long as we find disinfectants necessary. 
 Respectfully, Vda. de Manuel Valle. 
 
 Habana. 
 It is with pleasure that I testify to the sterling merits of Elec- 
 trozone. I have observed good results therefrom, both at my pri- 
 
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 vate residence as well as at the Electric Light Plant at Regla, of 
 which Company I have the honor of being Managing Director. 
 Very respectfully, Carlos Carbgnell. 
 
 Habana. 
 We are pleased to add our recommendation in favor of Electro- 
 zone, which has been found a very satisfactory disinfectant in our 
 factory. Very truly, Fernandez Garcia y Ca. 
 
 Havana. 
 I am pleased to add a timely testimonial to the efficacy of 
 Electrozone, which I believe is generally considered the best 
 disinfectant ever used in this city. 
 
 The present healthful condition of Havana is no doubt largely 
 due to its excellent disinfectant qualities. 
 
 Respectfully, Antonio G. Suarez. 
 
 Direcciones 
 Telegrafica: Rallones 
 Postal: Apartado 675 
 Telefanica: 1 107 
 
 Habana. 
 The results obtained in our factory were extraordinary. We 
 think Electrozone should be used in all large factories where 
 the health of help is considered. 
 
 Sincerely yours, V. Vales y Ca. 
 
 Vicente Alvarez 
 Almacen de Viveres Finos 
 Salon De Lunch y Helados 
 Galiano 
 
 Habana. 
 Adding my recommendatioii of Electrozone, I think it is but 
 voicing the sentiment of all who have had an opportunity of 
 observing the results derived therefrom. It is certainly very 
 effective. Very truly, V. Alvarez. 
 
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 Habana. 
 I have noticed the excellent results from the use of Electrozone, 
 and have no doubt that through a constant use thereof the health 
 of the City will continue more favorable in proportion to the 
 quantity used. Respectfully, A. E. Trachsel. 
 
 Habana. 
 It is with pleasure that we certify to the very satisfactory results 
 obtained by the use of Electrozone in our factory, where we 
 employ some seven hundred men. We may add that since 
 we commenced using Electrozone the general health of our help 
 has been considerably better than before. 
 
 Very respectfully, Pino Villamil y Ca. 
 
 La America de Julian Gomez 
 Habana 113, Galiano 113, Telefona numero 1539 
 
 Habana. 
 Having successfully used Electrozone, we have no hesitancy 
 in recommending it to any one requiring a first-class disinfectant. 
 We are pleased to say that it is the best we have ever used during 
 a period of many years. 
 
 Yours truly, Julian Gomez. 
 
 Antonia Fernandez, Vda de Pardo 
 
 Manuel Gomez Pardo 
 Pardo y Gomez 
 Importadores de Ferreteria en General 
 Galiano No. 104. Telegrafo: Pargomez 
 
 Habana. 
 We are pleased to say that as users thereof we are firm be- 
 lievers in Electrozone. It has been found very satisfactory 
 indeed in our stores. We would be pleased to know that its use 
 was more general, as it would go far toward increasing general 
 health. Respectfully, Pardo y Gomez 
 
 Pp. Manuel Pardo. 
 
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 San Lazaro 67, Habana. 
 I have observed the very satisfactory results derived from the 
 use of Electrozone in this city by the Sanitary Department. It 
 has been used in my residence very satisfactorily. So far I have 
 heard nothing but praise for this disinfectant, which we stood in 
 need of for some time; now, however, as its use is becoming more 
 appreciated, we may expect to see a considerable improvement in 
 the health of the city. Sincerely yours, Ramon Roa. 
 
 Havana Commercial Company 
 
 Galiano 102, Havana 
 
 Cable Address : "Haco" 
 
 Habana. 
 I take pleasure in writing that Electrozone has been the only 
 disinfectant that has successfully been employed in the company's 
 factories. 
 
 Every previous attempt to purify cesspools and factories has 
 met with but slight success even at great expense. 
 
 Respectfully, R. R. Govin, 
 
 Managing Director, 
 
 Per I. C. C. 
 
 Habana. 
 We have for considerable time used Electrozone in our factory 
 La Carolina, and can therefore say that it is a first-class disinfec- 
 tant, meeting all our requirements — by far surpassing any other we 
 have ever used. Very truly, 
 
 Alonso, Bances y Ca., 
 
 Per Joaquin Bances. 
 
 Habana. 
 The results obtained from the use of Electrozone in our differ- 
 ent cigar and cigarette factories have been very satisfactory indeed. 
 A further evidence of how it is considered by our workmen is 
 shown by the fact that many of them are using it in their homes. 
 Respectfully, P. P. Jose Trunks. 
 
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TESTIMONIALS 
 
 La Perla 
 Gran Almacen de Muebles 
 
 ULTIMA NOVEDAD 
 
 en muebles 
 
 Habana. 
 We are firmly convinced that no better disinfectant can be found 
 than Electrozone. We have observed its results for some time, 
 and are quite satisfied that it should be used in every business and 
 private house. Respectfully submitted, 
 
 Canel y Hermano. 
 
 Manrique St. 57, Habana, April 14th, 1900. 
 Since using Electrozone at my residence, I have noticed a de- 
 cided improvement in the health of my children, and presume that 
 Electrozone had a good eifect. 
 
 Respectfully, Eugenia Rodriquez. 
 
 Grand Hotel Pasaje, 
 
 Habana. 
 We cheerfully state that we have found Electrozone to be all 
 that it was represented. It is, we beheve, the only disinfectant 
 that should be used by large hotels, as its results are so efiicient 
 that guests have greater protection. 
 
 Sincerely yours, Diaz Gonzalez & Co. 
 
 Hotel y Restaurant El Loui^re, 
 
 Habana. 
 The use of Electrozone in all hotels is to be commended, as 
 the disinfectant qualities thereof are such as to insure a more 
 healthful condition where multitudes come and go daily. 
 
 We hope to see its use more common, as it most certainly 
 should be. Respectfully, Lopez y Arias. 
 
 Fire Department, Chief's Office, 
 
 Habana. 
 Having used Electrozone in the Fire Department, I can know- 
 ingly testify as to its very excellent qualities as a disinfectant. I have 
 
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 observed that Electrozone has given uniformly very good results, 
 and therefore believe it the duty of every one to use it where dis- 
 infectants are essential. Yours truly, 
 
 Luis de Luinga, 
 
 Per Fefe. 
 
 Zaragosa St., Habana. 
 I believe it to be the plain duty of every one using Electrozone 
 to recommend and urge its general use in private houses. The re- 
 sults as may be seen in my residence are such as to merit the atten- 
 tion of all who desire for the general good health of our city. 
 Sincerely, Manuel de Murias. 
 
 Manrique, Habana. 
 Electrozone has been used in my residence at various times, and 
 the result has always been very satisfactory. 
 
 I can further add that all my neighbors who have had their resi- 
 dences disinfected with Electrozone praise it in the same general 
 way as I do. Sincerely submitted, 
 
 Franztino la Villa. 
 
 San Miguel g8, Habana. 
 I believe that the present healthful condition of this city is 
 largely due to the use of Electrozone. I have personally ob- 
 served the immediate results therefrom as a disinfectant, and 
 therefore trust that its use may become more general. 
 
 Yours truly, Luis Manrara. 
 
 Habana. 
 We find that Electrozone is a wonderful disinfectant, and one 
 that should be in every factory and private residence. We have 
 used it very successfully in our factory. 
 
 Very truly, Cazetano Perez, 
 
NO URISHMENT 
 FOR THE SICK 
 
 FARINA GRUEL. 
 
 Stir two tablespoonfuls of farina in three of milk, pour 
 it in a pint of boiling water, and boil until thoroughly 
 cooked, stirring often to keep it smooth ; when done add 
 a pinch of salt and two gills of cream. 
 
 INDIAN MEAL GRUEL. 
 
 Make a thin paste with cold water of two tablespoon- 
 fuls of white Indian meal ; stir this into a quart of boiling 
 water salted ; boil it four hours or longer, make a thin 
 paste of a teaspoonful of wheat flour, stir it into a large 
 teacupful of boiling milk, let it boil up once, then add this 
 to the Indian meal, and let it boil up once. This can be 
 made thicker or thinner to suit the taste. When made 
 rather thick, it is very nice thinned with a little cream or 
 otherwise to suit the taste. 
 
 THICKENED MILK. 
 
 Scald one pint of milk over boiling water, and pour it 
 on two even tablespoonfuls of flour mixed smooth in two 
 tablespoonfuls of cold milk, return it to the boiling water, 
 stir well and let it cook thoroughly, season to the taste with 
 salt, and sugar, if liked. Beat the white of an egg to a dry 
 froth, pour the gruel on it, mixing thoroughly, then serve. 
 
 SOAKED CRACKER. 
 
 Cover a hard pilot biscuit with cold water, and when 
 the water is absorbed cover it again, and place it in the 
 oven ; when thoroughly heated and puffed, serve it with a 
 little salt and a few spoonfuls of sweet, rich cream. 
 
 CREAM TOAST. 
 
 Toast a slice of bread evenly and quickly, not allowing 
 it to become hard ; barely dip it in boiling water, then 
 sprinkle some salt over it, and cover it with a few spoon- 
 fuls of sweet, rich cream. 
 
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 TOAST WATER. 
 
 Toast two slices of bread thoroughly, but without the 
 least burning ; put them in a quart pitcher ; while hot, 
 pour cold water over them. This takes the chill from the 
 water and gives it an agreeable flavor. 
 
 Slices of toast nicely browned, enough of boiling water 
 to cover, cover and let steep until cold, then strain the 
 water and sweeten to taste. A piece of ice or lemon-juice 
 may be added to each glass. 
 
 CRUST COFFEE. 
 Toast the bread slowly, as brown as possible without 
 burning, pour boiling water on it, cover, and let it steep 
 awhile, to draw the flavor and nourishment from the bread. 
 It may then be prepared with sugar and cream, or not, as 
 preferred. Graham and Boston brown-bread, toasted 
 slowly and thoroughly, make excellent coffee. 
 
 CORN COFFEE. 
 Shell ripe, dry corn, and roast it like coffee, evenly, and 
 of a deep brown ; fill the coffee-boiler half full of coffee, 
 and nearly fill it with boihng water, cover, and let it steep 
 two hours ; more water may be added to the corn for a 
 second making. It is highly nutritious, and with sugar 
 and cream is very much liked. Carrots cut fine, dried, 
 and roasted, are also used, and improve the taste. 
 
 CHICKEN BROTH. 
 Wash half the breast and one wing of a tender chicken ; 
 put it in a saucepan with one and a half pints of water, a 
 tablespoonful of rice or pearl barley ; let it simmer slowly, 
 and skim; season to the taste. When the chicken is 
 thoroughly cooked, take it out, and serve the broth in a 
 bowl, with a bit of dry toast. If barley is used it should 
 be first soaked for several hours. 
 
 CHICKEN JELLY. 
 Cut a chicken for a fricassee, and to two and a half 
 pounds add one quart of water ; boil and skim, then simmer 
 
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 slowly until the water is reduced to one pint ; strain through 
 a cloth ; when cold, stir in the crushed and beaten white of 
 an egg, a little salt and pepper, and let boil (without stir- 
 ring) five minutes or until clear; then strain it into a 
 mould that has been rinsed with cold water. 
 
 EGG AND MILK. 
 
 Beat the egg separately, and stir the yolk and white 
 together ; fill the tumbler with milk, add loaf sugar to the 
 taste. 
 
 BEEF JUICE. 
 
 Put a piece of thick steak on a gridiron over the coals, 
 and when heated sufficiently to free the juice, squeeze it in 
 a lemon squeezer. This is excellent for an invalid. 
 
 BEEF TEA. 
 
 One pound of beef. One pint of cold water. Two 
 even teaspoonfuls of salt. The beefshould.be juicy, and 
 free from fat; cut it in bits about an inch square, cover it 
 with the cold water, and let it stand one hour. Put it on 
 the fire, let it heat slowly, and reach the boiling point, then 
 strain, and season to taste. 
 
 ANOTHER RECIPE.— Cut a pound of tender, juicy 
 beef into small pieces and put it in a wide-mouthed bottle ; 
 cork tight and place it over a slow fire in a kettle of cold 
 water ; heat gradually until it boils ; continue the boiling 
 for several hours until the juice is well drawn from the 
 beef; strain, season with salt, and serve either hot or cold. 
 
 ARROWROOT. 
 
 Put a pint of milk over boiling water, reserving a little 
 in which to mix two ounces of arrowroot ; when the milk 
 is scalding add the arrowroot, two and a half ounces of 
 sugar, and a pinch of salt ; stir often, until it is thick as 
 mush, then pour it in a mold. A gruel may be made in 
 ■ the same way with half the quantity of arrowroot, and with 
 or without, sugar. 
 
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 IRISH MOSS. 
 Wash two handfuls of carragreen through two or three 
 waters, drain, and pour on it three pints of boiling water ; 
 let it simmer until the moss becomes a pulp, then strain, 
 sweeten to taste, and add the juice of two lemons. To 
 be eaten cold. Milk may be used instead of water. 
 
 TAPIOCA PORRIDGE. 
 
 Soak one gill of tapioca several hours, or over night, in 
 two gills of cold water; add a pmt and a half of new milk 
 and let it cook slowly for several hours, over boiling water. 
 It may be seasoned with salt, or with sugar and wine, but 
 it is excellent without either. 
 
 BARLEY GRUEL. 
 Bpil pearl barley to a pulp ; pass it through a sieve, and 
 add water until of the right consistency ; boil fifteen min- 
 utes and season to suit the taste. 
 
 BARLEY WATER. 
 Wash pearl barley ; put half an ounce into a quart of 
 boiling water ; let it simmer an hour in a covered sauce- 
 pan, then strain off the liquor ; add sugar and lemon-juice 
 if allowed. 
 
 RICE OR TAPIOCA JELLY. 
 Wash thoroughly, and if tapioca is used let soak an 
 hour, and boil either until they form a mass, pass through 
 a sieve, season and mold as desired. 
 
 MUTTON BROTH. 
 A pound and a half of mutton, one quart of cold water, 
 a little salt and two ounces of rice ; simmer for four hours, 
 boil for a few minutes, strain and serve. 
 
 MILK PUNCH. 
 Beat one egg well with one tablespoonful of sugar, in a 
 tumbler, pour over this one tablespoonful of brandy, fill the 
 tumbler with milk. 
 
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FOR rot/ 
 
 GRUEL AND BEEF-TEA. 
 Mix two tablespoonfuls of oatmeal with three table - 
 spoonfuls of cold water, and add a pint of strong beef tea; 
 boil for five minutes, stirring well, to prevent the oatmeal 
 from burning. 
 
 TO THE HOUSEKEEPER. 
 SPRAY ELECTROZONE with an atomizer having 
 no metal parts. 
 
 REFRIGERATORS.— Spray and wash the refriger- 
 ator from time to time with Electrozone. It will keep it 
 healthful and sweet. The food need not be removed 
 when spraymg refrigerator. Electrozone contains nothing 
 dangerous or injurious to health. 
 
 CELLARS. — May be kept free from malaria and 
 noxious gases by sprinkhng occasionally with Electrozone. 
 
 ASH OR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES should be 
 frequently sprinkled with Electrozone. Decayed vegeta- 
 tion aids in propagating the germs of many diseases. 
 
 SEWER GASES. — By pouring a little Electrozone in 
 basins, bath tubs, etc., the gases arising from the traps will 
 be entirely decomposed and much sickness prevented. 
 
 FOR FETID ODORS IN ANY PLACE.— Dilute 
 Electrozone 3 or 4 times with water, and use occasionally. 
 It will instantly remove all foul or disagreeable odors. 
 
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JNTIDOTES FOR POISONS 
 
 FIRST. — Send for a physician. 
 
 SECOND. — Induce vomiting, by tickling tliroat with feather or finger ; 
 drink hot water or strong mustard and water. Swallow sweet oil or whites of 
 eggs. 
 
 ACIDS are antidotes for ALK-ALIES, and -vice 'versa. 
 
 SPECIAL POISONS AND ANTIDOTES. 
 
 ACIDS. — Muriatic, Oxalic, Acetic, Sulphuric j Soap-suds, magnesia, lime- 
 (Oil of Vitriol), Nitric (Aqua Fortis). j water. 
 
 PRUSSIC ACID. — Ammonia in water. Dash water in ftce. 
 
 CARBOLIC ACID. — Flour and water, mucilaginous drinks. 
 
 ALKALIES.— Potash, Lye, Hartshorn, ( .,. , ... 
 
 ' ■' ' ' -{ Vmegar or lemon mice jn water. 
 
 Ammonia. j " ■' 
 
 i^-nn-c-KT-tr^ T. .. n • n - /-i ( Milk, raw eggs, sweet oil, lime- 
 
 ARSENIC. — Rat Poison, Pans Green, i ' i, , ^ ' 
 
 ' \ water, nour and water. 
 
 BUG POISON. — Lead, Saltpetre, Corrosive Subli- f Whites of eggs, or milk in 
 mate. Sugar of Lead, Blue Vitriol. \ large doses. 
 
 CHLOROFORM.-Chloral, Ether \ °"* "'^i '"f^' .°". ^'^^ ^""^ ^'>^''- 
 
 } Artificial respiration, 
 
 CARBONATE OF SODA.— Copperas, f „ , , ., . ,. , 
 
 Q I 1^ '■< boap-suds and mucilaginous drinks. 
 
 IODINE. — Antimony, Tartar ( Starch and water, astringent infusions, strong 
 Emetic. j tea. 
 
 MERCURY and its salts. Whites of eggs, milk, mucilages. 
 
 OPIUM. — Morphine, Laudanum, Par- j Strong coffee; hot bath. Keep awake 
 egoric, Soothing Powders or Syrups. ( and moving at any cost. 
 
 STRYCHNINE. — Tincture of Nux ( Mustard and water. Sulphate of zinc. 
 Vomica. I Absolute quiet. Plug the ears. 
 
 TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL POISONING. 
 
 Keep all bottles, boxes, packages ccrrectly and plainly labeled, and all such 
 as have poisonous contents in a special place above children's reach. Destroy such 
 packages and bottles as soon as empty. If an old bottle is cleansed for other use 
 remove old and put on new plain label. 
 
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r OUR FRIENDS 
 
 i T is the intention of The Chemical and 
 Electrical Company to issue an Annual sim- 
 ilar in appearance to this work with such 
 additional testimonials as may be sent us, 
 showing a wider application of Meditrina and 
 Electrozone, and possibly more detailed statements as to 
 individual and special treatment. 
 
 It has already been brought to oiir notice that patients 
 taking Meditrina for relief from one or more of the dis- 
 eases mentioned in this book, have at the same time 
 noticed a favorable change and very frequently a cure in 
 some other existing complication previously pronounced 
 chronic or incurable. 
 
 Such suggestions as we may receive, if they prove to be 
 reliable in all respects, will not only make the later edition 
 of our book still more valuable than the present issue, but 
 will show many sufferers new avenues of escape from con- 
 ditions which have heretofore baffled medical science. 
 
 Are we asking too much of those who have been bene- 
 fited by the use of Electrozone and Meditrina, if we request 
 them to send us a simple statement of their experience 
 with Meditrina or Electrozone ? Such information as you 
 may give may do much to alleviate or permanently cure the 
 ills of fellow sufferers. 
 
 If the patient should not find prompt relief in any par- 
 ticular case, or should want more detailed information with 
 regard to treatment or diet, we will gladly furnish such in- 
 formation free of charge. 
 
 All communications should be addressed to The Chem- 
 ical and Electrical Company, 415 Lexington Avenue, New 
 York City. To insure a prompt reply, enclose an en- 
 velope, stamped, and plainly bearing the address to which 
 the answer should be sent. 
 
I N D EX 
 
 Abrasions 50 
 
 Accidents, Help in case of 53 
 
 "An Ancient Myth, The Modern 
 
 Meaning of" i 
 
 Antidotes for Poisons 96 
 
 Antiseptic, Electrozone as an 13 
 
 Ash Receptacles, To disinfect and 
 
 deodorize 95 
 
 Asthma 38 
 
 Bacteria ("Germ Life") 3 
 
 Barbers' Itcli 24 
 
 Bleeding of the Nose, To stop 54 
 
 Blood, Efifect of Electrozone on 13 
 
 Blood Poisoning 50 
 
 Boils 40 
 
 Bruises 50 
 
 Burns 5° 
 
 Cancer 42 
 
 Carbuncles 40 
 
 Care of Patient 171022 
 
 Catarrh, Nasal 46 
 
 Catarrh, Stomach 44 
 
 Cellars, Disinfection of 95 
 
 Chilblains 48 
 
 Chills and Fever 45 
 
 Cholera 30 
 
 Cholera Infantum 40 
 
 Chronic Diarrhoea 45 
 
 Clothing, Disinfection of 18 
 
 Cold Sores 48 
 
 Colic 52 
 
 Cornea, Sloughing 49 
 
 Corns, Soft 47 
 
 Cramps in the Limbs 48 
 
 Cramps in the Stomach 52 
 
 Croup 36 and 38 
 
 Cuts _. so 
 
 Dandruff 52 
 
 Deodorization 12 
 
 Diarrhoea, Chronic 45 
 
 Disagreeable Odors 47 
 
 Discharges 47 
 
 Disease Germs S ' 
 
 Diseases and Treatment 26 to 52 
 
 Disinfection 12 
 
 Disinfection, Household 95 
 
 Diphtheria 3i 
 
 Drowning, Help in case of 53 
 
 Dust, Bacteria in 21 
 
 Dust, The right way to 21 
 
 Dyspepsia 46 
 
 Earache 49 
 
 Eczema 51 
 
 Eczema, Scalp 53 
 
 Electrozone 11 
 
 American Physicians' Experience 
 
 With 55 to e? 
 
 Board of Health, Iowa, use of... 64 
 
 Louisiana, use of 61 
 
 New York, verdict 72 
 
 Philadelphia, use of 65 
 
 in England 76 
 
 in Gautemala 82 
 
 in Havana 82 
 
 Testimonials 85 to 90 
 
 for Treatment of Diseases.. .26 to 52 
 
 U. S. Medical Report on 83 
 
 Epithelioma, Epithelial Cancer 41 
 
 Eruptions 48 
 
 Erysipelas of Scalp a^-d Face 42 
 
 Eyelids, Inflamed 49 
 
 Eyes, Inflamed 49 
 
 Falling Hair 52 
 
 Fetid Odors 95 
 
 Fever Blisters 48 
 
 Fingers, Inflammations of 48 
 
 Frost Bite 48 
 
 Gangrene 46 
 
 Garbage Receptacles, Disinfection 
 
 of 95 
 
 Gases, Noxious (see "Cellars") 95 
 
 Gastritis 44 
 
 Germs ("Germ Life") 3 
 
 "Germ Life" 3 
 
 Glossitis 38 
 
 Gout 28 
 
 Granulated Eyelids 49 
 
 Hair, Falling 52 
 
 Havana, Purification of 82 
 
 Testimonials 85 to 90 
 
 U. S. Medical Report 83 
 
 Hay Fever -35 
 
 Headache, Sick 46 
 
 Health, How to preserve 9 and 24 
 
 Help in Case of Accidents 53 
 
 Hemorrhoids 51 
 
 Hives 50 
 
 Household Disinfection 95 
 
INDEX 
 
 Housekeeper, To the 95 
 
 "Hygienic Helps and Hints" 14 
 
 Indigestion 46 
 
 infected Wounds 50 
 
 Infectious Diseases 17 
 
 Inflamed Eyes 49 
 
 Inflamed Lids 49 
 
 Inflammations of the Fingers 48 
 
 Inflammations of the Toes 48 
 
 Inflammatory Conditions 51 
 
 Ingrowing Nails 48 
 
 insect Bites 50 
 
 Ivy Poison 49 
 
 Joints, Stiff 48 
 
 La Grippe 33 
 
 Leucorrhoea 47 
 
 Lung Diseases 38 
 
 Malaria (see "Cellars") 95 
 
 Measles 47 
 
 Meditrina, Physicians' Experience 
 
 With 55 to 6y 
 
 for Treatment of Diseases.. 26 to 52 
 
 "Meditrina's World, In" 8 
 
 "Microbes, Dear Little" 23 
 
 Mouth Diseases 33 
 
 Mumps 48 
 
 Nails, Ingrowing 48 
 
 Nasal Catarrh 46 
 
 Neck, Stiff 48 
 
 Nose, To stop bleeding of 54 
 
 Nourishment for the Sick gi 
 
 Noxious Gases (see "Cellars") 95 
 
 Obstetrician, To ihe 52 
 
 Odors, Disagreeable 47 
 
 Odors, Fetid 95 
 
 Patient, Care of 17 to 22 
 
 Physicians' Opinions and Testimo- 
 nials 55 to €7 
 
 Piles SI 
 
 Poisons, Antidotes for 96 
 
 Prickly Heat 50 
 
 Quinsy 38 
 
 Rashes 49 
 
 Refrigerators 95 
 
 Rheumatism 27 
 
 Ringworms 49 
 
 Rooms, Infected 18 
 
 Rooms, Sick 20 
 
 Running Sores 51 
 
 Scalds 50 
 
 Scalp Eczema 52 
 
 Scarlet Fever 47 
 
 "Science to the Rescue" 9 
 
 Scurf on Head of Infant 25 
 
 Seasickness 48 
 
 Sewer Gases 95 
 
 Shingles 49 
 
 Sick, Care of the 17 to 22 
 
 Headache 46 
 
 Nourishment for the 91 
 
 Rooms 18 and 20 
 
 Sloughing Cornea 49 
 
 Sloughing Surfaces 46 
 
 Soft Corns 47 
 
 Sore Throat 38 
 
 Sores 51 
 
 Sores in Mouth or Throat 38 
 
 Sour Stomach 46 
 
 Sprains 50 
 
 Sterilization 10 
 
 Sterilize Water. How to 25 
 
 Stiff Joints. 48 
 
 Stiff Neck 48 
 
 Stomach Catarrh 46 
 
 Cramps in 52 
 
 Sour 46 
 
 Sunburn 50 
 
 Sweep, The right way to 22 
 
 Sweeping — When dangerous 21 
 
 Teeth, How to save the 25 
 
 Testimonials, Opinions and Re- 
 ports 55 to 90 
 
 Throat Diseases 38 
 
 Toes, Inflammations of 48 
 
 Tonsilitis 38 
 
 Toothache 51 
 
 Treatment of Diseases 26 to 52 
 
 of Patients 17 to 22 
 
 Tuberculosis of the Rectum 45 
 
 Typhoid Fever 29 
 
 Ulcers in the Mouth or Throat 38 
 
 Water, How to Sterijize 25 
 
 Whooping Cough ^y 
 
 Wounds, Infected 50 
 
 Yellow Fever 31