out doubt perilous to the health and
vigor of the offspring. Children born under such conditions are
sickly and feeble, and suffer from disease more severely than
others, or die early. Alcoholic prescriptions to pregnant women
are, from all present knowledge of the facts, both dangerous and
reprehensible in the highest degree."--DR. T. D. CROTHERS,
Hartford, Conn.

"M. Fere, an eminent French physician, recently reported to the
Biological Society of Paris the results of experiments which he
had been conducting for the purpose of throwing light upon this
question. These experiments demonstrate that the exposure of
hen's eggs to the influence of the vapor of alcohol, previous to
incubation, retards the development of the embryo, and favors
the production of malformations. It is evident from these
experiments that alcohol may act directly upon the embryo when
there is no marked influence of alcoholism in the parent."

PAIN AFTER FOOD:--"This may occur in acute or chronic gastric
catarrh, or in a neuralgic or oversensitive condition of the
stomach, or in ulcer or cancer of that organ. In all these it
comes on soon after food has been swallowed; but, if occurring a
long time after a meal, it is probably due to atonic dyspepsia.
Alcohol will undoubtedly sometimes relieve this kind of pain by
deadening the nerves of the stomach so that the pain is not
felt so much; but this effect soon passes off, and if the cause
of the malady is not removed by other means, increasing
quantities of alcohol will be required to give relief. Many
cases of drink-craving have originated in this way. Medical aid
will generally be required. A small mustard poultice over the
pit of the stomach is often useful, especially in inflammatory
cases, or any other outward application of heat. Food should be
fluid, or semi-fluid, and digestible. Ginger tea, or peppermint
water, may serve to disperse gas."

POISON, ANIMAL.

The following by Dr. Chas. H. Shepard, of Brooklyn, who introduced the
Turkish bath into America, is taken from the _Journal of the A. M. A._,
for Nov. 13, 1897:--

"Animal poison is by no means uncommon, and so quick and
mysterious is its action that a prompt remedy is a vital
necessity. There is good reason to believe that the numerous
remedies that have been recommended from earliest times as