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Show Medical Uses. The medical use of glycerine is constancy growing in importance. Glyccri is present in these and many other preparations: Tannic acid used in the treatment of powder and other burns. Some insulins used in the treatment treat-ment of shock as well as diabetes. Tinctures of opium and gentian used as sedatives to ease pain. Smallpox vaccine as a preventative preventa-tive injection given to all men in the armed forces. Sulpha diazine ointments for treatment treat-ment of fungus growths and abrasions. abra-sions. Nitro glycerine tablets for a heart stimulant. Acriflavine used as an antiseptic. Military medicine is achieving remarkable re-markable results in saving lives. With new techniques and drugs, the death rate from wounds has been reduced from 7.6 per cent in World War I to 3.1 per cent in this conflict. con-flict. Sulfa compounds and blood plasma are given much of the credit for this splendid accomplishment. In order that that high rate of recovery re-covery and the low rate of death of our wounded may continue, the manufacturers of medicinals for the armed forces must have a plentiful supply of glycerine. As more men are sent into various fields of action, it is inevitable that there will be more casualties and that a still more plentiful supply of healing drugs will be needed. At the present time the householders house-holders of America are contributing around nine million pounds of used kitchen fats to the war effort each month, but this is only a little more than half of what is needed to keep our glycerine stocks at a safe level. It Is safe to say that nt least three limes this amount of valuable glycerine-containing fat still is being wasted. Itcniembcr, all fat is wanted. want-ed. The color is unimportant, as brown fat is as good as white for chemical processing. The housewife has only to save ns much fat as possible each day, store it In a tin can and take her savings regularly to the meat dealer, who will puy her for it and send It on Its way to the war production line. Within 21 days It will be processed and the glycerine thus oblnined will be put to some vital war use. |