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Show Ash from Anthracite, fl "It would aeein that t)ie ash from vH anthrnclto coul which Is everywhere H lu evidence eould bo made generally i'l usofiil," says tse Dietetic and llyglcn- il Ic Gnzotto (Nw York, Mny). "Its lack of cost, iho fact that It can be H ovurywhoro obtained, simplicity of np- 7 pllcntlon, etc., should commend it to all physicians. According to Dr. W. Irving Clark, J tho ash tram anthracite cot', Is neutral, sterile and without lrrltnt JigoffectB upon wounds. It is said, whf sifted through ti flour jH sitter, to bo a soft powder which is ab- '1 sorbont und easily adjusted to dls-charging dls-charging wouuda. When so applied It quickly absorbs tho pus. Or other secre-tlon, secre-tlon, becomes no ft and doughy and 'jH hqlps to Immobilize tho part. Unlike Vdl when gauze la used, tho absorption is moro perfoct and tho surrounding tls- H sues nro thus spared the corrosive action of tho pus. In vnrtcoso ulcers, discharging sinuses or abscesses It Is Bald to meet the requirements better I than a gauze dressing." jM |