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Show NO POULTICES FOR SOLDIERS. Revolutionary Decision Made by Army Physicians. Linseed nnd linseed meal have been droppetl from army medicines, and thq army physicians hnve been notified noti-fied that it Is the opinion of the surgeon sur-geon general's olllco that iioultlcus have no place In modern therapeutics, all the good results obtainable from them being got in a much more cleanly clean-ly way by bot wet compresses. The prohibition of the time-honored linseed meal, the best material for poultices, seems to interfere with a method practiced by a largo number of physicians, who would be Inclined to testify that without it our soldiers would not receive the best care. There Is surely much to be said on both sides. Tho psychological effect at least of a poultice Is entirely too grent for a successful family physician physi-cian to Ignore, and why deprive the soldier of this old fashioned comfort? Medical Record. |