Indications for Removal of Surgical Dressings.

1. The removal of stitches. 2. The removal of drainage tubes. 3. Saturation of dressing by abundant discharge. 4. Soiling of dressing by feces, urine, or vomited matter. 5. The disturbance of the dressing by a restless patient. 6. Pain if it is due to pressure, and especially if of a pulsating character. 7. The occurrence of secondary hemorrhage. 8. Fever, if it points to some trouble in the wound.-Roth; Med. Record.

Projectile Vomiting.

"My experience with suggestion reminds me of a friend of mine in Indianapolis who went to Porto Rico. On board the ship a great many were sick, and one of the boys, a young Irishman, was sitting with his arm on the rail, with every indication of seasickness. My friend thought he would console him, and he went up to him and said: 'Comrade, you have a weak stomach.' 'A weak stomach? Oh, I don't know. I'm throwing about as far as any of 'em.'-Dr. George, Indianapolis.

Recipe.

Feeling seedy, he went to his doctor, And here's the advice he got: "Indian clubs are good for the liver, Bohemian clubs are not."

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