Medical College of Virginia - X Ray Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Is this Product Council -Accepted ) This is the first question many physicians ask the detail man, when a new product is presented. MEAD PRODUCTS, COUNCIL-ON-PHARMACY ACCEPTED: Mead ' s Oleum Percomorphum (liquid and capsules); Meads Cod Liver Oil Fortified With Percomorph Liver Oil; Meads Viosterol in Halibut Liver Oil (liquid and capsules); Meads Cod Liver Oil With Viosterol, Mead ' s Viosterol in Oil ; Mead ' s Standardized Cod Liver Oil; Mead ' s Halibut Liver Oil ; Mead ' s Ascorbic (Cevitamic) Acid Tablets; Mead ' s Nicotinic Acid Tab- lets; Mead ' s Thiamin Chloride Tablets; Mead ' s Mineral Oil With Malt Syrup. MEAD PRODUCTS, COUNCIL-ON-FOODS ACCEPTED: Dextri-Maltose Nos. 1, 2, 3 Dextn-MaltoseWith Extract of Wheat Embryo and Yeas (formerly Dextri-Maltos With Vitamin B) ; Pablum Mead ' s Cereal; Mead ' s Brev. ers Yeast (powder and tablets Mead ' s Powdered Protei Milk; Mead ' s Powdere. Lactic Acid Milk Nos. 1 and 2 Alacta; Casec; Sobee; Cemac Olac; Mead ' 3 Pectin-Agar i Dextri-Maltose. It the detail man answers, No, the doctor saves time by saying, Come around again when the Council accepts your product. It the detail man answers, Yes, the doctor knows that the composition of the product has been caretully verified, and that members ot the Council have scrutinised the label, weighed the evidence, checked the claims, and agreed that the product merits the confidence ot the physician. The doctor can ask his own questions, and make his own de- cision about using the product, but not only has he saved himself a vast amount of time but he has derived the benefit of a fearless, expert, fact-finding body whose sole purpose is to protect him and his patient. No one physician, even if he were qualified, could afford to devote so much time and study to every new product. His Council renders this service for him, freely. Nowhere else in the world is there a group that performs the functions so ably served by the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry and the Council on Foods. Mead Johnson Company cooperates with both Councils, not because we have to but because we want to. Our detail men can always answer: Yes, this Mead Product is Council-Accepted. Mead Johnson Company EVANSVILLE, IND., U.S.A. ' ' OhnSO

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DULL MOANS THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF WOMAN This element called woman is a member of the human family. It has been assigned the chemi- cal svmbol Wo, accepted atomic weight is 120. although a number of isotypes have been identified haying ' weights from 95-460. Occurrence It is abundant in nature, found in both free and combined state, usually associated with men. That found in the U. S. is preierred. Chemical Properties A transparency, hardness, col- or and boiling and melting point vary within wide limits. The color exhibited by many speci- mens is a surface phenomenon and is usually due to a more or less closely adhering powder. If has been ' found that an unpol- ished specimen tends to turn green in the presence of a pol- ' ished one. The boihng point tor some yarieties is quite low, while others are likely to freeze at any moment. All yarieties melt under proper treatment. The taste yaries from sweet to very bitter, depending upon environ- ment and treatment. Physical Properties Absorbs without dissolving, in a number of liquids, the activity being greatly increased by alco- hol. Absorbs seemingly unlim- ited quantities of expensive foods. Many natural occurring va- rieties of Wo are highly mag- netic; in general the magnetism varies inversely with the density and size, and directly with the square of the valence, inversely with the cube of the age. All vanities exhibit great affinity for gold, silver and platinum and precious stones in both chain and ring structures. The valence toward these substances is high and is complicated by the fact that the residual valence is never satisfied. Many stable and un- stable unions have been de- scribed—the latter in the daily press. Some varieties, being highly explosive, are dangerous in inexperienced hands. In gen- eral thev tend to explode spon- taneously when left alone tem- porarily by men. Uses Highly ornamental. Wide ap- plication in arts and domestic science. Acts as a positive and negative catalyst in the produc- tion of fever, as the case may be. Useful as a tonic in alleviation ol sickness, low spirits, etc. Effi- cient as a cleaning agent. Equalizes the distribution of wealth, probably the most pow- erful (income) reducing agent known. We enjoy serving our friends at the Aiedical College of Virginia with A visitor in the hospital asked a student nurse to direct him to the Gent ' s Room. Curiously she looked at him and asked, What is the gent ' s name, please? (ecaJoefa in Bottles THE DRINK THAT SATISFIES Richmond Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. 1801 West Marshall Street Richmond, Va. In the Treatment of INFLAMMATION and CONGESTION and in all those cases where the application of prolonged moist heat is indicated, the use of ANTIPHLOGISTINE is outstanding THE DENVER CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CO. New York THE BODEKER DRUG CO. Established 1848— Incorporated 1898 H. F. Miller, President W. C. Miller, Treasurer C. J. Miller, Vice-President E. M. Miller, Secretary IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS 1414-1420 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia DAVIS GECK, INC. STERILE SURGICAL SUTURES • 217 Duffield St REET Brooklyn, N Y. NOTT-SHOTT A duel was lately fought in Texas by Alexander Shott and John S Nott. Nott was shot and Shott was not. Hence, it was in this case better to be Shott than Nott. There was a rumor that Nott was not shot, and Shott avers that he shot Nott, which proves either that Nott was shot, not- withstanding. Circumstantial evidence is not always good. It may be made to appear on trial that the shot Shott shot shot Nott, or as acci- dents with firearms are frequent, it may be possible that the shot Shott shot, shot Shott himself. Then the whole affair would re- solve itself in its original ele- ments, and Shott would be shot, and Nott would not be shot. We think, however, that the shot Shott shot shot not Shott. but Nott; anyway, it ' s hard to tell who was shot and who not. Maybe both Nott and Shott were half-shot to begin with. — Richmond Collegian. } u.rse: You say baby s name is Opium? What an odd name! You know opium is a product ol the wild poppy, don ' t you? Jfandy: Yassum, an ' ii dey evah werz a chile had a wild poppy, she ' s got one! How many students are there at the pharmacy college? Oh, about one in ten. A doctor telephoned the hos- pital about his patient and was answered by a student nurse. Has my patient had any hallucinations? the doctor in- quired. I don ' t know tor certain, replied the nurse, but she surely had them tj you ordered tern. On completing a lecture on obstetrics to student nurses, a doctor gave an examination. This was one ot the questions: Give some positive signs ot pregnancy. One ol the answers amused him very much. It read: One of the signs of pregnancy is a far-away look in her eye. Why don ' t you get me a baby brother to plav with? asked ten-year-old Martin of his mother. I have had all my insides taken out, explained tne broad- minded parent. Oh, good! cried her son. Then you must have room lor twins! The drug counter clerk was surprised when a professor asked: Can you supply me with some tablets of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid? Oh, you mean aspirin! said the clerk. That ' s it, that ' s it! I never can remember that name, re- plied the professor.

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DU1L MOANS THE RAVING By Tom Smith (With apologies to E. A. Poc and others from whom this was adapted) Once upon a morning weary I was feeling somewhat bleary, Bleary, yes, but no so bleary As I have often felt before. As I combed my auburn toupee. Suddenly I heard a whoopee, Some hoarse fiend remarking Whoopee! Just outside my bathroom door. Some disgusting inebriate seek- ing Kntrance to my bathroom door; A drunk it is and nothing more. As I swayed in owlish napping. Suddenly there came a tapping As of someone gently rapping. Beseeching entrance to my bath- room door. In the pipes there came a dron- Like some departed soul a- mourning; The only word its voice could utter, First a symphony and now a mutter, The melancholy word, Lenore. Just a gurgle in the plumbing Giving back the name Lenore. Who can this brazen inebriate be That comes a-calling at hall-past three? What manner of impolite boar is he. Disturbing me out of tran- quility? Let me see then, what the heck, And then this mystery explore; Let me have then one more drink And then this mystery explore. One Scotch I had, no more. Open then I flung the transom, When with haughty mien and handsome In stepped a stately Raven, Dressed in spats and pinafore. Close behind him, walking slowly, Came three lizards, reserved and holy, And perched upon the busted light bulb Just above my bathroom door, Perched and sat and nothing more. Then some elephants wearing glasses Entered sedately, singing masses, Or perhaps it was the Prologue From the opera II Trovatore. Then to my profound amaze- ment Hooked their trunks oxer the doorway casement, And climbed upon the busted light bulb Just above my bathroom door. Just a crowd and nothing more. After that I don ' t remember — Perhaps it was in September Or some November a year or two before. ' Twas in Memorial when I came to; I was strapped and chained; a bell-brew Poured down mv throat the while My nose was held by Nurse Lenore. Ah! What a face and what a figure Had that strong-armed Nurse Lenore! Oh, what a honey, that Nurse Lenore! Willie, aged ten, complained of a severe toothache. Which tooth is it? asked the D. D. S. With a quick motion toward his mouth, he replied, Third one in the balcony. BOY OR GIRL (Co .1 h 145) called out, Doctor, it is not a boy, it ' s a girl. Oh! said the first woman, When I reached under the covers I must have gotten hold of the cord. THIS IS NO BULL I remember the first time I tried it. I was only a kid of fifteen, And even though she was much younger than I, She was far more composed and serene. I was eager, yet awkwardly backward, Uncertain of how to proceed; But she seemed not to notice the hesitancy With which I prepared for the (1l ' L ' (1. It was out in the barn, I re- member, At the close of a lush summer day, And the evening was scented with clover in bloom, And the fragrance of freshly mown hay. I remember 1 spoke to her softly, As I cuddled her face in my hands, And I saw in the depths of her wild eyes the look Of a loved one who under- stands. I remember she moved a bit closer, And the touch of her body was warm, As my fingers moved awkwardly over her throat, While she nestled her head on Looking back on it now, I re- member How I stood while my head seemed to swim With the thought of the thing I was going to do. Yet reluctant somehow to And her eyes seemed, I thought, to rebuke me For waiting; for being afraid; And even old Nellie, our plow- horse, Looked over her manger and neighed. Long later I stood up uncertain Of whether to stay or to run; A tingle of pride, and yet shaken and awed, For I knew that at last it was done. I remember it seemed hours later How my heart hammered under my blouse With the joy of a boy that ' s turned to a man, As I made my way to the house. Twenty years have gone by since that evening. But I ' ve never forgotten, I vow. The thrill of the joy that I felt as a boy On the day that I first milked a cow! Girl ' s voice: Don ' t unbutton that! (Silence.) Girl ' s voice: Please don ' t take that off. (Silence.) Girl ' s voice: Does that have to come off too? (Silence.) Girl ' s voice: Stop! You ' re hurting me. Jlother ' s voice: Stop your fussing, you ' re soaking wet and if I don ' t get these clothes off you, you ' ll catch your death of pneumonia 1 REPARTEE Customer: I ' d like some ant powder. Clerk: Would you like the large size at 39 cents? Customer: No. Clerk: Well, would you like the small 23-cent size? Customer: No-0-0. Clerk: Why don ' t you just step on them? On being advised that she was pregnant Mrs. W. smiled bravely and said, It ' s not that I object to having a baby Doctor; it ' s just that I hate to see my figure go to seed. ' In taking the history of a colored waiter, we got down to some of the less important facts, and finally asked, How many children have you? The col- ored man replied, Well, I ' ll tell you, Doctor, there ain ' t nothing running ' round my yard but a fence. In the French-speaking sec- tion of Louisiana, an American M. D. was taking a case history on a patient, and the first ques- tion was: Do you have any trouble with your menses? The patient blushed and answered, No. The next question was, When did vou menstruate last? At this she burned a scarlet hue, looked meekly at her husband who was sitting oppo- site her, as if for affirmation, and answered in a low tone, much embarrassed, Sunday night. The frenzy in the mother ' s voice could be heard over the telephone as she said: My little girl has just eaten half a box of ' Ex-Lax. ' What kind of physic shall I give her to get rid of It? Some time ago I got this amusing telephone call. Doc- tor, please come and see my husband. It ' s his head. He has had it off and on all afternoon, and he sits with it in his hands on his knees in deep pain. Come as soon as possible. ProJ: How does the bony pelvis of the female differ from that of the male? Stude: It ' s a lot prettier, Doctor. PHIPPS BIRD, Inc. 915 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia GENERAL LABORATORY APPARATUS JUST FIVE BLOCKS FROM THE MEDICAL COLLEGE 150 '