thirty
cigars a day. He consented to give up smoking altogether, and
his sight was fully restored in three and a half months. It has
been found that chewing is much worse than smoking in its
effects upon the eyesight, probably for the simple reason that
more of the poison is thereby absorbed. The condition found in
the eye in the early stages is that of extreme congestion only;
but this, unless remedied at once, leads to gradually increasing
disease of the optic nerve, and then, of course, blindness is
absolute and beyond remedy. It is, therefore, evident that, to
be of any value, the treatment of disease of the eye due to
excessive smoking must be immediate, or it will probably be
useless."--_Journal of Inebriety._

"Dr. Isaac Fellows was for many years a prominent physician in
Los Angeles. A temperance man, he was persuaded by an old
physician whom he loved to try for a year substituting alcohol
in drop doses in water for such patients as demanded alcoholic
stimulants. He was delighted with the result. When his patients
found they could not have wine, beer or brandy under the guise
of medicine, but must take it in drop doses in water, as they
did their other medicines, they speedily learned to do without
'a stimulant.'"--_Pacific Ensign._

ADVERTISED "CURES" FOR DRUNKENNESS.

"_Poudre Coza_, an English product, is sold at $3.00 for thirty
powders. On analysis these powders were found to contain an
impure form of sodium bicarbonate, together with a little
aromatic vegetable matter. Gloria Tonic was examined by the
Massachusetts Board of Health, and found to consist of sugar of
milk and cornstarch, with a small quantity of ground leaves
resembling those of senna. White Ribbon Remedy was found to be
made of milk sugar and ammonium chloride. Of course such things
are clearly frauds, as they can have no power to destroy a
craving for liquor. The Infallible Drink Cure was 98 per cent.
sugar and 2 per cent. common table salt. Another 'cure' was made
of chlorate of potash and sugar. Cases of poisoning by chlorate
of potash are on record. Another 'cure' contained tartar emetic,
a dangerous poison. Most of the liquid 'cures' for drunkenness
sold prior to the passage of the National Pure Food Law
contained large quantities of cheap alcohol. It is safe to say
that practical