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is all against grandeur, but she wants the home tobe small-50 beds at the outside-and at the sametime to contain day-rooms with open fires for notmore than twelve people each, a non-smoking sitting-room, a silence room, a room where visitors can bereceived privately, and a dining-room large enough

for concerts and entertainments. A sensible economyproposed is the concentration of maternity cases inone centre in each county or county borough insteadof providing for them in every institution.

NEW PREPARATIONS

LYSANTOL MOUTH WASH is a new deodorant anddetergent for use, when diluted, as a mouth-wash orgargle. It is described as non-caustic and non-poisonous, and the makers (Allen and Hanburys Ltd.,London, E.2) state that it has the same germicidalstrength as 50 per cent. carbolic acid. The antisepticconstituents include chlor-xylenol, menthol, andbenzoic acid ; it has a pleasant smell and does notstain.

FERRIPAN.—Made by Troponwerke of Cologne-Mulheim, this preparation is intended for administra-tion by mouth where iron, liver extract and a smallquantity of copper are likely to be helpful. Theformula, which is designed to obviate gastric dis-turbance or constipation, is given as follows : fat-free purified liver, 5’0 ; iron albumin (Fe=2.6), 162 ;copper albumin (Cu=0’05), 11.0; nucleo-vitellin,10’2 ; saccharose, 30 0 ; excipient, 27’6. The Englishdistributors are Harker, Stagg and Morgan Ltd.,Emmott-street, E.I.

From T. Flint, Sandoz Products (134, Wigmore-street, W.1), come two pamphlets in their ModernTherapy Series. The first, on DISORDERS OF THEDIGESTIVE SYSTEM, describes the application, in suchdisorders, of their preparations Femergin (ergotaminetartrate), Bellafoline (laavorotatory alkaloids of bella-donna), Belladenal (a combination of the Bellafolinewith phenobarbitone), Bellergal (a combination ofFemergin and Belladenal with phenobarbitone),and Calcibronat and Calcium-Sandoz. The seconddescribes particularly the treatment of MIGRAINE withergotamine tartrate.

BRITISH DRUG HOUSES LTD. (Graham-street, N.l)have revised their price list of B.D.H. MedicalProducts. It includes a therapeutic index, an attrac-tively illustrated account of the activities of the firm,and descriptive notes on their various products,outfits, and appliances, many of which have beenissued since the last list appeared. There is also acatalogue of solutions prepared for injection.BAYER PRODUCTS LTD.’ (Africa House, Kingsway,

W.C.2) send their " concise guide " for 1937-38 tothe pharmaceutical preparations of the I.G. Farben-industrie A.G., known in Germany under the nameof Bayer. This guide contains a therapeutic indexand much information conveniently arranged. TheBayer preparations are available day and night fromJohn Bell and Croyden Ltd. (50, Wigmore-street,W.1).

VacanciesFor further information refer to the advertisement columns

Ashton-under-Lyne District Infirmary.—Surgeon in Charge ofFractures.

Ayr, Seafleld Maternity Hosp.-H.P., at rate of £200.Benenden, Kent, National Sanatorium.-Res. Asst. M.O., £350.

Also H.P., at rate of £150.Birmingham City Education Committee.-Asst. School M.O., 500.Blackpool, Victoria Hosp.-Pathologist, 9600.BoUon Royal Infirmary.—Res. Surg. 0., £250. Also H.P. and

H.S., at rate of £200 and £150 respectively.Brighton County Borough Mental Hosp., Haywards Heath.-

Med. Supt., <&bgr;1100.Brighton, Royal Sussex County Hosp.-Two Hon. Clin. Asst.

Ansesthetists. Also H.P., &pound;150.Brighton, Sussex Eye Hosp., Eastern-road.-H.S., at rate of &pound;150.Bristol, Winford Orthopcedic and Heart Hosp.-M.O., 9325.British Medical Association, Tavistock Square, W.C.-Asst.

Secretary, &pound;800.Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hosp.-Res. Aneesthetist and

Emergency 0., at rate of &pound;130.

Canterbury, Kent and Canterbury Hosp.-Hon. Dermatologist.Also Hon. Asst. Physician.

Cape Town University.-Chair of the Practice of Medicine1250.

CardifJ’, King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association.Asst. Tuber. M.O. for North Wales Sanatorium, &pound;500.Also Asst. Res. M.O. for Glan Ely Hosp., 200.

Chelsea Hosp. for Women, Arthur-street, S.W.-Jun. H.S., atrate of &pound;100.

Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hosp.-H.S., at rateof150.

Cumberland County Council.-Consultant in Gynaecology andObstetrics, 450.

Dewsbury, Staincliffe County Hosp.&mdash;Deputy Med. Supt., &pound;350.Dreadnought Hosp., Greenwich, S.E.-Two Receiving Room

Officers, at rate of &pound;100.East Ham Memorial Hosp., Shrewsbury-road, E.-Dental

Aneesthetist, 10s. 6d. per session.Edinburgh City, Public Health Dept.-Asst. Tuber. 0., &pound;600.Evelina Hosp. for Sick Children, Southwark, S.E.-H.S., at

rate of &pound;120.Hertford County Hosp.&mdash;H.S., at rate of 9200.Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond-street, W.C.-Res.

Anaesthetic Reg., at rate of &pound;150.Hosp. for Tropical Diseases, Gordon-street, W.C.-Res. Med.

Supt., &pound;400.Hospital for Women, Soho-square, W.-Pathologistand Registrar,

&pound;100.Ilford Isolation Hosp.-Res. M.O., 600.Ilkley, Middleton-in-Wharfedale Sanatorium.-Jun. Res. M.O.

&pound;350.Indian Medical Servi4ce.-Officers.Inverness, Rnval Northern Infirmary.&mdash;Med. Consultant and Hon.

Charge-Physician, .21200.Kettering and District General Hosp.-H.P., at rate of 9150.Leeds, St. Mary’s Infirmary, Armley.-Res. M.O., &pound;250,London Chest Hosp., Victoria Park, E.-Res. M.O., 350. Also.

H.P., &pound;100.London Hosp., E.-Asst. Radiologist, 200.Louth Public Health Hosp.-Med. Supt., &pound;800.Manchester, Baguley Sanatorium.-Res. Jun. Asst. M.O., at rate

of #250.Manchester, Crumpsall Hosp.-Res. Asst. Obstet. Officer, at

rate of &pound;250.Maudsley Hosp., Denmark Hill, S.E.-Part-time M.O., &pound;300.Melbourne University.-Sen. Lectureship in Anatomy, 550.Middlesex County Council.&mdash;Visiting Laryngologist for County

Sanatorium, 3 gns. per session.Middlesex Hosp., W.-Asst. Obstet. and Gynaecological Surgeon.

Also Asst. Aural Surgeon.Miller General Hosp., Greenwich-road, S.E.-Res. Surg. 0. and

Reg., 250. Also H.P. and H.S., each at rate of B100.National Hosp. for Diseases of the Heart, Westmoreland-street, W.

Hon. Physician to Out-patients.Newcastle-upon-Tyne, King’s College Medical School.-Demon-

strator in Dept. of Anatomy, &pound;400.Newport County Borough.-Asst. and Jun. Res. Asst. M.O.’s,

350 and 9150 respectively.Nottingham General Hosp.-Res. Cas. 0., at rate of 9150.Nottingham, Ransom Sanatorium and Sherwood Village Settle-

ment.&mdash;Med. Supt., &pound;750.Paddington Green Children’s Hosp., W.-Hon. Ophth. Surgeon.

Also Hon. Physician to Skin Dept.Plymouth Education Committee.-Sen. Asst. M.O., &pound;750.Plymouth, Prince of Wales’s Hosp., Greenbank-road.-Res. Surg.

0., at rate of 225.Prince of Wales’s General Hosp, N.-Hon. Clin. Assts.Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hosp., Marylebone-road, N.W.-

Res. An&aelig;sthetist, at rate of &pound;100. Res. Aneesthetist andDist. Res. M.O., at rate of &pound;90. Also Asst. Res. M.O., B80.

Queen’s Hosp. for Children, Hackney-road, E.-H.P., H.S., andCas. 0., each at rate of &pound;100.

Queen Mary’s Hosp.forthe East End, Stratford, E.-Res. Appoint-ments, at rate of &pound;150- &pound;110.

Royal Air Forfe Dental Branch.-Commissions.Royal Masonic Hosp., Ravenscourt Park, W:-Res. M.O., 9300.

Also Res. Surg. 0:, at rate of 250.Royal Waterloo Hosp. for Children and Women, Waterloo-road,

S.E.-H.S., at rate of &pound;100.St. Andrews University.- Lectureship in Bacteriology and

Asst. Directorship of Bacteriological Laboratory, 600.St. Bartholomew’s Hosp., E.C.-Chief Asst. to Dental Dept.St. George’s Hosp., S.W.-Asst. in Bacteriological Dept., &pound;250.St. John’s Hosp. for Diseases of the Skin, 5, Lisle-street, W.C.-

Two Hon. Asst. Physicians.Shrewsbury, Eye, Ear, and Throat Hosp.-H.S., at rate of

&pound;225.Sleaford, Lines, Rauceby Mental Hosp.-Asst. M.O., &pound;350.Southampton .Free Eye Hosp.-H.S., 9150.South London Hosp. for Women, Clapham Common, S.W.-Res.

M.O., &pound;150.South Shields County Borough.-Asst. M.O., &pound;500.South Shields Ingham Infirmary.&mdash;Res. Surg. 0., &pound;300.Stafford, Standon Hall Orthopcedic Hosp&mdash;H.S., &pound;200.Watford and District Peace Memorial Hosp.&mdash;H.P., at rate

of 150.West End Hosp. for Nervous Diseases, Welbeek-street, W.-Hon.

Asst. Physician.West Middlesex County Hosp., Isleworth.-Obstet. Surgeon,

&pound;1000.Wickford, Runwell Hosp. for Nervous and Mental Disorders.-

H.P., at rate of &pound;150.Woolwich and District War Memorial Hosp., Shooters Hill, S.E.-

H.P. and H.S., each at rate of &pound;100. Also Hon. Laryngo-logist.

The Chief Inspector of Factories announces a vacancy for aCertifying Factory Surgeon at Broughton (Southampton,Hants). ).