19 SEPTEMBER 261 DAYS PAST Friday 104 DAYS TO COME Mary took train home this A.M. I shall miss her but am thankful to have had her here. She is a dear & did appreciate our care of her. MERCURY- FLUID SILVER Dioscorides invented the name hydrargyrum fluid silver- for mercury. The earliest author to describe minutely the method of extinguishing mercury to make blue ointment, was Gilbertus Anglicanus. Theodor Turquet de Mayerne was expelled from France because, for one reason, he used mercurial remedies. To him is credited the introduction of calomel. TURQUET DE MAYERNE (1573-1655) Nature to Physic Says Nature to Physic, what a pity that we, Who ought to be friends, should so seldom agree. THOUGH penned in humor, these lines from the Professional Anecdotes of 1825 undoubtedly mirror accurately the trend of the remedial measures of that period to disregard natural bodily functions. Present day therapeutics are more cognizant of the need for cooperation with the body mechanism. To illustrate a point, AGAROL- the original mineral oil and agar emulsion with phenolphthalein- relieves constipation by helping to restore the physiological functions that have been temporarily impaired. Its highly purified mineral oil, thoroughly emulsified, provides softening of the intestinal contents necessary for easy passage through the intestinal tract. And the carefully determined amount of phenolphthalein accomplishes peristaltic stimulation, awakening the sluggish intestine and assuring thorough evacuation. In the final analysis, you must be the judge of the usefulness of Agarol. To facilitate your observation of this preparation, we shall gladly send a trial quantity on request. Please mention the Warner Calendar-Diary. WILLIAM R. WARNER & Co., LTD. 113 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY