Aggressive Medicine

cases, are (1) that the iodized tincture of guaiacol is selective as regards serous membrane and fluids and is destructive to Grain-positive organisms, (2) that the tincture guaiacol-chlor-iodide is selective as regards blood and tissues other than of the serous type and is destructive to Gram-positive cocci, and (3) that tincture mansonia has specific action on Gram-negative diplococci such as Neisseria catarrhalis. He has used these drugs in a large variety of infectious diseases and has found them to be valuable ' internal antiseptics'. Meningitis, poliomyelitis, neuro-syphilis, pneumonia, bronchitis, pleurisy, synovitis, peritonitis, puerperal sepsis and other acute infections have all been cured by the use of these drugs. The dose of all of them is half to 1 dram twice a day. They act best when combined and bring about complete sterilization from infection. Brief histories of the cases treated by the author and results obtained are also given.