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Po! tstown Mercury and THE POTTSTOWN NEWS morning except Sunday by Dftlly Newi PubllBhlnn Kins 2203 WILLIAM HIESTBR, President SHAffDY HILL, Manager CHArU.ES TRELEVEN News Editor SDBSCRIP'nON BATES By currier 25c per Week, $13 per Yew, By mail (payable atrlctly In advance) Six Three One Year Months Mcotb WUhln 150 milM 113.80 $6 90 11.15 All Other 15.00 7.50 3.75 U5 Entered at Pottstown as 2nd claw matter member op thi associated press ne Preas entitled exclusively to the for rcpublication ol ail local news printed in this newspaper, sa well as all AP news dispatches All rights of special herein reserved FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1949 READERS SAY: The name and complete address ol the author must accompany every contribution but on requejit will not published Letters not exceeding 230 words will receive preferenoa. Still Being Booted by Politicians, Reader Declares INDIAN GIVER Wisely and sloiVt they stumble that run Shakespeare. What Consumers Like ARIOUS have been made to find out why people quit trading at one retail store and go to another. Generally speaking, the main reasons seem to be high prices, poor quality goods, inferior service, and indifferent salespeople, in that order.

The public is fickle and demanding. no easy job to run a successful store of any kind. Under the competitive system, every merchant and those who for him must continually give their best. In a period of shortages, such as a war, there are many people who will buy almost anything and pay any price asked. But that situation is artificial and fact which is being vividly demonstrated now, as our production of commodities is at a peak, and competition for consumer favor becomes steadily more intense.

No one can deny that American merchandising, taking it as a whole, has done a magnificent job. Low-profit, big-volume merchandising, an idea which was pioneered by the has since been adopted by all sorts of retailers, and has been a strong and persistent force in improving our living standards. At the same time, there has been emphasis better quality and better service. The fine opportunity for advancement which retailing offers has attracted a high class of personnel. And the store owner, whether he employs one clerk or an army of workers, can go as far as his ambitions and energies and abilities allow.

no arbitrary limit on progress in this country, and is an especially good example of that fact. Those War-Time Excise Taxes NE OF the best things Congress could do on behalf of business is to repeal the wartime retail excise taxes which now apply to cosmetics, furs, many kinds of leather goods, and a large number of other commodities. That was recently urged by Senator George, who is chairman of the Senate finance committee and a recognized authority on taxation and revenue raising. Similar taxes, which also resulted from the war, now apply to railroad, airplane, and many steamship tickets. They too should be repealed.

Theoretically, these are taxes on Actually, in a country with our living standards, most of the commodities and services affected are regarded, and rightly so, as necessities by most people. They are widely used, and are so generally thought necessary to our w'ell-being, that it makes no sense to put them in the luxury classification. During the war, of course, it was government policy to cut down production of consumer goods to the minimum, and also to curb traveling. In addition, we had to raise every possible nickel of Federal revenue. Now the war is over and heavy and sustained civilian production is a must if w'e are to continue to have good times.

Prom the revenue standpoint, a special tax such as the excise levies is no longer defensible. Manufacturers, retailers and labor organizations have all joined in the campaign requesting that Congress repeal the levies at the next session. They are a definite barrier to sales, and thus have an adverse effect on employment. get rid of them. Where Nothing Is Wasted WHEN a meat animal goes to market, what happens? The obvious answer is that it becomes steak and chops, roasts and hamburger, bacon and ham, and other succulent of meat that eventually wind up on our dining tables.

The primary reason for the existence of the meat packing industry is to perform the vital service of converting meat on the hoof into meat ready for the consumer, and to move it to the centers of demand. But that all of the answer. There is an old saying that the packers make use of everything but the squeal, and that is almost literally true. It w'ould require pages to list the by-products of packing. As an example, it takes the hides from about 7000 meat animals to produce shDe leather for a town the size of Pottstown, with its population of 23,000.

It takes pancreas glands from 1500 cattle or 7500 hogs to produce one single ounce of insulin. That is the only source of insulin is the only known treatment for diabetes. A particularly dramatic example is a new hormone for which great hopes are held in the treatment of arthritis and kindred ills. This is produced from the pituitary glands of it takes the glands of 25,000 of the animals to make one ounce! The by-products of packing are an integral part of a great business. When those meat animals go to market, nothing is wasted.

is put to good use, None of Our Business To the Editor: When a candidate for election tells the public that it's none of their business what he thinks about questions affecting each and every one of his constituents, the best thing for the public to do? Kick him out of office, I say. Let him land on his head so that the echo can be heard around the towi. After all, a hollow head makes the strongest echo. Not much better is the public official who makes the earth-shaking statement: hope some day soon we will have more money to spend on our Our two councilmen who have taken these positions, J. Wayne Knause and J.

Max Creswell, will undoubtedly be reelected to office. They have kicked us in the teeth. Now jump on us. But we love that rough treatment! Man, how we for it! Mark my word, the Messrs. Knause and Creswell will be re-elected to office.

Then kick us around some more. like w'alking on a treadmill. We go through a lot of motions and get anywhere. Pottstown DISILLUSIONED Real Tribute to Dr. Jepson To the Editor: One of the finest gestures that has been made in a long time is the one in which a memorial fund is being set up for Dr.

Paul N. Jepson. I know the florists have to make a living, but it more sensible to give a living tribute to the dead than one which fades in a couple of days? The good a man does in this world be judged by the flowers received at his funeral, Rather, the deeds that make him great live on for years. It takes more than flowers to make this memory a real thing. Congratulations to the friends of Dr.

Jepson for looking ahead to the endowment of a hospital room in his honor! Birchrunville F. R. N. Needled Editorial Nudge To the Editor: It takes an editorial In The Mercury to get something done around here. Certainly the local borough officials must have had some stiff whiffs of the teiTible odor over the weekend.

People on our street were complaining of headaches from it. It beats me why it takes so much prodding to get some action in this town. Pottstown THOMAS N. L. Mr.

Potts Has Low Number To the Editor: I read your article on the distribution of new' telephone books the other day and noticed a shght error you, I should say, the telephone company made. In your column, you stated that Daniel Cleaver was still low man with 2. According to my telephone directory (new and old), I have a listing for Mr. H. Leonard Potts, 726 High as I.

I believe this is the lowest listing in the book. I came across this name quite by accident one day while looking for another number. I thought your readers might be interested in knowing this also. Pottstown A MERCURY READER Caught With Hand in Pocket To the Editor: Bitter Victim of Readers Say, Oct. 24) has got a legitimate complaint.

But got a better one. About a week ago I parked on South Hanover street, got out on the street side of the car. A friend yellea at me from across the street and few seconds later, when I turned around a foot policeman was starting to write out a ticket for me. No, I call that efficiency. You call it.

South Pottstown V. D. Police Set Poor Exanmple To the Editor: In reference to the article I read in The Mercury pertaining to careless cigaret tossers during Fire Prevention Week: On Friday night, shbrtly after the parade, about 6 p. I saw our borough patrol car operated by Stanley Borowy stopping at the corner of Penn street, before entering Beech street, and a cigaret tossed out of the window, not aware as to where the cigaret butt went. It flew out of the window into a pile of leaves and paper that had gathered on Penn street.

I stood there for a few minutes watching the rubbish smoke. I said to myself: I wonder if our borough car has ash trays. I think there be a law prohibiting anyone from throwing a cigaret from a car window. Pottstown PAUL WASHINGTON Health Plan Supporters See Progress in Efforts BY ROGER kVARREN WASHINGTON, Oct. recent drastic slash which the British give- away pill and drug budget received or the kicking around which the compulsory health insurance plan suffered in the 81st Congress have not taken the gimp out of socialized medicine men.

Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing and his zealots are determined to try again and again and again. They look on every as progress the goal posts because every time political medicine is discussed, the public becomes more curl- The Voice of Broadway By DOROTHY KILGALLEN Grampaw Oakiey PLNKIN ORNERS, Editor, The October 27. Dear Sir Brother: Wal, I sec by the papers where the renovated White House will include some additional fuest rooms. Looks like the Trumans are expecting company.

Twenty thousand soldiers have been as-signed to guard Gen. Francisco Franco, Spanish chief of state, on his visit to Lisbon, Maybe this is idea of traveling incognito. And say: Pigs, says an item, have sharper sense of taste than humans. Considering their diet, what a bad break for them! you air the tame, GRAMrAW OAKLEY Oscar R. Ewing ous about the possibilities.

They are even they that the American Medical association is raising a three and half million dollar war chest to fight their plan since that campaign, too, will focus attention on the problem. They explain that Republican attacks will compel small fry Democratic politicians as well as the great lords on Capitol Hill to study the project to answer the blasts. This in the opinion of Ewing apostles, will turn Democratic precinct captains into crusaders. COMPETITION: The lookouts at the Federal Security building report that the agitation already has aroused people to the need health service and has caused an increase in voluntary health insurance policy-holders. Opponents of the Truman project argue that already 50 million people enjoy voluntary coverage and that the numbers are growing why put the government into competition with private business? Ewing retorts that actually only three and a half million have protection against the costs of complete medical care; the remainder have only limited protection.

The payments under voluntary setups were only one- tenth of the medical bill paid by consumers. granted that 50 million are says Ewing, about the other 100 million with latest strategy to win friends and influence Congressmen is to sell the compulsory health insurance idea to big business, especially the drug, medical equipment and building construction industries as a new source of huge profits. BUSINES.S: Ewing missionaries will tell business men that as more and more patients are enabled to get the advice of government-paid doctors, they will bring prescriptions for the local apothecary to fill. As physicians are added to Uncle payroll, they will spread into districts unserved by the medical profession now. New outlets will be opened for retail pharmacies.

the bill is predict the Ewingers to the drug trade, all you will have to do is oil your cash registers and rake in the HOSPITALS: Finally the building trades will be urged to put pressure on Congress because the compulsory health insurance project will form the construction of new hospitals, clinics and other medical buildings. In other words, private enterpri.se is to clean up on socialized medicine. But if businessmen in these categories are tempted by the vision of easy money, they might be less influenced had they talked this week with Congressmen back from England, where they investigated first hand the Labor health setup. British medical authorities explained to the visiting solons that a person can select his own doctor if that physician has less than 4000 on his list. If the patient is admitted to the list and is dissatisfied, he cannot switch doctors without the permission of the Ministry of Health in London.

As a result, the doctors are all snarled up in red tape. Broadway Grapevine MILLENNIUM NOTE: Shirley Temple was hissed when she appeared on the screen at a preview of Kiss For Cor- (her newest movie) at a house the other night One of the big name pitchers on a local ball team will be traded this Winter, and for an odd reason: To break up his romance with the daughter of the owners Bill Pawlev, whose engagement to Elizabeth Taylor evaporated recently, is giving the Big Rhsh to Betty Ammidown The Navy kissing i in its attle royal with the Army. wooing Ulfc legislators with tickets Shirley Temple Count Voronzow has started a treasure hunt among the Gotham hack drivers. He lost a $1000 ring, said to have been owned by Peter the Great, in a cab on the way to the Wells ballet Sunday night A pair of click comedians are skipping Chicago dates because of a Windy City threat. One of the boys was linked to the gang girl, and he resented it.

0 STAAS REED, WHO had that much-publicized romance with Greer Garson on her last pre-nuptial visit here, is frantically trying to collect a $320,000 judgment recently awarded him by a European court in a suit, against his brother. So far he found any way of getting the money over to this side of the Atlantic George Baker of Sad Sack fame, just back from abroad, is flying to the ('oast to see his dream doll, Marie Windsor The Allen Sloans the five-time winner of the Peabody Award for scripting) are lullabying a son at New York Hospital Now that the heat is off, the Army again is giving those free flying junkets to Europe. THE LOUIS HAYWARDS are trying a repeat performance in Paris. Mrs. Hay- numerologist advised her to hop a fast boat and head for Prance because the time was right for a reconciliation Hey, boys! The next thing see on the girls on the beaches will be suede bathing suits Tliat was no hoss Western star Rod Cameron rode back to California.

That was a egg blue convertible with reS leather seats. (Yip- pee-ai-ay!) The Oscar de Mejos (she's the beautiful Italian star, Valli) are knitting tiny garments for a 1950 arrival Greta owns a bistro in Switzerland, is planning to open a Viennese Cellar here if she can find a suitable locale If Rita Hayw'orth looks different in pictures taken since her marriage, chiefly because she has developed an allergy to hair dyes and makeup, and all the doctors allow her to use on her face is lipstick. Pentagon Set hears be a big switch in high-ranking army officers in Eu-ope before the end of the year Cutest-sounding romance in town features the manager of Freeman and the hatcheck girl there. Their names: George Woo and Katie Wu The bobby-soxers will melt over Ralph Young, who opens in Mine at the Strand today. He was doing fine as Les chief crooner before the Army grabbed him The trade papers are beginning to talk seriously about three-dimensional movies.

'But will they have three-dimensional dialogue?) Cornel Wilde is apartment hunting. like to settle in the East for a while and maybe do a play Renee Jeanmaire, the exciting Carmen of the Ballets de Paris, is raising Baron Raffaelo de temperature. And vice versa. The Worry Clinic In Retrosoect By DR. GEORGE W.

CRANE flowers LIVING for THE For MR. and MRS. GEORGE LASKY, 555 Howard street, Stowe, BECAUSE they observed their fourth wedding anniversary yesterday. CALVIN 27, went to the court house to see about his tax bill. His father, who owned the building in which Cal lived, accompanied him.

In the discussion about the matter, father interposed a few questions. The clerk ignored his inquiries or brushed them aside irritably. Finally, he said, the devil are you trying to put in your two bits worth? it to you? You the Then father firmly corrected the smart aleck clerk'r error and told him the property belonged to him, and that as a taxpayer, he was entitled to respectful treatment by employees in the court huuse. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL to find subordinate clerks trying to assume all the prestige and authority of the under whom they are employed. A good politician has too much horse sense and applied psychology to make the error of this smart aleck clerk.

He knows that he must be polite and conciliatory with all people, for voters are his basses. But his two-bit assistants and subordinates realize the need for such diplomacy, since they don't directly depend on votes for their jobs. Peeling secure in their salaried positions, therefore, they may try to be smart and important. It always an easy job to deal with people day after day, Their simple queries become monotonous to the clerk who must keep answering them. But everybody'who works with the public must maintain a diplomatic attitude and exercise unusual forbearance, or he be holding such a job.

And all our state and governmental employees must be made to realize that they are really the employees of the voters! Any ragged, impoverished voter is the boss of every postal employee in the United States postal service, as well as every local political job holder. Frequently I have entered post offices to find as many as five to ten people lined up at the stamp window. clerk was blithely ignoring Uiose customers. He was sitting down taking inventory of stamps or doing some bookkeeping which should have been left till the stamp window was cleared of patrons. Whether your corns are driving you crazy or you have little chores unfinished or a telephone call to make, you must wait on the trade at the counter or the window! Customers come first! Always write to Dr.

Crane in care of The Mercury, enclosing a long 3c stamped, addressed envelope and a dime to covet typing and printing costs when you send for one of his psy- chologicaX charts.) 50 Years Ago October 28, 1899 GOOD PEAR Sands, East Greenville, raised five and a half bushels of Keiffer pears on one tree. All are of large size. Joel Fox, 1 East Second street, was given a party in observance of her 56th birthday. NEW SIGNALS signals have been installed between Pottstown and Bridgeport on the P. and R.

railway. They are of a new type made in Rahway, N. J. 25 Years Ago October 28, 1924 (X)OD Kinckiner, Howard Buckwalter and Wynn Templin returned from a successful fishing trip to St. George, Delaware.

HIT BY Boyer, of 29 West Second street, was injured when he was struck in the head by a stone which flew through a passenger car window on the Reading railway as the train was pa.ssjng through Douglassville enroute to Pottstown. NUPTIAL W. Dentler, Pottstown druggist, was married to L. Rose of Bethlehem. The ceremony took place in the Lutheran church at Hanover.

Tlie pastor, the Rev. George W. Nicely, officiated at the ceremony. 10 Years Ago October 28, 1939 FLAG PRESENTATION A new American flag was presented to the St. Vincent Reformed church, near Spring City, by the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

An address was made by National Secretary James L. Wilmeth. The flag was accepted by the pastor, the Rev. Robert Roschy. A brass quartet played.

It was composed of Donald Mull. Leonard Keene, Francis Cool and Kenneth Miller. PHS High school held a dance in the gymnasium. More than 200 guests attended. Faculty advisors for the event were Robert Von Drach, Miriam Ludwig, Eleanor Lynch and Earl Strange.

FIREMAN H. Shaner, 89, died at his home, 428 Main street, Royersford. He was a charter member of the Humane Fire company of Royersford and also was active in politics, having been a member of the school board for several terms. By EDITH GWYNN "Laff and with Abe Burrows HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27 For months I had a radio program which I used to refer to as 15-minute futile race against I introduced an educational feature.

In this course I lectured on the various branches of the fields of culture such as writing, painting, bicycle repair, etc. When Edith Gwynn asked me to be a guest columnist I seized the opportunity because I figured it w'ould give me a chance to do another type of essay on to Write Motion Picture you will pay close attention, many of you readers who been able to make a living other places will soon be capable of NOT makings living in Hollywood. SCREEN WRITING is a highly specialized art which has developed steadily through the years from the time of the clumsy, flickering Keystone comedy until today when we have the modern highly-polished popcorn machine. Now, there is first of all the matter of choosing a subject. Various subjects make good screenplays Love, Adventure, Murder, South Sea Island, Dogs, stolen Jewels, Foreign Spies and Amnesia A truly successful screen play should contain all of these.

NOW AS FOR plots. Very often these days when you go to a movie you will notice that some of the pictures have plots. The average producer has no objection to a picture having a that the plot is sufficiently confusing. a plot that is ideal if you are writing a story for Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. In this plot Barry Fitzgerald is an old sea captain who gets Bing Crosby as his mate.

One day Barry accidentally falls overboard and gets caught in the clutches of aa octopus Bing leaps into a small boat, rows over to the octopus and starts singing. At the end of song the octopus lets go of Barry in order to applaud Bing. Clever twist. Barry is saved and he and Bing become friends. Suggested title for this picture, My A successful type musical picture is the one which uses a lot of stars a sample plot you can use.

A of youngsters befriend an old man who owns a restaurant where they all hang out. One day the kids discover that the old man is about to lose his restaurant. bioke. The kids try to think of a way to save him. One of them says, put on a At that moment who should be passing by the restaurant but Hope, Alan Ladd, Ray Milland, Sonny Tufts, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Gary Cooper and Theda Bara! The kids beg these star to help them out.

They agree to do it after a heart-warming appeal from one kid whose father happens to be president of their studio. In all pictures remember that is still the most important ingredient. a good The action take place on a moonlit terrace The man and the girl stand close to each other, preferably trembling. He takes out his cigaret case, lights three cig- arets and gives her two Then he says, Then he says. ARE Then he grabs her She struggles violently for two seconds, then slowly one arm steals around his neck Then another And so on.

depending on how many arms she has. Class dismissed. Hollywood Your Mind? THE ANSWER, QUICK! 1. What do the initials F. F.

V. mean as applied to Southerners? 2. What group of musicians furnishes music at White House receptions? 3. Are there feally white ele- plants? 4. Who WTOte the poem, 5.

Does a president of United States provide his own ohina when moving into the White House? FOLKS OF THE NAME was a stage star not so long ago, and later, withL her late husband, formed a popular radio team. She was born at Springfield. Aug. 22, 1887. At 15 she went to New York to engage in chorus w'ork.

She starred in From Canary." She and her husband toured together in No, and The two retired from stage to their country home at Longmeadow, radio called. They became a highly popular radio team, but in 1943 her husband died. What is her name? in Madison Barracks, New York, May 1896, he was graduated from the United States Military academy in 1917. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in World War I. He was assistant secretary War in 1921-24, then instructor at Army War college.

He became chief of staff of Army ground forces in 1942; then commanding general II Corps; commander ground forces European Theater of Operations. He played a leading role in planning invasion of Africa. He was commanding general of the American Fifth Army that captured Rome. Who is he? (Names at bottom of column) WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE INFALLIBLE capable of erring; not liable to fail, deceive or disappoint; certain; incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals. Origin: Modern Infallibitis.

IT HAPPENED TODAY 90 the Great, King of England, died. 1636 Harvard college founded by aQt of legislature Massachusetts Colony. James Cook, English naval captain and explorer, born. of Liberty, New York harbor, dedicated. World War II, Italy invaded Greece.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Howard Hanson, American composer, and Thomas J. Leib, football star, ifi YOU MAKE OUT? 1. First Families of Virginia. 2. The United States Marine band.

3. No, they are merely skinned Asiatic elephants. 4. William Cullen Bryant. 5.

No, new china is purchased when needed. VBIO 'uosadpuBS ALL AROUND THE TOWN Changeable as Inflation ALL IS drivers complain that getting around Pottstown is driving blindfolded. They point out that they can be driving serenely on a long, straight street and find that it changes names within a couple of blocks. How true it is! Mulberry street, for instance, becomes Grace street west of Charlotte, but it reverts to the name of Mulberry again west of Hanover! Going eastward, Mulberry becomes Hartranft street east of Mintzer! That makes four changes in a half mile. No wonder confusing.

Tell a stranger East street is north of West street and go completely daffy! a possibility of a quick burst of inflation early next year, according to Business Week. Reason cited for this prediction include: (1) Industry will be catching up on shortages caused by strikes. (2) The government will be paying out in veterans insurance refunds. (3) Armament spending will be heavier. The publication notes that a long steel strike would blight on this business" recovery, but it need not necessarily spoil our chances for a good first quarter in 1950, "Now a steel deficit is building up.

When the mills finally reopen, there will be a flood of The magazine adds that full-blast operations in steel would give business a bang-up close for a running start for 1950. if GYP ANTIFREEZE can be a cheap blessing or an expensive curse, warns Laird S. Goldborough in a Reader's Digest Consumer Report, in the November issue. Many motorists, ignorant of the properties of antifreeze fluids, will be victimized again this winter by the gyps who make and sell corrosive, salt- based antifreeze solutions. These crooks, Goldsborough states, annually peddle a million gallons of antifreeze that is ruinous to cars.

Mode with a few worth of ordinary salt, mixed with water, a gallon of the gyp solution may be priced at $1 to $3.50, comparable to the price of good antifreeze. But every gyp gallon costs some motorist ten to hundreds of dollars for repairs. In a lawsuit now pending in Cincinnati the plaintiffs i charge that a single salt-base brand has caused $10 million damage to cars in the Midwest. THE WORST TYPES of the gyp prtKluct, termed by the author, arc regularly sold with claims that they not attack, corrode, rust, clog or harm any kind of metal, rubber or paint But according to the circular, (obtainable from the U. S.

Government Printing Office in Washington), tests have shown that the salt-base solutions cause serious corrosion of the cylinder block, water pump, radiator, and especially of any aluminum parts, such as cylinder heads. Resulting corrosion products cause partial or complete stoppage of water passages, with consequent overheating and boiling. if ALL THAT of the tragic features of marriage today is the one-sided emphasis on the schoolgirl complexion, the the of mystery and inaccessibility, the necessity of fresh stimuli incessantly. Such things are continually represented as being the stuff of which in marriage Is made. Of course, they are very fine in their proper place and in due proportion, but it is not humanly possible for anyone to base a permanently successful marriage on them, says If those are the things that make a marriage valuable, if a wife is cherished mainly for the pos.session of those attractions, one must draw the logical conclusion: when she loses them, or when a new prospect shows up with more allure, the only intelligent thing for her husband Co do is to discard Wife No.

1 and start off again with No, so on indefinitely. A good deal of modern marriage, and modern divorce, is based on precisely that pattern. The results.are unsatisfactory in every way. It is time to stop regarding glamour as the basis of successful marriage. i L-r-A was full of gum drops for your birthday, Homer Hadley, then suddenly remembered you were having trouble with your YOUR HEALTH By HERMAN N.

BUNDESEN, M. D. DISORDERS of the skin prove endlessly difficult to get rid of, sometimes persisting for years. Many of them are not only disfiguring but extremely un- as well, especially where itching and scratching have produced infection with germs which keep the skin sore and inflamed. Hence it is good news to be able to report on a new remedy which seems to be of value in many types of skin conditions.

This is an iodine preparation known as chloro-iodohydroxyquinoline. It has long been used in the treatment of amebic dysentery, a disorder of the bowel caused by a parasite. Now the same preparation is proving helpful in the treatment of a variety of skin disorders. For example, it has been found helpful in infections of the skin where a mild substance ijs needed to kill bacteria and fungi. In these conditions, which include impetigo, infected finger-nails, and fever blisters, any irritating medicines may make the condition worse.

Many people are afflicted with rashes caused by sensitivity. These rashes are likely to be irritated by the ordinary antiseptic preparations and often fail to respond to penicillin or the sulfo- 1 namide drugs. The new remedy works well here, and also in eczema, particularly if i the rash Is infected. It has been used in psoriasis, a condition in which there are scaly patches on the limbs, knees and other parts of the body. It is especially useful when the psoriasis is on some area that is easily irritated, and in thase cases where there is a great deal of itching.

Itching around the lower opening of the bowel is helped by this preparation when there la some infection present..