The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 4) Vol. IV. OCTOBER, 1909. No. 4. AMERICAN RED CROSS BULLETIN NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D C Yearly Subscription, 50 cents. Single Copy, 15 cents. (Issued Quarterly.) =ADVANCED SPECIALTIES FOR SICKROOM AND HOSPITAL.= “MEINECKE” TRADE MARK SIMPLEX SANITARY PAPER SPUTUM CUP With Hinged Cardboard Cover which Closes Automatically A NEW CUP AND COVER TO BE USED DAILY AND TO BE BURNED WITH CONTENTS PATENTED OCT. 29, ’07 [Illustration: PAPER CUP CUP IN HOLDER WITH COVER RAISED WIRE HOLDER] The “SIMPLEX” Is the Most Practical and Best Paper Sputum Cup on the Market SIX REASONS WHY 1.—It is already folded into shape for immediate use. 2.—Each Cup has a cardboard cover, attached with a paper hinge, and both Cup and cover are burned after being in use a day. 3.—The cover is easily and quickly raised, and closes automatically. 4.—The Cup having no flanges, allows free entrance of sputum. 5.—It is made of heavy manila, waterproof paper, which, being light in color, facilitates ready examination of the sputum. 6.—It has a neat wire holder, which is easily kept clean. RETAIL PRICES 25 CENTS PER PACKAGE OF 10 CUPS AND COVERS 5 PACKAGES (50 Cups and Covers) FOR $1.00 WIRE HOLDERS 10 CENTS EACH _One Holder will do for a Hundred or more Cups_ SPECIAL PRICES MADE TO HOSPITALS AND SANATORIUMS Sample Package of Cups sent by mail, prepaid, for 25c and Holder for 10c.—Stamps or Currency MEINECKE & COMPANY 48-50 PARK PLACE NEW YORK THE AMERICAN RED CROSS Officers _President_, HON. WILLIAM H. TAFT. _Vice-President_, ROBERT W. de FOREST. _Secretary_, CHARLES L. MAGEE. _Treasurer_, HON. CHAS. D. NORTON. _Counselor_, HON. LLOYD W. BOWERS. _Chairman of Central Committee_, MAJOR-GENERAL GEO. W. DAVIS, U. S. A. (Ret.) _National Director_, ERNEST P. BICKNELL. Board of Consultation BRIGADIER-GENERAL GEORGE H. TORNEY, Surgeon-General, U. S. Army. REAR ADMIRAL PRESLEY M. RIXEY, Surgeon-General, U. S. Navy. SURGEON-GENERAL WALTER WYMAN, U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. Central Committee 1908-1909 Major-General GEORGE W. DAVIS, U. S. A. (ret.), _Chairman_. Brigadier-General GEORGE H. TORNEY, Surgeon-General, U. S. Army, War Department, Washington, D. C. Hon. HUNTINGTON WILSON, Assistant Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, D. C. Hon. CHARLES D. NORTON, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, U. S. Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C. Medical Director JOHN C. WISE, U. S. N., Navy Department, Washington, D. C.