Editorial Note.--Firwein[110] has been advertised to physicians for twenty-five or thirty years and it is a sad commentary on the intelligence of our profession that a preparation sold under such obviously false and misleading, not to say silly, claims, should still be in existence. Firwein is claimed to “prevent waste of tissue” in tuberculosis. If it had this power, it would have found its place long ago among the few great agents in drug therapy. As a matter of fact, Firwein has gained virtually no recognition outside of the “literature” of the Tilden concern. The claims made for Firwein are a peculiar mixture of studied candor--when the truth is not likely to hurt its sale--and inane vaporing--when the facts would not redound to its credit. The Tilden Company declares that “Firwein stands without a peer in its class.” But the company adds 10 drops of eucalyptol and some cottonseed oil to this peerless product and an improvement is born--“Firolyptol”! Then, to perfect the already perfectly perfected, 10 drops of creosote are added to “Firolyptol” and the profession is offered “Firolyptol with Kreosote”! In just what verbal pyrotechnics the Tilden Company might indulge, should it decide to add ten drops of something else to “Firolyptol with Kreosote,” one shudders to contemplate. [110] Three other Tilden products have been the subject of deserved and unfavorable comment in the J. A. M. A: “Narkine” in the issue of Oct. 24, 1908, “Hydrocyanate of Iron-Tilden” in the issue of June 19, 1909, and “Febrisol,” in the issue of June 29, 1912. The first two articles are reprinted in the latest (9th) edition of “The Propaganda for Reform.” If we are accused of exhibiting undue levity in discussing a therapeutic problem, we can only answer that it is impossible to consider seriously the Charlie Chaplins of the nostrum world.--(_From The Journal A. M. A., Feb. 17, 1917._) BINIODOL Report of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry In accordance with the usages of the Council, the report which appears below along with the reports of the clinical investigation by Drs. Cole and Keidel upon which the recommendations of the referee were based were sent to the manufacturer for comment. The reply of the manufacturer contained no evidence which justified the Council in modifying the action already taken. Publication of the report was therefore authorized. W. A. Puckner, Secretary. Biniodol was submitted to the Council by the manufacturer, Charles C. Yarbrough, Memphis, Tenn. The manufacturer claims the product is a solution of 1 per cent. of red mercuric iodid and 2.75 per cent. of guaiacol in bland vegetable oil. It is marketed with the implication that it is new and superior to other oil solutions of mercuric iodid. For instance: