Curative Vaccine, Bruschettini, manufactured by A. Bruschettini, Genoa, Italy, is claimed to have the properties “of acting directly on the tubercular bacillus, bringing directly into the field and determining a hyperproduction of antibacillar and antitoxic substances.” The use of the preparation is said to be indicated in “all forms of tuberculosis.” A referee reported to the Council that he had examined the available information and believed that the use of this product had no satisfactory experimental basis. The method of preparation appears to be based more on theoretical considerations than on experimental basis. On the recommendation of the Committee on Serums and Vaccines the Council voted that Curative Vaccine, Bruschettini, be not accepted because (1) the method used for the production of the vaccine was not satisfactorily stated; (2) the theory on which its use is based has not been satisfactorily confirmed, and (3) the value of the product is not upheld by satisfactory clinical evidence. The Council’s findings, in accordance with its procedure, were sent to the manufacturers for comment. His reply was considered by a new referee who found that the matter presented did not warrant a revision of the Council’s conclusions. Accordingly the Council directed publication of its findings.--(_From Reports of Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, 1915, p. 176._) STEARNS’ WINE Report of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry Frederick Stearns & Co. market a preparation known as “Stearns’ Wine,” “Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Ext. with Peptonate of Iron,” and as “Vinum Ext. Morrhuae, Stearns.” The constituents are said to be “concentrated extract of fresh cod livers,” “Peptonate of Iron” and a “fine quality of prime Sherry Wine” containing 18 per cent. of alcohol. This preparation was at one time marketed through the medical profession, but is now advertised direct to the public in typical “patent medicine” style. The label on a recently purchased bottle of Stearns’ Wine contains the following statements: “STEARNS WINE is an ideal tonic for elderly people, for weak, pale and delicate children and convalescents. “STEARNS WINE has for many years been successfully prescribed in the treatment of general or nervous exhaustion, anemia, malnutrition, loss of appetite, loss of sleep, faulty circulation and impoverished blood supply.” The scope of the recommendations for the preparation is further indicated in a booklet accompanying the bottle, which begins: “STEARNS’ WINE, What It Is and Why It Is Good for You.” The conclusion is: “STEARNS’ WINE is a safe medicine for the young, middle-aged and old. It is a safeguard to the family health.”