IMPORTANT D1scovERy IN MEDICINE.
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IMPORTANT Discovery IN MEDICINE.
The last number of Dublin Medical Press
contains an interesting paper by Dr. Paner-
son, of Ralhkeale, on the discoloratlon of
the skin from the internal use of nitrate of
silver and on the means of preventing and
removing the effect 1t is we'll known that
the nitrate OF silver possesses great Efficacy
in the treatment of certain forms of epilepsy,
and painful complaints of the stomach, but
from long use. 1t is liable to render the skin
almost as black as that of the negro-an eff
ect which continues for life, and for which
there was no means of prevention or cure


Consequently. it frequently occurred that
patient treated with nitrate ofsilver got rid
of his disease at the expense of his beauty:
and hence medical men have been preven-
ted from employing this active remedy as
extensively as they otherwise would. DR..
Patterson, by numerous and satisfactory ex-
periments. has succeeded in discovering that
combining iodine with the silver prevents
the dscoloration without impairing the me-
dicinal powers OF that metal and the iodine
will remove the disooloration which has al
ready been produced This. we believe, is
matter of great importance to patients la
boring under painful or spasmodic diseases