perior and inferior scapular and sacral regions, on account of the subcutaneous cellular tissue being es¬ pecially abundant there. Injections can also be made in the arms, the chest, the back, the buttocks and the legs. There is more or less irritation at the point of puncture of the skin, about the same as will be seen from the use of almost any hypodermatic injection. Sometimes there will also be some attending smarting and burning followed always with redness and swelling, or the formation

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... a nodular elevation which usually disappears in from twelve to forty-eight hours, No induration or in¬ flammation follows the injections, provided the usual precautions are observed in using the hypodermic syringe properly, and the tissues of the person re¬ ceiving it are in the normal condition. Oil has been so injected by me in very many cases, occasionally as much as one-half ounce being used at a time, with¬ out setting up any inflammation of the skin, or pro¬ ducing any unfavorable effects. The results thus far realized, show that by the hypo¬ dermatic injection of oils, certain conditions and dis¬ eases can be controlled, relieved, or cured. It is an invaluable method in which full dependence can be placed, especially when the alimentary canal can no longer absorb and assimilate food or medicine.