Spermatorrhoea : Atropine, 530, Ergot, 501, and Digitalis, 513, when the genitals are relaxed, the erections feeble because of deficient filling of veins of erectile tissue, and the ejaculator muscles paretic. Cimicifuga, 522, acts similarly, but less strongly. Nux Vomica, 483, or strychnine is indicated when a stimulant and tonic are required, and Can-tharis, 799, under similar circumstances. Iron, 152, tincture of the chloride, when anaemia is a marked feature, and Arsenic, 175, as a systemic tonic and genital stimulant. Potassium Bromide, 657, Lupuline, 647, and Camphor, 547, when a genital sedative is indicated. Locally, Hydrastis, 191, fluid extract, Tannin, 346, and vegetable and mineral astringents.

Spina Bifida : Iodine, 262, the tincture injected into the sac. Collodion, 819, in drying, contracts and mechanically compresses.

Spinal Irritation : Electricity, 466, is an efficient means of allaying the pain and tenderness. Strychnine, 483, one of the best tonics for the primary assimilation, and stimulant for the depressed nerve-centers. Ergot, 501, is required when active hypersemia is present. Potassium Bromide, 657, does good under the same conditions. Mitchell's Cure, 103, by massage, rest, and faradism, sometimes useful, often disappointing.

Spleen, Diseases of : Remedies acting on the spleen are, in anaemia. Iron, 147, Manganese, 156, and Arsenic, 171; in vascular dilatation, Ergot, 499, Quinine, 204, Belladonna, 530, Muscarine, 729, Resorcin, 404. The most efficient external applications are : Cold Affusion, 88, which causes contraction of the splenic vessels, Ointment of the Red Mercuric Iodide, 294, which, if properly applied, causes a rapid reduction of simple hypertrophy, Ointment of Lead Iodide, 315.

Sterility : Aurum, 297, chloride of gold and sodium, when due to chronic interstitial metritis. Phosphorus, 135, when simple functional debility in the male is the condition.

Stomatitis : Alcohol, 577, Brandy and Water, an excellent astringent wash. Bismuth, 164, in powder freely applied. Acids, 114, hydrochloric, applied directly to ulcers. Eucalyptus, 186, Hydrastis, 189, Krameria, 343, and other vegetable astringents, the fluid extracts being applied pure or variously diluted to the affected parts. Potassium Chlorate, 217, the most valuable application, and especiallysy stemic remedy; also Potass. Bromide, 660.

Strangury: Opium, 635, the tincture by enema, or, better, morphine subcutaneously. Gelsemiumr 634, Aconite, 715, Veratrum Viride, 720, and Bromides, 657, afford relief in varying degree. For vesical strangury, Canthar-ides Tincture, 799, Turpentine, 781, and various urino-genital remedies, and the antiseptics having analgesic properties.

Stricture : Electrolysis, 471, an effective remedy if properly applied.

Strychnine-Poisoning : Emetics or Stomach-Pump ; Tannin, Compound Solution of Iodine, chemical antidotes, Chloral, Chloroform, by inhalation, Nicotine, subcutaneously, physiological antagonists. Rest, Artificial Respiration* and Galvanism, 469.

Suppuration : Alcohol, 577, a powerful antiseptic and antipyretic, and, externally, a valuable antiseptic dressing. Carbolic Acid, 382, and the Antiseptics in general. Quinine, 208, in full doses, as a tonic. Sulphites, 247, and Sulphides, 249, small doses frequently mature abscesses, and under some circumstances abort them ; also Sulphurous Mineral Waters, 253, Phosphates, 140, and Lime Salts, 223, to repair waste by suppuration. Iron and Manganese Iodides, 149, the sirup of, in the systemic depression caused by suppuration. Sweating. (Hyperidrosis—see Perspiration.

Mineral Acids, 118, especially aromatic sulphuric acid. Aristol, 277, Nosophen, 276, useful applications when dusted on. Zinc Oxide, 318, in night-sweats of phthisis, especially with extract of belladonna. Gallic Acid, 344, restrains sweating. Atropine, 531, is a powerful means of arresting perspiration ; also Duboisia, 543, and especially Picrotoxin, 491, Pilocarpus, 682, Resorcin, 404, and Salicylic Acid, 403, cause sweating, and under some conditions arrest it. Alkalies, locally, 224.

Sycosis : Carbolic Acid, 382, internally and externally. Mercury Oleate, 294.

Synovitis : Cod-liver Oil, 125, is useful in strumous and debilitated constitutions. Silver Nitrate, 304, in nitrous ether, painted over the joint. Carbolic Acid, 382, solution injected into the joint. Mercury and Morphine Oleate, 294, Massage, 102.

Syphilis : Baths, 85, Turkish baths, wet packs, and vapor-baths, are very important in promoting excretion. Denutrition, or hunger-cure, 54. Cod-liver Oil, 126, useful in chronic cases and broken-down constitutions. Mercury, 290, the great remedy for constitutional syphilis—by stomach, by inunction, by fumigation, or subcutaneously. Iodides, 260, in constitutional, certain forms of secondary and tertiary disease, are unrivaled in efficacy. Aurum, 297, comes into use after iodides and mercury, to which it is greatly inferior. Iron, 148, especially the iodide, in sloughing phagedaena and in depressed states of the system at all stages. Iodoform, 263, as a local application to chancres. Carbolic Acid, 382, Salicylic Acid, 400, Boric Acid, 420, Benzoin, 423, Potassa Chlorate, 225, in powder, are valuable local applications to syphilitic sores, abscesses, discharging buboes, phagedaena, etc. Sarsaparilla, 356, Stil-lingia, 358, Guaiacum, 357, are important adjuncts, vehicles, and remedies for the constitutional disease, the system being unequal to further iodine and mercurial treatment.