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FOLDING CARDBOARD BOXES,

Specially suitable and highly recommended for packing up Proprietary Goods, Cereals, Foods, Patent Medicines, etc.

strength, and therefore affording great protection to bottles, etc.

ESTIMATES AND SAMPLES FREE ON APPLICATION.

N our last Supplement we mentioned that Class XXXII. was devoted to models, pictures and diagrams relating to Group III. This class testifies to the interest-which we hope will be more than a passing one-that is now being taken throughout the country in the question of the better housing of the poor and the construction of dwellings complying with the conditions necessary to a healthy house. In this section some interesting photographs are shown illustrating the rookeries removed to erect blocks of buildings for The Improved Industrial Dwellings Company, of Finsbury-circus, London. To judge from the squalid surroundings, these sites should have been. forfeited by the owners consequent upon their neglect in allowing such wretched abodes to exist, instead of large sums being paid for compensation for disturbance. But so long as small owners of property and speculative builders are chosen to serve on vestries and local boards, so long will large sums of money be voted, to be extracted from the already overburdened taxpayer, to satisfy claims which morally have no existence. Superseding Paper Wrappers in neatness of appearance and These persons to a certain extent vote their own compensation, in many cases obtaining sums which enable them to live at ease for the remainder of their days; and this state of things is a direct incentive to others to go and do likewise. An illustration of what may be done by co-operation as practised in the large centres of industry in the North of England is shown by the plans and photographs of houses built and occupied by purchasers from the Odd Fellows Co-operative Building and Investment Company, of Manchester. The houses are well built, and adapted for the class which it is intended should occupy them. Agricultural labourers' dwellings are represented by Mr. W. Theobald, of Watling-street, London, who exhibits perspective plans of cottages designed with a view of showing how the labourer and artisan can be well housed at a small outlay. An important feature in the construction of these dwellings is that they contain three bedrooms-for parents, boys, and girls-all of which are ample in size, well lighted, and all are separate. Another exhibit worthy of mention is that of Mr. J. Wall, of 13, Walbrook, London, who at Stand 1019 shows a simple rectangular plan apparently free from difficulties as to light and surrounding owners. Mr. Wall is the only exhibitor who gives the cost in detail of the transaction from first to last. He shows a return of 5 per cent. on the outlay.

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GROUP IIIa.-Ambulance.

This class (xxxI. A. & B.) is divided into two sections-(A.) Aid to Sick and Wounded in War, and the various appliances for the transport of the sick and wounded adapted for naval and military service under various conditions; also hut and tent hospitals; and naval and military hygiene; (B), comprises Aid to Sick and Injured in Peace, and appliances for the conveyance of the injured in various ways; hut hospitals for infectious fevers and for epidemic diseases; tent hospitals; hospital ships; and

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Steam Factory: 3 & 4, MOOR LANE,

FORE ST., LONDON, E.C.

NEW DRUGS AND REMEDIES.

ANDIRA INERMIS BARK.
MANGIFERA INDICA BARK.
GUAZUMA ULMIFOLIA BARK.

GUAIACUM OFFICINALE BARK.
ANONA MURICATA ROOT.

LEUCENA GLAUCA ROOT.

PAPAÏNE.

AGAR-AGAR SEA-WEED and

ISINGLASS for the Cultivation of Bacilli, &c., &c.

A Large Stock of NEW DRUGS and REMEDIES always on hand and arriving. Particulars as to Uses, Doses of all New Drugs, can be had upon application to

THOMAS CHRISTY & CO., 155, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.

EDWARDS' PRESERVED POTATO, Samples in 3 oz. packets, 1d.; four, post free, 7d.

As used in H.M. Navy.

One pound is equal to five pounds of raw potatoes.

EDWARDS' DESICCATED SOUP

Is eminently suited for Hospital use.-Vide Reports to H.M.
Government.
1 oz. samples, 2d. each; twelve, free by post, 2s.

London. Medical Batteries as supplied to Hospitals. Discount to the Profession. [ADVT.] F. KING & Co., 6, BISHOPSGATE AVENUE, E.C.

FIVE GOLD MEDALS

AWARDED.

PURE

Thymol Soap

FRAGRANT,

ANTISEPTIC,

EMOLLIENT.

The discovery of this new, interesting, and beyond doubt the most complete, disinfectant to those we already possess; so powerful is it as an antiseptic, that one-tenth of one per cent. of Thymol has been found to arrest saccharine and lactic fermentation, which places this substance even higher in rank than Carbolic or Salicylic Acids. It is non-poisonous, and instead of the disagreeable, and to many, nauseating odour of Tar, Carbolic Acid, and other disinfectants, it has the delightful and refreshing

and powerful Crystal has added another,

fragrance of Wild Thyme.

The obvious convenience of such a preparation in the manufacture of a Toilet Soap, at once elegant and yet possessing in the highest degree the advantages of a powerful antiseptic, must be at once apparent, and we have much pleasure in introducing our elegant and superior Soap to the notice and commendation of the medical profession.

As a Skin Soap it is marvellously beneficial, and well adapted for the bath or toilet, and general family use.

Sold in Tablets, 6d. each; or in Boxes containing three large Tablets, 1s. 6d. per Box.

furniture and fittings for the sick room. The exhibits of the last-mentioned are numerous; and comprise appliances to relieve human suffering in every conceivable form. The first exhibit is that of Mr. J. D. Kennard, of the Grand Parade, St. Leonards-on-Sea, who at Stand 1026 shows a convertible gynecological chair for the consulting room, which, while forming a comfortable easy chair, makes a convenient table for gynecological examinations, and ophthalmic and minor operations. Its simplicity, lightness, and extreme adaptability for the purpose for which it is intended should recommend this chair to the profession. At Stand 1027 Messrs. Leverson and Sons, of 90 and 92 New Oxford-street, exhibit an assortment of invalids' chairs, couches, self-propelling chairs; bed and leg-rests, bed tables; prone couches; recumbent chairs; carriages, invalids' ambulance, and invalids' furniture.

Mr. John Carter, of 6A, New Cavendish-street, Portland-place, London, W., at Stand 1029 shows an interesting collection of chairs, couches, and beds designed to meet the requirements of invalids. The Invalid Bed, fitted with a commode arrangement, shown by him, is constructed on an entirely novel principle, containing advantages unattainable in any other appliance. By turning a handle the centre part of the cushion under the seat descends or rises automatically, without any disturbance of the patient or disarrangement of the bedclothes. When it is down a trapped earthenware pan is inserted under the orifice, through a slide in the side. By this plan the offensiveness and inconvenience attendant on the use of the bed-pan are avoided, the greatest comfort and cleanliness secured for the patient, and bed-sores prevented, as the centre cushion can be raised or lowered so as to vary the pressure due to the weight of the body. This bed will be found of great utility in cases of fracture, urinary disorders, and accouchement. The manual motor or self-propelling Bath-chair, with lever action, is also shown, by which invalids who have lost the use of the legs are enabled to propel themselves by working a lever to and fro. These carriages may be regarded as a step in the direction by which persons are enabled to propel their own vehicles for a long distance with speed, comfort and safety. The propelling and guiding actions are combined in one lever, on an entirely new principle, which enables the chair to be guided and turned when at full speed through a crowded thoroughfare. The advantages claimed for it are economy of power, great speed, and perfect command in guiding; no skill is required to propel it. A change from the unhealthy atmosphere and depressing influence of the sick-room is the first step to be taken to insure convalescence. For this purpose Mr. Carter has provided a chair for carrying an invalid up or down stairs or on a level. Recovery from illness is frequently retarded from inability to walk up and down stairs. The carrying chair should therefore be considered as a necessary part of the furniture of every house, especially as when not in use it makes a comfortable ordinary arm-chair, and is always available for removing an invalid from the bedroom to another part of the house or the garden. Carter's Portable Folding Ambulance and Carrying Chair combined is designed to supersede the stretcher, usually so offensive to invalids. The back can be adjusted to any inclination, and the leg rest, which draws out from under the seat, regulated to clear sharp turns. The Carrying Chair can be placed on a wheeled platform, thus enabling a person to wheel himself or be wheeled from room to room or on the road. The wheels can be easily detached from the platform and packed with the chair in a small compass, thus rendering it suitable for an invalid travelling. Carter's Reclining Easy Chair and Couch combined is fitted with a patent automatic selffixing action for adjusting the inclination of the back. The back of this chair can be adjusted to any inclination, from an upright to a horizontal position, and varied at pleasure without causing the least disturbance. This is

Beware of Spurious Imitations. accomplished by turning round a small wheel under the arm rest. The

SOLE MANUFACTURERS :

JOHN RICHARDSON AND CO.

Manufacturing Chemists,

LEICESTER.

concealed mechanism is quite original. It fixes itself either way, dispensing entirely with stops and racks. Those who are fond of taking a nap will appreciate an arrangement enabling them to adjust the back to a recumbent position with scarcely an effort. The chair is fitted with an adjustable leg rest, which is drawn out from under the seat (see No. 2), converting it into a sofa or occasional bed. There are many persons suffering from asthma, lung disease, over-activity of the brain, etc., who are unable to sleep in a horizontal position on an ordinary bed, to whom this chair with

its adjustable back and sliding neck pillow will afford the requisite relief. The chair is stuffed on anatomical principles, with the German spring edge and deep top stuffing, by which the weight of the body is uniformly distributed over the whole surface, avoiding all pressure on the projecting parts, and obtaining an amount of luxurious ease and comfort very conducive to refreshing sleep. There is a swelling for supporting the loins and a sliding pillow to fit into the neck. Carter's Patent Literary Machine for holding a book or paper in any position is also shown here. The fatigue of holding a heavy book in the hands, and the inconvenience of supporting it upon the knees, are too well known by readers to need dilating upon. These are great drawbacks to intellectual work; and but little advantage is gained by using a table or desk for reading and writing, because this necessitates a constant stooping posture, which is not only a frequent cause of deformity, but occasions a determination of blood to the head, and a corresponding want of circulation through the extremities, resulting in cold hands and feet, and a gradual wasting away of the physical power, which is probably one of the remote causes of consumption, paralysis, and complaints of that class. The patent literary machine has been designed to obviate these disadvantages. By a simple mechanical action the book can be adjusted to any position with great readiness, and varied with perfect ease, thus enabling the reader to adapt it to any position required. He may recline in a chair, or sit quite upright; he may stand up, or lie down; the machine is his willing servant in every posture, for it holds the book at any height or angle; while, in the case of an invalid in bed, the desk can be extended so that the book, when confined by the leaf-holder, may be above him if desired.

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3, HEMMING'S Row, ST. MARTIN'S LANE,
LONDON, W.C.

Sole Agents for Dr. WARLOMONT'S
CALF VACCINE.

Tubes, 2/- each; Half Tubes, 1/- each. Pomade in

vials, 5/-, 10/-, and 20/- each.

HUMAN VACCINE, from healthy children only, examined microscopically and source quoted.-Three

Tubes two-thirds full, 5/-. Tubes one-third full and
Lancet Charged Points, 1/- each; Pin-points, 1/1 each.
Eighteen Charged Small Points, 5/-.

above, but without source,) in quantities for export,
£5 per zoo tubes.

Tubes two-thirds full (same as those mentioned

Pin-points, uncharged, 1/- per dozen.
and Westminster Bank,) with orders, payable to
P.O.O.'s (including postage, and crossed London
EDWARD DARKE, Secretary.

10,000 TESTIMONIALS. CLEAN YOUR PLATE & HARNESS FITTINGS

AND ALL OTHER METAL WITH

BOEHLEN'S LIQUID
METAL

POLISH.

TO BE OBTAINED EVERYWHERE.

N.B.-Used in the Royal Mews

Contractors to the P.&O. TRADE and other Steamship Companies; the North London and the Tilbury and Southend Railway Companies.

Sample bottle sent post free for six stamps.

ESTABLISHED 1851.

BIRKBECK BANK

SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE. Current Accounts opened according to the usual

At Stand 1030 Mr. T. McIlroy, of Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, exhibits a portable stretcher for use on the battle-field; a wheel-chair for use in a field or tent hospital, and a portable carrying chair; an invalid fracture bedstead, and a fracture extension appliance; hospital tables; and a new style of crank power in an invalid's tricycle wheel-chair, and a reclining wheel-chair. Mr. McIlroy received the only award at the Medical Exhibition for his patent easy-running chair for in or outdoor use. Messrs. Sahl and Co., of 36, Basinghall-street, exhibit various specimens of a folding hammock chair, for use in the sickroom, the camp, at the sea-side, or on board ship. The "Triumph" folding chair shown by this firm apparently combines the maximum of comfort and usefulness with the minimum of constructional framework. It can be used as an invalid or reclining chair, or bed or hammock, and its construction is such that it can take four or five different degrees of Offices: 20, Bucklersbury, London, E.C. inclination to suit the comfort of the occupant. To it can be attached a reading-desk, a foot-rest, and a canopy, and can be obtained with or without arms. It is made of beech-wood in its natural state, or varnished or polished, and is also made with various other kinds of woods according to taste. The seat and back are formed from one piece of material, and can be had in canvas, tapestry, network, or other suitable textile fabric. The canopy is adjustable, and, like the foot-rest and reading-desk, can readily be detached. Mr. John Ward, of Tottenham-court-road, exhibits a large number of his manufactures at Stand 1034. The Patented Improvements Company (Mr. J. Bate), of 309, Broad-street, Birmingham, at Stand 1035 shows a first-class invalid bedstead, couch and litter. It consists of a movable frame, which is raised or lowered to any height required by means of a screw and winch. It is covered with strong canvas, either in one or three pieces, attached to rods or hooks and rings in the side poles, which are made to expand by means of screws at each corner for keeping the canvas rigid. The canvas is easily taken off when a clean set is necessary. Over the canvas is placed the blanket and sheet, or air-bed, on which the patient lies; these, being in two halves, are easily removable at any time. In its normal state the frame rests upon the mattress or bed. It is only when the patient requires to be raised for to medical examination, or for the purpose of affording relief by the bed-pan, or for rearranging the bedding, that the frame is required to be lifted. The frame is removable from the screws, and can be used as a litter to

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ELECTRIC HOUSE BELLS.-FRANCIS AND CO., Eagle Telegraph Works, Hatton-garden, London. Medical Batteries as supplied to Hospitals. Discount to the Profession.-[ADVT.]

practice of other Bankers, and interest allowed on the minimum monthly balances when not drawn below

£25. No commission charged for keeping Accounts, excepting under exceptional circumstances.

The Bank also receives money on Deposit at Three per cent. Interest, repayable on demand.

The Bank undertakes for its Customers, free of charge, the custody of Deeds, Writings, and other

Securities and Valuables; the collection of Bills of
Exchange, Dividends and Coupons; and the pur-

chase and sale of Stocks, Shares, and Annuities.
Letters of Credit and Circular Notes issued.
A Pamphlet, with full particulars, on application.
FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager.

The Birkbeck Building Society's Annual Receipts

exceed Five Millions.

HOW TO PURCHASE A
HOUSE FOR TWO GUINEAS PER
MONTH, with immediate Possession and no Rent
pay. Apply at the Office of the BIRKBECK BUILDING

SOCIETY.

HOW TO PURCHASE A PLOT OF LAND FOR FIVE SHILLINGS PER MONTH, with immediate Possession, either for Building or Gardening purposes. Apply at the Office of the BIRKBECK FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. A Pamphlet, with full particulars, on Application. FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager. outhampton Buildings, Chancery Lane.

FIVE GOLD MEDALS

AWARDED.

PURE

Thymol Soap

FRAGRANT,

ANTISEPTIC,

EMOLLIENT.

The discovery of this new, interesting, and powerful Crystal has added another, and beyond doubt the most complete, disinfectant to those we already possess; so powerful is it as an antiseptic, that one-tenth of one per cent. of Thymol has been found to arrest saccharine and lactic fermentation, which places this substance even higher in rank than Carbolic or Salicylic Acids.

It is non-poisonous, and instead of the disagreeable, and to many, nauseating odour of Tar, Carbolic Acid, and other disinfectants, it has the delightful and refreshing

fragrance of Wild Thyme.

The obvious convenience of such a preparation in the manufacture of a Toilet Soap, at once elegant and yet possessing in the highest degree the advantages of a powerful antiseptic, must be at once apparent, and we have much pleasure in

introducing our elegant and superior Soap to the notice and commendation of the medical profession.

As a Skin Soap it is marvellously beneficial, and well adapted for the bath or toilet, and general family use.

Sold in Tablets, 6d. each; or in Boxes containing three large Tablets, 1s. 6d. per Box.

furniture and fittings for the sick room. The exhibits of the last-mentioned are numerous; and comprise appliances to relieve human suffering in every conceivable form. The first exhibit is that of Mr. J. D. Kennard, of the Grand Parade, St. Leonards-on-Sea, who at Stand 1026 shows a convertible gynecological chair for the consulting room, which, while forming a comfortable easy chair, makes a convenient table for gynecological examinations, and ophthalmic and minor operations. Its simplicity, lightness, and extreme adaptability for the purpose for which it is intended should recommend this chair to the profession. At Stand 1027 Messrs. Leverson and Sons, of 90 and 92 New Oxford-street, exhibit an assortment of invalids' chairs, couches, self-propelling chairs; bed and leg-rests, bed tables; prone couches; recumbent chairs; carriages, invalids' ambulance, and invalids' furniture.

Mr. John Carter, of 6A, New Cavendish-street, Portland-place, London, W., at Stand 1029 shows an interesting collection of chairs, couches, and beds designed to meet the requirements of invalids. The Invalid Bed, fitted with a commode arrangement, shown by him, is constructed on an entirely novel principle, containing advantages unattainable in any other appliance. By turning a handle the centre part of the cushion under the seat descends or rises automatically, without any disturbance of the patient or disarrangement of the bedclothes. When it is down a trapped earthenware pan is inserted under the orifice, through a slide in the side. By this plan the offensiveness and inconvenience attendant on the use of the bed-pan are avoided, the greatest comfort and cleanliness secured for the patient, and bed-sores prevented, as the centre cushion can be raised or lowered so as to vary the pressure due to the weight of the body. This bed will be found of great utility in cases of fracture, urinary disorders, and accouchement. The manual motor or self-propelling Bath-chair, with lever action, is also shown, by which invalids who have lost the use of the legs are enabled to propel themselves by working a lever to and fro. These carriages may be regarded as a step in the direction by which persons are enabled to propel their own vehicles for a long distance with speed, comfort and safety. The propelling and guiding actions are combined in one lever, on an entirely new principle, which enables the chair to be guided and turned when at full speed through a crowded thoroughfare. The advantages claimed for it are economy of power, great speed, and perfect command in guiding; no skill is required to propel it. A change from the unhealthy atmosphere and depressing influence of the sick-room is the first step to be taken to insure convalescence. For this purpose Mr. Carter has provided a chair for carrying an invalid up or down stairs or on a level. Recovery from illness is frequently retarded from inability to walk up and down The carrying chair should therefore be considered as a necessary part of the furniture of every house, especially as when not in use it makes a comfortable ordinary arm-chair, and is always available for removing an invalid from the bedroom to another part of the house or the garden. Carter's Portable Folding Ambulance and Carrying Chair combined is designed to supersede the stretcher, usually so offensive to invalids. The back can be adjusted to any inclination, and the leg rest, which draws out from under the seat, regulated to clear sharp turns. The Carrying Chair can be placed on a wheeled platform, thus enabling a person to wheel himself or be wheeled from room to room or on the road. The wheels can be easily detached from the platform and packed with the chair in a small compass, thus rendering it suitable for an invalid travelling. Carter's Reclining Easy Chair and Couch combined is fitted with a patent automatic selffixing action for adjusting the inclination of the back. The back of this chair can be adjusted to any inclination, from an upright to a horizontal position, and varied at pleasure without causing the least disturbance. This is

stairs.

Beware of Spurious Imitations. accomplished by turning round a small wheel under the arm rest. The

SOLE MANUFACTURERS :

JOHN RICHARDSON AND CO.
Manufacturing Chemists,

LEICESTER.

concealed mechanism is quite original. It fixes itself either way, dispensing entirely with stops and racks. Those who are fond of taking a nap will appreciate an arrangement enabling them to adjust the back to a recumbent position with scarcely an effort. The chair is fitted with an adjustable leg rest, which is drawn out from under the seat (see No. 2), converting it into a sofa or occasional bed. There are many persons suffering from asthma, lung disease, over-activity of the brain, etc., who are unable to sleep in a horizontal position on an ordinary bed, to whom this chair with

The Association

Pin-point,

Registered.

its adjustable back and sliding neck pillow will afford the requisite relief. The chair is stuffed on anatomical principles, with the German spring edge and deep top stuffing, by which the weight of the body is uniformly distributed over the whole surface, avoiding all pressure on the projecting parts, and obtaining an amount of luxurious ease and comfort very conducive to refreshing sleep. There is a swelling for supporting the loins and a sliding pillow to fit into the neck. Carter's Patent Literary Machine for holding a book or paper in any position is also shown here. The fatigue of holding a heavy book in the hands, and the inconvenience of supporting The Association for the Supply it upon the knees, are too well known by readers to need dilating upon.

These are great drawbacks to intellectual work; and but little advantage

is gained by using a table or desk for reading and writing, because this necessitates a constant stooping posture, which is not only a frequent cause of deformity, but occasions a determination of blood to the head, and a corresponding want of circulation through the extremities, resulting in cold hands and feet, and a gradual wasting away of the physical power, which is probably one of the remote causes of consumption, paralysis, and complaints of that class. The patent literary machine has been designed to obviate these disadvantages. By a simple mechanical action the book can be adjusted to any position with great readiness, and varied with perfect ease, thus enabling the reader to adapt it to any position required. He may recline in a chair, or sit quite upright; he may stand up, or lie down; the machine is his willing servant in every posture, for it holds the book at any height or angle; while, in the case of an invalid in bed, the desk can be extended so that the book, when confined by the leaf-holder, may bel above him if desired.

OF

PURE VACCINE LYMPH,

3, HEMMING's Row, ST. MARTIN'S LANE,
LONDON, W.C.

Sole Agents for Dr. WARLOMONT'S
CALF VACCINE.

Tubes, 2/- each; Half Tubes, 1/- each. Pomade in

vials, 5/-, 10/-, and 20/- each.

HUMAN VACCINE, from healthy children only, examined microscopically and source quoted.-Three Tubes two-thirds full, 5/- Tubes one-third full and Lancet Charged Points, 1/- each; Pin-points, 1/1 each. Eighteen Charged Small Points, 5/-..

above, but without source,) in quantities for export, £5 per 100 tubes.

Tubes two-thirds full (same as those mentioned

Pin-points, uncharged, 1/- per dozen.
P.O.O.'s (including postage, and crossed London
EDWARD DARKE, Secretary.

and Westminster Bank,) with orders, payable to

10,000 TESTIMONIALS. CLEAN YOUR PLATE & HARNESS FITTINGS

AND ALL OTHER METAL WITH

BOEHLEN'S LIQUID
METAL

POLISH.

TO BE OBTAINED EVERYWHERE.

N.B.-Used in the Royal Mews

Contractors to the P.&O. TRADE and other Steamship Companies; the North London and the Tilbury and Southend Railway Companies.

Sample bottle sent post free for six stamps.

ESTABLISHED 1851.

BIRKBECK

BANK.

SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE. Current Accounts opened according to the usual

At Stand 1030 Mr. T. McIlroy, of Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, exhibits a portable stretcher for use on the battle-field; a wheel-chair for use in a field or tent hospital, and a portable carrying chair; an invalid fracture bedstead, and a fracture extension appliance; hospital tables; and a new style of crank power in an invalid's tricycle wheel-chair, and a reclining wheel-chair. Mr. McIlroy received the only award at the Medical Exhibition for his patent easy-running chair for in or outdoor use. Messrs. Sahl and Co., of 36, Basinghall-street, exhibit various specimens of a folding hammock chair, for use in the sickroom, the camp, at the sea-side, or on board ship. The "Triumph" folding chair shown by this firm apparently combines the maximum of comfort and usefulness with the minimum of constructional framework. It can be used as an invalid or reclining chair, or bed or hammock, and its construction is such that it can take four or five different degrees of Offices: 20, Bucklersbury, London, E.C. inclination to suit the comfort of the occupant. To it can be attached a reading-desk, a foot-rest, and a canopy, and can be obtained with or without arms. It is made of beech-wood in its natural state, or varnished or polished, and is also made with various other kinds of woods according to taste. The seat and back are formed from one piece of material, and can be had in canvas, tapestry, network, or other suitable textile fabric. The canopy is adjustable, and, like the foot-rest and reading-desk, can readily be detached. Mr. John Ward, of Tottenham-court-road, exhibits a large number of his manufactures at Stand 1034. The Patented Improvements Company (Mr. J. Bate), of 309, Broad-street, Birmingham, at Stand 1035 shows a first-class invalid bedstead, couch and litter. It consists of a movable frame, which is raised or lowered to any height required by means of a screw and winch. It is covered with strong canvas, either in one or three pieces, attached to rods or hooks and rings in the side poles, which are made to expand by means of screws at each corner for keeping the canvas rigid. The canvas is easily taken off when a clean set is necessary. Over the canvas is placed the blanket and sheet, or air-bed, on which the patient lies; these, being in two halves, are easily removable at any time. In its normal state the frame rests upon the mattress or bed. It is only when the patient requires to be raised for to medical examination, or for the purpose of affording relief by the bed-pan, or for rearranging the bedding, that the frame is required to be lifted.

The frame is removable from the screws, and can be used as a litter to

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ELECTRIC HOUSE BELLS.-FRANCIS AND CO., Eagle Telegraph Works, Hatton-garden, London. Medical Batteries as supplied to Hospitals. Discount to the Profession.-[ADVT.]

practice of other Bankers, and interest allowed on the minimum monthly balances when not drawn below excepting under exceptional circumstances.

£25. No commission charged for keeping Accounts,

per cent. Interest, repayable on demand.

The Bank also receives money on Deposit at Three

The Bank undertakes for its Customers, free of charge, the custody of Deeds, Writings, and other

Securities and Valuables; the collection of Bills of
Exchange, Dividends and Coupons; and the pur-

chase and sale of Stocks, Shares, and Annuities.
Letters of Credit and Circular Notes issued.
A Pamphlet, with full particulars, on application.
FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager.

The Birkbeck Building Society's Annual Receipts

exceed Five Millions.

HOW TO PURCHASE A MONTH, with immediate Possession and no Rent pay. Apply at the Office of the BIRKBECK BUILDING

HOUSE FOR TWO GUINEAS PER

SOCIETY.

HOW TO PURCHASE A

PLOT OF LAND FOR FIVE SHILLINGS PER MONTH, with immediate Possession, either for Building or Gardening purposes. Apply at the Office of the BIRKBECK FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. A Pamphlet, with full particulars, on Application. FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager. outhampton Buildings, Chancery Lane.

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