Abstract
Iodid of potash was first used medicinally by veterinary surgeons for the removal of splints from horses. Its efficacy in removing these osseous growths suggested its use for the removal of tumors and exudates from man. Its value in the cure of many tertiary syphilitic lesions soon became apparent, and it is slowly but surely forcing the medical profession to acknowledge that its use is not restricted to syphilitic diseases. Many years ago I became convinced of its value in the removal of goiter. I recall a case many years since that forcibly impressed on my mind the efficacy of iodid of potash in cases other than syphilitic ones. I was in attendance on a little girl with pneumonia, but resolution failed to become established. The lung remained solid several weeks. The child was slowly but surely dying. The father, a physician, as well as myself felt helpless, and we
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