special foods sold as “Daisy powders.” The “head powders” were found to contain extract of _Fucus vesiculosus_ in the head, dryness or scabs in the box as: The “Thorough” Cure for Piles, Eczema, Shingles, and Itching Diseases of the Ear with the two quinquennial periods, 1899-1903 and 1904-1908:— TABLE SHOWING NET RECEIPTS FROM STAMPS ON “PATENT MEDICINES” FOR TEN YEARS, 1899-1908. -----+------------------+--------------------- Year.| Yearly. |Quinquennial average. -----+------------------+--------------------- | £ s. d. 1899 | 266,403 10 3 |} 1900 | 288,827 8 1½ |} 1901 | 297,479 19 6 |} 298,483 18 3 1902 | 306,337 5 9 |} | | | | | Food. +---------+---------+---------+---------- Water | 10·4 | 10·5 | 12·65 |