A new discovery in the field of medicine has been made by Professor Willstaetter, until recently of the University of Munich, and now Professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg.
He has discovered a new drug, which will be known under the name Psikane. It is a parcotic like cocaine, but is superior in quality, and is free from the latter’s injurious effects.
Professor willstaetter recently resigned from the University of Munich as a protest against the anti-Semitism prevailing there.
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