Many physicians believe bromides have fallen into disuse and newer drugs have completely replaced them. This is far from the truth—people take large amounts of these "old-fashioned" remedies continually. Authorities tell us bromides should be discarded, but physicians still prescribe them, and the public obtains them freely and easily in proprietaries and by name "over the counter." The habit that many develop of feeding at the "bromide bottle" can lead to evil effects that all should be aware of. The drug accumulates in the body sometimes to dangerous levels and then, on occasion, disaster results. The reason for dire effects is twofold: Many people keep taking a bromide without a let-up, and it is excreted slowly. Bromides need not be taken for a very long time, however, or in large doses for evil effects to occur; a few persons seem more easily injured by this drug, and some call this