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London, England, 1858-10-08 00:00:00

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NEW METHOD OF CAUTERISATION.

Dr. Maisonneuve, in a paper recently addressed
to the Academy of Sciences, describes a peculiar
method of his invention, by which the largest tu-
mours imaginablemay be destroyed, without danger
to the patient, in the course of a few hours. The
method consists in puncturing the tumour, if neces-
sary, and then introducing a caustic into the wound.
All caustics are applicable to this operation ; but
that which Dr. Maisonneuve prefers is that known
among French chemists under the name of " pate
de canquoin," consisting of one part of chloride of
zinc, four of wheat flour, and quantum suff. of water.
This is made into a paste of some consistency, which
may be cut into various shapes, viz„ cones, strips,
or double cones, resembling spindles. These diffe-
rent pieces are allowed to dry and harden in the
air. The first kind is used in what the inventor calls

" circular cauterisation." This is applicable to very
salient tumours of a certain size. The operator punc-
tures the tumour all round the base at distances of
about half an inch each, and introduces caustic
cones into all the wounds, which will all meet
nearly in the centre of the tumour. There is no
effusion of blood, the caustic acting itself as an
haemostatic ; in the course of an hour or two all the
tissue intervening between the cones is eaten
away, and the tumour, being thus deprived of all
vascular or nur clans communication, loses its vitality.
All the dangers resulting from purulent infection or
traumatic reaction are avoided by this process. In
what the inventor calls parallel cauterisation, the
caustic is used in the form of strips or pointed
lamince, which are thrust into the tumour parallel
to each other, so as to form as it were a bundle of
caustic arrows. The destruction of the tumour is
here direct, its tissue is disorganised throughout, and
as rapidly as before. The process is specially appli-
cacle to tumours deeply heated in the flesh, and not
very prominent. The fusiform caustic is used in
Dr. Maisonneuve's third process—that of central
-cauterisation. In this process a single deep incision
is made, and a double cone or spindle thrust in,
which scoops out, so to say, the matter of the
tumour, forming a thick eschar all round. This
eschar may be extracted through the aperture
already made, and fresh caustic may be introduced
until the tumour is reduced to an empty egg-shell,
as it were, which will gradually contract and heal
in course of time.

THIS DA F'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Fresh up to-day a very moderate supply of English
wheat came to hand, coastwise and by land carriage, but
there were several of Monday's unsold samples on the
stands. Very few buyers were in attendance, and the
demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled heavy.
In prices, however, compared with Monday, no quotable
changes took place.
In foreign wheat the show of - which was large, exceed
ingly little business was transacted, and prices ruled almost
nominal. Floating cargoes of grain were a dull inquiry.
Fine malting, barley realised previous rates, but inferior
foreign qualities were ls. per quarter cheaper.
Malt, the supply of which was moderate, sold slowly, at
late rates. We were well supplied with oats, in which an
average business was doing, at barely late rates.
Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, but we have no
change to notice in their value.