Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-10-04
MEDICAL MATTERS.

CURIOUS CASE SURGERY.-Some time ago.
little child Of Mr. Lothrop, al the foot OF Salisbury
street, was playing with pair OF bIvalve snells'
round in form. and each fully large as the eighth
OF dollar, when one Of them disappeared, and no
thing could be found of it, After several weeks there
was an appearance of something growing IN the
chid's mouth in the roof of it, The child was car
red Dr. Clark. the City Physician, who pronounc-
cd it a of the enlargement of some bone, the
anatomical name Of which is too hard Tor u.s. but we
will call it one of the raters of the mouth. Suisse
quently DR.. Warren consulted, who confirmed
Dr. Caks opinion, and proposed to operate to reduce
the size Of the enlarged bone. On cutting around
proubeance. the aforementioned shell Tell out
II have adhered, the side up, to the
roof Of the mouth, until it had become completely
imbedded under the skin-BostOn ChrOnotyPe.
STUDY OF MEDICINE IN PARIs-A correspondent
Of the Newark Daily Advertiser says
Medicine, he writes, is studied very differently IN
Paris and in the United States There Is IN that
pal very little Office study and indeed very little
study of books at ALL Each student inscrlbes his
name with government officer, and from that date
his time commences His term is four years. and
during that he Is required to pass five examIna
t0ns paying so for each; the whole expenses "f The
four wears study are about 800. Each branch Of
study receives special examination. In the United
States, the contrary, there being but Une examina-
ton for all branches of study, it is of mpos
sibe for the student thoroughly and perfectly to pre-
pare himself in each.
IN france, 100, uldu uSudhy etiCSts SOhc
one branch of the profession to which he gives his
entire attention. and thus reaches distinction In II
which cannot be attained by those who seek prof.
cheney in several departments. The greater part OF
the time Of students In French schools. Is spent at
the bedside in hospitals and in acquiring practical
knowledge of the subject The Physician in attend-
ance points out them the pecularItes OF each case,
and his remarks are written down and form manu-
script books of great value in after e inasmuch as
they comprise the theories and practice OF the most
Llau flrn
themselves the student derives from this method OF
study far clearer and more practical knowledge
than he could possibly get from books
ACADEMY OF ScIENcEs.-Sitting Of April I'M.
Gay Lussac gave account of the theory OF NJ.
Magnus relative to the chemical phenomena OF res
piration. According to this theory, the oxygen OF
the air is absorbed in the of breathing by the arte
rial blood in the lungs and is from thence carried To
the circulation. In its passage, and by means OF
capillary tubes, a certain quantity combines partly
with carbon to form carbonc acid, which remains IN
solution in the blood, and partly with hydrogen TO
form water. The blood thus charged with carbonic
acid end transformed into venous blood, arrives IN
tho lungs where it abandons TO the air It's carbonc
acid again takes up oxygen, and, transformed INTO
arterial blood commences a new revolution. The
experiments made by Nj. Magnus confirm his theory
certain extent but not considered by M Gay
Lussac to be conclusive. He intends, in conjunction
with M. Malendie to examine anew, and with great
care, all the chemical phenomena of respiration
The LUN6s.-On examination, the lungs VIII De
fund full of innumerable little holes like sponge.
These holes are the cells into which the air enters
when we breathe. So great is their number that they
have been calculated to 1T. 900 OOO form
ing a surface thirty times greater than the human
body Every one of these cells is provided with u
net work of blood vessels, by means of which the
blood is brought into immediate contact with the ar
over every portion of their surface When this great
amount is taken into consideration. shall once
feel how necessary it is to supply pure air to the
lungs with every breath we draw.
William Goodwin, of New Haven, states in one
of the papers in that city, that during the last four
years he has watched the beds of the sick and the
dying one thousand and nights, and that he was
never poorer purse richer in health, higher in
spirits than at the present time.