Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-03
MEDICAL FACTS.

DELIRIUM TREMENs has more than dou-
bled, according to the Montreal Medical Chron-
Gle, its per centage among the troops, during
the last thirty years, and the ratio of deaths to
the whole number OF cases is increased one
third. This shows either bad discipline, and
degradation of medical treatment in the Br
fish army, or else defective statistics-the
Isninsular Journal Of Medicine thinks the
latter
DIR. Macintosh recommends. in the London
Lancet, the use of sugar in the treatment of
cholera, and asserts that under its use, in thir-
teen cases of collapse, nine recovered. He
gives it as follows Two ounces of refined
sugar are dissolved in six ounces of camphor
mixture, with few drops of rectifed spirits.
One table spoonful was given every ten min
utes. Wine was also generally given in FREE
quent quantities, and beef tea.
DR.. j. G. Adams has informed the American
Medical Association, in a letter dated at Mar
settles, that he had presented to the Imperial
Academy of Medicine at Paris, the sixth volume
of their transactions; that it was received by
that distinguished body with much favor, and
referred to a committee for examination and
report of which M. Velpeau is chairman.
A German physician publishes an account of
several cases of gangrene of the lung, in which
the symptoms gave way by the use Of terebirthi-
nate vapors and the administration of quinine.
The inhalations are made by pouring oil OF
turpentine on boiling water, the inspirations
being repeated every second hour, and carried
on for fifteen minutes.
According to DR.. Morton, the races, or sub
divisions of the great human families, dwelling
on this continent, differ as follows in the capa-
city OF their craniums; the Teutonic races,
with an average. cranial capacity of AZ cubic
inches the Celtic, 81 inches; the Chinese and
the Negro, each SO; the barbarous tribes OF
American Indians, S4 the Vatican family,
~; the German average is 90; the Anglo
American, 80, and the English &C. The low
measurement of the American, as compared
with his English progenitors, is owing to the
fact that DIR. Mortons tables included only the
skulls of men remarkable for crime. A nota-
BILE feature in the negro skull is the fact that
American-born negroes have one cubic inch
less than the native African families.
A new species of respirator has been brought
into use, filled with powdered animal charcoal,
and designed to absorb and destroy any MAS
ma or infectious particles present in the air,
in the case Of fever and cholera hospitals and
of the districts infected by ague, yelow.fever,
and similar diseases; it includes the nostris
as well as the mouth. Repeated trials with it
show that certain noxious and offensive gases,
such as ammonia, sulphurated hydrogen, and
hydrasulphate of ammonia, have been rapidly
| oxidated and destroyed in their passage through
the pores of the charcoal.
DR.. VIM. Hale died in Hollis, New Hamp-
shire, October 10, aged 81 years. The de-
ceased was born in July, 1852. His father,
DR.. John Hale, was the surgeon Of Golleys
New Hampshire regiment and the subject OF
this notice joined the American army in l777.
He was then medical student, though but
fifteen years of age He continued in the army,
connected with the medical staff three years.
For twothirds of century he was an esteemed
physician in his native place.