Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-30
MEDICAL MATTERS.

BENEFIoIAL EFFEoT OF BATHISG-It is fact officially
recorded that during the visitation of cholera France
out Of nearly 1928 subscribers to the public baths OF
Paris Bordeaux, and Marsees, only two deaths among
them were ascribed to cholera. There does not exist
effective prevention Of disease Of every kind and
greater promoter Of good health at all times than the
practice Of daily bathing.
MonTALIrY IN CosNEomcur.-The number Of deaths in
tais State during the last official year 1885, about
equally divided between the two sexes OF disorders
there were S25 deaths from consumption 900 from yphus
fever $50 from old age, 256from violence 242 from pneu
monia, 238 from dyscntery, &c. There were only two
deahsin Barkhamsead, in population Of 524 Seventy
eight persons died who ninety of age Of
whom eighteen were males and sixty females There
decrease Of births compared with the year previous.
HEALTHFuLNEss OF FRuIT-The Editor of the Ameri-.
can Medical Monthly in timely article greatly mis-
understood subjects Gays that partakng mmoderately
of the rpest and best fruit injurious drink
ing to excess opium eating or sureiting Of any kind
and that eating unrpe fruit when prepared by the
most skully conducted culinary operations and enc
ingy presented in the garnite paste and osting is
unsafe. Eating fruit at improper hours, too, ripe well
as unripe, is highly pernicous.
PUScrURmG THE CnEsT.-Dr. Morrill, Wynan, Of Cam
bridge presented valuable report at the late annual
meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society upon the
efficacy of paraccntess of the chest for the Withdrawal OF
collected fluids within that cavity He had punctured the
chest eighty nine times in thirty six cases. and had
known any serio or unpleasant effects arise from il;
but the contrary great relief had almost in
yaraby followed each operation. The Doctor exhibited
aud exhausting pump of very nice andngenious
sructoD such he makes Of in this operation and
which have been found well adapted to meet the exgen
cies of every case.
EFFECTS CoFFEE.Dr. Mosely Observes in his Urea
se Coee that the great of the article in France
is supposed to have abaed the prevalence Of the gravel
In tho French colonies where coffee used than in
the English well in Turkey, where it Is tile princi
pal beverage not only the gravel but scarcely
known. Du Four relates, extraordinary instance Of
the effects of coffee in govt the of Mr. Deverau who
attacked with govt at the age of twenty five, and had
severely till he upwards of fifty with chalk stones
in the joints of his hands and eet but for four
cedng the of his being given to Du Four to
lay before the public he had by advice, used Coffee and
had return of the govt afterwards.
QUAcKERY VS.. CHOLERA The Editor of the Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal remarks with reference to
the various cholera that appear in the public
journals that it should be matter OF conscience with
editors to the people not to trust to prcpars
tons for there reliance to be placed in any
dicnc as specific cure. t4Take nothing without the
calm advice of aphyscan who acknowledges his respon
sby to society by devotng his life to the aborous pur
suit of ministering to the sick"