New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-15

of fine igature To- proven. - return. BY this mean
the natural p1plary % ot the in : untouched and
merely displaced to the elected position. lhi~ l. 3
modification of an operation suggested by SURGEON
Of Nantes Il, however n" pupil have strong ach'-
lens. tie above mode j. nor applicable
! An ingenious suggestion has been mate by W. Ia
vienor in the Hoeueer ie, H5p,oaur. ior making
an artificial pupil by -alvaro cauteIilation. IL
pass, IN he platinum end through aperture in the
external cir umi-reure of the cnrnra and applies Z"
the poin, he w,he- to influence. By tbs means the
size, shape, and position 90 :he pupil can be aceu-
raiely regulated Thu. fir 70 is deemed only appliea-
be To subjects who hive already undergone the ope-
ration for ca'arsc-a- in the ca,e Of the lens BEN:
present, ia opacity would BE- induced.
TREATMENT OF PH1Hl.I..-Dr. Flint gives an a.
count, IN TIE line, icoH 0pra1l II Hfi-ll Sr'Hce,
Of BIZ treatment OF phh>-. Out otioureen cases IN
which arrest 4 phtl-.- took place in eight there Ma
a complete change IN tie habits OF l''-nOt SIMPLY
gentle wak- or drives, bu, rough occupations iuyolv
ing considerable and sometimes great exposure 70 VI
c.s-itue- Of weather Chanse of climate only seems
o be directly beneicnl, ina nrch gives moro IL
due, ment to exercise. Dr.. +. thinks that patients
should live generously taking especially highly ar
bouaceous food the free of sugar. also ot wine.
! beer aud other dIusbe stimuli. which are OF great
| u-e. Except perhaps coc-liyer oil, no medicinal
| agents seem TO act beyond mere paliatlves. There
are yariou, conditions of the throat met with IN
plthisis In ,hc earlier stises the patient complains
Of dryuess Of the throat and cough, and examina
ton the throat j. found smooth and shining, and the
parts atteuuaeJ. 1t is state Of lesene tonicty with
out in1amnatory action. : useful means OF treatment
| here according TO Dr. Flu. Is the application OF
ixtuIe If equal parts Of chloroorm and olive oil by
mean, Of large brush and he patient should also fire.
quently swallow about a table poonul Of a strong
luton Of suet in milk great relief is obtained by the
application # a strong solution % nitrate Of silver To-
the fauces ly means If large brush. When the case
!. more advanced, inhanmat,ry state appears,
| with di-tended vessels and enlarged mncou, iuli-
cles chiefly upon the pharyn1. but also the uvua.
| This state. and also where there j. liberation and
fbrnous emulation ia best treated by the nitrate OF
! silver
PIcKIING MEtT.-profe,>or RaIiue~quc strongly
der uuuces the Of >atpeter in brine intended Tor
the preservation of flesh keep to- food That part
of the satpeter which is absorbed by the meat, he
saw j. nitric acid aquaiurtis. deadly poson-an-
ua fl, >h prey Gus TO the addition OF the former only
posses,ng n nutritious virtue. This Is destroyed by
the chemical action OF salt and salpeter and, "a the
Professor remark, the meat becomes as different
sub,tauce from hat it should be, leather Is from
raw hide before il j. subjected To- the proces, of tan
| ning He ascribes 10 the pernicous effects Of this
chemical change, all the diseases which are common
to mariners and Others who subsi>t principally upon
sailed meat-such a. scurvy, sore gums, decayed
teeth ulcers, Ac.. and advises a total abandonment
Of the use sa.ter in making pickle Tor beet, pork
Nc-the best substitute ior that Article being, he
says a small quantity OF sugar, which renders the
m, at sweeter more wholesome. and equally a du-
| rab!e
Co,rtR,1tvE LoNGEviTy.-ln the French RsrUc
EncycI0ocdi} Nc are interesting statements on
longevity and the proportion of deaths to the popula-
ton in the different counties Of Europe. According
To- the here presented the duration and value Of
human life vary much between one European ma
on and another, they do between people OF differ
ent races, and inhabting different quarters of the
Globe. The number of deaths varies more than the
number Of births in respect t. the latter there il
never "A difference of than one-half between any
two countries, while the mortality If one is some
| times nearly triple that Of another. The British
Islands. and specially scotland appear to be very In
| vorable 10 the lie Of man. in million of nhab
tant. the annual deaths are somewhat more than
| eighteen thousand. Sweden and Norway also
saubrous climates there only two deaths in that
Denmark and the greater part of Germany, the pro-
portion Is about the same Russia and Poland, where
| the mas Of the inhabitants may be said to have
scarcely the nsce.sarir- OF lifr a-oni,hngy fs
,orable to the continuation of existence; the popula
| ton lives on an average. haf hong again the
Italians. and exactly twice as long a. the inhabitants
of Vienna. The mean rate of mortality j. in Switl-r
land in the province, of the Austrian empire, aud IN
Spain in which countries the annual death, about
one in every forty. France, Holland Be- GUM. AMI
| Prussia do not vary much from the same proportion
In other parts Of Europe the Jea,hs are one in thirty
snd often more in the countries that border the
| Mediterranean Sea.
| DmHrHERIs.-Ths disease, which has made it, ap-
| pearatce somewhat extensively in various parts OF
the country within recen; period, is found 10 be pre-
ci.a,v the same a. that which has prevailed alarm
| irely in France ard England during the last two or
| three wears. Il commences with the usual symptoms
of severe cold much fever and speedy deposit of
false membrane on the ton-Ils and upper portion Of
the throat The fever becomes markedly typhoid
in lis character and there il great constitutional de-
preston. The breath a,o becomes excessively fetii
and in some cases there is IN enlargement of the sub
ma1iary aud other glands, and uGeua Of the neck
| Death has occurred from exhaustion and fever snd
with 10 symptom Of ssrbyAia. some English wri
ter. think there i a direct connection between scarla
fins and diplthcria. AMI Others think TIA, preva-
,nce ,f .tcust- indicates tendency to tphthcria.
| AtIeory has also been advanced in France and IN
gard. that the odor from privy vaults i the specific
cause OF this disease.
! INDi,s AtlAIR> Is Ir,H.-The Indian OAce have
received intelligence for' the Ind agencies OF AN
OF date May 30. The utabs. to the number OF iV''