Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-25
THE GAZETTE.


Young student. for several years engages In
reading books on medicine and surgery, and
acquires some acquaintance with medicines
At u more mature age he is transferred TO
one OF the hospitals that every where abound
in the Empire, and are erected Tor the Spe-
cal benefit OF the poor; aud there by the
bedside, the student is tuught the Signs and
symptoms Of disease. and It's appropriate
treatment Having thus been sufficiently
taught, and having passed a successful eX-
animation, the young doctor receives dplo-
ma from his teachers, and is thence!Orth a
physician in good standing authorized TO
practice in every part Of the Empire. Till
>rithin the last three years practical anato-
my (dissections) formed no part of medical
education: but It's necessity Is now fully ac-
knowlcdged. They had, however, long been
acquainted with the immortal discovery of
iIarvev-the circulation Of the blood. Sur
gerry is behind medicine: no operations OF
any magnitude, not even amputation, have
been practiced in Japan, though one Of the
Doctors had read Il book on the subject and
Thought he should resort 10 it aproper case.
Midwifery and the treatment Of female dis
eases is generally confined to female practi-
.loners, the doctor being called only in ex-
rraordinary cases to afford instrumental relief.
Pom this carse want of experience) their
knowledge in this branch is very limited
tneir methods rude, yet generally attended
with marked success. Accoucheur doctors
form special branch of the medical pro-
f.ssion. AZ medicines, they employ princl-
pallv vegetables, and of them chiefly barks,
81 teW minerals, and no animal Substances
Simple detection in the usual mode OF prepar
.ng The vegetables. They are also acquain-
sd with Peruvian bark and quinine, employ
:vg them in the treatment otlever. Calomel
and other mercurials are also used; those
latter substances are purchased from the
Dutch who likewise furnish them with
:Sormseed; the plant tror, which this is pro-
GU 'ed, they are very anxious TO obtain. They
l., not employ general blood lettings as from
? vein in the arm in any disease, but abstract
blood only by means of leeches. The vul-
car have many superstitious notions IN regard
- disease and lis treatment, the influence OF
splritS, OF the stars, enchantmcnt, &C., but
,he enlightened physician depends on the
avs o. nature, under an overriding Provl-
Fence. That disease that no civilized nation
hitherto has claimed as its own, but called
attel some other people; that, Ill connexion
with he great social evil, SO much ab0unds
IN Christian countries, and has almost eX-
terminated whole tribes OF sayages and bar
,)acians soon after being brought into contact
with civilization, has long been known IN
j,..,1. arI i supposed 10 be Indigenous,
not lruu GIT by foreigners, though Of late
wears it has assumed more mcnacing APP
pear2ucn, but i claimed To be fully under the
,.oitro! ot medical treatment. They employ
2 mineral powder ra,ied doSca. 10 rub the
liq.t< 81 the dead in order TO supple them, 50
a. e. Ireplrc :hc,n for burial in Il sitting pos
tire: Is efficacy - d"ubtnd.~-Nut. Int.
:. JOURNEY UNDER PARIs-A correspon-
dcilt Of Il Swedish journal furnishes an i'll
,clestiur account of subterranean voyage
made through one of the admirably con-
stracted sewers of Paris. The boat which
conveyed the party was reached by descend
lug ILL., ut of steps to the depth OF about for
five feet The boat, a flat bottomed at
fair, was lighted by four lamps. The sewer
j. an archwav, fifteen feet high, and of equal
breadth, with IL ditch or canal about ten feet
vide, wherein all the dirt and filth o! Paris
is carried away. On the sides are sidewalks,
which together, are about four feet vide
The whole is built OF beautiful white sand
stcue. and is kept remarkably neat and clean.
10 stencil or bad smell was perccptlblc.-
The dcnscr portion Of the filth Is carried
way through large drains beneath the side
walks. The sidewalks are excellent. and
exhibited no signs of dampness, while the
walls of the archway are kept whltewaShed,
and are at all times as white rs the driven
snow The structure possesses the proper
lies Of an immense speaking tube, the work
men being able tocCnverSe ut the distance OF
two miles from each other. The echo is
very strong and lasting. The fabric is said
10 be built after "A model OF the catacombS of
Rome, aided by all the latest improvements.
On both sides, ut about two hundred yards
distance from one another, are openings
through which the workmen can ascend by
means Of PERMANENT iron ladders in case
sudden rain storm should cause the water
t. rise over the sidewalks, which is, however,
OF rare occurrence.
The contents OF the sewer, OF course How
into the river Seine, and the current IS sut
ticient to carry the boat used, along with con
siderable velocity Large reservoirs are con-
structed at Intervals, into which the water
can lie turned for q short time in case ii
should be necessary to have the canal dry
for a little while. The whole work was com
pleled III TWO Years. DeSlutS thc main Gu
nal, there are many minor ones constructed
under the principal streets, all Of which can
be made to communicate with one another.
These admirable underground works are ac
craSible from the Louvre, the Tul!lerles, ana
from all the barracks. and should the Paris
ians taks a notion To barricade the streets III
any part Of the c.ty, the Imperial Govern
ment might, at short notice, and without
any person being aware of il, transport
troops, and If there is time to make use of
the reservoirs, 80 can cavalry also be trans
ported the same way There is All end to
shooting on the soldiers from the windows,
and revolution in Paris will soon only be
remembered among things that have been,
never - occnr again. Through these under
grOuud passages q prisoner can easily be tn
ken from the Louvre to the Seine, without
attracting attention, and thence sent OF by
railway, which is near 1T hand. This splrn-
did system of sewerage was one OF the pet
schemes of the first Napoleon.
OPENING HYMN.--A Southern exchange
PAPER is responsible for the following:
The Democratic Convention which is Il
h I'D its adjourned meeting at Baltimore on
the lSFh Of June. will open It's session hy
..,<x,,,r thn f,llnuinn verse from that good