Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-09

present, are those which it sustains to surgery
1t is claimed that as applied as an ointment
(made of the miXture) or III the simple form
of a powder to severe wounds and sores, To
cancerous ulcers and to suppurating assesses,
it instantaneously deprives them OF all odOr,
and brings the wound into such state that
the ordinary healing applications act success
fully. DIR. Velpeau, has reported TO the I'm
perial Academy of Medicine expressing high
appreciation of it as dressing for wounds.
Immediately after this report, the suggestion
was made that it might be of great service to
the wounded of the army in Italy. According
ly it was tried at the hospitals at Milan by
direction of Baron Larrey, physician in chief
to the Emperor. give translation of brief
report on the subject made to Marshal Vail
liant, major general Of the army in Italy, by
the surgeon, DIR. Cruveither, under whose eve
the experiments were made:
"ln conformity with your orders, and fol-
lowing the Instructions left by DR.. Larrey. the
powder OF coal tar has been employed in the
hospital Of Milan on the wounded, in whose
wounds the gangrenouS process, or hospital
suppuration had commenced The first appli
cations of the remedy, both in powder and as
an ointment, were made on tie first of August
The immediate results were very favorable,
and the disnfecting properties of the topic
were verified in the cases of more than twenty
patients who were treated by different physi
clans. Still further, it has been proved that
under the influence of this preparation and OF
good living, the wounds, being disinfected, are
then modified, and in a few days the greater
part OF them present greatly improved APP
pearance. The application OF the disinfectant
is not omitted till the wounds, restored to a
normal condition, are able to feel the action of
the medicaments usually employed to promote
the heal by process. Twenty observations
made in the hospitals in Milan, put these con
illusions beyond all doubt."s
From the foregoing may be learned what
appears to be the general opinion among the
French surgeons as to the effect of the mix
ture on wounds, though there has been some
difference of opinion as to whether the pow
der is or is not strictly TO be regarded as dis
iniectant. That it is powerful anti septic no
one doubts, and thus will discover whether or
not it also possesses disntecting properties.
Horace GREEDY is out west prospecting"
He writes letter to tie Tribune on the pres
idential question, in which he predicts that
Douglas will be nominated at Charleston
Then turning to the other side, he says for the
ediicaton OF his political feelings:
GAS to the Republicans of the northwest
the great mass of their delegates will go to
Chicago, determined to make the strongest
possible ticket without regard to personal
claims or aspirations. / think the largest
number of them would prefer Gov. Seward,
should it appear that he can carry the states
which are to decide the contest but there are
many who desire to see Abraham Lncoln's
name on thcir. national ticket, and none who
do not place the triumph of their principles
tar above any personal consideration. The
merits of Bates, Dayton, Mclean, Cameron,
Chase, Banks, Read, and others, are freely
eanvassed and | have heard good men sug-
gest that after the the ground has all been tair-
iy gone over, it will be found that Fremont
and Dayton are stronger with the masses than
any new combination that can be presented.
All are anxious that the ticket should be
strong in personal character and in devotion to
our cherished principles; any Republican tick
ct that is so, will be enthusiastically supported
by strong majority Of the voters Of the
northwest against Douglas and by an over
whelming preponderance against any other
possible nominee at Charleston. Should that
nominee stand unequyocally upon Mr.. Blu
chanan's platform, his vote in the north west
will hardly be worth counting"