New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-25
MrnIcAL ANp suRGICAL NOEEs

rAusE OF GoITRE.-Mr. Lebour has htely
communicated to the British Association OF Science the
result of his researches for the source OF the disease
hnown az goItre His conclusion is that III hetnei
auoed by magnesium rocks, as many suppose, nOl 10
limestone formations nor again by me mar metsnc
tmnares IN water it's cause Tor ne Iyuu sad
sodcts II Is accompanied by the occur
renee of thus maady. Districts Where a.
tee iron be derived from the decomposition OF IRON
pyrltes
SOMETHING ABOUT MANNA--Dr Daniel Han
pury f. T. S. who is, par excellence, the English ihVes
teator Of the history Of pharmaceutical prouue's
undertook TO inquire into the history, charactersuos
and management Of CaaOrian that district ne
ing described I'm Murray's Handbook OF sou19oH ,ted
lab1is tstra during the present year. but bad great
difficulty IA finding any really gVou $3.50, % 1abrie
Sas son years ago almost the only source OF msh n
the production OF IL there mas er,icie hi now de-
being now the source from WHEN '"'' "'''''' -
rived. .
SOME RECENT GERMAN lNvEsrGATloNs.-A
recent German work gives the result OF the autnor
palsis o some Of the most widely known patent neu
ines f the present time, II appears that the l9hOus
Morrison pills. q grains each, consist OF aloe, cream OF
,tor aud colocynh; another kind Of this pill contains
Tie same ingredients, beside gamboge Holloway plis
slonf e0ua IN famous are composed Of aloe IyTrh ana
- Tron InGreth's nils showed resin Of pOdOphyl un,
fhickenel juice q p0keberaes saur9R, CgSTs, O ~
peppermint. "On of HOrse-C hcsnuts by GeneSOiN u
tis Is NOT az an the OH Of the hOrsechesnut but an
other non drying OIL altered by heat that Il has ac
anred a darker color, pungent door, ana an "cl4U
taste.
DrsINFECrANTs.-In the central chemical de-
partment of public health. 40 Dresden. numerous re-
eearehes have lately been made to ascertain the COM
narrative value Of various disnfecting materials the
chief results Of which given below. The value oil
chloride Of lime and suphuric acid, which it Will be seen
form the most ofecual disnfectDg substance, Is here
EXPRESSED 100 while the remaining numbers snow the
whine the other articles compared with TINS sla-
ard Chloride lime with suphuric acid, 1925 chloride
OF limo with sulphate OF iron, 900 svuder ana Sveu0n
Dowder $40: carbOlC aCld disinfecting powder, SOU
fiaked lime SAC; alum, 6O sulphate OF lrQn '6 chIO
faiun, TAO suphGe of magnesia OIL pernan Sahate VI
potash with sulphuric acid, 5l.3.
CARBoLIC ACID IN SMALL-POX.-Ihe London
lane, publishes on account by Dr. Watson OF several
eases Of smallpox and scarlet fever in which the eXter
nal application Of carbolic acid met with marked sue
cess In the case Of one patient with smallpox, whom
he saw at the period when papuie appeared ne ordered
mn enema and then had the p3hent-a girl OF il years
Eponged an with carboic acid soasuds Inc heNt
day severe attack Of continent smallpox was tnrSaI
enod. but the child was sponged as before ana Sn ne
whole body painted with the carDOhc-aclo s&SeIl,
Sf the British pharmac0pH Five grains OF DoNel
povler were given 20 allay irrtablty, ahd Ile paIe
Sept quietly for several hours When sne vas
again. No Vcsclcs lofheo' ana inc p"uiOHV ""' NON
VaIescent in a few days.