New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-17
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

cppv,N Tsr OF XYoL IN SMAIL-PoX-A
GOOD dear of interest has been excited by the pnoshea
success of xyo-dimethyl benzol, one OF the many p
dncts Of the dstillaton OF coal tar-as reneuy TOT
smallpox for which IL has been applied ior oohs'"0
able time In Berlin by Or. Xeulzer Inc experiments
are stated to proved very satisfactory use
an one Of the principal hospitals OF Berlin IS becon.
very extended The OF this substance Tor an aul
is nom ten fifteen drops and from three 70 ,o to
hitherto been noted even when given IN considerably
groater quantity lt is applied from lhe eaInest Ip
The best method Of administering the Ny0i - IN
which now furnished containing uree ro in
twelve drops. though IL can be gwen drop ~ uiop "
wine or water.
CArsr OF POWER IN THE RIGHT HAND.-ln
paper read before the Chirurgeal Society OF London
Dr. ogle states his belief that the superiority Oh o
right hand in works requiring strength and ski is not
due merely 10 custom aud usage His reasons ioi WI"
nnion are that the superior power Of the right siue
NOT confined 90 the arm. but extends to the leg ana Una.
81 commences in the arm before use OF f q,
and continues in spte OF all Efforts 10 resist vi
This superiority mas resemblance to some mar o
lions inaSmuch Is hereditary ana j. ue W. an s
frconeptly In the male sex. Only IN men, put IN as
and parrots The author further asserts that tne
aide OF righthauded man IS greater lhan the rle', @
rio rrrq aud suggests that this greater deVe
Of the LEFT side TO the greater quantity OF Ooou
which IL receives.
CHEMICAL AND PHYsIOLOGICM EFFECTS OF
TOBACCO sNoKE-M GOstave Lebon OF Paris mas Jus.
ssued treatise upon the chemical and physl0logeal
effects Of tobacco smoke upon the human system the
author having FIRST constructed variety OF apparatus
by which nc hS' been enabled, he says to collect ana
show with exacsness the various elements OF the sohe
which condense and deposit themselves on the organs OF
the smoker one hundred graInmes-1.50o grains en-
gsh troy-0f French tobacco furnish, says M bepVn'
grains nicotine and 049J grains OF ammonia aOIo
To- act upon the cOatings Of the mouth the wnupe OF
inc pulmonary duets TObaccOs Of the IeVant are me
least dangerous some OF them possessing out sml'
trace of nicotine. In small Doses tobacco smoke ,-
stautaneOusy eXctes cerebral activity ana the miel
lecfua forces and facilitates digestion. In excessive
and frequently repeated doses, il produces dihcuy OF
Digestion benumbed Intelligence, ana elouded memory
PURE WATER ANTAGONISTIC TO PUBLIC
UEALTH-A writer in the Constitutional devotes an
article 20 The Public Health of Europe and the Dangers
Of Pure Water" Citing the heavy roll of darrhea cases
IN England the insancesio isolated ohoera.in l0noon
and Paris aud the nfantile cholera in America, ne
argues that these maladies come most frequently mol
~ nuch from heat from improper dlot, ana ina
very common is the use Of pure or seemingly
pure water 10 is certain according 10 TINS Wrler WA
fbe water purest in appearance frequently cOhthlh
thousands OF of all sorts, only visible through ~
mierOscOpe-pcrhaps germs more OBSCURE Sun
tue development of which, in the human DOdy produc
morbid affections isolated maladies and even epldecs
The most effective means OF COunteracung inc uabSet
Of pure water Is by boiling, by which all perhlelOu
germs are destroyed The writer recommends, uhelt
fore tea and coffee, though he also says tat Whes in
rVeu stronger liquors. good aicOhO destroys 1hs
microscopic germs in water that are 30 dangerous
health.