New-York tribune., 1872-10-07
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES,

MISUNDERSTANDING TO The Pal Mall
Ooscne, the way in which such enormous quantities oi
sbsinhe have come be used by the Fronch Is noi
bic instance Of the so-caed "recencratns" results Of
war. Except Co medical mon, aesnthe was unknown
Philippc; Out when the soldiers were at Constantine
nnd ofan aaa suffering gtcatN rom eNS', M tS tbir
recommended that aesihthe shon0 ne ulSoo & N,vh ,e
wine, as il much cheaper than quAine DurhS we
cnire campaign, therefore the solUCIs OI""h ,S t
tSrc, ana alierwatd retained inc chStou, wiz IN
appeared in France NJ NarSeilleS- whence ~ tdl3y
N Paris.
SrpYC1NJA FOR BIINDNESs.-PrOf. Nagcl Of
runnrcn has published reports OF cases In which he has,
bv the use cf schna, restored sight TO patients suffer
ina f.om decay 0f vision from blindness. stGychnia
ia well known, Is deadly poison, but u has wonder
fu eject in stimulating the nerves, and Prof Nagel
found that ne Cseas'st 81 tne opuc nerve, MuS - % g
GOnal Ur-auic, its operation was alike speeN an" tu
cacious. yhc quantity used Is ot course eNeecJlhEE
slnal-oar- -fOrtc.h @! Cgaiu-mXel with water, ana
this solution is not TO he swallowed hnt /, injected uc
te skin OF oue of tao aras, sich 'aons 20 - T'u. in
Size r.sult rCnarkaule tulS itme( mas also po
ulcd 10y oculists oscwhcGS aud with marked success
EMBALnlNG BODIES BY INJECU0N.-Ihest state
mcut made iu les oHdeS that the system o NJ Gan
na Of cmuouinc bodies b Injection, which was erected
by opening the iugular vein or the carodd artery Is
probably 20 be superseded by ". Auiieers plan' Ia
which the pres rying naid is introduced through 'h'
mouth enc aryux. About six ounces OF the hld Is SUI
Gcont for e purpose and the boz should DC covered
win sol4e a7hc pow der soaked IN the ssme LqIii.
r3iy - M these Hicas completely served ah9 IL
puHtav r1uuluilcds f u.IaplltA tt'l"i
a ef Ntrso or ouc and tlt flcl color remains as IL
Nae ct tna moment oI dcce2sc. Tie most eminent py-
ei,i,r. SURGEONS. and an8iemlsts in France have tt$
tsl 60 ie efficacy O. lrio system, WncA mas, ID auul'
g. 80 10 inD ajvauts-es already nent0hed, ta oi lSt-
feet anocco.sness alh complete dl,iniccloh. 1Ae
Iqud u1.e referred 90 is presumed 20 be cafb0hc acd,
oiae tine 81 .0 employed ioE tie same purpose IN tins
country hy IrJl. scclcy.
CsE OF CorD ABLUuONs IL FEVER BY THE
FEscI-Iu valuable article contributed to one OF the
French medical journals by DR.. Lambert he presents
the feliowin- conclusions concerning the use of cold
abuons ia fever. pr0ctced In France: They are es-
pccay u.e.ul i'm typhoid and the erupye fevers' and
si.ou.ly s3.catcd in malignant They act upon
tie clisf crd most constant phenomena OF these dis
cases ay altl-- elrc, and reduce the tempe
rautc -liiay. They favor the establishment OF
ful, Hr..H regular pcrspilGtioni render the secfc-
aI.iS lunc active: MAKE tire SKIN supple, moist, ana
iIt . l.gnr lc outC0mng OF the eruption; alay cere
B. ana other nervous cNcitemcnt, suppicssng mead
acGe. coma. ue uuu. res essness ana ndueinS seepi
cause c osc 20 fan eight 10 thirty beats. From tWJ
u ei- -t AOut. IS duration OF their action, the abu-
fCfs o. Itvcacd two 10 four times in the twenty Our
lo.I- IbCy have influence upon the length or the
sicnl-s h.t render it milder and are Teadly apphe
8s cold baths by wrapping the patient III cod wet
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