New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-23
NKp1cAL ANp suRGIcAL NOTES.

FrVcr,oNs OF THE BRAIY.-Recent researches
made IN England appear TO establish the iact tnat osc
convention OF the brain is separate organ tnougn
several of them work together and OFTEN do; tnat
the great centers are collected IN tne 'front.'
ri the brain that the musclescf the jaw are moved oy
me convOuon just above the ear where the phrenoo-
lss locale alimentiyeness that ine pain nor .hc
sole use OF the cerebeum Is To move the muscles OF inc
eve which is thus more amply supplied with brain
power than other portion OF the BODY OF equal SIZE
and that epilepsy is caused by lesion between two
convolutions Of the brain.
~BITTERs"-Some important experiments as
20 the effects OF the beverages popularity known as
bitters have recently been described by Dr. Decssne
OF Paris He finds that while the competition OF these
beverages net uniform, they generally contain e''nor
vermOath or absinthe in combination Win me ie aen
qualities Of alcohol Concerning the effect OF tne
iia on OF absinthe organism, he finds that qi ~
water containing fishes destroy fe sooner than p rs,
acld He adduces the evidence OF various anu ,S ro
dnce epilepsy in animals and believes that ePePio nv
~ many cases supervene from excessive ue
bitters.
Aporr HynpopuonIA.-In his late work on
The Influence Of The Mind upon the Body Dr Luxe
suppors the hypothesis that hydrophooic symptoms arc
often developed without previous lnocui"lo"'
Illustration he relates notable Instance OF phS "H
of Lyons Who having assisted IN the dissecuon " "
era victims Of the disorder imagined tna r nc me- Sos
had beNome mocuated. On attempting 10 uIlhk nc mae
seized with spasm of the pharynx, ana M tnlS oou n
roamed abont the streets for three days Az IehEn us
s,ceeded im convincing him OF the groundless-
~ f 6s apnre tensions aud he recovered. Dr.
rSs ydrophohia as morbid affection Of The imagna
lion induced by fear and in support OF mis- opinion cites
interesting cases Ia winch persons unaware VI ~
superstition have escaped the spashs'
REARDs vs.. BRoNCBITIs-Full boards have
long been regarded defense against bronchitis and
sore throat and il il asserted that the sappers and
miners French army, who noted for the size
and beauty Of their boards enjoy special immunity
from affections Of this The growth Of hair has
ttf4edf in
easily 10 is stated that Waller Savage DandOr was
sufferer from throat for many years. and that ne
lost the morbid disposition by allowing hls beard 10
grow according to the advice OF the surgeon TO the
Grand Duke OF Tuscany. writer IN The Du6tIn I'M,
rerNy Magazine however referring TO this theOry ana
20 the examples cited in its avor states that he adopted
the course as Laudor for precisely the same Iea
and with fair success but Is nevertheless DOhu 10
sate that he knows of individuals with long nowing
boards who have not been saved from attacks el
bronchial and iiryngeal disorders
COMPARATIVE LONGEVITY OF JEWS AND
CnRlsTANs-From an examination Of the census stats
tics of Austria. Russia, Turkey Germany, England,
France the United States writer in The Medical
Record ascertained that the mean average duration
of life among Jews exceeds that Of Christians by about
I'VE years. The statement IS made, Also by Pressia,
tbat there lG per cent OF deaths among jews 70 zz
ger the general populations ana IN france,
Christians live, average SO years, and II months
hut the Jews as years and months. According b. NJ
MAYER, leading authority, Onehan the CHRISTIANS ule
Onehaf hive Ia be ~ years old OF tue former 100 ONLY
1874 per their 10th year. while OF the latter
4 reach that A
children, IL j. found, die among the Jews
IN other this being attributed TO the TACT
that the Jews marry at more favorable ages.
SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE.-A German phar-
maceutca journal gives account of the Echses plant,
which has atrscted attention at the Vienna
Exposition, where specimens exhibited 1t Is de-
scrbed s. growing abundanty IN some sections Of the
Philippine Islands, and the bark has long been used by
The natives under the Of Dita asa remedy against
al kinds OF fevers II il also called, or rather the by
erOscOp!c bitter principle obtained from IT, Obtain. Prof
una spaniar chief ply stefan of the province Of
Mania mas eNpeumented with IL III the hospitals under
care aud found that Obtain u not only perfect
substitute for qunDe but also that IN IT'S use the fire.
Buently unpleasant after effects Of Qunine avoided
II administered in the manner aud doses as
quiuue and IL perfectly certain in its effect It's
also remarkably efficient a tonic. Dltd1n may he
prepared Ia the as qunine. The bark yields
about Two per cent OF Obtain. single tree yields a
large quantity OF bark, without Its growth beng
affected 10 believed that the article IN its prepared
half of Qululnc.