New-York tribune., 1873-03-20
uEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

Tur FEVER TREE.-In a late number OF the
osstq Kedea de Bahia interesting account OF the
seuoayptus Globulus immense tree introduced into
various provinces of Brazil from Australia. and called as
IN spain the fever tree from It's "maryeous results IN
sai sometimes attaining hight Of 800 feet and dame
yer OF 30 feet AL parts aromatic less so In the trunk
ana bark aore 50 in the small roots howers anu e.es
II is q comparatively medicine, and is given inter
nsy for intermittent fever in doses OF from one 10 Tour
erachms of the powdered eaves-tWlce during the neI
missonsor in lnfusions, two drschms IN -FOUR ounces u
cchoc extracts in doses Of from two TO eight grains
also used for the same disease.
New MODE OF OPERATING ON THE EAR'-Dr'
Ioewenberg OF Paris describes plan for extracting
eOld bodies from the ear very small brush is maue
by rolling and fixing strip Of old linen aronho
chin wooden hande-a match, for instanoe-anu unS'N
cling te free border TO the length OF quarter OF an
tnch The end Of the obtained fringe Is dipped mo
warm and very concentrated solution OF glue appou W
ss ty yoe eaDs par p S G he 6ov Sy letting it glide very
eofy, and without exercising any pIessuT , Inseif
Comfortably IN an armchair or ON a sot and ~ t
mis- head toward the healthy ear ne IealHT % ,dnc ~ v
shreequarters Of an hour to an n9u, NV M @ n;5oop
Non Of the aggutinated brush After ths ed ed
Is generally accomplished, ana the IOresu pV"9 i'U
By gently pullRg at the brush
HYpRoPHoBIA IN ENGLAND.-lt appears from
the report recently issued by the English Registrar
General that in England and Wales. there were 81
deaths from hydrophObia in 1870 all OF whch occurred
lu the North there being in counties lying souh OF
Trent. According TO TINS report hyurOPho"'a O'i'
and goes in periods Thirty ago seems TO nave
had a season OF prevalence for in the five years OF % %
a. there were 73 deaths In England ana wales uoi @
disease, averaging nearly Is yearthe ra9Se @ DoiS
from 10 a. The OF death for the next lout YEAR,
were not made the subject of abstract Out hee sees 10
NV cen DerOd of Dut few deaths from hydrOphObla
a. there only five in 1s47, and seven IN 1913 III nc
seven years S4955, the deaths rose 10 ILL., aNtlnE 4oa
year In the next eight years, lS5665 the deaths rom
hydTophOba fell 10 26 averaging only three year anu
ranging from 20 g. In the next seven years, le0siV
this malady prevailed again, and the deaths were l94
averaging year, the largest number 81 being ID lo'o
EFFECTS OF VEGETABLE PERFUMES ON
HEALTH-An Italian professor has made some very
agreeable medical researches resulting in the discovery
that vegetable perfumes exercise positively heathfui
Influence on the atmosphere converting its oxygen into
eHne and thus increasing its oXydizing influence The
essences found to develop the! largest quantity OF
ozone are those Of cherry laurel cloves lavender mint
Juniper lemons feuue and bergamoti those that give IL
in smaller quantity anse, nutmeg, ana THYME Inc
flowers OF the narciSsus hyacnth, mignOnette, nenO
irnpe and lily of the valley, develop ozone III closed
vessels. Flowers destitute of perfume DO not deVelop ~
and which have but slight perfume develop II Only
small quantities Reasoning from these facts the pro
feSsOr recommends the cultivation OF hOwers IN marsy
districts and all places infested with animal elnana-
hons Of the powerful oxydizing influence OF
ozone Tue inhabitants OF such regions should he says
surround their houses with beds Of the most odOrOus
aOwers,