New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-28
NEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

ANrr-O OPIUM PIILs.-1n recent report Oh tne
.orl,iion Of the English hospital at Peklng Csa' 'no
attending physician gives a formula ZOE "u"Cp''
uinsU This remedy is composed OF extract VI "o''
extract OF ges tian camphor, quinne' cayenne pepP
Ringer and cinnamon. with castle SOAP suu onup "
tog The opum habit and in preventing the Snuerns on
giving up the OF that poison rs sS o yernsSies II
h said contain opium in some FORM ana most @
the ashes of Opium ALREADY ,ha Hrne
CIppoNIc ACID IN THE HUMAN BoDY-The
uant,tv of carDonic acid inhaled in given time ron
the skin of man has been made the subject OF some
urous researches by Herr Aubert the result OF when
nppears In the Arehir fir Physiologe The experiments
we're carefully made 1t is stated in alright CHAMBER
IN which the subject for experiment was seated anu
shrouch which current Of air. freed FROM carbonlo aca
Was steadily passing while the proportion OF NV
Transmission through Dubbed tubes containing .s
Of salt OF barum. Thus it wOnd appea ac SIhalsd
UNIQUE test that g. grains Of carDonlc acld sv & IN
from the body Of full grown man, through the sn "
the brief period Of "a hours
EXPANSION" IN THE DRUG 1RADE'--ooihe
recent examinations of few OF the most iinpor'ln'
articles in the drug trade show surprising iacihy anu
xtent ~ aduteration Among other features OF dis
honestv in this line is the mixing Of olive oil with eru
oi or cotton seed OIL which is commonly done' Inc
article of rbubarb is also matter OF frequent
The common China rhubarb is given coating OF turkey
rbubarb dust and then sold Tor turkey IHuo"o Vn0 ~
Ter beine four times the value OF the former Large
quantities of aduterated medicines are imported direct
lv such as bluep mass with Onethrd the proper pro-
ySorticn of mercury Quluine is also imported aduer
I'D Win salacine ssacine itself is sometimes used as
medicine and then may be sophisticated by something
els Cream tartar is combined with marble dust or
cToupd alum. and all the powdered drugs are easily
niYed with cheaper material few staples are beyond
This system OF deception, such campEor corlce, etc.,
brf this list is small one. Essential OILS oner great
scope for fraud, and but few experts can detect IT,
BACKWARD TENDENCIES IN MEDICAL Re
ToRM-A communication has recently appeared in The
Manchester Eng) Examiner, from smoker who mas
read with interest the various letters which have ap-
peared in that journal the tobacco question: IDS
gentleman, IL seems never knew days health un ne
took to smoking. Up TO the age of twenty be never
smoked but be was always ckly and dmine the winter
months was much troubled with affections OF the ches
Fortunately for him. at that age, on the recommends
ton ne alleges OF no less authority than Prof. HuN
lev he began the use OF mild tobacco, ana from thdt
day forward he has enjoyed good health; rs no longer
troubled with his cough in Winter, nor although ne j. OF
delicate constitution, has his memory or sght heeh d
any way impaired by the course. SNORT tlt aEo:
however he fOOlishy gave up the habt OF SilohIhg,
for the sake of experiment. aud denied mlsel Tue use
al tobacco for two or three weeks The consequences
were most serious All his old symptoms returned anu
his cough became again so exceedingly NoleN tuat u
nearly turned bronchitis, On resunlng MS ppe inc
affection Immediately suhsded, and lie now smokes ou
a sense of duty, "medcinally, and as a preventive