New-York tribune., 1873-07-28
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES

OUAIITY OF AIR IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES
An interesting paper valuable in physioogcai poi
Of view on the quality OF air takcn from various oc"
es was lately read by DIR. sigerson, az Dun' oe'ore
the ROYAL Irish Society In air from au iron factory o
found on examination carbon, ash and iron; the al'e
.nhstance was in the form OF little hollow balls, eac
sbout two thousancth OF an inch In diameter the ton
being SO thin that the light passed through IT. IN t S
Factory alr were found 1laments OF lnen anu Coti'
Antimonv-from the type metal, prooa0ly-Was uis-
royered in the air of printing rooms stable ar %i' M rs
rertaued TO contain doaung hair ana SeeS anu III ~ ~,
ar through which tobacco smoke passing, nicouue
Ihe poison of tobacco, appeared in little globules
THE "HAoFAsH" MEDIcINE.-To. NM. Con-
damne and Blanchard Pans journal credits the dis
sovery OF a tree called "Haoash," which grows on
some Of the mountains of Bara, in French Cochin
China The people there who gain livelihood by sell
ing the bark of the haoash to professional men, wait
in the tree has attained its third year before stripping
n Of It's bark. The operation is performed in June, when
the tree has neither blossoms fruit it is hewn down.
aud then deunded OF lts DarS meth9lltai{, {,d r The
about two feet tong ana three or four inches DIo.
bark is Outwardy of an ashgray color, ana inWaitiy
tro"hi IL mas q suoS IA sur be saliva IL Is
bitter TASTE. Mueh chS"ed II IeQ.eus hy fbc doctors
powerful syptc. and IS administered Dy ~ Iootep,
Tlc dose for decoction is generally from SIX 70 yen
GTammes (a gramme is about 10 gia'ii9 IL wv
Of water, boiled down TO one-nltn -.
CONTAGIOUS DIsEAsEs.-The Enghsh papers
reror ectnre ON liabilities to disease, recently dehv
nv DR. Alfred Hudson, which that distinguished
physcian stated the following as some OF the cOn0iu
ons 70 which he had arrived: That liability 10 zyhouc
disease NAV be considered inherent in our
law OF our nature; that this varies IN degree III ui'
,.,,5,,idrals at different times and under dIeIenI
i.,fa,,.e. mat these circumstances are partly eN
,ern1I or eNtrlnsic. aud party intrinsic cOuuons
both aIp partly prcventahe, and parity nohpreNtCutac tc
bc. ffh that cQcris pdribS, liaUlhy Is east IN l'Osc
IN lum healthy blood, htalt4N tcoutS' anu le'lN4'
~ ~ gfet m those whose blood contains the greatest
amount OF the products OF waste OF the tissues aua VI
matters state of decomposition INTRODUCED i9So S
cIrruarion from without Dr. Hudson also asserts 'haV
fatigue is one OF the most frequent causes tu4 lIets
pose 10 dseasc-tais being shown paiuGIat,! III @ M
tae of soldiers who suffer 50 much alter long Marches
oIIea exposed TO the worst influences OF the weather
French INVESTIGATIONS OF DIET.-M. Cabas-
son Is credited with having presented to the tfench
Academy curious essay on that somewhat hackneyed
theme the effect Of diet on the moral and intellectual
faculties OF man. Its influence is, in his opinion, very
great In passage of Les Miserables," Victor Hugo
iLen French vyacity 10 the light French wines, ana
l. dish ponderosity TO "porterbeer;" and many
Fen,Aeu are convinced that the distinguishing traits
o tue two nations may great measure be ascnDed 10
flc r.c ,f These beverages. But IL CIuasson speaks
nom experience, having cNpcrmeucd on lls own per
Ron with various articles OF food. Coffee taken on an
empty stomach appears 70 have produced most startling
effects He states that lmmcQldtey dIter lihouIHS ~
his ideas acquired unusual pIofundlty, his style in
Writing was cold hut correct while, on the other hand
his temper underwent pernicOu5 chauge-hat Is nc
moderate breakfast restored him his normal state,
aud the disappearance OF intellectual pIoiundlty Wss
idcas-such at least being the modest testimony Oi
M. CabassOn in hls own case.
FISH AND TEA AS FoOD.-Ibe London Time;
sharply controycrts the assertion made by DR.. Edward
Smith 10 the British ASSOCIATION, that fish is rather
relish than food and contains htte more nutrmeut than
water opposed 20 this statement, the investigations
of NJ Payen are cited who proves that the flesh OF fish
on the average does not contain more water than fresh
beef aud has as much solid substance as the latter Fol
instance the flesh Of salmon contains 1910 per cent OF
water and 2A26 per cent solid substances while beef
nuscel contains 75sS per cent water ana 24l2 per cent
solid substances The flesh OF herring contains si less
water than that of salmon. and fiat fish rlcn
IN uitrOceuOus substances the best Whedteu Holr
weight Tor weight Another statement made by Dr.
Smith, that the amount o. nutrlment cOnt1ned IN an
ounce of tea Is uhmtesua is met with the assertion
that while tea is no "nutrm6ut" ia the ordinary sense,
the individual who takes tca after his meals fees WITH
out beng able define M that tea has favorable enect
upon certain highly important functions IN his body.
that digestion is accelerated and facilitated, ana his
brainyork benefited thereby. Though not nutriment.
tea alleged 10 posses really higher value, III
medical properties of a peculiar KIND.