New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-25
vEDIcAh AND s0BGIcAA NOTES.

marked he relates that rabi1 dog. between tie In
and OH Jane. BIT thirteen persous In touusot
the Canton Of Freburg. Ali we're recommended 10 "a
treated With one twentieth grain OF arsenic morn.
ing and evening as prophyiactic measure. Ega,
mttcd 90 ~ kind OF treatment and none ~ these vera
Affected Four declined or we're not allowed to lake is
arsenic; OF these fonr tTo remlined unaffected Bni
TWO died one began the arsenic Treatment, boa. sDrr
lily left it off; she was attacked. but 40 much ser
period ana died. Dr. q. recommends not only tha n.f.
nal use of the arsenic, Ont that the wound shopi .
dressed with n.
EFFECT OF SHOES on IlEAITH.-WoOlen shoe,
are highly recommended ~ some OF the scientific
ties and in some instances 10y the Governments II
Europe 1t having been ascertained thai few CI,-
resulting in impaired constitution, ana even
the OF fe have resulted from the practice u
ing leather shoes IN wet weather. An experienced
workman fcom France snort time sBce called .,
Germany to superiutenl the miuulastur0 OF w0doa
shoes on an extensive scale the latter country Tao
represented "a being ligt and easy u wear and
provided with small cushion within the up"r side. 20
obyiate any pressure that part OF tue fOOt ty
also said to be OF neat and pleasing appearance. black
date comfortable stockings, and airs furnished VIA
leather straps
THE NERVE FORCE.-The hypothesis is adj
vocaei by some. and with considerable DidusiDily.
that nerve is generated by thermoelectcy gem
Grated by the difference in temperature Of the inside
and outside OF body On the other hand II j. argued
by those adverse to this theory that the experiments Of
men exposed for long time to temperature eguailny
blood heat appear not 20 favor such an bypothe
because, Notwithstanding such temperature Il not
promotivc OF health or comfort, the simple fact that
man can live In an atmosphere OF wHcn the teHp'F,
EQUALS that of the interior OF the body - REGARDED
proof that nerve force does not depend on th bus
rather CONSUMPTION OF food absorption OF OAFgc
by OF respiration. and the continual repairs ~
all the tissues nervous aud muscular, b the materials
contained in the blood.
METALS IN DENTIsTRY.-Instead of cOmbin-
ing an alloy with Of mercury and lfterwafi
squeezing the surplus mercury with the fingers or
pair of pliers as is the usual practice. an improved
amalgam is proposed. IL IS stated that n chen
cally pure silver and tin be combined In atomic proper
tions silver 1O5 tin 49, % grains Of the clean nins'
mixed with seven grains OF mercury, will result tn Z.
powder, adhesive under pressure, which VIII not a.
solve in alcohol and therefore needs no Washing aHi
which will weld up as solid as coin This i trie
amagam, containing no free mercury ~ lact Nt'el,
great difficulty in separating trace OF mercury D""
n heat But OF course II is impossible 10 ice pow
der in majority of eases But tie new ANA -,h n,h-
toned abOye-namey, ordinary slyeraDd tU-iufnshes
filing which, IL IS SAID II Is praeueaDle 70 use IA
cent OF fine gold and sufficient plithum 10 lDs' lf
setting. On various accounts this amagin OeHeNri
possess superiority anything else no" an
use for the purpose.
COFFEE VS.. GOUT.-Dr. MOnchauX, in TO
Rerue de herapeutque recommends to persons troubled
with govt to put tablespoonful or green or unroastei
coffee in half tumbler of pure water. or the emp,rt-
OF the surrounding air. and after II has stood some
"a drink off the liquid Immediately upon getting
up the morning. The glass Is again 10 be filled with
water and the drinking practiced as before TIE liquid
obtained in this way is OF green color more or less
tinged with blue. according to the kind Of coffee uSoi
Without undertaking to aetermlne tne chenlca' ooM
position of the water, DR.. VI states th1i the grains s"t
considerably and sometimes sprout, throwing on 'm.l
bubbles of which ne pes1lnes 10 be carbCc acl,
and he inclined think that the liquid attacks rather
the effects Of the malady tnan the disease ltse sul
pressing the former from day to day, while the later
remains thus rendering daily use Of the remedy neocs-
sary
PREsERvATIvE PROPERTY OF llYDRATE OF
CHLoRAL-The statement is made by VI. Personne that,
tho oh
the alkaline SALTS including borax and phosphate OF
soda, all the animal alkaline liquids such as blood and
white OF egg transform choral into choroform when
the mixture heated to 1919 Fab. Fresh blood to which
choral has been added and which is retained at normal
temperature coagulates completely, keeping its red
color and remains without alteration. piece OF
muscle plunged choral solution OF ten per cent be-
came slightly pale IN tlnge and deposited sedimrut
but after few hours immersion, IL dried rapidly ahd
became sufficiently frabe 10 be pulverized IL Is be-
lieved that choral solution OF the above strength may
be preserving the most aeTabe animal matter
and NJ Personne states that lie himself has tBus Kept
cerebeum for more than month IL as perfect cOnd
ton as could be desired.
RATES OF LONGEYITY.-An Investigation made
by Berlin physician into the facts and data relating To
human longevity shows the average age OF cergymeno
65 merchants ca clerks and farmers, 81 military
men, 50; lawyers. IS; artists 81; and medical men, t
The medium duration OF life Russia is stated to 10
about 81 in Prussia %; in Switzerland, -; in France,
49, in Belgium So; and in England. 3d. The idea Is now
strenuously urged by that under ordinarily favor
able circumstances, man can live six or seven umg'
longer than the 10 ATTAIN P
berry. Statistics given showing mat medical men IA
England stand high IN the scale OF longevity mus lho
united Of tweny-eght physicians who died thet,
last year. TO 1884 years, giving average ot
than 81 years to each. Tue youngest 0f TIE uu
Der was So the oldest 49, others 81 and - re-
spectively; ST. and four were IS each aud
there also more than hfty VINO averaged $40 %
years.
EXPERIMENTING BY ANESTHETICs.-ln re-
port made by committee of the British ASSOCIATION.
ground Is taken that no experiment which he per-
formed under the influence Of an an9sthetc ought 70 be-
done without IT, and that painful experiment j. Jn-
fable for the purpose or illustrating law or fa't
already demonstrated other words that experiment
taton without the employment OF anesthetcs Is not
fitting exhibition for teaching purposes. Tie commit
tee also argue that whenever for the investigation OF
truths, IL Is necessary TO make Palnfu eApermrh
every effort should be made TO insure success m or1er
the suffering inflicted may not De wasted WIN thls
in view painful experiment should be performed by an
unsllled person with insufficient instruments aAd az
assistance ia places not suitable for the purpose, but
only ply soiogical and pathological Laboratories Ut
proper regulations; nor should operations be per-
formed upon living animals merely 10 obtain hrtater
operative dexterity.
MEAT EXTRACTS PHYIOLoGICMLY CONsID-
ERED.-The value OF meat extracts, in physiological
point OF view is pronounced by DR. Muller OF Germany
to be overrated aud he quotes 10 aid own re-
searches those OF Liebig Krchow ana Others According
this eminent authority extracts OF meat should never
be considered, directly indirectly, food, for they
neither albumnous constituents, nor do they In
any way prevent the waste OF organic matter which
forms the body; containing none OF che nitrogenous
principles which arrest decay IL Is proved that IN
small doses these extracts promote digestion and in-
crease circulation by the stimulating effect OF ths
salts potash they contan but In strong doses espe
cialy II the system weakened by long abstinence AZ
in the cases conyalescens from Illnesses thtY
NAV produce very injurious effects. In such cases ths
system has large quantity Of chloride OF sodium
aud the potassa salts will therefore, instead OF perform
ing nutrition, Interfere with Dy their direct action gu