New-York tribune., 1874-10-22
portion Of the reports furnished BY the school Commit
ices aud Town Superinte ndents.
MEDICAL IND SURGICAL NO TIES.

GERMAN CANCER TREArMENT.-An account
Ia given in the Med,enisehe Central Zetng OF the new
treatment OF cancer which has been brought ont ny Dr.
Hasse Of Berlin. His plan to inject with hypodermc
svr,nee pure alcohol to which per cent OF ether Is
added not into the growth, but around its edees
thus obliterating, no claims tho vessels espec'a'
lymphatirs which convey the Infection aud causing tue
arophy O: the growth itself Tic pain Is SAID 10 DO
rather severe but IA much reduced Dy Ice oaRs' ""
lasts only about hours. The injections are repe"o
every eight fourteen days. and have no alarming fc
actions DIR. II. claims striking success ID ~ %
of the mamma aud In cauhhower eXcresreuou h,, M he
uterus, but has failed In eptbelOna oi e ~ nv ibs
attributes to the impossl0iity 0t oonurhnk ", w,
means large and closely adjacent eor"nary artery
PIETY AND PuYsIC.-At the last meeting OF
the American Antiquarian Society, Dr. Joseph Sargent
presented an analysis Of n curious manuscript Voiume
written by Dr. Cotton Mather, the well known new
England divine Of ancient times and 10 possesoon Vi
The Society," Itsgte is The Angel OF Bethesda" and
in 1t the writer attempts to present theory OF practce
in medicine in which his theological bias led MN 10
introduce OF pety tnan Of physic His fuudamch-
tai idea was that sickness from sin and that "
was more important be cured Of sin than to be healed
of sickness l treating the diseases OF each organ ne
found first what sentiments OF pety - were appro'
pirate and then considered all possible sins the organ
commonplace remedies-ot course TO be mixed with
faith" on the part Of the patient
STUDY OF MAN.-FrOm preliminary report
presented the British Association, H appears that an
elaborate scheme has been drawn up, comprising 100
sections, relating to all that seems possible to know
about man-his physical constitution, his history, his
social condition. and all else. This scheme, descending
to the mnutest details, framed 80 as to satisfy
even the most thor0ugh-goins anthropologsI Eaeh
section is prepared by eminent authority, and tells
the traveller what questions to ask and what thhgs 10
observe himself that, II only 1.-THE OF the pre-
scrbed observations lde science must be greatly
aided According to this plan, oo the traveller Following
the instructions laid down. must record Tue aus"sss
and Information just US he receives tne siiue un
SPOT In no relying recollection, no matter
what the subject or point involved
ELECTRICITY FOR TOOTuACHE.-A Paris Jour-
nal states that Dr. Bouehard OF that city finds the use
electricity efficient IN cases OF severe oothacne
perfect cure where the teeth are greatly decayed
being not unrroquently obtained and temporary relei
almost Invariably ensuing. In numerous instances,
where alienation at first was OF DURATION the elect
became more and marked, and lasted longer, as
the treatment repeated The method pursued Dy
Dr. Bouchard in applying the electricity Is TO place the
positive pole OF the current the cheek opposite the
diseased tooth, and the negative upon the antero'
lateral portion OF the neck; and 10 avo,d %
the electrodes made very Large, ana tnelr pay
frequently changed. The application Is continued Io'
about half an hour although relief s frequently ex
perenced in ten to fftecn minutes battery oi aoou'
ten elements Is used
"MErALLorHERAPIE"-S Some discussion has
French physician entitled Metallotherapie." &c, III
which the author claims to discovered that workers
I'm copper enjoy a special and almost complete e4emp
ton from cholera The conditions necessary Tor securing
this immunity stated to be that the dust OF copper
shall be inhaled daily ami unmixed with other metals
a workman ccasing TO be protected II absent from Ms
workshop sufficiently long to permit the elimination OF
the copper from his system,-and mixture OF IRON nust
with the pper inhaled prevents the formation OF sou
BILE and assimable copper salts in the stomach upon
which the protective influence is assumed to depend
The mixture OF iron with copper therefore Is aecrea
70 depriye the latter metal OF ts protective influence
For the prevention and treatment Of cholera frequent
aud large OF the oxide of copper or OF the douoe
chloride Of copper and ammonium are advised
HEALTH ON TIE GOLD COAsT.-An lnteili-
GENT writer in The British Medical Journal says that an
jmperative condition OF health on the African go'd
coast is that flannel shirts should invariably De worn
and in no linen cotton. The most experienced
army officers in such climates have all recommended
flannel as also the best writers on the hygiene OF
the tropics. such Chevers, Jeifreys Moore &c. ana
from experience at places the western coast
OF Africa, 1t protective against malaria Another
point i OF the feet At the close OF every day.
the feet should bathed, and the socks washed when
they soled if the feet ehae the SOCKS ~ ,nC @
be rubbed with common soap where they come III coh
tact with the sore places; rubbing the ieet VIII Oh la o
80 Snrn an the feet they ought not opened
until halt, when a needle and thread shou.u oe ua""
through. and the tlud will gradually ooze out
IMPROVED MEAT SOLUTION'-M' beuoo ""hoo
use of the following method Of preparing solution OF
meat to replace the common and costly process Win
natural pepsin which is besides, Objectionable on
account of the dsagreeaole taste and smell OF the
product One thousand granmes OF lean peer are pace
in porcelain pot with 1000 cubic centimetefs OF water
and 20 cubic centimeters OF pure hydrochloric acid
The xture heated in Papns digcster for 10 or Is
hours, and occasionally stirred. The mass Is then
ruhbed down In a mortar the cOnsistenee Of an enui
SION and boiled IS or 20 wit hou the cover OF
the dgester being lifted. IL IL now neutra.zed with
carbonate OF so1a evaporaed to the consistenee OF
pap divided into four portonl and dispensed IN p1's
rhe muscular hbers broken up to n hIe deiritus
and the greater part of the abunenoid constituents
dissolved. Tnis preparation s said to be well borne anu
wilincly taken nut IL H. better 10 use some other easily
dcestibe food herewith order not u disgust 0y TOO
constant use The taste may be improved ny The ad-
diton of Liehig's eX rdct.