New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
MEDICAL AND SURGlcAL NOTES.

CHOLERA ~ Notwithstanding to an official
it appears that during the past year there
were 43319j of cholera In hungary. ana that OF
this number 2771S recovered, 1s259 died, and the re-
mainder were still under treatment when the return
was made up. Croatia and sayonia, the ancient mill
tary boundaries not included in this estimate. nor
are the victims whom the disease carried of wnen It
broke out, at the end OF l5'2, IL Bdda ana Upper
Hungary. The fatality OF the scouree III that region
has Lecn altogether unprecedented.
OPIUM TREATMENT.-Ihe Druggist OF Lon
don says that young lady VINO had been long
toned to the of opium applied to al eminent phys
clan to make hypoderlnic injections OF morphia. He
commenced by making the injections rs desired OF NOR
phIa aud water; 10y degrees the quantity OF moTpmh
was lcssened without her knowledge, until within few
days nothing but pure water ninctcd-atcr each Of
which injections she would lapse into quiet sleep, III
the same manner as she had been accustomed TO do
der the actual of mOrphia This treatment was con
tiuucd for several months. during when une tones hId
been used 10 strengthen the system and bring about
healthy condition aftor beng 20 long tme under the
Influence OF opium. When hc cons dered Il SAFE 10 90 so
he told her plainly that she had not taken particle o
morpha FOR months, audvds entirely free from It's luhd
Her surprise and JOY were sredt ana sue Is now
entirely rec from any desire Tor opuI.
ABORIGINAL SURGERY.-ln paper read be-
fore the Canadian Medical Association Lately, Dr. Hngs
ton argued that the aoOriEues OF America h1d their
surgery-,imple but esctye-dnd 10 which even tneir
usurpers were sometimes forced to resort. Confused
wounds and bruises treated by cold douchcs fom
springs and running streams and suppurang wounds
with the bark of the mucilaglnOus slippery elm and
basswcod, and the resnOus bark OF the tamarde-L
vaIuable emolheut and stlmuIdnt cataplasms and
ulcers we're stimulated to granuatOn by the inner
WOOD and berry of the juniper. Thev reduced dslOcI
tons by main force aud also, II W'mi appear, by a
certain rotary method. Fractures "hich rarely Oc.
curred among Them were carciully set syuuts oil
cedar brOOm ing cniOusy dtcd ny tie squtWs Win
leaves grass, bound upon the limb with W;Je'
OF Young piieh. Adaptations were performed ar The
FONTS with knives OF flint or jasper and III sone instances
Of copper, polished ana keen ao steel
PHYsIoLoGICAL RELATION OF TIE MICRO-
sCoPE-The constructive arraugcments now 50 perfect
for using the microscope with head erect not only
meehancay convenient. bur pbysiOlo gicaly Important
Thus when the eve is turned downward, in The first
place, tue; fluid which works the cornoa aud which
during ordinary vision, is spread in uniform film over
,he by the action OF the latter aud is constantly
draining downwdrds tie corona iu the intervals,
this fluid It collects when the eye Is placed
downwards in "A leuticuar shaped mass, on the very
center of the cornea seriously 10 impede vision
In addition to this those little iraGmentdy portions 81
Inc crystalline lens which when IL Is bieah1-r up, pr
roIie those which in the erect position OF the head
bS sinking down to the lower part OF tue lens, remain
without interfering with vision these when the eye -
tnrned down collect IN what Is then the lowest and cen
trai nart OF the lens the direct Lne OF sight impeding
the rays OF light to d very marked degree
Poisonous pAPERs.-A simple method is
proposed by Professor Hager for detecting arsenca
colors wallpapers and in paper generally piece
Of the paper soaked in concentrated solution Of
sodium nitrate or Chill ssltpeter. IN equal parts Of
alcohol and water aud allowed TO dry The dried paper
burned a shallow porcelain dish, where, usually. II
only smOlders. producing no flame. Water Is poured
the ashes and caustic potash added 10 strongly
alkaline reaction, then boiled and filtered The hltrate
IL acdihed with dilute sulphurc acid. and permanGI
nate OF potash Is added sowyas long rs the rcd color
disappears or changes 10 yellow brown upon warm
iugnd finally slight excess OF chameleon solution Is
present If the liquid becomes turDii 1t is 10 be Nj
Tered After cooling, mOrefdute suphuric acid ed-
ded and also piece of pure clean zinc and the flask
closed cork split into two places In OF these
spts piece OF paper mOistened IN silver nitrate is
fastened and In the other strip OF parchment
dipped IN sugar OF lead II arseDc Is present. the silver
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