New-York tribune., 1874-08-17
MEDICAL IND SURGICAL NOTES.

IMPROVED MODE OF PRESCR1BING.-lt is pro-
posed ana very wisely, that physicians IN prescribing
unusual dosesthat in excess OF the maximum adult
of the pharmacopa, OF exceeding those commonly
adninistered-shOud alx 10 their prescriptions some
sign by which the person dispensing the medicine VIII
understand The formula 10 he Intentional ana thus pe
relieved from much auNirty. In MANY instances Ger
tiulv much delay and perqeNiiy would hc opNtleu pl
thI, very simple method OF lntOrndt"n Ou'eI wv ;.
,nu M pres mt i'm vogue feeling OF oppressive per
suna responsibility obtains ID the lhhI OF cNril
druggist when called upon 10 prepare oun"'''1 "'"H
Gus prescriptions.
SIMPLE CURE FOR Boms.-Dr. Simon, a
physician OF Lorraine, gives new cure Tor Dolls
namely by treating them with camphorated alcohol
A. soon a. the elimination point of boil MAKES It's ap-
pearaucc he puts little OF the liquid In a saucer and
dlppng the ends OF his little fingers In H. rubs the III
famed surface especially the central part, repeating
the opcraton eight or times for about half minute.
H. then allows the surface 10 dry, placing over II q
slight coating OF camphoratcd olive OIL he says that
fuIr slrh applications will in almost all cases cause
bos to dry MP ana disappear the operation to oe per
formed morning, noon, ana evening lGe anuouncf-
mout OF so simple q cure for such painful mdddy Will
bear repetition
ALUM IN BREAD.-A dcputati0n of master
bakers says recent number OF TIC Lo,d0n Nedical
lines have waited on the shoreditch ye~ty informing
tie Board that their personal knoTedg' they know
instances where alum has been mixed with the h)ar IN
baking but which. anrlyzItion has been cefh,l "a
bcing pure while in other cases the bread which had
b made pnrno.elv TO test the analysis was found 10
contain Quyuuy OF alum that would be luluroil, 10
human health. These Cs IT would appeaD contradc-
tory Statements or ccitlicdte' were MOI obahed RON
fine local audlis;, from Dr. Lcthchy ana Prof. Card
mr. ~ the Rpt ri Polytechnic Institution. The repre-
senatou OF the facts has induced reference OF the
question to a special committee OF investigation.
CAUSES OF INSOMNIA. - Researches lately
made by Dr. DlclWorth, an English physician, appear
TO show clearly hat the braiu Is comparatively auemt
during sleep and that the blood thus removed from the
head l. more freely supplied to the vscera aud intcgu-
ncuts The most constant cause. and certainly the
mos, reguent accompaniment OF sleepessness says Dr.
DuckwOrth i an opposite condlon-1De OF active and
increased cerebral circulation. T1cre NAV, he says,
sometimes be "A species OF nocturnal dyspepsia mild
tfs character and producing actual suffering. bug
giving lIsr to persistent insomnia There may be no
svpt0us beyond dTyneSS Ot the mouth burning OF the
.Gles Of The feet heat and thIOhbng IN the head,
these beng probably due 10 to- acid condition OF the
contents OF the stomach ana upper part Ot the small In
testncs.
CAUSE OF IMPERFECT NISIOS.-ln a lecture
before the Royal Institution. England, on Light aud
C,or NV Dr. Clerk Maxwell, he draws attention 70 the
fact mat all persons yellow spot upon the rctIna
of the eve which tends make coloTysiOn imperfect
The vcllow he saws is pronounced III dark than
in far persons and II has tendency to impair vision
mare when the individual is tired ana Overworked than
when he is well aud active To make this spot on the
retin sensible 10 the Observers Dr. Maxwell threw
a sc of hight on the screen ana cOOIed the disc by
making the light pass through "A solution of chloride OF
chromium. The hight thus produced - OF a red color.
mivrd very largely with grecnIsh yellow rays which
arr couio, ,y absorbed by the yellow spot. lie then
tod the observers wink slowly at the disc and they
nearly all then saw large red clondlke spots hlatng
Of tbe rays with the exception Of the red by the yellow
spot In the eve When the disc was gdLed at steadily,
without winking, the floating red clouds disappeared.