New-York tribune., 1874-03-18
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

EXHAUSTION OF THE BRAIN.-Dr Radcliffe
IN mis- recent CrooDan lectures is reported to have dis
ssssed at much length and very acutey. the subject Of
braip exhaustion, at the present day After
aescrbng the leading symptoms, such as loss of NOM
srydepresson spSt increased or lessened sleepnes
unusual irrtahy epfsniform condition OF the nerves.
and sometimes transitory ecma he argues agains, ~
the patient TO eat heartily believing that sucn
practice tends TO develop the disease; ne eguy Sp
Bcsfs the training diet system, as generaly etII
tissues by excluding hydrocarbons rom Ioou
NOR should the patient be rgsd to wGr1 a nor from head
vork-in many cases cerebral exhaustion oehg
shs ,e sss6 sbcud lie low on the pillow and
undue secpiness. it should be kept high'
Errrcr OF BEEF TEA.--In an article In one
q, the popular London journals Dr. Kmmerich ascrioes
che effect of beef tea not to It's aromatic and coousu
BILE ingredients, but to the potash salts whoh IL con-
,sins and concerning which 1t is well known tnat IL
Given IN larger doses an injurious effect exercised on
tho organsm nevertheless potash salts are an element
Of articles Of food forming not % Sag he ncnnr eneI 5
d,ents Of the salts OF every sort OF hes, inVSs
tice, says DR.. Kimmerloh wine, ether camphor, ana
ss anS eompaTe 70 these beef tea Of course
asubCrdnate position IL however ~ oe hecsssSry @ 70
tben there s no other remedy in the whole rich store
house OF medicine which afford such assistance Tor
regDerstng the diseased organism as repeated doses oi
beef tea
SKIN GRAFTING.-Dr. Bells method of skin
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Intirmary, Edinburgh has proved very successful In
proeurng portions OF skin for this purpose he takes
them from sound portion OF the patients BODY
preferably from the piece OF skin Is pnehed UP
by pair OF common catehorceps, and cut OH TO the
required sire with pair OF scissors. This piece Is
divided into smaller pieces about the size OF grain OF
rice aud planted among the granuaOns OF the ucer
py means OF probe, small piece being suicent LOT
about square inch OF surface. over each OF the gaI
laid piece OF guttapereha tissue, half square ich
in tiya previously dipped In some sntisepiio soiuon
the nicer is then covered by two layers OF similar pieces
NJ percha tissue placed each other III an lmDr-
Gated manner and over these dressing OF antseptio
gauge and bandage this dressing Is not removed Tor
two days, when II is replaced as az nrs 10 IN
success before grating the ulcers should DC Iee
from fetor and she dressing changed under spray.
POISONOUS Fly PAPERs.-F1y papers, OF diff
ferent sorts sold in immense quantities, and are
positively stated to be perfectly harmless 70 animal life
OF higher order than insect pests That the claim OF
harmessness thus made is not, however, Trustworthy
appears from a statement in one Of the London techn
cal journals in which the writer says that he took four
sheets such paper at random and dgested them with
dilute hydroehoric acid, until pulpy macs was OBJ,
tained the pulp then placed on litter ana washed
with diluted water until the filtered fluid amounted
10 about four puts and this was eyaporated until
only eight remained, and supbide OF hydrogen
passed into 10 for two hours During TINS time,
copons precptate of suphide OF arsenlo was thrown
down, the beaker containing the nd was therefore
set aside a warm place to insure its complete separa
ton. The preepitate collected on filter, washed
anddissolved in dilute solution Of ammonia, from which
a. rcprecipitaed by hydr0ch0rie acid. The pure
sulphide of finally collected upon Hitter
dr1ed and weighed; the quantity OF arseniou
sed found OF the sheets 255 grains-quitt
enough to destroy q human lite