New-York tribune., 1874-01-26
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.
xv. ,vr r,,srAsr-A report made by DR..

xy,p AVN DIsEAsE.-A report made by DR..
ynoe, D,rector OF che Statistical Office at st. feters
nurg who hos collected from various sources iarSe
amount of interesting information concerning tne osso
sfe p the German army during the late war; tn'
ont of toa,n round numoers-of Al 600 deahs aoout
saooo caused by disease, more than Sneha The
these 1000 cases being due to typnns S .xt in
aumber who died Of dysentery was aoeV anu farnai
Fatality were phthiss pulmonic diseases other
acute disorders gastric fever varfoia. ana suuuen
BoRAx FOR CoLDs.-A writer In Inc aeo"c"'
Record cites a number OF cases IN which "or"A mas
proved most effective remedy in certain forms OF oos'
He states that In sudden hoarseness or ioss e 'oe "
puhc s,eakers or nger from colds relief or an hour
or so as by magic. may be often obtained 0! SoNy Us
solving and partially swallowing. lump OF DorsA ,e s
size of garden pea. about three or i1uf gta, n,
IN the mouth for ten before speaking OF SMELL
This produces profuse secretion OF M the
ingv OF the mouth and throat-propaoIy ros.ollu.
voice or tone to the dried vocal cords just as
brings back The missing notes to a mute "heu IN
NurRrTryE VALUE OF WHEAT MEAL.-1@e
yonaon Dietetie Reformer shows. by scientific data,
ar, v,aat meal which is cheaper than bolted meal
or fne -four contains one-thrd more nurlment 'hah
nour docs FROM which the bran has been siited. flhe
aour according tins Journal is not food at all Tue
proper sense term; that s the elements OF the
srsin which separated in the process OF oouhs.
kine essential perfect nutrition those VINO use nue.
Hour are obliged suOsst mainly OF other thngs, or
hose their healththat no one, therefore VINO MAKES
Nakcrs bread principal article OF diet can long main
sain health while thosa who use wheat neal bread I'm
with very small ADDITION of other ioods'
ANOTHER THEORY CONCERNING DREAMS
A novel and interesting theory as to the nature OF
dreams was lately propounded before the Royal Medi
cal Institution, by Prof Humphrey OF Cambridge ED
gland defining dreams not normal accompaniment
f seep hut rather result of the abnormal or Imperfect
condition of the organ Of mental action In the natu
raj state he says should pass from wakeuness 10
complete unconsciousness and vics rersd, aWoS' IN
Simultaneously aud this is the case with many persons
more frequently, however. the transition Is protracteu'
and stacas are observed which the sleep Is but par
tiaI I'm this case, according TO Prof humphrey, lhe
cerebral organ being in Imperfect state ts dcton
fmperfeet and first effect OF the iessenlng o !tS
N,taI viror is a of the highest form OF mehta
uower-the control the mental operations' anu ~
ihis condition, the thoughts ramDe uneneckeu Caso
ano cOnfusedly over the mental ueu' huu give
rise 10 all sorts OF incOngrutes OF tue Inauguration.
SEA-SICKNEsS.-The opinion so commonly
held in regard 10 sea-sckness. namely. that 1t Is due
ether 10 congestion of the brain, TO commoton In
the abdominal viscera caused by the motion of the yes
sel are very pausiby combsted by NJ Peerin, who In
paper read before the French Academy attributes the
malady to derangcd circulation of the blood produced
by the alternate rolling heavng of the vessel The
result Of this says not congestion of the BRAIN
which is, on the contrary, deprived OF some oil
che blood required TO keep up a stimulus OF
felt in sea-sckness resembling peculiarly what
is felt Immediately after a letting of blood
when the patient sits stands namely disposition 10
yomit actual vomiting In support OF this opinion
mention is made OF the fact that persons VINO are aOe
seasckness perlence its effects III much shghte
degree when they horizontal position the relel
afforded beng like that which Is produced IN the
position when person is in state OF syncope