New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-11
MEDICAL And SURGICAL NOTES.

ANTsTurTIZING DURING SLEEP.-Prof. Dol
be,u describes much length, in the lnmcics dHge"c,
his various experiments to ascertain whether person
can be anasthetzcd during sleep. lie mentions the
eases Of three patients who while sleeping. readily
aroused by applying small quantities OF shi0roform
at no great distance from the nostrils In another
series of experiments made patients ten drops
of chioroorm poured napkin folded in four,
which was gradually brought TO the vicinity OF the air
passages that m air inspired had tgiVeIrcd il m an
these cases. the patients were suddenly aroused from t
sleep, immediately and only one fcr ne eleventh
inspiration. tirl group OF cases CONSIST OF - pa
tiens. IL found that IN ten out OF ths number
that - III nor" than thiii coiiel" 3hrsi.7l com"
bc induced without awakening them DtXieihs III ne
nod of procedure seemed 10 have something tu do with
the proportion tiis obtained ir ms mere ted ptosie'
svcy with Che number OF cases experimental upon.
SpEoTRTN ANALYSIS N MEDICINE.-Importani
results the art OF medicine anticipated from the A-
pcati0n OF spectrum analysis to mineral waters they
are terncl noted for their therapeutic qualities The
composition OF these waters, their apparently inc haust
bic faculty of reproduction their modes of affecting the
human frame in various of health and disease,
have hitherto been known only empically But il s now
anticipa that the application Of spectrum analysis o
the clements ntainc these springs viii bring them
within The Of accurate medical know ,sc and per
hais extend the resources % medicine itself Among ile
most interesting investigations in this line. mention may
be made OF nose by Dr. olai"' who WIN rfehhe'i
socuOscOc enabled 10 recognize hihlum ~ The iiiii
dluti0n ~ its chloride drop con aiming hN" hihpntis
'niileraInmcthc Inil rrammc being onr-honsandih
OF one srainne when a mn traction 3r !faS thn
OF The sixth dution OF liz chloride.
BRAIN OF Man AND APEs.-PrOf. Owen is
quoted saying, before the Anthropcogica Society
of London that the brain of is complex in
its organization than the brain of inferior animals, it is
more subject to injury. and liable to experience
the want perfect development; that instances Of
idiocy among all races of mankind aud that cy-
smness of the skull indicates want Of intellect
approaching idiocy. Abiding 10 the attempts that
have been made to find Linz Of connection between
and apes, he remarked that il possible that
idiot with npeI1ccy DEVELOPED brain might wander
into and there die. and in two three hun
dred his homes might he covered with mud, he
imhcdded in saias1nitc and. when discovered such
skull might al iuced afoidng the looked for link
connecting with thc inferior animals. lie expresses
the opinion that the difference in question altogether
wide to he brdscd over by the skull Of any creature
yet discovered
IMrROyEuEVr N ANEsTHETICS.-Dr. Rich
arlson describes, in The L1adon Lancet two Interesting
surgical cases. involving the successful employment OF
anrshytic which prevents pain without destroying
Consciousness thus supplying most important desil
cratn in medical practice. The cases ia que stion
two operations performed by Dr. Il. for the removal
Of tunors OF the breast, both patients being
ladies. spray of common ether was directed upon
the tumor until ii was thoroughly chilled lighter fluid,
n cOmpound0 t ether with ydric OF amy ellie gravity
072O degrees was thcn applied ,ntii TN Whole OF me
breast frozen like SNOWFALL. Instead of with
means OF small, strong. sharp and curved
the of This Halter mstum ut being -iered
ardson states that the operations We're successful and
The healing speedy without discharge or trouble of any
kind
TIE "NArUR-TuERAPIE" OR CRAZE Cure
Meran in the ryrol has become famous as the head
quarters OF what il known the Natur-therapie,
grapecuTc, aud the medical Journals contain long
counts of the mode of life AMI dietary habit there
pursued for various ailments Ii appears that invaliIs
suffering from chest atectons-brJnchitis consunp
ton in its pretubcrcar stageare the chief subjects Of
ire. uds If
day is not encugh for Ell ,acy. Tlc patient begins
with two poln Il per diem dividing the quantity
into three p)rtons,ne taken horr breakfast
the next before dinner. which comes off between II
and o'clock AMI the last In the afternoon evening.
The grapes eaten sab J0re friJdO, and after
three days the quantity Is Increased by hail pound
uhi reaches tIIcc 81 lou pounds Inns dinOiit often
suIces the patient who I'm H., rule that he gains
weight and IN strength also. Chronic liver complaints,
especially "hen que 10 eNccsses III VINE drlnkhs, ar, 1t
slld notably relieved by This means the potash salts
in the process OF Manufacture Hcpsic dropsy has bc
known To br mgatrd IN this way. one special point
elusive diet in particulars prescribed the grapes
themselves become so satisfying thai ndng IN other
food s hardly necessary. Large numbers of German.
Russian, ana Italian inValds visit NeEan.
CHANGE IN TIE Color OF TIE HAIR It's
stated that the transactions Of the British Royal
Society extending 200 years. contain of
any sudden change ia tho color of the human har--a
circumstance regarded conclusive that such
change has occurred. for, had 1t ever been
doubleday Witnessed IL is not likely that 1t would hive
remained undescribed The most eminent medical
writers confess themselves that irrespcctiyeiy
recorded evidence, anything IN support OF the popular
notion this subject be adduccd physiological
grounds. IL * we'll known Ihat human hair cannot be
Infected UsIng co oilng nuid such as solution oil
nitrate OF silver aud solution of Iodine does pro-
du,e change OF color except III the portions actually
Immersed whether IL owes its color t. fixed OIL To
peculiar arrangement VI iIs constitutional molecules, or