New-York tribune., 1876-09-05
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.
,,.ur.,. or rrn Hnu,N ErR.-In recent dis

nxrr1rs or TIE HUMAN EYB.-ln recent ds-
ion before the Physical Society, London, enc OF tne
sneakers remarked that, though the eye mas peen co
ssacrsd 20 be achronatlc because II piauoss
%. it IL easy to cito evidence oil uc uo1e0'9
AT the organ in this respect. For instance 10
ss,-t si-hted persons the appears TO
have blue fringe and, in usinS the speetroscope' tne
,ea and blue ends Of the spectrum cannot ee seen WIN
esu9l distinctness without adjusting tho ocasns si
Iss,tn a bqek pateh Of paper blue ground appears
q, have n frnqed edge II viewed from even short as
taare while BLACK iafcn on rru tTosi,, Asto.t
narsta In th onion of the speaker reierrcd to- u Is
the overlapping 0f images IN inc e. WIon
penta Impression that there IS DO want OF
Ceysr.rtIzEp GIYcERINE.--Dr. Armstrong Is
said TO- have exhibited at late meeting OF the Lonoo.
Chemical socty a remarkable specimen OF pure crysai-
nzed elycerine hcm well known establishment, IL Doing
rt, ted as portion OF bulk OF some iore pou'
The erystalizatiop In this case ial IL appears oes ~
eucc by exposure TO the cold of the carry part oi @s'
January combined with the agitation OF journey py
rail Dr. oiing, remarSing on the rarity OF saeh
rroduct recalled the fact that another specimen had
been shewn tacre wears PREVIOUSLY aha "Ien ~
ssnees In rrd to the purity OF giyeeiae, hyrocy9ne
arid has aScerfaned a. be very deheaIe sse ni
that quality. IL is also found too that II tne ~ oe
perfectly pure the mixture DSy be- kelt fer tweHe-
month without change while slight trace OF MpuTS
In the gycerine causes the mixtare 90 assee yeo"
Lnge IN short time.
NUTRITIvE FooD-The problem OF feedIng
the young and the poor physiooscaly is not easy out
a. sTope n considered from the scientific point or view
Taat the bulk of the food OF the poorer glasses must
always be bread is unuusstionabe Peas beans, ana oher
like leguulinOus p.auts, however rich 10 aioameh,
can never be expected 10 saceeSuiiy compete
with bread first. because they require steep
ing in water and boiling for hcurs-ncxt, icy
become hard 80 casily, and then mdigastole,
while all times trey not so easy TO be GiSested as
broad. Eut sqead is not goad food as iaeat-shd
herr chemistry comes in and shows that bread soaked III
broth made from extract OF meat is as gcod OOd as t
best meat dier Indeed the most eminent chemists ana
nhysioIogiss arc now agreed in the opinion that, when
people will use Of such simple NItaIZng eSLaeI,
and little lass tea, their strength and health thcy
Will be willing dispense with the preset arunocS va
cookery as numberless as they are useless.
CAUsrrc AMMONIA IL observation-disclosures
from his article recent German periodical The C'Rte
thinks that DR.. Franz ZcT is an enthusiast III the
administration of causiic ammonia in rheumatism For
several wears he had sHe froIn severe mnsc-
lar Rheumatism ia the right Ehouldcr he had taken all
the antirheuuatic remedies, with bat little aevHfion
when he began to reason that in rheumatism as In gont
there may be a uric acid dathesis. He thought that
auor ammonia on account OF Its rapid yOiilizlt5on,
would be the remedy readily absorbed au the most
promrt In action In amost the moment in which
he took one drop dlut with water, he felt coinebe
relief from the pau which had lasted for ten honr ana
he WINS now able to move ely the which an instant
before he could scarcely ar to have touched me ne
refuedy he claims, has proved o positive eie IN ali
rcceat cases Of muscular rhcIDatiSm which have 1Ste
under observation. lie cites numerous cases III wlch
relief Instantaneous rs nls OWh vas tApS8eh0tu'
he also rved its effects in several cases o ectS
artieuar Rheumatism, in TIVE 90 wlc sax drops sui1ceo
10 subdue pain aad swelling within pelled oi "a
hoprs In one ease OF chronic rheumatism OF fuger
l0int which had lasted for over half Fcar The bhiIo
administration OF the ammonia eomIe'ey esieied Voc
Zeer believes erect due 10 The anSnonia acting rs
neFvine directly upon tie nerves