New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-05
MEDICAL And SURGICAL NOTES.

MEDICAL And SURGICAL NOTES.
SNIuN.-AccOrding to DR.. Senior, III the
Berlin CenhUblqG, salicin is more desirable III all re-
spects than sseylc acid an internal remedy III the
treatment of acute rheumatism, typhls, parametrits
and fcbrIlc affections generally. To reduce the temper
aturc fever the dose should he auout Two scIupi
As an eihcieut antTy mote H t IT, r1rts; iron
in uowder five parts; and add five parts nurltc
acid and one mart sacin The result is soluble, odor
less. crystalline substance, somcWat syPllc-a oh'"P
and efficient tonic. antizymoc, ana febriuSe'
DISEASE AMONG PoTTERs.-The statement is
made that Oh incnerang the lungs OF potter II was
found that there present in the ash LETT the great
amount OF per cent silica, Is per cent OF aunlha
and per cent Of the oxide Of IRON this showing to what
an enormous extent finely divided clay is being con
stanty breahed by pofis GfI4n"' j.; H. mi
England the uuubc Of persons engaged in the nanliac
trc Of pottery is about $4,000. Among the males the
crusus SLOWS the mortality have been less than 80
per cent higher than the death rate fer e males
OF the whole community above the age oil 10, TINS IN
crease relating principally 10 those in the very pine
of i.lo.
MEAT FOR INvALIDs.-The following method
Of rendering raw meat palatabe to inyads Is given in
the IHdSirie Bdei;cr, 70 81 OF. raw meat from the
oin add 80 sheled sweet alinondS, II OF. shcied
bitter almonds. and % OZ. white sugar-ihcse to Toe
hes+ ten together in marble mort Y TO uniform pulp
and the ihcIs separated by sra Dcr. The pulp which
has rosy hue and agreeable taste does not az an
remind one OF meat and may be Kept fresh Tor conSlG
ci3bir time even in summer in dlE. cool place, Ncik
egg may he added to H. From this pulp or directly
from hc above substances an emulsion ma! Dc pc1led
which viii he rendered still more nutritious 10y adding
milk. Iaillcr prefers 80 oz. dried raw meat, la o.
sugar Z or wiEe and l o. tncture OF cinnamon.
BORACIC ACID FOR SKIN Observation-Disclosures
acid has been lately USED abroad with great
au external application in the treatment OF vegetable
parasitic diseases OF the skin. In the different forms OF
the tinea-E tonsuuas circindta-and IN that very
troublesome form OF the disease which affects the scTo
tum apd the inner side Of the upper parts q" te thgS 81
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like a solution OF dram OF the aoid TO an
take up found to meet the requirements Of the case
Esatsactory. As further treatment the affected parts
little friction being used, and the solution allowed 70
dry the part.
BIsMUrH SNUFF.-Dr. Ferrier, in The Lancet,
suggests bsmuth snuff for cold in the head. He states
that he began TO suffer evening with symptoms Of
cold the headiTtaon Of the nOsrils, sncezn@ wa
tering of the eyes, ami commencing flow of the
erection. Having trsnrac OF nismuth al hand. he
took repeated pnchCs Of il IN The form OF snuff innaug
it strongly To carry ii wei into the interior OF me
nOstriS; in short time the tickling in the nosia aud
sneczng ceased and the next morning all traces Of cold
had completely disappeared Bat as hsnuih b' ITSELF Is
rather heavy and easily inhaled aud IL being also
necessary that it should form coating on The murs
membrane Dr. ForI1cr says II Is best 10 combine ii WIN
pulv acacT, which renders the bulk larger and the pow
der easily inhaled while the secretion Of Tie nos
Tils causes The formation OF an adhtrtnt lnucatuos
coatingOf itself great sedatiYe OF an irriaied surface
and the sedave effect is greatly strengthened by ne al
dltlOn OF small quantity OF hyIO'biolatc OF nuiiii
DIsINrECTANTs.-It is well known that while
chlorine chloride of lime, znc, and nitrous fumes are
neuTazcrs Of the odors of sulphurecd, carburced,
phOsphoretod hydrogen or ammonia they have no power
to arrest decomposition whereby these odors pro
duced This moreover, is readily accomplished BY car
bolic acid phemyl ceosOc, and especially cbosie Of
| camphor which act like tauuin upon all abuEiIous
substances aud prevent further decomposition But car
bolate OF camphor according TO LansLWccr has double
action. While il dead muscle upon contact il kills
every living sporule touches and thus w1i Is now
believed to he the active principle OF al contagious dis
admitted TO he the great scaVengne principle OF naui
a most powerful cleansing, neuTaZing remedy The
combination ana preparation, III suitable hld form, 81
the properties Of carboate of canho afford the means
of bringing 10 bear, at any particular unr ana place. hS
most remarkable aud elective agent III arIestng and
| preventing contagious diseases. From dead bodies all
strOyed by wrapping them sheets saturated with 30
| luton OF carboate Of camp or.
| MILK AND LINEN ATER.-Nlik and lime
| water frequently prescribed By physicians III
cases of dyspepsia and weakness OF the stomach and IN
some cases is said to prove very beneficial Many per
| sons who think good bread and milk great luxury
frequently hesitate TO eat for the reason that the milk
will digest readily sourncss OF stomach will often
| follow. But experience proves that limc-water and
milk are only food and medicine at early period
OF life but also at later. when IN the of inia
| the functions of digestion and assimilation hayo been
seriously impaired A stomach taxed by eut0ny iIr-
taed by improper food nfaucd by alcohol, cniochcd
Inv disease or otherwise unified for It's du!icy-as ia
shown by the various symptoms attendant upon indi
gestiOn, dyspepsia, diairhca, dysentery and fcycr%
resume its work, and do il encrgeucaly, exclusive
diet of bread and milk and limcwacr goblet Of cows
milk may have four ablespOJnfuls Ofmcwater addedtO
| il with good effect The way 10 make liMc-Waer is
simply to procure few Jumps Of unsalied lime pat The
lime stone jar add water until thGmc Is slakcd ami
OF about the conscience of thin the lime Settles
leaving the pure and clear hInc-water at the top.
The SEASON AND SCARLET FEYER.-Dr.
Mitchell Scotch physician, has contnucd-with some
interesting resushis valuable researches to dctcrnn.
whether in the of disease which is strongly cpl
demic the obedience to seasonal Influences would cxhb.
steadincss and uniformity of character, such pre-
scented in the of pulmonary dlSca-cE. II appears
in London there have beer six cpdcmics of scdot
fever during the last 80 Years, reaching their mazima IN
1914, 1913, 1854, 1859 1863, and 1870. Curves
constructed representing the average weekly deaths
from scarlet fever for each of these six periods. These
then compared with the for III" 30
years 1S4jlS71, the leading features being that il
above the from the beginning OF September
the end of the year, and below the average during tine
rest OF the year; and that the period OF highest dh
rate is from the beginning of October To the end Of
November when II rises TO about 90 cent above The
average, and the period Of lowest deat-rtC IN March,
April and May, when it is abO 80 per cent below ilc
average. On comparing the curves the six
portions OF the 30 years, each dealing only with four
1--WE, six years. with the general for the long
period 80 years. remarkable similarity Is found
occur They are all substantially the same curve. Tie
DESCRIPTION of the general curve gwen above applies
almost literally 10 every O the six
pcrodsal crossing their mean almost III tic week
OF the year.