Evening star., 1877-12-29
HE4LrH AND DIsEIsE.
Suggestions for Preserving the One
mud Curing the Oihcr.

THE fOk nlrHTHTRIA
multiply. DIR. T.. y. Chapman of BROOKLYN
processes 20 have found an antid0te in alcohol
and Quinia. by which the per 'entage of deaths
i reduced "a less than | in n Alcohol. he
claims, neutralizes the diphtheritie poison. sets
free ihe nerves of animal life. SiIhdue> the
fever and Inflammation. DESTROYS the pa hulum
that susiains the membrane. cuts short the
disease. conqueTs it> Seluele. aud shields
other members of the family from an attack.
Like any other antidete, IL must he given
promptly at the outset, or otherwise it, puten
cy will be lessened. perhaps lost altogether.
Alcohol does not act a. a Stimulant. nor in
duce any of its ordinary effects. Enough MAY
be given 10 cause profound intoXicaIioa In
health and Yet there exists no signs of excite
ment or odor in the breath. ouiuia i an
efficient alloy 10 alcohol Ii energies the gan
giionic nervous system, and thus enables the
organism 10 right itself and resume its fuur.
ton Dr. Chapman >u>tSln> his position 10y
citing numerous eases i'm which this treatment
was successful. He states that, in his long eN-
perlence, he only knew OF one ease where a
drunkard had diphtheria. lie general gives
he alcohol IN the form of whisky.
CONNAIESCENCE.
The appetite of the conNale>cpnt il fiffu, aud
capriclou>; Yet his friends insist upon >;uitng
HIM Al all sorts OF odd hours. ~ IL he Mere dies
tined Ia I'LL 4 tureen dc toP gra> Between
breakfast and luncheon NJ mu>t swallow s,in..
raw meat Juice and glass df wine: AT = p. u.
he must take some strong jelly: between din
neT and bedi he has To face breftea. aud
during the night-watcheS he j. doSed with
LeiblgS ENtractum tarni>. An attack 81
hiiouSne>S soon follows, which has to he re
heNed 10y cooling hut unpleasant medicines
The doctor tells hila that he never intended
him Ia Ice overfed in such a manner. and reads
him long lecture ON the incapahiliiy of the
stomach 10 respond 10 too frequent calls upon
lis energies. In place of being oyergorged. he
i now oyertonicked. until a buZIing ina the
head and sudden deafness demand rest Tor
the system from medical pickm ups. There
i Yet one more torture in store foT him. lie
i sent abroad. According to the time ot year
German watering place or an AngliciIed
town in the south of France il selected a. the
scene of his Punishment. The necessary ar
ldngelnents before leaving home haraSS him
beyond measure. Even were he i'm good health
they would prove considerable bgydcn.
Nearied out by these preliminary worries. he
starts upon long and tiring journey. reach
ing his destination more dead than alive. To
be treated like a child by his courier humil-
lates and annoys him Yet he is perfectly help
less i'm his hands. Likely enough wet Weather
or the mistral halls his ARRIVAL. sad. indeed i
then his lot. Confined 10 the house as he lies
all day IN his one sitting room. he wishes rim
>eu pdch III hiS coihioitdole EhehSh -ac,
With Its choice of rooms and domestic interests.
lSdturddy Rerielr.
ELECTRICITY FOR sLEEPLEssSESs
That galvaniZation of the head has an
hypnotic effect has long been known: hithpr-
to- however il has not been used to cuunieract
sleepessness. NigoureuX asserts that he has
daily obtained the finest results i'm this direc-
ton. and has I: lied only in exceptional eases
as, for instance when sleep has been disturb
ed or prevented by severe dyspnaa. His
method Is Ia place the broad fiat electrodes
Win lfdtntfl on both
temples. and allow the current of from three
AT the most five, Trouye's elements 10 pass for
half or a whole min Ite. When the applica-
ton Is made I'm the morning the patient eN-
periences more or less pronounced inclina-
tion 10 sleep. Occasionally the effect of the
galyanlZation II prolonged. after the first
night, Tor night or wo.-lJ"ieatlfc iReri-
can.
NEW AND POTENT DIsINFECTANT
Ozone, the newest and the least stable of the
gases. has recently been made To do good ser
vice IN the >ick-room. Ii makes short work
with those miasmata and organic impurities
of yltlated air which the Italians describe by
the expressive name Of malaria. and which
every physician knows Ia be among the most
baneful Influences with which the conyalrScent
patient, whose tenure of life il not vet quite
assured, has TO contend. A mixture should he
made OF permanganate of potash. peroxide Of
lnagnese. and oNalic acid. in equal parts aud
two large SpoonfulS with some water put into
a plate and placed on the floor of the sick
chamber. Care should be taken. however 10
remove steel tenders and fire-irons and To
cover up brass door handles, since ozone will
rust all metals meaneT than gold and silver
LAUNDRIEs SPREADING DISEASE
The London Lancet saws that incidents con-
iirming the belief that diseases are spread by
laundries are constantly reported as occurr-
ing i'm England and on the continent. Cloth
ing Worn 10y diseased persons or persons who
nave died oil infectious diseases are washed
together with other clothes. The germs thus
sown soon propagate, until an epidemic i
created, as has been several times the case
loo much care cannot be exercised in this re-
spect. The clothing should either be burned
or thoroughly disinfected and washed apart.