New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

OPERATIONS IN SCIATICA.-Dr. Pye, in q
communication to the Haryeian Society. London. has
given interesting account OF nerve stretching in Oh
stiHae scatca 1t appears that patient had suffered
for many with sclatca Tor the treatment
OF hic huge doses OF mOrpha had been used the pa
pain when not under the influence OF
morphia. The having been laid bare 1t pulled
backward and forward forcbly, with from eight to
pounds pressure The wound healed well the pain was
lost. aud some parcSS followed; the pares3 Of.
pam felt n the lower part Of the leg but
tbcre wa no return of the scatc and me patient WIS
able to work. According TO DR.. pye. nerve
stretching proved less successful IN the treatment
OF tc,anus thnn ucuralcia. WHen the COM
pressed by tIhammaory area, the operation prom
iS.s well IN cases whore tho ska has become altered
chang toward the normal condition follows, well
the relief from pain.
PETROLEUM IN THE FRENCH IIosPIrALs.-In
the gazette DIES HopitGtr, OF cnt date. cases
described OF the petroleum capsules in simple
aud c1ronic bronchitis. 1t is stated. a curious fact
that this basam.c brought before the Therapeutic
Society 10y NJ Bachc year ago, at tc suggestion OF II
Paris chemist. who named II" Gaban OIL" in order to
prevent pub. prejudice Each Of these capsules con
tans twenty-five ceutsrams Of pure petroleum., the
ordinary Ol!Ynch has TO be distilled m contact with
sulphu1c acd 10 renirrt III for lighting purpOscSuot
bcing suitaDc. Al tin Hospital Bcon, where these
capsules have h,cn rrcy ordered Tor chronic brOu)hls
RAPID dimuutiOn OF the secretion and Hts coughing
Is reported
Poisonous TOYS.-The effect of india rubber
toys the health OF children whose hands they are
placed has stu further investigated IN Berlin aud
with some striking results One instance In which
child having doll OF this material, had kept II for some
time mouth sick. anu the doll laid I'm vine
gar became covered with incrustaOn. On examina-
ton there found IN 07325 gram OF sucn doll,
O44l6 gram zinc oxide 60 IS per cent Another por-
non RlY being subjected to "A heat, 62.G4
gram of yc~w wh.c hOi, whto cooling III the
aeh bedrs the Lnc. traces Of lime. phOs
phurIc acid From another doll which had been war
ran.cd "Earmicss,' about % per cent were OBJ
lacl. consisting almost wholly OF giro oxide. 10
presence OF the after attributed the fact OF tho lOs
Uuing.
lNHALATIONs OF BLNZoATE OF SoDA.-Pro-
fessor K0aijauskY IL Cicd among those who think
higy OF the treatment O phthisls by limitations OF
benzoaIe OF soda In order that the spray may Had
free ace IS TO and lungs he directs that the
pntient draw tne tongue forward hold 1t down with
u sp.tu;a, ard then TAX deep inspirations until cough
Ing il cYcited-h he limitations to be repeated until
cough Is longer followed by cYpeotoratiOn He az
that tnc tubes then cleared OF Inucns and That
the medicine INTO dlrOct contact with the ucous
rIcmbranc, As BuchholB and klrbs hayc shown thar
THO drug destroys bactcrtt with ccr!@.ty Oy wuen
administered IN TIE proportion of IL 0O0th OF the
NciGat of the DOly, Dr. kIktanskY has his patients
lnhalc daily ON gram Of The drug-iu i've per cant
solution or every two aud Onr-nflh pounds OF their
NCi2hi. Tie attiOu - 10 his medication fst OF all
destructive action on bIctca. aud IN the second place
"a mechanical acton Oh th0 Pathological Sccretous,
which ARE Ien tered mole lqOh, aud more readily
removed Gfou / q AR pHssagTs.