New-York tribune., 1880-01-17
MEDICAL IND SURGICAL NOTES.

SALICYIIC ACID INJURIOUS TO TIE IELIH'-
ealicyc acid now somdch IL use as dontriee Is o"n
by Dr. Buch of ST. Petersburg, to be solvent anu az
cordlncv INJURIOUS Dr. Buch states that he was III 'ne
habit OF using a solution OF three parts III iOoo oI So
hcvle acid lotion OF such strength being fatal TO nae
terio. in few weeks however. hr experienced si3gu-
lar sensation IN his mont he tcrth apptaitu@ ~ "
heeone softer and on the surface something Grlly W.
defecte1 thers Drtug evidently granular formation
DE- Bnch's corcusion is that The substance In question
is stlicylac of lime, ana. Il s1 inc use VI '"0 " 80
dentiirce should be diSc'un'eha"ccu'
ANOTHER ANTIDOrE TO ARsENIC-Dr. Nc
Cav a Canadian physici,n remarSs ihat dyaiZl" ITO"
which has emily been recommended as an a"oo'c
70 arsenic--s simply peroxide Of ircn and exceed
incv sensitive to oxygen hence, on siigh exposure 10
tie atmosphere. il unes with ihc oxygen OF inc Ie''
forming solid oxide lie suggests the following lot
mula as one not generally known for an anlido'e to
arsenic and claims for preference oyer all others lo
two easouS namely. bee uSr IT iOIius the hUleS 1u
doie, and because the ingredients are away -
Of soda or potash. the same terid watera teacupl1
These are mixed The sesqulOXde oi IRON Is imu'yu
mixture may be given almost alb imum'
LONGEvITY OF QUAKERs.-lt appears from
fhe annual list OF members of the Society OF tf'ehaS
that the number OF dpats among that body during the
mast year IN great Britain and Ireland was Isl lEce
are arout 1900 members; the mortality Is con'o-
ouently much below mat OF the population ee"er"i9
md again. the figures show the longevity Whch pre-
Nni liz
mortality was very small, ONLY 10 deaths 81 ch,uieh
under year: between and years j. ooculIeui po
tween aud 20 wears II between - ana 81 years ~
from 80 10 40 years. 10 ard II onY be- Ween 40 ana
IN e9Ts Abivc 80 vcas old 60. the deaths were ~
between and 20, 46; while from 20 TO sO-Ibe oS9
fataI period-,hc deaths were CO.. above 80 ana psoW
80 the number So while from 80 TO lOo thefe "ee
deaths.
NEW TREATMENT OF TIC-DOLOUREAUX.-
Dr Ftreo of the Iarhoisiere, has met with an amount
of succes in the use Of the ammOniaca supbate OF cop
nor in ticdoloureaux that leads INN 10 believe tiat
Is one deserving special attention lie prefers the u
form As in the following mixure Distilled water, loV
rrommes: svrnn or orange mint, 80 crammes; ana
anmonacll suphatc from 10 10 10 ceat!grammfS' his
(, 70 be taken chiefly meal times within me twenty
our houts the neuralgia persist, tne dose ma! c@
,-roduoliy lucreised,-in one case, as hluch "s W
,,n,nps ner diem WAS gven bat tncn began 10 cause
rastro.intestinal disturbance Even IN the ord,hay
dose after two three days ietld Drrah ana lo' nv
taste NAV pcrcelvcd but III spie "i tHio' lhc
cine rust be continued ceutlsramiDes per ueh
Tor twelve or fifteen days, especially al meal unes
SEwER-GAs AND DIsEASE.-The authorities
of one Of the largest hospitals in London ateS 'ooA
measures ~ ventlate all the drains and sewers IN con-
recon with their institution. Up to the time these
alterations were made py@nia and eryslpeas hhu al
most driven the medical staff to de'palr "heh the
whole OF the ventilation completed, ana as soon rs
The pressure was removed from the traps or me Closets
and avaorcs no fresh were found to occur For
,,c ,bo hosoital wards were free from both eryspe
ias and nv a,m: Suddenly, however there was lresh
outbreak of these diseases, but II WAS nOuced hdt e
epidemic cOntued to one OF the sUrgitsi "a,us'
built apart from the main buldlhg on lH pNiIon
aud having only story. Close lnNcstlGatoh proven
that the Venti plue IN TINS wing had Oceh sUPiu
NJ by a careless workman. Mnen tnls was remeulou'
MI traces OF the epidemic disappeared