New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-05
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

D,sp,sr AMONG WoOL-SORTERs-A malay
$50, &c :. disease has for q considerable
time past excited much attention III some OF 'he an
pfacturing districts OF England, the nature ana pre-
yentives of which are treated at mucu ienS'" III %
health reports In of these 1t tnas
- s.,Iorng nrecaations be unfailingy observed py
.hoo ENGAGED in this occupation: FIRST not 10 sor'
dangerous woods when they have any sore paeeso.
oocs on their hands fingers second 10 De caIeIg.
yine or RIB the face with their hands Wne sorc
ot ,oav IL there are any cracks or plmples on t9c
hands or fingers face or ups thu, ~ W ri, into tbe
before g Vol ia being sorted. Finally, the sorting
roo Sh"uld be well ventilated, kept ceahy anu "o
whitewasned twice year.
SANITARY Doors AND SHoEs'-ihe weh-
known unbeaIthfulDess of rubber ooo1s anu snoe' " NV
ANONYMOUSLY overcome by means OF an ehs'lc n'.',o
soIe which forms part OF the permanent sole, ana -
sruc,ed with conpressible air cells, connecting WIN
,ho which extends from the cells TO the top OF tne
To-, Tho weight OF the body at each step congresses
the elastic sole forces the air from uhder tne ioo'
ont Of the tube; upon the weight being renosed ~ IN
inc @ fresh ar-and thus at each step foul ar eh
d and fresh air admitted to the foot Inc 100, less
~ Iaather insoe and does not come Ill contact NH.
rbher therefore drawn as In ordinary rD ss
hoots AS by this arrangement inc lSoi San'' '"e'"
IL does not become galeu' lehuei Vi "
Axr,-MAIARIAL PLANTs.-AnOther plant pos
sass,oe autimaaral properties as alleged Is Receiving
nublic attention. This is the )ussieua sranuaoi" "
eooting plant OF the bayous and lower lakes oi
louisiana which has long observed to prevent tno
dvclopmeut OF malaria in regions peculiarly adapted 10
,,s generation The claim is put forth FOR IT, that Purr
s ali stagnant water in which grows, that the lakes
ud havous inhabited by 1t singulary pure 70 ne
ht taste and smell and that 10 us presehce anu 10
ndo,bted hygienic health preserving ~ - ~
he atrrihuted the remarkable exemption vi Tue Pcopo
~ Iower Louisiana from malarious Oh lhtsma,c ulS
n Is also stated that In the region hus repu.e
Is, nreseryed FROM such disc ases there are more stus
spt waters and swamps than IN any othef part vi n'
country.
pppsrsTrNCE OF IMAGES IN THE EYE.-Ac-
.rspo 70 La France Medteaie, Dr. Gorini relates that
one night having fallen asleep while readinga BOOK ne
resently awalened-when, looking at tie wall oppo-
ste his he'd which was illuminated by lamp near hin'
he observed 1t covered with prated characters OF large
ze forming words regularly disposed and separated ~
zines like those in the book which he had been reading;
not only could he see the text, put no
could distinguish the annotations In stna"cr
and though the whole appearance was ysgue
and indispct there could be 20 doubt that TIE nsgs
seen on the wall that OF the pages whcn he u peo
rsadng when he fell asleep This strange appar'on vo
timed some twenty seconds, and IN ths sace "a pe
Was re produced each time at wnion, aer e,oSs,
sgan opened his eyes The incident Is regarueu as az
Interesting nlnstranJn OF persistent iliaeo IA WV
of which 50 much has been said ot ia'e'