New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-27
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

NE,y TREATMENT OF SCIATICA.-IE6 London
,,Jc,J Times puAshes tue statement of Manchester
physician who has By the administration Of oophoH
Immediately cured the most severe pains OF scauoa "
o,ses where morpha, cAlora turpen'ae qWnin', h'l'
colelicum. potassium bromide and potassium lo1.d',
with podccs aud lnimenls IN all varieties had proved
nuayailng The method pursued is not 10 begin with
the drug but first empty the bowels aud relieve any
gouty rheumatic anemic state that may happen 10
exist and falling back upon the drug 4 the pain con
tinucs undated The remedia property thns exhibited
- thoucn. "A be due 10 the drugs wclknown power u
producing IN certain forms OF pane dfoiy' "
seems 10 nave an action thr hycr u ccr amy slh.
the kidneys. and It exercises some influence Oh '
nervous 81 stem
PROPERTIES OF THE GRINDELIA ROBUsTA-
Some inter,s ing have atey appeared III 'Do
medical journals concerning the value Of this drug n
asthma The reports II physicians Snow that II produces
rel T. actin: equally well in inGammatory and simple
spasmodic asthm b. ana even cardiac asthma comNH
ed with other drugs presenting the best results Az
cording given. the drug IL uNefH DOH
the attack and during the interval to ward oil future AZ
tachs but especially for the latter pdrpose In pa'S
hafdrau dos. of he fluid extract are given even s
teen minutes for attacks until relief Is obtained; III .
interval In if cen 10 twcnty drop dos'S every ou 80
hours. This IL continued ior rom week 70 yen dad,
when except very obstnat eases. the pam III HH
relief for period OF SIX or eight months, or ons'r
EXPERIMENTS on THE EYE.-That sensations
of ignt may produced by mechanical irritation o. w
nerve of the eye is shown TO he the case Dy o'
vati0ns recently made by Schmid, kimuer, on p''V
from whom eye had been removed not long -
A blunt instrument pressed against that lar'
orbit IN which the stump of the nerve was situate"
the observations were made In = room almost c''""
" dark. OF persons, In two pressure on ths SID
ways caused sh Of light On tuc Side 81 tAc
eve, aud leu aYcrred that the sensation 80
reseIn bed that which he hat before experience"
Ihc ey cbal was galvanized the same pat'e ts rive
euced "A similar sensation when the stump OF n' - "A
was galvanized The negative result In other 49, 40
explained by tho more complete atIophy OF the he''
greater retractlon oil the STUMP.
luxurious SHADE TREEs.-NtenIIon n' "a.
been lately called In the columns Of Les Noes -.
Injurious effects health that are apt 10 follow 1T
| dence near the common shade tree known ~ '"' IN
tonba" or plane" tree The fact has long oeen I'D
that "A stay near these Is Often follower W % nj.
taon OF the air passages. followed 10y act.
| aud sometimes persistent cough TINS Is que w. rd
familiar 10 oanists that the young shoots ieId
stipues are covered with thick nue. toN eVse p,rts
minute, hranched rigid hairs, winch fAIi- on 90 ousnP
| hecome older and often floats In the AIT III ia fhrat
lies. N ia th inhalation OF this that causes y causcs
dnlculros in question. Besides TINS II ire Se, the
seuous ANNOYANCE TO ployes Ia nurseries n aGsi
tree IA raised, unless suitable prccautiOh Is ''AV