New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-19
MEDICAL NOTES.

sroAn Al An ANrsrrric DntsS'Nd'-It'nls
.,a,,,enr, eherace ~ have been made recently WIN
s,a, as A iyeriform anaepiic used Win elOh' paris
.f na,hthauo ar with ann part ot od0ofmlneuHHN
,n sau,e hags which are nNed over the wound en" we
snnlle,tion of suturos Whom the skin II u'"ouN' 'ho
sus,r IA strewci over the wounded surface anu wv
wound Is dsufeciei during the operation by means OF
I pcr cont sublmato solution, The dressing may r'muh
ON the mart from a week to fortnight unil the sugar
becomes dissovol the ons from the wound uli
fusing themselves equally throughout !he sug M H. INV
aver ne sugar Is Applied too hCN, II lorms INTO Jumps
The woun thrive under he ~ ar IN dlvsslng rhl'
no had lor exhibiting bacteria 'hr gi1hol"nN uV
we'll Toned, having no nchnltOn tn bleed, ana ecu
irritation proceeds RAPIDLY IL wonnis un td u, ,at
primary union has always been obtained ny TINS "'"'
ment
Tur HEARING or SCHOOL CHiLDREN.-ihc
medical journals indorsc without exception. the snGg'
ton made hy Dr. Well In the Archives OF Otocgy h"Su
on hs examination OF the cars and hearing '' "'''
5000 school children namely, that IN every V"NV W "
attention the child should have It's cars exam o 80 WI"
vince Is he of The fact that children VINO are SnpN u'"
Of hearing are often msulscd ana conS"'r. " '"'''"
tive Indeed slch an examination, IN thinks WOMB w
desirable oncc or twice year every chi H. the test be-
In, ,Ac IN the schoAlrlam itself il "a re he no othr
room convenient; that H. the teacher coul place. tr
pupil corner of IN room men r'yo NJ src
causing the words AVID sentence uh'd ~ w r. , arc
Tho pupiI and thus easily ma out whcn on ,nVi o..
hard o. hear ne. This 1t Is believed would nave we
further advantage OF cns Ia attention OF piIc'S "
ac COM %' ar What would b. stu better surgeon
shonld have the 'atI II the school IN charge lc'u
ing the CXanl lation 81 thr cas- III c'oi9 P"l'' "
teacher finds na;tentve
INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF TIE iEART.-Dr.
Benecke of Matburg, communicates 10 the H'mo"3T
y1ebrchicn his obs rvations the growth OF the MI
nan heart the act appearing that the increase Is great
est and most IA pd during the ir,t an second yeS I"
dfe its bulk ut he emf Of the second year being eNdctN
doulle VIII At it originally was Between the second ana
seventh vciritis again almost doubled sloWerrli
of growth no SETS iu ul about the fife nth year the
angm,ni on " vounc during M int TVening seven oF
esht years ,ing only about tw)-hirl' In tie period
81 maturity witch now approaches the growth OF Inc
oeart nc ain makcs progress, the ncrcas" keeping vac
with IN. udSa toward ma urity ~ the otncr portion
" the sysi.m. After the twentieth wear up To inc
itcth, the auuut grow hrs about o6l II tuWc llch
ihc increase &c sing with me ulurtn year. NUE1, oi
,urou tlcl ensuing In Chl 'Od. the mle ahi itnac
acar are al ko: ait r maturity IN male arr
be maintained throughout the remainder o. he'
DISEASE GrRus IL WNEG.-Thc propaga-
ton OF thc Rrciits mo'tror In productive vegetable
soil whose energies not turned to g1oi account W
ofc,ur.c snutc that sol with ts germs and the SUI
face waters which rcrcol ate drought becoming c1Hgei
with these viii convey them INTO the hods of those who
drink Them It's I'm view ~ this that Dr Carpenter calls
attninnto the fact that tbcusfof such wacrs faught
with danger aud TIM hrr proportion of the attacks
Of fever and scuj,ry w1ch cur IN ma an ma couh
tte. IL trlcethc ~ Il, wh,n the Other hand, the
posoncd solls h1Ve been drscclt'l hy soar h,nL the
iutn microscopes will he tisod ns holius mat r' VA the
mn aud my he waited 10y nuuu phcrc eur eats zoe -
sd. rail" distances and som in,' rH o co "'lN'l
elevations These sporulr7, r'rrNrh. mo IN. Whhl
body hN the lngs, Wlh n ~ h'cr tL exert i,t sum-
nptbnc influence agency us when they are taken in'
tue aiWpntnrN canal