New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
MEDICAL NOTES.

A CHOICE OF EVILS. The London 1tWeS
snbl,shes Sir George Brdwoods observations Oh 'n '
of opium and alcohol in China. The CONCLUSIONS u"
from these observations are. chiefly tnat opium sO
ing Is in itself absolutely harmless, and so iar "S ~
Chinese are concerned wherever the pracuce mas po
vailed II has served to completely enuce 'hen ""'
,,o thu use of alcoholic drinks; that though opium
taken internally is powerful and dangerous naco'o
abundant it l. DO in the effects produce" W
eessye than alcohol; that rasmDton OF in
toxcant liquids that alcohol acts win uoaoy idv
i've force in tropical climates snu VIZ" source of danger 10
Others which latter Is rarely the case WIN I % y,
ers and that tie really direfu effects OF using opiu IN
ercess arc developed almost exclusively among to9e
who by some weakness or injury oil pan VI ~
disease unfavorable circumstances ar" PIeu''P0''
20 excess.
pr,rDrI1 OFFICE OF LAUGHrER.-The interaction OF
mind aud body. in disease is well set for'h oy III.
Hacker OF Lelps!c, who states that TICKLING "hIch nc
STYLES a variable, intermittent excitement Oh 'no
nerves of the skin. produces irritation Oh tie SP
thetc nerves. with the result of an expansion OF lhe
and contraction OF the blood vessels, and that inc
consequent dinnution Of pressure on tho Or, not 10
neaed with blood vessels is 30 onerates
lie without danger; that powerful cAplIio Sraf,,re
against such dminuton or ptessue' az move.
laughter which il simply niernttent toro ~ atfccts
ments Of xuiration decided remedy Ior tuo ee''S
OF tickling.
,xr,xr Color PoIsoxING.--A vriterin Lepsle jour
mil considers the aniline co0rs as rule POISONOUS
their action upon the skin. as has been eStabsheo ID re-
recommendation that woollen garments coored Win AM
line dies should he worn mex: to the SKIN am r
proves, test for these c9ors tno me Win ninety
psr cent of alcohol. ana II the atsr is sus
Violet or violetblue tint, the c0IoIlhg m"''ei " '
picious M,
cu,xcr IN THE COLOR OF THE HAIR.-A writer III INC
Medical and Surgical reporter declares that no s9entinc
analysis has yet accounted satisfactorily o' no ~
seated ply Biological process resulting III tue
the color of hair TO gray, especially IN view Oh INC 4"
chat many persons begin to show gray mars "Io !''
an their twentes, and some while III the!r Teens
ord which therefore, cannot by any means argue
n premature decay Of the constitution anu mus
he considered purely local phenomenon ana may GO
,xist with unusual bodily vigor Again many recipe
ner.ons and others who have suffered extremely uo'n
mentally and physically. do not baneh hair uh' PaS'
middle life. while others without dtdiy Wien about
tortv years OF age. Sngularly cnsugb d. Orsus ""S
tSat In the many years he spent In Soah AmclSd; nc
never bald Indian and scateGy ori o. a TreIy
one In our own land. the hair ana Dearu OF MN
change equally. but there seems no general I"0 40 ~
which whitens hrs-
,,,r,cr,1 TEETH 4 PREHISTORIC PRODUCT-Dr Van
Msrter OF Rome, published an interesting account
~ tho evidences discovered by him OF prehistoric ue
tis,rv in Italy In the mus cum OF Corneo IarGuhuS
, on the Mediterranean coast he found tNo specimens
~ ancient dentistry which the Mayor OF that city Ger
.iAes were found upon the first opening OF 'he p"''U
Ftruscan tombs and Professor HeiloiS gives SsS"n'
that these were virgin tombs, dating back four or e
ootfur IL
- tba two suuerior central iucisors are bound D!
hand of very soft gold to the teeth on either Siue t
toet are well carved evidently from the lOu'h
o. snnc large animal one other aruheiu tooth was
ria nv The same baud. but it Is lost pr; an Mattei
re- own possession skull in when the hrSJ ulpI
oar on tie ght side missing ana Which SHOWS paln
norts Of an aIveollr aDscess proving cOLc.us4'c4y
IoOthache among the EtFuscahs'
FprNcu OPINION OF CoChINE.-Anong the eminent
investigators of this remarkable anestheuc Is NJ "r"S
set who from his experiments is led to hope that CO.
oane will render 10 general surgery the service 'hat II
has Iready rendered to OphthalmoloSy' prcduchs-a'
least for certain operatOusa sufficient aeSice VI al"
ps,hesa without sleep ard without affecting the gen
oral system the fact being mentioned indeed h@t INC
ipection Of one cengram OF the hyGrochloFste OF CO.
caine produces. m man. au@stheuc zone perfectly
marked, without general phenomena and with very
SLIGHT local results As the anesthesia lasts sneht
time 10 enable the to perform certain humuel
of operations this would be an Immense ddvdast anu
NJ Grassrt predicts that. If judicioasy employed, co
caine and lis preudraons may yet sup rSede inc use vi
cnloroform and Ike ~thetics and IN TINS view ne is
nn.aiue0 nv Professor Nupian ana other Irthch pAy-
sicians of emineucc. For surgical operations II, Is
recommended that the liquid should be Injected u@ pc
low the seat OF the intended incsiOn ana tho operation
shoud be performed in from i've 10 ten minutes "I'et
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