New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
MEDICAL AND SINITARY NOTES Z

THE FREscHAcADEMY on "BEvERAGEs"-The French
Acaony OF Medicine has declared with great earnest
against the OF wrstohef alcohol made from
grain root, from potsto-s aud from variety
Of other products and placed the market for con-
sumption oy the poorer classes It s asserted that
beverages such wine, beer. when they
pure and their preparation has been good. possibly
produce intoxicaton but such leaves the
only slgnt fatigue but the disfiilation Of grain,
OF beet root. ETC., mas brought about q stare
OF affairs ami new danger ani has put
within the reach of the unedncacd public. at very Low
price. alcoh"ls ch are most alarming toxcS NJ.
LsncereauI. in communication to tns Academy on
this topc speaks OF having made Observ the
Paris sptsIs, during period fifteen not
less than eight nundre and thirteen individuals afflicted
with alcoholism and ne found that the greater Dumb-r
OF them came from producing sections Of the
recommends that absolute liberty D" accorded Dy Gov
to the sale OF beverages slightly or not al all
harmful like cier. bcer wine, etc., but under rigid In
spection "a TO quality.
DIR. FOrHERGILL THE Use or MALT.-rn the opn-
Dr. j. Miner Fotbergill, malt fool. has great
before IL. In tho process OF mailing no says
distinct change IL brought about In the seed, and by The
Of the dastse tns in.olube starch converted
into soluble dextrne which 10 sweet 10 the mouth,
near maltose IL It the malt combings. which are too
rich IN albuninods for the brewers purposes,
are useful when looked at fool When ths brewer
mashes his malt with hot water the diastase remaining
in the malt converts tne dextrne into maltese, which
yeast. added, breaks into alcohol and car
bonic acid The best white malt Is not heated 10
Is acted upon Djuriousy by heat above that point
haItose is sugar which does not readily undergo ne
acetous fermentation and therefore will not give rise
acidity and dysp-psia The l9yusse sugar OF frut
like mstoss. readily uldergoes the alcoholic but not
tue acetous fermentation.
MIXING CHLoRoFoRM AND AIR-The new French
methoi OF administering chloroform with is
found far greater dsgrse Of safety the
shetic. For this purpose, there used
grams Of chorof0rm vsporizsd a hun red litres Of
air. dose agreeable and to dlsagrsesble
The most trying ecs ot tho snasthetc those felt In
Ofrepusion, by ehs means almost entire
y reOved The period OF excite Is not great and
only lasts from to two minutes, while In the
case OF more than ons-thrd OF the adults
IL Is enJirslY absent; the pulse Is itto accelerated
during ne period OF excitsmen remains perfectly
normal and regular during -leep Conpe'e nsrnslbiity
is produced from six TO eight minutes aud Is main
tanned during the whole time Of rrspratiOn after tho
patient becomes in>ensble the quantity Of chlOroform
Is reduced TO eight grams. ant later 10 six Painful
oprratOus It Ia said, have no effect eXcepr that tue
respiratory movements slightly accesratrd there Is
nau.estOn, and ths amount OF cnlOroforn admnis-
tered enough to poisoning. while there can
be no fear OF aspnvxa or the amount OF oxygen re-
duced only by hunfre tth Iniss II i asserted that
exception OF cerebral congestion and faintings
none OF the or ilnary dan GERS need be t~srei.
EXCEPTIONAL SURVIVAL OF THE FEMALE sEx.-Ihe
statement is made by Dr. HOugh that there from
are more than o. females In the living pOpu
ations and according TO Devergs the proportion dying
suddenly Is about one hundred women TO seven
hundred men. It appears tha. zymotc diseases
are more fatal to males. and male chill
dren die than females; then, too, intenper-
ance apoplexy, gout ylrpcsphIiu'. affections OF the
heart liver, scrDfus. partT.hre Tar more raea 10
males than females. while pulmonary consumption. on
other hand ia uore deadly 10 females. female In cit
lea being also prone to tnan those IN
try. Another interesting act appears in this
connection, namely, tnat Hebrew women are exception
ally long lived. and colored men are exceptionally
snort lived.