New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-09
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

DOCTORS STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL
singular account is given by British surgeon OF a
post-mortem upon the body of Ilindoo beggar run
over by a wagon which, with but little sign of exter
nal injury revealed the fact, on opening the chest
that the stenum completely fractured
appearance the heart found lying loose IN rs cay
great vessels: the spleen was also rnp-
surcd in two places physicians hs sss
m nr@ n as sn employment 5 particularly
suited 70 the capabilities Of the s1S III , Tsc% '1s
Japan, massage has for long period Of time, been
psses BY blind 60 ssGgs ss snd
e5 i na hOa Ss that to
o%a s{S or them %l u form Of cromc
scd, alleged to be absolutely free from suphurc acid.
and e;e sSw hens In the m f a sma
dry red crystals. readily soluble In water and IN al,
not spread over the surrounding tissue, and on this
account Is better suited for use IN places where IL
~0 SIR Spencer Wells finds that, while the average
duration of human life in Great Britain half century
;stcs foYp in Years In ffiy years the popus
tion has increased eight millions aid at least
fruit OF improved sanitary and medical work and OF
success over preventable sickness.
ACTION OF TURPENTINE.-There appears to be
considerable discrepancy of opinion with regard to
the physiological and therapeutcal action Of urpen
tine, and its consequent value or otherwise Some
declare that, when taken internally, 1t exercises an
important deoxidizing effect the blood; others,
that II acts simply dsinfecant, vascular stim-
LIANT, and sedatvs TO local nerves-that, IN faet'
eR r. IN M cUe on On
the reflex stimulating effects. especially on inc
and o. sf IN esc voSs explains
s therapeutic action and have never been cognsn,
use as lsns1or debility, eruption Of the skdh. cc.
A Harmless ANT1DOTE TO PAIN.-Accoriing to
phvSfr bava dOpa
resortng as has been the lately, to antipyrn as
an antidote pain proving 1t has. for this pur-
pose both eficacious and harmless. In paroxysms OF
acctt chronic govt, In the attacks of mild rheuma
tsm the pain found TO rapidly disappear under the
influence of sixty to ninety grains of antipyrin adj
ministered every day for week II is, however, in
nervous troubles, especially In which disturbances OF
sensbny occur that sntRyIa Is found TO pr produce
CRANES yielding readily under its influence The
darling pains which mark the initial stage Of loco.
acetanilde, the former substance having over the lat
ter the advantage of being MANAGED more easily ana
heart disease such troubles of the aorta and the
70 ninety grains Doses of fifteen grains at intervals
OF from to three hours in half glass OF ice wafer
found most suitable In using antpynn
REMARKABLE SUCCESS WITH TETANUs.-In
paper read before the British Medical Association. Dr.
Eeldon of Dublin, invited the members to test plan of
treatment which In his hands has been sngularly
successful, and he placed record the results of
treatment with different drugs In 937 acute cases
collected by him In his first case, twenty years
be divided the nerve with only temporary relief,
since which time he had tried in succession Calabar
bean. Indian hemp, curare. qunine, alcohol. and
opium, with an Invariably fatal result Some years
since, he tried combination of hyoscyamus bella,
donna, and conium, in a bad case, which recovered
under that method and, subsequently, several other
cases. with satisfactory results of seventeen cases
in which these drugs were administered, he had
thirteen recovercs and four deaths. Dr. Meldon's
collection of 937 cases showed that in 800 treated
nv cll treated
by curare 20 recovered. and liz died; of 60 By
nicotine, 3 recovered, and 81 died; of 90 by
recovered and IL died; of IS BY cannabts indica,
lo recovered. and Ga died; of 2s by bromides.
recovered and rs died; of II by belladonna,
conium, and hyoscyamus, 13 recovered, aud
died: and of Al by all other remidies. IL
recovered and "a died. All in which symptoms com
menced later than the fifteenth day are here excluded