The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30

TIE TOBACCO HABIT.
Probably much the larger proportion
Of physicians are smokers. and doubtless
the force of their example is felt more or
less by laymen. who will scarcely believe
that the.tobacco habit can be 50 very in
furious since those who indulge know
most Of It's evil effects. This view of the
matter is by no means justified. Because
physicians smoke is 10 reason why
others should be encouraged to do so.
Every general practitioner ought to be a
smoker lie who does is much safer
from infection than he who Is strictly
temperate in that respect Clothing well
imprcgnatei with the fumes OF tobacco
is poor conductor for disease germs
And what is more important, tobacco
breath" is decidedly miriendly TO them
The germs of many diseases infect
through thea passages. llcwho smokes
docs not furnish favorable conditions for
their lodgmcnt. According to- The Sci
cnce, DR.. Hack. Of Nienna, bias declared
that smokers are less liable % diphtheria
than non-smokers in the ratio of about
one To three: and DR.. Schi.f says that
smoking is forbidden in the bacicrlologl-
cal laboratories because 10 Is known 20
hinder the development Of bacteria in the
various culture media. We think DR..
Haick does not go far enough, and be-
licve that the physician who takes a
GOOD smoke" before hc Is exposed to n
diphtheria patient. and another as soon
soon as be leaves him. is practically safe
from Infection
Not "A few clergymen O. . quite prolific
I'm inventions of new remedies and meth
OILS of treatment of disease. Such seem
TO entertain the idea that their profess
sional training has made them unusually
discerning IN matters physical as well as
moral. One of the latest contributions
from this source is n remedy for insom-
MIA. The agent recommended as cure
is the peanut, and il is advised that 1t be
eaten freely just beforcrctiring Amem-
Der Of the clergy reports Success with
this treatment after having tried other
means without good results OF course.
the assumption is that the peanut pos
scsses some sedatiyc principle. If it has
such. however, it has never yet been dis
covered Tie real value of the peanut
lies I'm its fixed oil, which amounts 10
more than - per cent This oil has
about the same medicinal qualities @.
olive oil. Chemists cndoavorCd TO use It
in pharmaceutical preparations, but did
not do well with it. IL has been used
for various purposes in tho arts, as for
oiline machinery, in tie manufacture OF
/ licht WOODEN cloths, etc. II the peanut
has "a GOOD effect i'm insomnia, IL can be
attributed 20 Us food value, pure and
simple And there are amy number OF
other foods which would be preferable
for peanuts. rs usually sold, arc very diff
icult OF digestion. and IL eaten freely at
bedtime for several nights, would bt
likely to bring ON q smart case Of dys
pepaia. Let those who would use pea
nuts in insomnia try bread and milk; il
will be lust as scrgiccablc as a remedial
Tie extent If injury which man can
suffer FROM and set live is simply mar
velous. rs the following case shows j
also offers some evidence Of the skill o
surgeons Of the present day. y Partisan
aged 20 wears. swallowed a wooden spoon
Twelve hours after he felt severe paini
and had sensation of tearing asundeI
in the neiehborhood Of the stomach II
short time the spoon could be felt jus
a little above the navel. Tho following
day his physician. lie Dcntu. cut cowi
and opened the stomach, Int found !
empty lie then made an incision ove
the spoon aud easily extracted it. Now
In this case. the spoon bored through th
walls of the stomach. and finally passc'
ont Of II into the abdominal cavity, SOM
twelve or fifteen hours after 1t bad heel
swallowed. The tear il made I'm tn
stomach healed up with exceeding rapid
ity. and, although that organ was take
out and carefully examined when l.
Dentn opened it-foriy-three hours afte
tie spoon had been swallOwed-no trac
of the tear could be found. Ancthc
marvellous feature about this case wa
tie wandering about OF tic spoon in ia
abdominal cavity without setting up in
aanmation. The operation lasted it'll
over two hours including the chlorc
forming, and speedy recovery too
place. Ia itself there was perhaps noti
! ing wonderful. for gastrotomy = nov
quite frequently performed In some re
spects this case was 10 more Interestin
than that Of an inmate in one OF our no:
pitals here. \ man swallowed set @
false teeth. They did not pass down int
, the stomach. but remained lodged in tii
lower part Of the passage to it, The a
, tending surgeon opened the stomach
, dislcdged the teeth and removed then
a speedy recovery took place.-Bosto
Herald.
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