New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
MEDICAL And SANITARY NOTES.

MEDICAL And SANITARY NOTES.
NATURE OF TIE NEW sMALLBORE RIFLE
WOUNDS.-Some interesting experiments have been
made by London surgeons with view Of asce1ainins
the probable character Of the wounds which will 10
inflicted by the smalbore rifles which have been
adopted I'm European armies. The dead human bodie,
were arranged to represent company, with inter.
vas in fighting formation. tho bullets finally
received I'm bags of sawdust, where at the short range
they were found unltcrcd in shape. When firing at
range Of about 200 yards the bullets were found to
pass completely through from four to five ranks: a,
400 yards from three to four ranks and at range,
between 200 to 200 yards from two to three rank,
OF a company in fighting formation, even in case,
where the bullet lad encountered large bores. IN but
are cases 4 bullet found - have lodged and the
general results prove conchNvey that the weapons
greater penetration ana less laSceraOn than did
those formerly In that In fact the dlmlnuii)n
In bore rendered necess airy On tactical grounds, and
especially the Introduction of the covered bullet 4,
considered a direct step in the Of humanity
Thus, in future wars. more rife wounds viii probably
he nflCte but the proportion Of cledn smooth wounds
will be larger and ther treatment more successful.
ACCIDENTS WITH CALOMEL.-Dr. Trasbot has
recently read before the Socetc de Therapeutic Paris,
paper the supposed Oxicy OF calomel produced by
the transformation OF this substance into the bcor(eo
mercury az the temperature Of the human body,
affirmed by NJ Mialhe-Other chemists admitting thai
this transformation occurs Oily M HlHAtalHdI yuan
title, in the presence Of pure water and Of salt water
it being necessary. besides TO have the action Of the air
and Of organic matters. To this opinion. DIR. Trasbot
is quite opposed nj, researches. he declares. permitting
him to affirm that in any circumstance the transform
alton Of calomc into sublmate. even IN tho presence
Of chloride OF '%iu Is c a, r agreed With Dr.
TraslrD and affirmed that if accidents with calomel
"oItsa 20 gg but as vet none have beeh cited
Certain cases Of poisoning mlEht nave pee. & =.
after the employment Of cal0nel but not cue 10
chloride Of sodium.
ANOTHER OIL FOR SKIN DISEASEs-In ths
Monat.lefte fur Praltschc DcrmatolocIeT Dr. Gustav
Gnldberc speaks highly Of olcum choenocet an oil
derived from whac-Baloena ro'trata-and suitably
refined lie states that it Is an oil whose specific
gravity lowe? than that Of any other animal OIL mat
il flows easily and that il possesses marked peAetrauve
properties II follows from this that 1t Is indicated
in those cases in which il Is desirable 10 rapidly render
the skin fatty flexible, and eXen'l0e and II Is also
indicated in those cases in which II i desired TO pro-
mote a rapid absorption Of indictments. The com
Iua,iou If thI, oil with chOr0form Is represented rs
FURNISHING every other combination OF that anaeshetc
O.i oil, aud mixture Of equal parts i SAN 10 pec
,r,to The skin rapidly and 10 act upon the nerve
,Tmlnstions very enclentlv. thus Offering good ap
pllcation in all forms Of plurltuS, ncIialsa cur
S.b 49, much wax iii, 81 i, 40 per cent cheaper
than olive oil and j. superior 20 many NOR -
OILS, AZ present the refined oil Is only piocuaoic IN
Ihiistiand.
DEAD ORGANIC MATTER ~ BOILED WATER
recent writer referring TO the usually acccp'eu dser
,on thai the most impure water Is rendered pure oy
boiling and that in this there Is an absolute Saesuf"
a,in, tho danger Of water containing disease germs
call, attention TO the fact that. while the boiling VII
rnd,ubt,dly Kill the germs Of disease. 50 hgn -
authority a. DR. Crcs>On declares, IN the Annals 81
uyyienc the tendency Of such boiling 10 ne III
rc,itv o render the water more impure than 1t was
b.re bccau.c By the very death Of these germs de'd
organic matter Is allowed remain in the water which
+, polluted by pu'reason Aororlins 70 ms ncau;,on
for. Willie boiling is most de'rane pr e,nnao
aenirst lie occurrence Of typhoid similar diseases
when circumstances favor the belief that me dnnns
toni the important points TO be borne IN ind th.s IN,
boiling does really purify tne "aIes gu. sIpn
removes from II the specific power to produce spe'n'
disease.
ItysrERICAI PERvERsION OF sHNsTBlIlTY-An
,u,.,,r case Of hvsterical sensory perversor
- renortad from Professor Leyden, Of the Berlin
charity Hospital being tie case Of Young
woman belonging TO that class Of Wsterical per
o,s who manifest an abnormal desire 10 haVe
surgical operations. even OF the most panfn
character performed them. without any anaeS'heuc
being used. These persons, according 10 Dr. Leyuen
mn. only do not experience any painoT they will not
acknowledge it-but on the contrary, mat Whch III
other, produces all tho accompanments o. pain Pc.
twces I'm them pleasurabe sensation The Young laeS
shown by Professor Leyden 10 MS class was one VIZ
during hysterical attack fell a!d lurel he' ~.
SEVERN: the facial artery and frsctlIfns me o. .r
iow thn wound being sufficiently serious 70 require I'VE
iandasfng Of both the facial and carotid arteries
Ie-drs me removal II portion Of the broken Jaw
The patient readl, ,owa 20 b Se pny nnsrsthe
and she afierward assured tie surgeon thst shc ~
perenccd pain: but rather great pleasure ""''''
the performance of the operation
ALLEGED DANGEROU,NE OF CHLOROFoRM.-
Among the recent contributions this subiec, 10 met
cal Journalism m England is a notable statement pE
Dr. Arthur Nevc in which that eminent practitioner
give, ms experience with chorofOrr and his di>oe'f
in much Of IT. rcputed danserouSneS. lie SAYS that n
= 600 operative ease, II has been administered IN MS
nre,once and not single faal case ha occurred VINE
the instances in which serious danger was threatened
INF ,ht be counted on the fingers u ore hand. nonH ~
them being due, either. to any heart afecuon-N V''
/, question of arrested respiration. and once ne
uotcucv Of the respiratory tract being secured and
few aitlcal respiratory movements performed. Al
danger passed awnv. Prompttude IS necessary. but
thl, j., NOT a quality in which surgeons are deficient
and II (, % general surgeons. rather than to anass
thct,t- that the knowledge how To meet the danger
p, due Reviewing This subject in its oriental 70
latibns DR.. that. far the inhaoit''
II Central Asia and Northern India are concerned.
chorptprm NAV regarded perfect anac'thA''''
for though me hccrdrinhng TbetanS occasionally
sruggl, before succumbng lis influence. il may %
said ~ 80 per Of tn" otner races-larkandS hl
men, Pathans Dard,. kashmiris etc.-choroform may
he given deeply and lis administration PROLONGED W
ont drawback. such rs catiac wcakneSs' blohNA
irritation, etc.
MINIMUM WEIGHT FOR CHILD LlFE.-H
usually stated that children born before the seventh
lunar month incapable Of living and Volt mentions
1900 grams. forty seven ounces. a brinS u"
minimum weight % vabc child. ENcelt'h'
however. occasionally occur. one such has rcentV
been reported by DR.. llovloko assistant phYscah
in the Dorpat obstenc clinic. \ female child was
born in IN" twenty seventh week and weighed ohF
1900 grams. or thirty one ounces. and. though "
had 10 bc subjected 10 Schut7es swinging movements
in order - rct IL 20 breathe. 1t ultimately hr"ht
into good condition. and after ne attained ne
weight IL would have done had II remained IN ueIo I
illl time. IL was kept IN IL kind ~ couvcuse anu
fed by wet nurse, and with milk diluted with fo'r
parts OF water. DR. liolowko thinks that the lorna.
ton OF the chest and general muscular dcNelopnlrHs
more important for prOsnoS!s IN such cases tldn INC
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