New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-13
MEDICAL ANb SANITARY NOTES

MEDICAL AND SANITARY NOTES
CARRIAGE OF INFECTION BY PHYsICIAHs.-rhe
Communication Of CONTAGIOUS diseases by physicians Is
ouestion which for time been agtatcd IN Eng
land the general osncnsok being that although 1t ca
not 30 denied as a thing possible for medical man
under some circumstance convey infection rom one
patient to another the risk Of this taking place Is IL
ordinary precautions be taken. almost NIL. I'M" -
thought to be clearly shown BY the cXpcrienoe Vi VIC
London Fever Hospital. where the resident n'eu''
officer IN the DISCHARGE OF his dncs is constantly pass
Inc from tho scaratina dcparent the departments
for measles typhoid diphtheria etc.. and yet as sa'
ed Il has never been found that he transfers ese con-
tagia although lie would be much more likely " w ~
than an ordinary practitioner ihasmu'" 10 'N 49,
Is necessarily concentrated IN nve shc med
IN a rVc ~ not as rule brought into sufficiently
close prolonged connection T,, III, apmnt Of the
contaon and short exposure in the open ar n nr
orally sufficient to disiniec him. For Az .olm,cn and
pose sert ssnnsre 10 fresh air will sufficiently dSnfert
practitioner though it Is advisable , ant' lie
SCRATCHING TIE BACK IN 1NTERMirI En-
rEyER-In a communication to vienna mcun"
formal DR.. Fenykovy furnishes IN ihFfe>''"s =.
OF observations made By him on the trca''ne', ,,
tcrmittent fever by means OF friction Oh '"c o' .
IN. natients SPINE Many years ago. as appears l.o'
49,, ...o,r+ thcrc occrrrcd-w,Iile lie was AT NisCh
Nth his rrclment-so many cases of intermittent ic'N
that the stock OF quinnc was rapidly peFo,.'''e -,
hausted and in order that the patieh's "s''. .,t
entrely without sort Of treatment. 1t was o'oe'o" V
they should DO rubbed twice d''s "io'e ~ ,, sn
With s,mple ointment. The result was IN inc hisiose
ao,,o. s.tsfactory for the day succeeding te E'ihs
-, the order no appearance of the usual attack WIS ~
he seen Accordingly, since tat UNI ne roa, menf and
Ios frer,v employed tho same KIND OIL Featme,.; ho
Commonly with most gratifying success: dnc Very
states that three fouths OF his cases ha>o u00 wy
well without any quinihc ~ all
lead POISON IN wATER.-A large number OF
c.ses OF lead poisoning having occurred al Dessa'
commission was issued to discover thc o"uso' oil" ~
was Immediately traccabe to the water supply
~os then deemed essential to ascertain wEcucr '''o
water was originally poisonous, ana IL "aS SUM 0 '
N have ACQUIRED this quality in the course oi oS'rpu
ton through the leads service pipes USED III INC .o"
refreshments showed the water 10 be extremely SUI"
and when its hardness was increased oy t'o " ,
Of finely powdered limestone. 1t ccascd 10 corio'o '
Further Investigation demonstrated that IL was ~.
sbe hardness that rendered the water hocuouS' o".
the deprivation by agitation with the i"c>'o"'' "
tho carbopic acid originally contained in the wafer anu
Irb,ch attacked the lead. To permanently cure u'o
evil an apparatus set up at the wa'er"orns' w
mix automatically a definite quantity OF po%ae r,;
mesHone with certain proportion Of the wafer pa'l
through the works The mixture IS then aer a hin
ton. returned to tho mass in supply the rei m,c case
OF lead poisoning having occurred since tr tho
was set In systematic operation AcS"Ius re-
0nircd for this service Dcssau is abont -oo cuoi'
centimeters every two minutes
INGENIOUS COLOR TEST.-In order to more r'ac
fly and accurately apply the color test TO the eye
sight Of railroad drivers and engineers Dr Leu! u'
a surgeon Of much professional experience IN 'i's III
recton has devised Instrument INTENDED 10 con
venieutly answer the purpose in View. Inc oe|"c
consists Of a holder with revolving disk OF Coores;
glass-purplc. green. yellow thc eq'''a'''' :"
a white signal lamp. blue and rcd thcH3 a' - WV
understood, including the various co"rs u'ed on ',
wavs In practice, the holder i held in front OF
light and the surgeon examine, the color sight OF
candidate. by revolving the disk ana prnsng , ,g.
the usual signal LAMP Is ENID make ae Le coior
with such instrument. In which tIe eSa,mner GILL
change the cOOis quickly, must De VI siea' soi'S'
MEDICAL BREvITlES.-M rnccrcr expresses the
opinion that flowers AMI til" perfume d>t led from the
have saluary influence on the constitution ana. IN
decd NAV be regarded a therapeutic agency OF hgh
value lie says that residence In pcrimed atmo'phes0
forms a protection from pulmonary affections ana ar
rests the development OF hhiss thus In the town OF
La orasse where the making of perfumes Is so largely
carried on phthss is rare. owing 10 INC odoro"s >ap
exhaled from the numerous dstillerlcs.
In some valuable contributions to the ltcra'Vo VI
the subject Italian physioossts have lately SHOWN 'a'
Change of tissue In animal organism is promotco py
light It Is further found that the change Is $40" Al
darkness and that tho ordinary reserve VI hu'rlc'
stored In the body is sufficient to preserve from starVa
ton for very long time b.,
The electrical instrument recently inVeh'cu iol
avoiding the pain incident TO the EXTRACTION Oh 'ec'
has attracted considerable attention Eileh!' II eo"
sists of adjustable pronG>, carrying buttons anu 'o
nected with all electrical battery Inc buttons a'0
,oa an the face OYER the nerves leading from the
tcctb 10 the brain. and circuit Is e>ta,n|h'! u'o
,noucnt the cxtr.ting Instrument tolchc> he
In fle Courier Medical" appear 'oii.u W nt
fro:n Dr Jonathan hutchinson. III wl!cn ti.' Va'' n
mrycon describes his treatment oi rp.'aAsS , o ~
Needing namely 10y p!unring ilr zee, a,'u nal" ic DO
the nafIcnt I'm water hot a. can ID" bor''. ~ d
clare tha, the NEST rc!c!.iou' cases have hc'ci
this mode Of treatment