New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
MEDICAL AND STEGICAL NOTES.

SPANISH LEpROGY.--Dr. Jose Oinvd", ~ Mhrid.
the we'll known Spanish d"Tria"i"ri-t ha> puhli,'"d
some particular. Of his exp r"ncr with l"os' ~ II j.
found In spain Al The pr-cnt dov. From ~ II ap
pear, that there alwaY, from 'ix {" "eh l"p"r'
in The Hospitals do san Juan d" mr.. a N"!rfd.
who have come there from some o! the Infected di-
,ricts these remaining T., the hospital until their
DEATH as ACCEPTING To recent legal cna tnlcnt' the,
are not allowed to leave. II sc"n- maj IN u" instance
have these sufferers communicated the dlhea"e either
t. the other patients among wh1n they I've or 10
nursca or med. al attendants. nor ha' DR. omcice'
during TWENTY-FIVE years Of practice. seen any evidence
q the tr.l, mission 81 lpro,y by co't"rlon lie ~ds
thst 0. the 500 hper whom he has had un'"r HI
care during Chat period, only one attributed MS
disease to that source. DR.. d.. however, a''"pt'
the theory of the bacillary origin Of the disease ana
thinks that II ought to be contagious and in"c'lablc
though. far. Mother clinical Observation nor eS'
pcrimont has, in Ms experience" furnished any evdcnc"
in confirmation Of MI prlo'i ,i"" ~ &c, e.; that
have not been imported fr"h m,r"ma IL" 81 t'i
nrnlar net that taoush it va, propo''d tv" or
census Of lc!"rs should T." tat"n IN" project tcli
through. owing to the dinrnc. 81 dlagnos' hn,
II IS sitd the want Of Instruction In dcrriatoogy
in the Spanish medical scho"l'.
FRENCH PRACTICE WITH BROMIDE or PrTAs
sI'M-In a note in the Ell. Progress MEDICAL" Dr. Petit
cy.s some views respecting the administration Of the
bromide Of potassium which he regards As essential tn
,c horne in mind by INC profession According I" his
cxpcrcucc the first point TO bear III mind /, to avoid
too rapd an increase in the amount of the drug. As
,tbcr,yss gastric troubles and intense prostitution
may r~,,-that Is. not more than twenty or thirty
Grain, shouh be given daily to begin with. and every
two or thrS, weeks the amount may he augmented by
ten crains until much as one and half To two
drains have been reached this. the maximum dose
under ordinary circumstances. shold not be attained
in less period than six months. Tn" dose for males.
r Petit states Is somewhat higher than for f'nilc>,
.xty 10 seventy grains for the former CORES bonding TO
forty sixty grains for the latter Of roncs" the
purity Of the drug II Matter Of much Importance"
and should be made IN" subject OF special attention
from tine TO time.
SINGULAR HYGIENE CONTEST.-At the North
Lo>on CSDcGote School for Girls athletic contest
atoy look place 10 test the value. otherwise. II
| corset wearing. With view 10 obtaining some
.ctnl scientific data on disputed points. sixteen
pupils. wearing corsets were arraycd against Us many
Astainers. Tive trial including d high leap. Il long
leap. tug Of war; and running competition. In leap
ing. neither eide gained any signal advantage over
the other. In the tug. for which the girls had been
we'll drilled. the atstainers had far the Lest OF IT..
| twice dragging their opponents tho line. For
endurance running" the object aimed at TO test
the evidence Of disturbance, ss shown In increased
pulse increased respiration. and diminished breathing
capacity. The results showed small advantage 10
the corset party In the matter Of respiration rates and
considerable advantage to the opposite sid" In pulse
rate. But tho most striking result was that. while