New-York tribune., 1890-01-04
MEDICAL AND SANITARY NOTES.


MEDICAL AND SANITARY NOTES.
UNHEALTHY EFFECT OF DEAFENING FLOORS
A somewhat novel subject has been under consideration
by the Royal society England. drawn out by commun-
cations made by medical investigators showing the
results Of their experiments to the ehcct OF hoor
dcafcning on the sanitary condition OF d~ellhShouseS'
Ii IS shown by these Investigators lhat t"S
is a frequent source Of pollution ana VIua''o"
of the air OF dwelling hOGses. l"l' ooi''"
sion vcrHcs the statement made some time ago
by DR.. Emmerch of Lcp,c, H. 4oly' that there
exist, nowhere in nature not even in the neghborood
of human dwellings. natural soil so highly con-
tamipatcd with nitrogcnOus organic substances ana
their decomposition products a. inc uealehg ac''dl
under the noor Of dwelling rooms. II appears thaI ID
Dundee the Investigators examined various samples
o the noordclcnng from several h2e,c' ana ana lolmd
them 10 have most disgusting ana hlthy smell ana
i'm their chemical and bactcrioloei,al examination oI
the specimens collected. 1t Is shown tal o2r uealons
f,rni.bc, inst the medium for the growth of micro
nr,,ni-Il, and gve, on fctd gases from putrcfacuon
provided the necessary factors mols'uFc' warmth ana
litroccnous matcr-arc present
THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF MAGNETIC IRON
OEF-\ citizen of san Bornardino, AZ
cording to California Journal having
discovered a remarkable pcailty # magnetic
iron ore. proceeded with two assistants to ascend
lie monntiin containing the ore, for the purpose
of
C,,r d,y, hr made the remarkable discovery that
tbourh ST, crippled with rheumatism that hi, joints
,yct, distorted the iron seemed to be pcrincdhg MS
system like "A tonic Of the tncturc OF iron, ana thls
tmpro,cmcLt continued until his entire recovery -
a, to be- equal e. any cXcrtion. subsequent eAper-
mcnts with the ore, in the cases Of persons having
nrovrd very successful 50 that the miners III that
section now use the ore a. a definite reIleuy, Sii9
it IN a cloth and binding il ON the aIected paI, i,
/. well . own that the curative powers Oh W"Euc''nn
have long been subject Of ,iudy ana Pld.u.vc m ln
i,, b,yinr bcru benefited by its use I'm one form
or another. and II b, thought probable ihat It's EN-
pIoy mcnt above. direct fom htrcs deP ,hlt may
he more successful than 1t, ordinary Indirect use
ORGANIC MATTER IN DRINKING WATER.-A
very simple experiment may be performed TO sh0" the
solvent power Of a liquid, namely uy taking "a small
wal Of camphor water, or quantity oi alcohol Win 40
unch ,mphor dissolved a- it viii hold and then add
i., to tIi, a diop of water it is q, clear "A, water
u.cf until "a drop j, given. when the solution Is
weakened -o mach that 1t cannot hold the chmphoF
longer bon solution. aud begin, To give it up n white
cloud. allowing it 10 rain down Z" the bottom "i a
cla--. Sow. about tho Same PI''e-' as th' -
,f.ti,. when a. specimen Of drinking water Is to DO
.t.,ii b., .,luffor T..r solvent power ior th, i'm
puety i- r,duccd hy giving t' "4u" -pl'l.i'E % ','
n dissolve or -nmctlu- to dI--0fr for "h' b. Hi- "
creator llir. -u-ar being oun ~ Oh" best h.'"u SUD
stance m th- r-p''i. ilu- Vu.' i " p e',uight
Inc water drops the organic matter ana adopts INC
ingredient b. Doe, greater auhltF l'I ~, ,n'' -, =,
ou,rrd being To- watch for the minute black spechs
TiIrn viii hc seen floating in portion Of the
liquid when water for drinking purposes ID 10 oe
tested for purity.
MyRroL FOR THE RESpRAToEY PASSAGES
In the BE- Thor. Monat tshof'c" pr. Eichhor-t recon-
mend. myrtol as o dVnfcctout of the respiratory
ra-.accs. DIS practice for some time p's' h'NlnS
N or,icd him special advantage, f'r Observing lt'
opor,tan and elects. Mvrtol is % clear hu'd mas
r,f.,. .h.r. ollr. and that portion "i the mYIlH
ou which uclt- at Ij7 to - degrees fahrehhe'''
II is best administered in capsules containing '"o
and or. half grains each ot which from TWO '' 'h'''
are taken daily. one hour after H. admin 'F',rn r
i,f.yc ri',,t of th.- Kind - tl 'urni -'u 10 uc
.a,n-rcuo $50 acton is cN"rt'd by w'rH Oyer h ,in
trirr,le llt' Ihc Iht ~in'- "i pau, l', 80
have died u1l, taking ths remedy retain tAo myr'oi
odor for some Tine.
u,rNouc ACTION OF PArNDEHYpE.-A con.
trfutior ny pr John Gordon boo "Ihc hriti.h N'dl'H
rourral~ o4 tc ne ot parIfchFdc o- h'pn'u'. h''
,td ,,. crhlr inter @ 100 ard various u'I- oil 'A''
material pr Gordon shows ln h- paper tht eve"
in healthy individual, tine drur produces SNORT SUPP
and i. f,u tu.c. about forty m,uIm-- given {" in-
dly.d.ii, suffering from insomnia. lt .p''d.F p'"'''
"A tnirauI .um0,r some of thc favorable FEATURES
remarked uuou arr u1t uo same dose h.- D''" u'"'"
tr month, v.t cruulg rood h,pn"Hc results ti'.'
OLA, .r.,..,l ,..l.u. for tlc drug. and, %, u docs
NOT. c,,crt Iu hrr. doses, have h'rn"u' cH''t Oh
,.r,u. rot -afru- from -lccplc,-nc--. there ls h'
probability ot It- abuse. ArIu. the action oi 'h'
aru. I- speedy. patients r"nfIh falling asleep "''N
.,.. u.rnt.. at..r .t. administration. and may h'
.f-.,i a. l. unarr it- Influence So t.out au' d-"~r'
il. ,.. fused ,n.,t- 30 b. u"t IAHl. I'D a-'.i,,
,O. d.... f.. although Iu mlnt cases 10 D. -'alY
,.,.. D.. 3D.. action. uo ,-- 81 appetite follow H,
n,tiou. ror headache uor thirst DR. GORDON "cl%n't %
- ,,... ...Ir. tfr drug the most -'rfi''l'' oo-'
,r admit. Ir..e from forty tive to -lNtf WIlW' t 10
tiiu;o % vcu Vh cinnamon water 'ha'.- " "nn nt,''
a I.ff
-rlr Of lemon j, also found t0 Dee au agreeable com
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