New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06

administration OF the papain and thallln and their
combination in the form Of pills-the aim 10 be to
get absorption of the drug, not local action the
stomach. In cancer Of that organ DR.. Granyilles
method consists in giving, besides the pills. papain
suspended in water with thallin and an alhai, and,
the view OF further preventing exhaustion OF tho
papan the patient Is 70 be fed as exclusively a. pos
sble on vegetable diet, and The pills taken before
meals or in the intervals between them. 10 /, not
deIcrlbed eAerts any inrously depressing effect
the organism a. whole Again, the vitality OF inc
pressed by saturation with the thaln and papaln
locally, this being effected by applying strong pasta
oi me Two urugs IN 'ohOi1iton %, W. w. Pirs
cable, by their INJUNCTION. Inc results ne do'!ares'
thus far obtained. have proved encouraging 70
degree sufficient TO make II clear that the method
deserves full and faic trial by the profession
INSANITY WITH CON>ClOTSNESS.-In discus
sion Of the congresses held in Paris Oh mental
diseases Or. Fabret. distinguished alienist remarked
| upon the undoubted existence Of certain forms Of
mental alienation in which patients perfectly recognize
the anomalous nature Of the phenomena which they
experience but without being able TO di'em-
barass themselves from them. DR.. F2bret dwelt on
these intellectual obsessions being emouve or IN
, ,unctve, vcritabe morbid impnl,ons, dominating
the WILL citing. among other examples the obstinate
search for words. the fear OF Knife Of window tho
terror Of open closed spaces the necessity for TO
pcating certain words certain phrases etc. Ihese
are ordinarily hereditary periodical or rcmttent anu
/ accompanied by anguish ana SORT OF Interior
struggle. but never presenting haluclnaos ana never
ending in dcmentia. The insanity OF douDt Is the
most common expression of TINS psychical ste' tAo
patients continually Illuminating in their minds over
the ideas and the same acts questioning theul-
selves on everything and having senseles scruples In
regard to every thing. II the patient Is physician no
doubts the prescriptions that he has Just VIZ item ana
frequently To bring them back. In the fear OF
having committed error. Another class consist:
OF mOrous subjects and who are prey 70 sort OF
continued cerebral pruriiis'
HORNS FROM THE HUMAN BODY.-Horns grow.
Ing from the human skin very uncommon IN theif
occurrence but of the foreign medical journals
contains an account from physician Of case OF this
kind treated by him. the subject being la0ornS
man Of slxty-fve years The horn projected for an
inch from the lower lip the right side, and had
blunt extremity firmly adherent and the SKIN
around at the base exhibited superficial ulcera'oh.
The fact as elected was that ii had first appeared
a, a small warty growth three years PREVIOUSLY
had slowly increased. and. after being cut on WIN
razor on two occasions, 9'ch.u 20 :. "a, ina
quicker each time. on The opposite sac oi le a' ~
lin was what appeared 10 Dee another ~irv troN,h ~
10, early STAGES, and the patent was III tb, I'm
of holding his clay pipe this side and not on ,nH. mo'
which the horn grew There no glands ciitr-'''
and the patient In good state Of health Il' tet,
mcnt. which entirely successful 'oh'sl,'t III IN
To- which II was attached by means II snltli >,tpn
mc!'ion under cocaine locally Mect,l nnn 0''-'''
the edges together with one or TWO su'uic''
ENGLISH EATING HABITS.--A recent writer az
simng that diet Of part Of nitrogenonS TO seven
or ei-ht neutrality-suspicious. is good combination an
that a diet Of twelve to fourteen ounces OF 'hehl'a'v
dry food d.gestble, with the Ingredients IN proper
proportion 4, sufficient - keep in good heal'h AZ
avcs.e sized man on moderate work declares that ts
majority Of people IN England literally twice as
much a, this, does such excess vary m'lch a.Qn:
different occupations, and. WINE ll'Siottt.f =. is
MAY not Dee considered to be really lhJuIioua ~ 1r.
fact that not onl, do very many men cav ,,,
tIu tho most liberal tables bI il j. 10 ,,dnra,
wa TO eat twenty i've to twenty seven ounces %
chemically dry f0OI day. ON dlcI rom ts' '
l f.i l.
ou,ccS per dav viii comfortably feed hard worMn;
mau. and. while moderate amount ct sumGIanSg'
ins dimini~hes Il. The habit with women eNl-.'s
marked difference. the fact being that they eat Huch
in weight and work; that Is where han ea's INC,
teen ounces, n woman of re same weleht ana u
active habits eat, only fourteen or fifteen ounces
INGENIOUS AURICULAR DEVICE.-The British
Medical Association appears T. regard with favor
device brought its attention by Dr. John W COUSINS
of London who terms the instrument new antlSepuc
artificial drum head and by the of which he claims
o have been very successful in improving the hearing
NJ te deaf In shape this mechanism is described -
bcing exactly like a hat with very high npeglns
crown and a broad. nat rim, having short rDboa
attached to the il is made of several Sizes ac-
cording to the it is designed to ht Is stn'ea
| flesh color and is 50 soft light and flexible as ID
produce no sensation OF weight or pressure IN ''
canal its weight being only from oGe-siXth % ono
fourth of grain When in position the crown rests
near the tympanic membrane-or where IL shouiu nav
been-the brim upon the mcaial wall ana te lloo,
handle, behind the tragus II II i Ision i'm water
cotton fibre. swollen by prolonged lnn n bcr " In adj
and saturated in an anti'' ptc on an" !, is urged in
diton the above named qualSS3' in nositi6n and
favor of this drum that II can " pnS hal il can DO
removed by the patient hnseil' anu s are discharr.
successfully worn by persons to ted nus in these
latter cases the plan pursued Is 70 dCTupp and Give
| instructions for removing the device a" ''''e Wv
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