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

ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION OF FOREST At
MOsPHERE-In his recent work on Natures lily gene
Dr. Klngzctt, Of London, states that, acting on the
belief that plants do not produce ozone but pefoAue
OF hydrogen, he undertook a series OF experiments
which resulted in convincing him, first, that the
hygicnic influence common to groves OF pine ana blue
gum trees to be attributed the constant evolution
Of peroxide Of hydrogen soluble camphor, camphoric
acid. thymo and certain other camphoIceous bodies
caused by the yolaulaton and oxidation OF naturally
-ecreed oils and second that this depends upon the
almost hcrlc condition II the "terpcne, or pnnclpc
Of tufpcntnc common To all but most powerful III the
ordinary turpcntine Of commerce derived from the
pine Having arrived at these facts, the author has
rc,ortcd to the manufacture Of these natural purifiers
from ordinary turpcntnc in such quantities as 10 be
practically available rs antiscptcs and disinfcctantS
for though the latter property OF peroxide of hydrogen
has long been well understood, It's method OF prepare
ton has involved much cost. According 10 this new
system. by exposing turpcntine floating on water to
blast solution composed Of peroxide Of hydrogen
camphorc acid camphor, thymol, etc. is produced. and
an oil containing camphoric pcroxide-thc dsnectant
value depending Of course, largely upon the latter
SINGULAR feature II LEAD MANIPULATION.
Investigation, recently made appear 10 show that the
lead miner does not really suffer in health more than
any other worker under ground the ore Is not IN
condition to be absorbed by the body, bat that lead
shelters aud all engaged in tho manufacture OF lead
particularly white lead very great risk or oehS
contaminated sooner or later 1t also appears thAV
al Tyne side the chief of the English lead trade
there is one type OF amcut which is rarely seen else
where attacking those who have been engaged III the
WORK only few months. or even wechs-a Ftal us
ca,c the principal victims beng girls Of from seven
teen 10 twenty threo years Of axe. IhcN FpuIN
display symptoms OF this form Of t0Acma IN the way OF
severe headache followed by collie, blindness, ana,
miles, they speedily leave work for considerable
period of time and Undergo most careful treatment me
fatal result rapidly ushrrcd III. usually with cplcpu
form commissions and coma. u Il rcmarAdoc' now
ever. that hut little trace ~ lead i found IN ucir
bodies after DEATH p-rhar, not more "A f." gram,
In the internal 1er they have been suble'ieH
to the mos; complete aud exhaustive examination
EFFECT or ALKALI UPON TILE VIRUS OF
RABIEs-In tho account pr, pared 10y DR. Bright OF
Kentucky Of his treatment of various cases ot hydro
phoba he espresso the opinion that If tho Oloou
OF a person bitten is kept IN an alkaline condition ior
several week, the virus Of rabies is by this means
dc,trl Dyed or rendered inert 1t has long been Known
that the ammonium alha I, AN antdoic {" the virus
Of vcnomous reptiles II Injected into the circulation
immediately after the inHicton Of the bite. II Is ~
marked however that In the OF children II WOMB
~, more convenient administer the ch!or1dc OF acc
tate at ammonia. owing % the punEcuty ot me GU
Louate come care being also required IN hecpNH Lo
latter without a los, OF ANY Il it, virtues, ON 'o.
Of IL, grcAt volatility. 1t IT, thought that ai'tI .
FIRST dan or two ii would not be- necessary 10 "N".D
ihe remedy al shorter intervals Than, say, every pa
hour, for tINc or four weeks, TINS WOuiu' u - '
Urvcd sufficiently alkalZc the blood to hcui'A4'@c ~
destroy the rdbC poison.