New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-04

the business at the of from twenty-five TO t~en1y
five, but only thirty when they were kept 70 ~ U .
as early an age as SIXTEEN the glass psT'o o sbar
the m0H harmful.
LEAD wATER-pIpEs AND notwithstanding
to the investigations made by DR.. John Crowe' the
instances of poisoning from the use OF lcaden pipes IN
the distribution OF potable water very rare the prac
teal fact which interests the of water conducted
through leaden pipes being rather that wien i'oi'
salts arc present In the water teir ac'ioh WIFI uc
lead causes an insoublc coating upon the inner sur
face Of the pipe which forms protection against all
the harmful effects of lead poisoning it is we'll how
ever when lead used for service pipes 10 open the
faucet in the morning. allowing the accumulated water
TO run of before drawing supply for family use.
Dr. Crowe asserts that no matter What may NC wy
chemical constituents Of the water, the contact win
the service lead pipes during constant now is 50
slight that no harm follow their use Leao oIs
terms however are not SAFE and, should any mcdi
he employed iron the best for such purpose pul IL
should be protected by coating OF asphaio P''h' VI
black varnish.
AMMONIA AS AN .ANTIsEPTlC.-Somc time ago
attention was called by English physician to the
n,,rr,resccnt nroperties OF ammonia, showing that
blood milk and other atcrabe liquids could be pre-
served for a long time by adding to them certain
quantities Of solution Of ammonia, ana sohu sun
stances such as flesh. by keeping them IN ciosee
vessels filed with ammonia gas. some douDts' HOW
ever that we're raised in quarters as to the re
a product of decomposition, induced DIR. Gottbrecht'
OF the University of Gresswald to repeat the ca
pcrimcnts with the result OF practically confirming
the claims put forth. After some preliminary en-
pcriments by DR.. Gottbrccht in which animal mater
placed in b per cent ammonia solution was iouh"
free from putrescence after nearly two years. am
monum carbonate used i'll the place of the free
alkal for the sake Of convenience. The first ex.
pertinent showed The power 81 dansnden, upon
.ha cpnr III
rearding it until the third day, anu ~ per eent
10 ceatine in which putrefaction had already been
set up by incubation, II was found thst per celo
ceaied ana SU i per cent solution inhibited the de
celolent of bacteria, so that the llqueacton OF uc
m 1inf slowed the Vsu sVap
this line
LEPRosY IN ITS NATIVE LOCALITIEs.-In q re-
mort of the medical operations at Hankow, Chha'
where leprosy is common, the disease Is said chiefly 10
affect men who work in the field. though 1t Is occa
sionay met with in women and the age varies from
ton IT, fifty wears Often the first symptom com
p,aned of Is some localized anasthesia-this being
sometimes quite accidentally discovcrcd-in the rect
hands or face which are the parts most commonly
affected the sensory nerves are first involved ana
sensation, a rule, absent partially or compie"N'
The anasthesa is followed by want of free use Oh inc
affected parts. the circulation also impaired IN 'ose
parts and the hair on the eyebrows falls ONT
pecular punched ont looking nicer. with very fetd
discharge is also often met with In the feet and some
times in the hands. As the disease advances Wnicn
stationary for Years, the face broadens becomes
square glazed irregular and nodulor ncdr p ,o oe rs
the nerves; Precipitation Is absent thr natural t eH
preston Of the face completely cnansG S anS as df f
disease further progresses the toes ana ise' Ni0p
off and. by and by, part OF the hmD'
SALT puYsroLoGICALLY CONSIDERABLE ia.
cobe Of Berlin asserts that the physiological effects OF
the chloride of sodium OF the highest importance
whether the salt be introduced into the economy Ny 'o
milk Of the mother. by the milk OF the Gov" vi even
by vegetable diet this latter and the milk Oh 'e 0o"
contain more potassium than soda. and these are NOT
10 he given TO persons health nor 10 patients WIN
out adding the chloride OF sodium during Illness !"
which the gastric inice Is diminished or at the be
ginning Of when the secretory power All"
the contractlty of the stomach are deiecoNc' II -
Dr. Jacobie remarks, necessary 10 prescribe certain
ouauti,v Of salt and the addition Of chloride OF sodium
10 milk prevents its coagulang under the acton ana ~
the presence Of the gastric luce co" MIN ," rd
never he given without the addition OF tabe sai'; anu
Inc same NAV be said Of wOmans milk whch u co
agnates readily and becomes in consequence lnu. e.
bic Again. the habitual constipation 81 h i'' Hr two
reasons namely, the nouri shment Is rendered mo n
deetibc and the salt renders 'he sccrc''o' VI INV
digestive tube more active
NEW TREATMENT FOR NECROSIS OF TIE JAW
DR. Lohmann, Of Cassel, communicates to a German
medical Journal an account OF several interesting 'a
from his dental practice, one OF thesc oe'"H ''' "
woman thirty-two years old. suffering from necrosis
% the left lower law In treating this "A se1nestrim
with both bicuspds was completely separated ana
without trouble or pain removed-thc postcrior por
lion. which stu contained molar was freely movable
and full Of pus after several injections OF peroxide OF
hydrogen the discharge Of pus entirely disappeared
the yum reganed healthy color, ana III about
t-,n,yb, tho pat,ent was quite cured Another case
vs. that AZ n civil .necr, twcnty.sN years oiu,
whose left upper Jaw was diseased al,er ,e, saa
xxhi
hicusnG peroxide Of hydrogen was injected llU INC
diseased alvcesr processes at once ana r
,ncnt ths patient was completely cured in wccH'