New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-13
urDJCAL AND SANITARY NOTES.

,xrrrrvCE OF GRAVEYARDS ~ PubLi"
r,tTu This subject has been considered IN ear"
-, rccently. by the Mississippi Valley Medical hNSo
cio,,on the formulated conclusions OF tha' 'o"'
lin, ~ set forth. that the method for dl'p''l"7 ~
ho d,od should BE- founded on reason ana hot W.
custom or sentiment; that the lnterment OF inc "'''
- ,be Garth was never enforced by a statute jews"
49, christian being merely Incidental TO both dispense
uons that no lag. human or divine requires any
,ch dIspo,al OF the dead Is pTcluiical u U''
t;ol,h and comfort OF the living and, while II "''S
| T., nm omen qu stlon as 10 the right OF the Stl'r -
decide on the manner OF dspl,lng Of the dead u' and
in exceptional eases. it Is clearly the province " '
dnty OF the state 10 prevent such practicc d.
In anyvi~c ieopardzc the Interest OF the hy ,ino,n
the opinion Is expresses that the grave rayeSI hcon,c
b'ng Of the past and that lnclneraton Is the melon
| no,t In accordance with science. sahi'alloH '0"'"
and religion
HEALTH RECOVERIE| ~ A DRY AND DhNHh
,TNOSPHERE.-Dr. Wtrsr Liuiley mentions INV
ING in the san Felipe sink. COnchlil1 Valley %
southern California, numerous ESTIMATES. rh'u""''
and con ,umptlve+. who recount marvellous rrcoVe'l"
as II result OF living in the dry and dense Atmosphere
Thi, basin Is about 1870 miles In length 10y 'u'H
miles in average width. and reaches depth OF "oo"'
EGO feet below sea level. Among other deep N"He'
| mentioned In this connection IS the sink OF me
| Auorgo,a or Arroyo del Macro. In Eastern 'H ;
Iori.ia which Is .25 feet below sea Level me Nh>""
Sea t, eighty five feet below Lake A,sal, east o.
tonr fnrt wide IS about 100 feet below level. aiu
several other dcprcssions in this Vicinity reach m1
preston below lcvclthough not to be c9nSn'TrI
in relation 10 heaitG-s the Deah Sc II gI -
| tine, 300 feet below the nelShDori1S i''N ~
| the Mediterranean.
| BROMOFORM IN GERMAN PRACTICE"-h up
pears that I'm Berlin Dr. Hugo Lowenal. of froe''"'
sentor's clinic has rcsortcd to bromoform III ''
treatment Of whoopns cough, IN accordance WI" ui'
practice Of Dr. sepp Of Nurnerg, and he Is Gi'p',,'
| +, agree with him in considering II Il very Vai"'''
remedy. Dr. Lowcntmi states that II "Aer'' IL,
almost specific action upon wh0opns cough, al al
| events. II II Is used ut the COMPREHENSIVE a."
doses given are from 10 five drops. i!uc" or 0uI
times day. The llquid being Simply dropped M
| "a tablespoonful Of water. forming bead no''lhE l.
| ,iry pr ,cantIon I, tlat Of keeping the brom1orm
| from The nsht. ~ othcrvi-e 1t > in'be 10 O r"
| ot tnl, m'dlcn" begin 10 slow ticn-o-E'I ~ , tu'
second or third day, th" vomiting beng nrrS" T.,,
| I'm week after the commencement Of tn br"hpTil'
| In cases whore compicaiion', Such ~ Pl'"m' .
occurred. they ran favorable G"nnr n," !"o
| arrested the symptoms.
DISTINCTION BY HENT.-In the Journal Of the
| American Medical Association emphasis I, given -
the ready means Of dl-infcctiug cNcrcia I'm tn" lex
ROOM or It's vicinity. by tc Application Of heat Exact
experiments show that the t'rma' deat' IolAt % ~
following patlogcnc bact'rt aad ~ ID" knt- NIu'
mentioned (, below 80 degrees. T.. w.. ~prr um o.
1
hacl us = fiphh"rn. hacl ia. u rlnd'rs Hlp l'''
= Pncnm' ma -'r"p"' c'' ~ cry ''i.' li
vr.. ten minute exposure 3, the temperature mon
toned may e. l. found. h. rc upon for l!" d'-nir
non ~ material conan n,y :. ,, ''ci A., 1
sam ms 'N''tunt d"' "'.TiI'N .'r. ,cr. ~, i,ur,
| .t' 81 si,r' ,','i ,' ,f c',r ,rt n, ,,,
uart u The material - b.. di-lni"ctd !, rc0ommrndf
lT ,no' m'r,t', ~, ,r,o ~ - csl"r5r - lnc Az
.nnln VI % s., '1 In ,o, snr. y,y ,lrce
| ,+'"n'' " t' f,rf I,,trN a ll-l,r bail.g point
- one" 1r'' ~. ''r'i - ,, ", .,-i, t, DE-
| olO. 49, '"' ''''''7 " ~
| N '"'''
| COLOR PERCEPTION Is SAVAGE RACES
from various 'h''>HS"N'"' mum -, ''e S'u'''' ~"
| oW""" "'"' APPEAR L, w. '''''"'N ''"'' -
| races P''''S ''' p"'''I''" VI '.',' - 49,
degree 'hhh 90 H'iN'u IH'''' l"'' !, '''1' '''"''
| hl t' m't' Pcseh'' o} ~. N'u."' ~ o''"' u"
irNhln InNut"t'' lAl"9,P'l, ~ 'r'1"' -, ,,ay'
,ons anon, Indi,n clndr.n one hundred OF t,s.
bong hoy. Rc.oarchc, of nj. character show thu,
lu selection ~ one hundred white boys from various
| Ear " mid have we'd color blind Anon. Mn tlc.c
| Indian boy. not a single case ~ the kind wa, dis
Fox. n fvo hundred and my I,dian hy, resulted
| ic tate. IN the If co,cry NAT tuo were color hind
W n, npu, - lie Indian XIX were mus af
| ,crt.d
INJURIES FROM CNRboLIC ACID.-Waruius- are
gwen in a German medical journal against the Injury
| w., ~ mn, .' ".u r' =, ,r ,, , ,1 o,,
half. or even two per cent carl,oliIcl applications
especially upon periph"rd portions % The body. suci
| as ~" hnger' ms elect II i, asserted j. due IN
sillIl measure 10 u's 'Lo u ruIn'" l'" "Pnl iM'
| efIec, unon The rcd md Whit. M1nt c,rpuscios This
induces party IN mechanical; and partly I'm a chem
| zeal way, .'asls, nr.t In The caWHnH~. ana II the
aoilon 81 the drug be continued tl'n IN the lar;cr
vclns ana arl'ile' win the result mat the nutrition
| OF IN" part j. Wt'ri'r'd VIII ana ID" removal ~
| harmful substances hndcrcl the uacriAnr 81 III"
epd'rlhN caused Nv inc Acli idvur~ 'NappI u"h, -
that thc gingr"" Is dry one" nunulhc1u IN as u
| were Inc opinion Is also expressed tlin even weak
carbouc solutions, a. external app ca ms. are to Dee
either comp "icv discnrio. to be- used only with
| the sirlctcst prccautlon.
| POISON ~ RUBBER RINGS-Analyses have been