New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-27
MEDICAL md SiNITiRT NOTES.

sOMNAL-Thls I, the given to ono Of what
arc now termed the new remedies. and l. emploved
TO control insomnia. II I, coorics, p'ld resembling
chluIy form In It's appearance ana behavior "hcii
added to cold water IN which 4. forms slobuleS. ana
refuse, 10 mix or dissolve; when shaken with water.
the mixture Is milky but quickly separates. /, soluble
IN hot water aud alcoholic solutions. and di,s'lvcs
rcsnOus substances and fats; the dor Is pleasing.
resembling somewhat that Of spirits OF nitrous ether
the taste j, punrn and for administration free dllu
ton (, needed, when wli.hcy or alcohol Is not OBJ
icctiouaLlc IT can be- dissolved in either TO which
water can then Ice added until the taste Is not
pleasant or II may h. disguised well in syrup Of
yneor or Iicoricc. The substance Is formed by the
union Of chloral. alcobol ana urctmnr ih"rsh Is
no, simply mixture OF ihe,r Do,li," in' uo,"
resembles chlora In quirkmc-s ~ effect and natural
ness Of the sleep produced no marked d"pr' jlnS IN
nncncc f. cXcrtrd upon IA" pulsr or rroplIitl H.
though il is noiicd that the breathing bcc7mN slower
and the pulsc slower and nlllcr ~ In natural sleep
Usually two doses sufficient. the first At o'clock
and the second AT 10. night, rest usually follows
The head remain, clear on wahing and IN" stomach
ncrca, OF dose Is called for however long the remedy
may be used
EYES OFT OF FOCUS-Dr \. d. Williams calls
attention. N THE It Louis Medical Journal T. the
strange experience Of many persons In the sudden
aproarancc Of dying spccks before their eyes. and
who at frs, are likely to try to knock them away
thinking IT Is something before thor eyes. ana which
come li,uallv In both eyes al the same time. They
nav SAYS this writer. diminish or Increase In mum
her at times but rarely disappear entirely. and
though commonly having fixed D. ilion I'm the field
occasionally move or float about t. limited extent
they never interfere with vision by settling over
objects looted at aud iny >bc with tl" ophtal-
mu,copc. Their nature l. not We'll urdcrst nd Inc
explanation usually given l. that they are opaque
poIuis iu the NitreOis humOf. which throw sJd )Ws
upon the rctira and thus become visible. bSulY
focused ewes are most likely To be troubled III tins
way They signify nothing serious 80 long ms they
are mere points. connected BY tine lines. and do not
interfere with the acntcnesS Of vision Treatment Is
more than useless. II the ewes are ont OF focus.
proper glasses should be selected.
EXPERIMENTS WITH nEMoCYNE.-MM Richet
and Hcricout have become quite prominent In the
medical circles of Paris III connection with their pro
posed system OF subcutaneous injections OF dogs
HOOD serum hemOcync, as the method Is termed
for tuberculosis. The principal effect claimed for THIS
m.thod IS the considerable benefit conferred upon the
digestive functions that is, patients who were unable
| 10 eat anything and were utterly dyspepc have had
their appeites wonderfully improved, being astonlsheh
at the quantity OF food they could consume, thS I'M
prOvcmcnt being also accompanied bE an increase III
Weight nj time, very impOrtan-Othcr results consist
ing In the greater ease OF BREATH IN pueieF Stcp III
- marked dee rra.e of ugh and OF night Transportation
IN that the pntient feels really stronger and Is less
troubled with III, disease. Actordlis 10 oD'rNatlons
by Professor Scmmca. the capacity OF the cheNt or
lungs l. increased by hemocYnc ana the blrHi con
tains more hmorl0bin than before, 50 that tle NtN
and efficiency OF the blood are much decreased Iu"r'
| lung tuberculosis IL is found BY this system
| New route to Chautauqua Lake, via New-fork Cen