New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-21
MEDICAL IND SANITARY NOTES.

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the eye, during school life calls attention 10 SOM Oh ''
pressing requirements In this line In order To avert er
Gus consequences both at proscnt ana III thc iu'" ~
Including the position Of the head eyes ana oo'" 10
aucnt relaxing Of the accommodation anu ooN''s
bv looking off from near work into distancc-thc ar-
rangement Of hours to avoid the excessive o"'i'"'V
Of any one Kind Of enort-and care not 10 "aAo s''"
requirements Of the eyes during periods OF general
| exhaustinn or lowered nutrition Aho'er Poi"'
emphasized Is the adaptation Of the SIZE OF PHI va
other objects looked at t. ne Vsni py"cI VI work nj
tempted must lie strictly confined W,uhh SUN
ual limits, matter how harrow tIc'1 may ~ ~
t. be remembered that lessons the Df.n ,1t ,G
application have the rciin; IMAGE large aiia N VIII,
a, well n distinct and the Importance l. pa uc,h
urged In the case Of young children uIll ~ tr
image be given much larger tlan j Necessary ~
| .urmnrzes tine requirement, touching this whole
matter as involving the point of correct helthe .nc
a ancDl,n ~ pr"pcTly printed books the teaching Of
children 10 write letters AID figures Of go01 size ana
A recognition Of the individual limits Of endurance
prRIr1cATIoN OF cIILoRoroEN.-Somc tine
! ago. VI. rlctct. the wclmown French chemist as
covercd-,ub cpucnty taking ont patent for the pro
ccss-that from the pure, clcrcform Of commerce II
cooled to about seventy degrees. there seI'rHe'
ont crystalline body. which i then drained from inc
part that remains liqnd and on this ndnd poru'n
being exposed to temperature below ono huunnh
erccS. the chorof rm it4c aiNee wv nn gu W
separated fIOm an npurln when i"nhhh, mum. III. ~
Is stated that the chor,fuIm purified IN thl, hh1r
8 "A rOlOrs-- "
gravity ~ 81 Is indefinitely isfmnhcut on eA',n.V
10 light and unlibe the rurc chi"oprm OF coumei,c'
on being shaken up with solution q potassium di mr.
mate and suphuiic acid, the chi'mc mixture u sd"
yellow.
ARSENIC IN C0AL.-A source Of contamination
with arsenic recently pointed out by Professor 'r"i'
IS from coal. the writer rcmafdnc that when co'h i
urlt tl, substance Is roasted out. il being tie onlN
product Il the r1l which at first Volatile "nI alter
ward non volatile Part ~ tie sTo'o TIA; goes mio
Tie air Is ar-eniris acid mixed with carbon. and
large part 81 II lodges IN the cmmneys laAihG'
therefore q city Ike London any Of the great Eng
sh cite, where coal IS burnt freely. there. ivs no
fc.sor Crafts the quantity oi arsenous aid that -
gvcn into the mir must hc very consld rTble and II
would be interesting in view Of this fact 70 have CON
IHc boston ard in civ IKE London Tho Eng'h
coal Is he saw, ycTy hnl ~ dty r. p,rfy mounds 81
nlphnr tho latter hnc unsf rincd into sNtv p'ind,
~ .nlphurfc acid which has lef - tain Dn evcf' nh'
bic buiiag IN London: the sulphur + hrseh accom-
panied by arsenic.
TREATMENT or SCALP Tls,tES."Thc Medical
Record" refers f. V. MDiy's p.PIsad tra'mnu 81
That peculiar form - hudncs, watch prove ~ times
80 obstinate I'm spite Of oil applications. commonly
known a, alDpcca arcata. ~ recent meeting 81 the
French eoclcty 81 Dcrmntolosy. DC prcrencd r-nber
u patlcnts who lad been subjected 10 ntrndcrnlc n
lection. Il corrosive -ubmat' In strength of two
10 five hundred. and clnmtd that the Treatment had
proved very satisfactory. I'm That tho growth Of hair
over the bald spots had been pld hnn after other
experimental with nntil II was fand that aqucou'
o,u,lOn the best, tcvcra' Inject on- .. NOT m re
than five -ix drop being md" around es'h patch.
Modern Investigations t"nd - show mat th'r" is ~
least one variety oi Rl0p'ca. occurring I'M rounded
plaque, which l. duc 10 the invasion Of u micro organ
iem. ND the observations 81 N'l >'h!lch h"uh,"h'
other In this Held have rendered II scarcely lu,
thablc or an author u the present day e. attribute
the affection 10 u"ufoic causes IN All ta's. II. ~
Robin son maintains. the Orglems are situated deeply
IN Tie s,ncs oi the .cap or other hairy portion, ~
tho skin then the pnn Of treatment here suggested j.
cmlncntly rational and ought 20 be successful Us
Is claimed.
APPARATUS FOR EYE SrRGEEY.-An inecn0
device has been brought forward at Cardiff. namely.
electro magnet for usc In eve surgery. II being
modified form 81 the wcllknown shell instrument. II
Is sbout two md one half inches long. weighs five
ounces, and has been successfully used to ascertain
whether the foreign BODY + Of steel Il n
nctzable metal also the fragment from an
inaccessible part u the eve 9 one favorable for IFS
extraction. and II from tho surface even
the retna Of the eve without cutting or accratlnr the
delicate Tissues It appears that blacksmith IN
south Wales colliorv recently. while stamping
pich. struck In the eve by fragment ~ steel
the patient whose other affected through SYM
pathetic irritation put under the Influence Of ether
the orce Of the wound slightly enlarged b. enable tho
pole OF the electro magnet 10 be conveniently miro
dnces and the latter inserted in the dIsc,i"n which
course done with critical care and. on the withdrawal
~ the magnet the second time the piece OF steel came
readily through the wound, attached TO it.
NERVE TENSION IN GIN PRACrCE.-A writer
in "Thc London Lancet" referring 10 the firing Of the
great guns aboard ship by officers stationed in the
coming tower. raises the not unimportant GucstiDn
whether the strain trained gnncrs after hoar
Of sucl gun practice carried in covered
casematcs wond not rcnder the gunner incapable
decidedly reluctant to the guns. The effect. 1t
Is concnded, produccd the nervous system by the
uncertainty when the guns fired by electricity from a
distance would 20 or would be very considerable and
prove exhaustlnS 81 the g'inncrs to very scri0Is
extent. According to the view taken by this writer
the physiological aspect IN which this matter presents
Itself Is very simple that is. n man has 10 do any
thing which calls forth unwOntcd effort ~ any kind he
either voluntarily prepares himself for It's exactiOns
the system nvoluntarv adjusts itself accordingly
and sudden and unexpected uO'c causes shock -
the nervous system which. II frequently repeated Is |
apt 10 induce nerve tension, followed bv nervous |
exhaustion.
TRANSMISSION OF DRUGS AND MEDICINES |
Some Of the rules prescribed by Monheim In the Chem
zeit. Of more than local application especially the
following: salts arc n be put In stoDDercd glass bot
Ties or packed In casks II sent In large quantities. and
casks used for microscopic salts should be lined With
olcloth parchment paper, while In case should |
salts be packed In tin boxes In only the
glass shoppers Of all bottles containing either LIQUIDS
dry substances should be creased with little vns.
cline in order to them easily: vegetable DOW.
should be packed In herneucaly closed glass bot
ties or tin boxes acids. caustlc innnmmabe sub.
stances should be packed OF course according 10 the
rules Of public transportation stone bottles being gem
orally best for acids and ammonia. and glass or fin
vessels for volatile substances. all these To closed
with coiks saturated with piTafinc and then wrnppc1
In snilc0th also soaked with that substance, liquor am
mOna should never be put into iron vcsscls aud yes
sells containing volatile substances should not be quite
filed valuable or expensive chemicals such ethereal
oil. and should be packed In strong lin yes
sells and cOsed with corks saturated with DaTiline ns
above mentioned: acctic acid NAV he safely conveyed
from place Ia place in carboys Of five to ten gallons
capacity, matters like leaves. WOts ETC.. should be
packed In sacks, and these nGaln cases md those
that are more delicate IN tin boxes.
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