New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-25

ments OF the rind must also he removed az .cy ~
tain much tannn. Again. attempts TO render horse
cl,,nuts edible by roasting have not yielded favoaoe
results for though the sapotoAine certainly Destroy
I'd tho nuts cannot be eaten as the FATTY OIL taxes az
unpleasant tast on r0lsing In addition 10 the ammonia
process resort has been had 10 extracting the ncoIn
six u eight times With cold soft water aid eryins
Immediately: but nc tifs Involves loss Of some
% per cent 4 Is ihonct preferable 70 mshe re CT
up Into paste with milk, and allow them 10 i@men''
SECONDARY MA>TIcATIOy.-In respect to t'a'
ncculiarlty commonly termed human end chcwnk
Dr. Carl Iacwc contributes an interesting PERSONA
oxnor,cncc n thc "Dcuts,hc Med. 2c!tung.' 10
found nj first that nfter eating urinary gree"
solud he suffered from increased ma!a's' OF u"
stomach until five or six hTirs liter there was
reorganization OF small. somewhat maceratcd' Po"o"
Which had no ma hecly sour tas'e Upon '"a'"S.
lion. however. the activity became apparent s''
later on the same was observed IN coh"ee'o" WV.
mco,s and fats After another Interval diher"
articles would regurgtate. especially at'er ".'"
mcal and I'm particular when n qtanuN VI u" ~.
been swallowed. In these cases ."e ,r,, onnesrd
nud which accompanied the masses tnni "pPh sins
rrrd 10 thc insfc-thc same phenomenon "a ~
observed after drinking coffee or using % i.,ssIv
ant,or regards the cause Of ms ~ o,n,s .,,au
Influenced by the anterior wall OF the thoraAI 80
is when N. stomach + filed II ASSUMES .n,sTcs
,ontal position. and ~" action oi o ~, Of tbe
,hor,cIc wall In Inspiration forces pnrIon ~ n
contents In the cardil and. besides tms; ms, " ~ me
the suction effect and %" muscular ". aM IN urc
a",MpnaI w., matter in an upward direction: 1hlS
Inc secondary masication Is merely eXc"e" W w
presence OF ioou'
DA1IvE PROPERTIES OF COMMON PLANE"
Although preparations Of lettuce have long hau :
rrnuta,ion IN n,cdicn. for their soponne p'oPe'"s
II recent writer calls attention 10 the lnct 'na' Wv
epcclally narcotic constituent OF III" plaLt mas ~
been asccrianed with any certainty anu "'..
various neutral. fatty and waxy bodies sepa,''.
les Of
been from lime 80 time. described as 'omp0"'. -.
medicinal value. on the other hand. II ms w
denied that the dried milk sap, lactucan"m !" 49,"
Of IT'S narcotic odor. possesses any scda"'e w." w.,
md. in fact, this preparation is no longer ' Sor
I'm England or The United states. Keeen ,r,,usnA
ever Or Dymond claims 10 have es in M
r.rn,d douht. The presence OF hyoscyamne, ~ ~
principal alkalod of belladonns ana n ,sa r"mmoI
lettuce Int also In that OF the Wild srow'n, RAT n
amount In the young plants Is very minute .wsaus
r ohcal green eNtrnc prepared from as saS occur
herb Of Wild lettuce. the mydrauc ai"''V'"
10 the extent OF O02 per cent.
TYPHOID FEVER MIAsMArIC.-A recent u'., ' !.
by Sir Charles Cameron will probably meet WIZ a,,,
denial According TO this high medical au'ns'S |"
when a the organic debris produced IN wv"
quickly removed and when the dangerous suo" An
atmosphere Is prevented from entering u" lint
oven when sewage flows steadily day ana In
through well constructed main sewers. ana '.s Au
,r. ,horouchly drained and kept Tree from ~. ia ths
there NAV be- expected substantial reN req Md
mortality caused by typhoid fever anu "
other diseases.
DECREASE OF LEPROsY.-The u" ,.,ude Q
made By the English Lcprosy CommssOn ,. hearns
,horoush sitting OF all the evidence obtin and tho
on the questions OF herciity. conasion . marked
vo,ious returns collected show. II Is s'a~v.,,,eu,
decrease In the amount OF the di'esS =, e.agssr
India. There is claimed TO have been NV Nv, eounr!,
o,on rs to the extent OF leprosy III s,v,ug Va
the figures for the British Empire a'o". oaetrs
put at 100000. whereas, 1t Is no" "' ruth. A."
~ ,h.t would have been nearer the 81 contseoSS
,he actual amount and practical RISK .r much os m
It Is thought likely that this has o, Iss" theonss
ncssi6e than practically probable nor " '''
congenta case recorded