New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13

Therefore the double functions OF breathing al" "
phonatiOn.
CoNTAGIOUSNEsS OF LEPROsY.-In paper CIV
ing the result OF his careful and prolonged hN's"S
lions Of this subject Dr. Duncan Buckley u'.,"
that It Is not proven that any number oil HUN
have ever acquired tho disease from direct conhc' WIZ
others affected or that It has been traced, III '
proportion Of worth mentioning. directly NUN
one person TO another. There Is strong d e.,
suspect he says. that It nav first he inirour" mo-
the system by the way OF food fish beng .mo ,b
likely 81 all substances TO furnish ana cow, Nv
poison: herealty probably accounts for ShnI
cases. but the disease Is not ncceSsaHly lrano ,o
by Inheritance: noCulation with lcprous nl u ~
be the means of conveying the disease when all III"
conditions are favorable.
NEW THEORY or sLEEP-Some discussion mas
teen going on concerning Hcrr Roscnbaums recch'N
proposed theory Of sleep, namely. that the nnacn'ic
condition OF the brain Is due 10 an excess "' N"'
in the brain coils Of that body. The suppo'i"on
as stated. Is that sleep is essentially matter Vi
nervous action. and the direct cause Is uo"E" -
be fatigue Of the cells which communicate WIZ
the heart and bring about some change III 'h' wv"
ation: the nerve cells thus supposed to De iuh
Of water when sleep comes on, and this water d''r
Ing sleep passes into the venCus blood rs WIS"
and the nerve cells then receive nOurishment from
fresh areriaI blood-then. when the process Is ch-
nrely over. the sleeper awakes According =" olts
the BODY and brain but also because II invgoTatrs
them. II Is also TO be Inferred from Ro,enhanm's
theory that the nerve cell, and brain ~ infants who
slecp 50 much must contain more water than Is to
be found in those OF adults. and that the rlee,.c
ness Of brain cells Is IN ratio tho to cory Of
Or. James Cappe Of Edinburgh, and also hcld nI
some Other eminent scientists nnmsE ' ~ me me
skull capable OF congesting and dSperSln3 com
rarsively large Quantities o. blood-,a romSr,,"
that the dispersion Of blood from The brain q, 'f i
produces slight compression on the surface oi 'c
Jratp nd RI nh
THE BLOOD OF PNEUMONIA PATIENIS.-Ac-
cordlng TO the "Bonichnaya Gazeta,' some inter
esting observations OF the blood in pneumonia nave
been made by KikodSc. He found the white blood
corpusclcs increase in number 10 as much rs double
or treble the normal amount; In fatal or very s."
we're cases there was no increase found. though as
general rule. the increase begins even before the
physical signs Of pneumonia detected, and II
persists from that time on TO the crisis with but
little variation, suddenly falling after the crisis
II appears to be due IN tho r"entcrlng mo thr
circulation OF the corpuscles which have passed ont
into the avcolar spaces hence probably the pre-
pOndcrancc Of pvermature corpu'clcS and after
the crisis this prcpondcrlnce ceases. II Is also
remarked that such increase, when observed. Is
found in the fully mature and overmature cor
pusclcs rather than In the young ones
HOUSEHOLD DISINFECTION.-- One OF the
commonest household disnfectants is probably
that sold under the name Of crude car
bolic acid which consists Of mixture Of pure car
bolic and cresylic acids and is Of reddsh-brown
color rs strong tarlike odor renders it not dis
agreeable deodorant but its solubility in ordinary
water which is in inverse ratio to the amount of
cresylic acid present. is in sense. a consider
able drawback: it mixes. however. much more
freely with hot water. and for all practical pur-
poses the solution thus produced is sufficiently use
full. Patients in some cases object to the smell.
and in these Instances some other disinfectant is.
Of course be resorted but this is not the fact
with the majority. while its nexpensvcncss rem
ders IT acceptable in public Institutions. offices.
railway stations and dwellings, where economy IS
an object a refined preparation Of the article.
known crystalline Carholc acid Is more eN-
peusiVe. but Of much more easy Application, n
mixes readily with warm water, 50 that 81 satu-
rated solution Is readily made
QUESTION ~ HyGIENE.-The Jewish
authorities in Switzerland have obtained the
opinions OF large number ~ distinguished
psychologists and veterinary surgeons on tho
question-from humanitarian and hyeienic
point Of view. respectively OF slauehtcrins AMI
mails BY the method peculiar TO that race. The
answers in response 10 thus question have 1t ap-
pears. reon unanimous In the briirf that the
method I'm question is not more cruel than Is any
othor-sDme. indeed. considering IT less so. Ilyr-
onicaIly some Of the Psychologists have further
urged in ts favor the hygicnic properties ~ The
meat which. deprived of That factor 500 prone 10
accommodation blood keeps longer. and can
they consider be- better dealt with hy the stomach
and other organs of digestion. and n o. further
urged IN this connection. that ~" 'Ncrctyr ma
teriais contained m The blood rapidly rive rise -
chemical changes resulting I'm IN" production Of
toxic ptomain.s. which. hy their repeated action
iniurc the constitution. Tho Jewish law forbis thc
people to eat any other but tn bloodlcss flesh 81
animals which have been killed by their method of
cutting the throat. IN which single cash divides
the carotid arteries and jrsular veins; II Is also
necessary that no other lesion be produced In Kill
Ing the animal otherwise it's flesh becomes "trpha
forbidden 10 De- eaten IN regard u the use II
the objection Is urged Of the imposa-
bility Of being certain that the animal Is i'm the
Of fill vitality ana perfect health at
the time Of killing.