New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
MEDICAL And S1NIT1RY NOTES.

MALADIES FROM EARLY MARR1AGES.-ln
discussion before the London Diocesan Conference Il
declared as the unanimous opinion OF that pouy
that the evil OF early marriages mas sfo"h u
such an extent 10 render some REFORM III 'i'
marriage laws urgently necessary. subsequently, al
the Congress of Hygiene. Dr. Korosi, OF Buda-Pesth
read paper on THE Influence Of the Age oil Parents
on the Vitality of Their Children" containing re-
markable statements in line with the above decara
ton He showed from a comparison Oh seveIsn
thousand cases that the proportion oil ue'
traccable to the mother was twice as arse amoh IN,
the children of mothers under twenty s ic
children Of mothers over thr,y: us ~ az o.,
showed that the healthiest offspring was norn Oh
mothers between twenty and thirty, unted 10 nus
bands between thirty and forty; where either nus,
band wife under twenty. the OFFSPRING prIyNei
generally weakly this being the case even IN nun,
gary wher. the girls become women at the age Oh
thirteen In that country. too 10 per cent OF me
number of marriages show the brides TO be under
twenty years of age and in England Il per cent.
I-NRENEWED AIR: IT'S DEADLY EFFECT
In very timely article contributed to 1.-The Phla-
delphia Record" by DIR. f. a. Adams. the inquiry is
propounded whether the immense Increase OF steam
heated office buildings. I'm which the great majority
or rooms have no adequate means for renewal OF the
air To be warmed, may not. In large measure
account for the prevalence or pneumonia among
middlc-aged men. Many Of these buildings, DR..
Adams says are admirably constructed to keep
out air. whether cold hot this very perfection
contributing to their insdlubrity; in these hermeti-
caly scaled Office rooms that abound In business
buildings the steam heats the atmosphere to a
delightfully."- comfortable degree, the occupant
breathes and rcbreathes the air during zero days
when an open window cannot be endured the eff
feet being To silently undermine his powers OF re
sistancc. that when he goes forth, exchanging
such tropical air Tor the keen breeze OF unrestricted
nature II happens that through some subtle change
in his system which has robbed his lungs OF their
power OF resistance. their capacity to endure the
onset transition IL gone. and the subtle poison
of unrenewed air does its deadly work in the form
of pneumonia.
"PITURI" FOR ASSUAGTNG HUNGER.-Not a
little interest. physioogically considered. has been
created by the accounts given OF singular plant
found in Queensland and Australia. known to the
people the pitur. or as ii has been popularity
spelled. pitchcri pitchourg. even bllgery known
TO boanists however. Duboisa or Anthocercis
Hopwoodi The leaves. II seems. are gathered annu-
ally during the month of August when the plant H. in
blossom: they dried. first by process OF strain
ing and then packed in hemp bags for purposes OF
trade In preparing the article for consumption IL
Is damped mixed with ashes and rolled up into the
shape Of a cigar. which the people chew, sticking 1t
during the intervals OF chewing behind the ear:
the effect Of the smoking OF this novel cigar very
peculiar rendering the smoker for the time being
almost insane when INDUCED in too freely. but
when smoked in moderation IN" leaves have pow
erful stimulating effect with symptoms similar To
those produced by excessive strong drink. \ more
important u.s. of pturi is The chewing OF small
quantity Of the leaves for the purpose OF assuaging
hunger. q person using them In this manner being
enabled to undertake long Journeys without ia
tiguc and with little food.
GRAY HAIR.-In one OF his lectures before the
College OF Surgeons. London Professor Erasmus
Wilson states that Frayncss OF the hair-cantiesor
polioihrix-depcnds like badness. defective pow
ers Of the skin. and the indications for treatment
are entirely the same. namely. TO strengthen the