New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02

septisue bacillus Of nalgnant oedena also line
bacillus Of tetanns II the arrows haye oe en- kept s
the vlbrion ,eptque may have been destroyed, ana
the danger then is from eangs When me sTrows
is still active a wound from them causes death IN
gunea-pg from sepicaemia In from Twelve 10 ns spa
hour, tetsnus. which takes longer than that Perioo
OF lime TO develop, does not. under thesr clrcus
show itself. III connection with these iays.lisa a.
lions. II is remarked that the horse II unknown ~
these Islands. and such being the case. the theory VI
the equine origin of tetanus is regarded as nes'ea
by these researches.
CAUSE OF HUMAN RUMINArioN.-In narIaiins
his observations Of several cases OF runlna-
ton in man-three OF which occurred n
Rr"e ', ana %S m os Decker % ' states that
In three instances the complaint was coneenltal. nor IS
to any paralysis the cara bu, that the latter opens
at the time Of each regurgiiaon; only In one case
wa, here any evidence Of cardiac weakness. Hyper.
acidy is only accidental occurrence; in four Of the
the gastric Juice was normal and there may
not be dyspep>a dilaatlon OF the stomach wa,
only present in but this was the result and
not the cause Of the complaint; he thinks that too
rapu and excessive eating. with deficient chewing /,
the proNmae cause. having been present In four 81
the cases. and, in addition there must be nenro'ic
prcdlspo,itlon. Again. In comparison between era
ialion and ruminaton it /, pointed out thai. in the
whereas, In the latter the stomach contracts ener,
sctically We'll As tho diaphragm and abdominal
muscles.
Mo>T DTGE>TIDLE OF ALL FoODS.-In a lecture
by NJ IN. Ricct on TIE Influence of ia" gastric juice
Nlrious binds OF food, the dgctbity OF milk Is DE-
car'd TO exceed that Of all Other alimentary sub
scarcely trace Is 10 b" found In the course 81 an
hour II appears probable. NJ Rchet remarks, that
chemists. the action of which Is very similar that
OF pepsn. and adds it, rhucnce 1" ina, Of The later
IN The phenomenon OF digc>ton-thc milk also supply
Ing AT the same time dnrinethis function cer1itn
Of Tactic acid which ooopclates with the acid
~ the gastric juice. Further, III. milk OF The COW Is.
during the function Of digestion. prcpltlted In coar~.
clois OF caseinc. while that Of woman and mars
considerably easier Ia digest hence the nappica'
hiy Of COWS milk To the nutrition OF very yDuns
ehitf van n tr
asses milk Tor cases OF dyspepsia IN persons OF dell
cate constitution For the Young child. all authorities
agree that the mothers milk can be replaced W
nothing
specifics which have been brought forward for The
prevention cure Of lead poisoning in dineren oe
equations involving liability To such attacks arr
familiar TO all: 1t has recently been announced oy
NJ. Gerou that the lead poisoning among glass
pOisIers, which Is due 10 the In putty enploiT;
and heretofore battling all remedies. Is found TO Yield
To simple plan which Tor some eighteen months pa,
glass works. The old lin putty employed at h hs
works siannatc OF lead manufacturers FOR ,ss
purpose In special. furnaces by oxidiLng three pars
of lead with part 81 lin: In the new mater,m ~
present used. two part, OF meiastannlc acd arg
added for each pnrt Of putty the lead being redssa
la about third Of III" former proportion tnue n
tn" original system In vogue numbers of worsa arS
many had To leave the works entirly; since .n
Introduction. however Of the mcta-,iannIc acid h0'
single case Of lead poisoning has occurred
MINED OR HYBRID NArloNAL!rIEs.-fromr 90
spfNhIpn> I'll IN" mhlaltO race cNt'EulHS oN''
OF NOR" than thirty years DR. W ~ DIXON STATES eSs tke
tuberculosis exists 10 cxces>N" degree ahus n"
descendants Of mulattoes-th"y are inferior "'y ,sh
vitality, intelligence. and morality. and show anSSe
rat" Of mortality. lie has found IL quite nou.Ish er
white or negro grIs. and that as they i;Ss
much sooner. with the additional lacf That al., lily
second generation Of pure mnatt" b,'"dig pa omsrks
all the children horli are eirl, Dr. Dixon r' That
hat II has already been proved IN other tasa r..
human hybridity cannot d" maintained "I,'"" rhe
version fresh supply from parental blool hat
possibility Is Suggested too. Of the dahsT os"ss
tendencies tuberculosis and other stfilnohs ,rr
may be- Increased In th. United state, 10y tne LII
mixture Of nntlonalljas which i, constantly g'iE "A
the Immunity Of III" Jews aud other uniniA'a '".N'
such affections being quite In point