Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-14

the s1perimenters, having thoroughly cured the rheumatic monkeys, olad them in flannel and let the ether group go hare. The supply of beer was continued, and the bare monkeys were attacked with the rheu- matism, while the Hsnnel-olsd monkeys re- covered. The experimsnters declare the beer made all the monkeys apt subjects for rheumatism, but that the flannel, by keep ing off cold air from the joints, prevented its development.
 The construction of military road be- tween Washington and Baltimore Is being sgitated by the business men of both cities. The idea of the project seems to be that such a road, we'll graded and bal lasted, would offer safeguard, which neither should be without merely because no necessity for it seems to exist In these peaceful times. MT. Wallace Stebblns, 6 merchant of Baltimore, who has inter- ested himself and many others in the matter, points out that In time of riot, or even invasion, the railroads could be quickly rendered useless, and the facilities for moving troops and artillery would then be found to be the worst con- ceivable, for the road system between the two cities is execrsble from a military point of view. The suggestion is made that a suitable route be selected, that the State of Maryland be asked to construct that part within Its limits and govern ment pay for that part within the Dis trict of Columbia. There would be no objection, he says. to setting apart DOT tion of the roadbed for the use of an electric line to connect Baltimore and Washington, but the building of such a railroad should be so restricted as not to interfere with other travel on the road. He thinks that the convict labor at the houses of correction could be brought into requisition to build the road.
 Dangerous though popular. This is the judgment pronounced by. Dr. W. Thorn ton Parker in recent elaborate paper on the present almost indiscriminate use of quinine, and this judgment is fortified by citations from numerous eminent authori- ties. According to Ringer, large doses pro duce severe frontal headache, with dull and heavy, tensive and sometimes agoniz ing pains. In toxic doses it excites con- vuleions. Chirone and Cure find that the removal of the motor centres of the brain prevents these convulsions, and if the cen tral hemisphere is removed on one side the convulsions are unilateral; on the other hand, Albertoni finds that quinia will in duce convulsions when the central hemis phere or the cortical motor centres are removed Dr. Bartholow states that in full medicinal doses, as the quinia acoumulatet in the brain, a sense of fulness in the head ccnatriction of the forehead, more or les: giddiness and even decided vertigo are felt In toxic doses these symptoms have been intensified intense headache with con striotion of the forehead, dimness of vis ion or complete blindness, deafness, de lirium or coma, dilated pupils, weak, fut tering pulse, irregular and shallow respira tion, convulsione, and finally collapse and death. Dr. Wood states that the minimum fatal dose of quinine is not known, but probably varies much. Dr. Brown. Sequard states that in epileptics the attacks are rendered decided more frequent by the oinchona slkaloids, and Dr. Wood Is of the opinion also, that, In large doses, quinis without doubt abolishes the functions oi the cerebrum.