New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-24
MEDICAL IND SANITARY NOTES.

MEDICAL And SANITARY NOTES.
CRANIOLOGICAI. INvEsTIGATIONS.-On a Short
time ago the opinion was expressed by VirchOw that
oil alleged modes OF distinguishing the skulls Of the
worthless According. however. to the later
researches Of DR.. ThiemCottbus. described In the
Arclv finer Kin schc Chirurge. cranOlOgical Criterion
OF sex is by impossible. The ostympanicum.
he says, forms part Of the posteror wall OF the glenod
cavity CT the inferior maXilary, and also closes in
front Of and below the bony mcaus OF the ear. 1t
arises pcrpcDdcuarly from the pcrous portion Of the
temporal bone po,t"riorily, and turns backward In
at about half the height OF the mastoid proc
ess, but in man AT less height I'm the male the
bone develops a sharp edge which divides to form
the sheath of the styoid process. but in woman this
sharpened edge does not exist. the bone Is rounded
Hatter. Thns. in the male this fossa-iympanIcO-
siyO-mastoldea l. small. and the pC>eriOr wall OF
pcsSe o " >" s to p a over Il 10
the female. 1t !, so much NOR. spacious that this
one sex from the other.
VIBRATION A A REMEDIAL AGENT.-The gool
results attending the employment OF vibration In cases
Of paralysis agtas have recently been dwelf upon by
Charcot. the eminent French physician. After narrntins
the Investigations made In this line 10y VigourOux.
Granville and others, N. Charcot remarks having
long observed the favorable effect OF railway journeys
and carriage drives persons suffering from the ALI
mcnt In question and he accordingly subjected some
patients TO treatment by VIBRATION Pacing them for
this purpose I'm armchair to which were impaired
rapid Oscatory movements by means OF a special
mechanism set in motion by electricity. Ameioraton
Is generally FELT after the fifth sixth sting-the
painful phenomena chiefly Influenced, the shaking
becomes less, the stiffness to disappear, ana
the patients walk better and sleep quietly and well.
De Ia Tourctte assuming such good results to be due
10 diffusion Of the vibrations over the whole cranum
the BRAIN ricted a helmet the sheets Of which
exactly cncased tie head OF the subject, and which
wa, srmo@nt"a by plate having In upon %n., !, small
mgralne ana nelIrAsthcna greatly benefited BY
Tins application, and its good effect as powerful
srdaiivc the nervous system has also been proved.
MOEPIIINISM IN GERMANY.-In the treatment a
morphnisni, Obersteiner Is stated 10 indviduaAzs
strictly. Beginning with the average daily dose, he
withdraws 1t rapidly the patient can stand 1t,
but, when the dose has been reduced to a few cent?
grams. caution Is exercised, even slight reduction
Is then badly borne: at this stage warm baths Of
from five to fifteen minutes duration, followed II
necessary by the cold shower cold pack for onehan
10 two hours at temperature OF 76 to 80 de-
grees Fahrenheit, are often OF benefit. Alcohol
In liberal quantities frequently gives relief, but
cocan. has no other than modify the symphonic,
and is therefore only used when these become violent,
say twenty eight hours after the last dose
Of morphine being always given by mouth In doses Of
IL
reduced In few days. and never continued longer
than nve or six days Nutrition Is improved BY
rcsoed to and patients with cardiac troubles are not
subjected TO complete withdrawal.
CLIMATE AND DISEASE IN JAPAN.-The Euro
pcan sojournins in Japan IS particularly affected
through his system and his respiratory organs
rs result Of the humidity and the abrupt changes OF
temperature. In regard to the respiratory apparatus,
II appears that the number OF movements Is augmented
and. the tension OF the aqueous vapOr being very
great that OF the oxygen j. diminished with resulting
reduction in haematoss, thus opening the door to all
maades through depression OF nutritionfrom rheuma-
sm and diabetes to gout and anaemia. which are
everyday diseases I'm Japan contrary In fact, to the
general notion. Central Japan possesses climate ex.
cecdinsly favorable to the development OF anaems.
Further the climate OF Japan. through It's fervid heat,
dcprcss.s the nervous system-hence diminuton ID
physical activity enfeeblement OF the cerebral facul.
ties. followed by apathy, somnolence and complete
prostitution OF the powers In order to avoid the per-
Dioios influence OF the climate it is recommended that
the I.rrsner spend the sumner at the north say at
dry and invigoating: otherwise the disadvantages
named viii too certainly be experienced
that ether. like all other stmuants when taken in
excessive quantities. acts n cardiac depressant-
the only way, indeed. in which II affect that
organ njuriosy-hai led 10 a vigorous article in "The
Birmingham (Eng.l Medical Review" I'm which the
statement Is emphasized that the most common mis-.
take by beginners In the administration OF ether
Is that OF forgetting TO lessen the proportion OF the
substance when full ancshcsia Is esablshed-that H.
TO make their patients respire atmos-
phere highly charged with Its vapors when
getting them under its influence. IL is matter Of
surprise physicians how very little ether will often
suffice to keep u patient well under It's influence
toward the close Of operation. and this small guam.
y will always postpone vomiting until the operation
/, completed. The chief difficulty that may arise in
he administration OF ether Is well known to all prac.
tltloners to with the respiration; and the
respiratory mucous membrane OF some patients Is q
sensitive that unless the ether DO given highly diluted
with extreme regularity mnch frrtative cough d
sci up. and much muciis IS sccreted. that there
risk asphy Xistionin such chor0fOrm should
N substituted The normal state OF the pupil Of the
Eye in anesthesa deep enough for surgical purposes
contracted one, Ia which II has at lost its reaction
o light
INTRODUCTION OF a NEW DRuG.-Pavorable re-.
,ors are given from the hospitals Germany ana
private practice well In the Of the now drug
,enzanilide, concerning which much has been said
is administration has included cases OF typhoid, a
rheumatism. neuritis, sciatica malaria
,horea, etc, daily dose OF four TO six grams being
we'll borne. though symptoms OF intolerance beean =
appear after several successive days The drug
given In capsules. In feb1ie conditions, the actio6
IN the temperature Is found be very energetic. an
Gems greater In proportion to the elevation Of tenn
,cratIre. The action begins from half an hour -
IN hour after the drug Is taken, and the maximum
fleet Is reached after four or five hours, when the
emperature begins to rise again, SO that In tA q
welve hour, 1t has reached Its original level. Ths
expiration Is net affected save that occasionally
,se becomes slower and softer. and lis t,us3n shcws
marked diminutiOn. This effect does not seem %
,e In proportion the effect the temperature. Ne
disturbance OF the digestive organs observed In
my Of the cases In which the drug was given. AZ
egsrds the therapeutic effects OF the drug, the state
uent Ia that Il seems be simple antpyrete, ara
o have little other influence on the course of y
dsease.
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