New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14
MEDICAL AND SANITARY NOTES.

in the interests OF public health. in its treatment OK
water by artificial publication, the present system
being. stated. the result Of extensive expert
ments for fifteen years past. 1t seems that the at
tempt first made to establish a plan or natural
| filtration by digging deep wells near the river ana
lakes from which water was obtained. and aiiow-
ing the water to drain through the soil from the
source OF supply to the wells, from which II was
then pumped to the city reservoirs; but this plan
was abandoned on the fact being demonstrated
that the thus supplied remained impure
Artificial filtration was consequently substituted
the being filtered through sand, large mum.
Der Of filter basins meeting tns eepth and sod in
order To prevent atmospheric contamination am III
h Of GH IN con Of hos" impurities
which gather upon the surface or the SAND. ne
bv official experts show that. while there is small
reduction in the quantity of organic matter IN ths
there is a retention of solid impurities and of a
large percentage of bacteria
NEW TREATMENT FOR wCrNDs.-Dr. Eich-
Ier in the "Aerzt. Prakt." advocates Peru basam
az . dressing which causes lacarated wounds to heal
quickly it's points of adaptation being that IL ad-
here's well and covers the entire surface OF 'he
wounds has drying effect. but stimulates grahu
lations and following application scab Is formed
under which healing goes Dr. Eichler states that
its use is especially indicated in the treatment Vi
wounds having a tendency to marked suppuratoh
or partial gangrene. and in injuries OF tne mtius
and fingers the results are eXcellent III PIhctEL',
after coapttion OF the margins OF me wounu. ,me
Peru bal-nm IS poured over The entire s"rlaCs,
which is then covered with thin layers q, sd"r
mostcned with baisam ana an oruIhsay So,n w., davs
the latter may be left in place for several naS -
Ing ,' XIV and mosten the gauze with the balsam
without removing it rom the wound
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF MUsIC-The re-
suits of numerous experiments made with scieh'ilc
care by "A Russil1 physician. 20 determine what
any are the physiological effsr.s produced by music
are thu? summarized: An influence on ne c"c"a'''
OF blood is noticed the pressure sometimes riS'hs
ana sometimes falling. tho Ugh hA aoton OF hiuScf
tones and pipes both on animals ana men expresses
itself for the part by increased frequency Vi
the heats of the heart the varia.i,ls in the circua
ton consequent upon nusi ;dl SOUNDS ON. Is" he
oil served quite independently Of 1t; the variations N
the blood pressure dependent on me pitc' ,,iIa
inu1nnss OF the sound and tone color: In these
variation Of tho blood pressure &l?o me w III
moIs are plainv apparent. and even nationality
In the OF man. Is claimed 10 eShplt so"e e'e0"
IRON IN PIIARMACY.-The pharmacopoeia mas
,or,, rac,r, nenIad iron wire as material for iron
no,o,tone Musical wire being steel and there
fore purer is also often applied, and yieids SUM-
ciently pure PREPARATIONS. More lately there nave
been recommended FOR this purpose SOFT steer u'i'
ings as being cheaper purer and not so dNicut ~
dissolve as wire. which. by the various processes OF
forging hammerlng. rolling and final dra"ine' De-
comes denser and harder. The more impure an ITO"
tho quicker It will dissolve but the same piece OF
iron or will more rapidly dissolve thr ifSs
lion Thus II the immense amount u mechanicaa,
labor be considered to which an iron or steer par ,r
il Is argu,d mat soft steel drillings shayngs or
tT nI rIinTs OF axcs and steel boerplae. which
cam b. obtained at any steel works or mac nm
shon are ranked among the purest brands OF iron,
i'm he chemical Of the word AccorIlng 10
Iper may be con % anF good u axle e" or
hnernIate win also Yield pure preparations on DIS
solving.
D,>-CFR IN TIE BATH-Some OF the fac's re-
comfy brought to ghr on H." philosophy OF oa'"Hs
are 90 ineic s,ing they are important ana speV'
mention NAV be made OF the Investigations III 'h's
line nv NJ Wertheimar. OF Paris. and now commu-
ric,.ad hv him 10 tine public lie SHOWS tna' u syn
sa,on OF cold the skin acts on the oircuia'io" W
,ro louar mart OF the trunk that Is TO say on tne
veins AMI also on the brain. IN the shn'e way "s
a mechanical electrical stimulus Oh 'ne ',,
nerves Of the skin This observation IL Is sudden
i" an ~ the body in cold water after meal:
ana while the process OF dlgeS.on - ,,ms the ab.
domnal system Is the seat OF intense pS ~ T. Is
CONGESTION and tho accumulation OF Doou III ~ -
suddenly thrown back toward the nervous ,,ng in
,ri the consequence may be disorder resulting !"
death
cupOvrC MAr,ARIAL INFECTION According
20 Professor LOOMS It IS not necessary IN "ia"'1'
infection that a person should nave oiS'iho' NV
mt mar
s,d for a long tim. in a malartal district as ne
l., ,o,s,,r,lv exposed the poison. ana, were 'h''
.,t.r, ,o move away from where he Is al preSen'
living to a place free from malariai emaha''o'e' ~.
,-,hablv would have two or three severe n'a"'ia'
raroxvsrns after which II Is far more anehap'e ~
treatment than now Quinne or arsenic VIII Nv.
relieve him unless he can remove from the thairri'
,ts,r,c, I'm which he now resides; place MN III
ron-malaro,s locality and qulnhe VIII men i"no
its controlling power over the district
iorge doses OF quinine do more harm man eo ~
Further Professor iIos even tsmporary RELIEF
being obtained spenic and general dropsy
finally terminate the case
TENDENCY OF ACID FOOD-M ficne' ..
paris utters some plain words OF warning is''.
,h. acid foods or substances such as chiiureh anu
,.,,rp girls especially those VINO are SUBJECT "
hvs,.ri, are 90 fond OF. but which are so bao TOT
49,, ,r,,cb Such substances. he declares impede
3D., gastric secretion. and the normal hydrocHorc
acid of the stomach IS replaced. FOR the Time ny
acids much less favorable to digestion sue" d. a'
taric oxalic. citrIc. acetic acids ana others WIZ
,c,lon rpon abuminous matter Is very uiiere"'
IRON, mar of hy,lrochoric acid. The same remark
alta ,bspomenon occurs when salts OF these organic
o.,ds form, large portion OF the ngesta, such az
tortrotes citrates ETC. these salts being all c'com
posed by the normal acid OF the gastric JUICE oEu
their acids displaced by the hydrochorc acid. mus
l.cp
again free artaric or free cirlc acid eic' witt a
r.urtition of the circumstances ALREADY Named
ON this account Richet asserts hat all acd hiuuS'
such as vinegar sour fruits. lemon juice. etc,
must be looked upon as being uniavorable 10 fas-
irir direston when considered from a hyglrnic
"'int ~ vew Briefly on taking acids. the gastric
s.rreti"n is dried up slackened for awhile. until
the acids being got rid OF. the stomach RECEIVERS 'S
normal priinItNt .cld ~
TIN, SEVEN RESTS IN DISQUALIFICATION Is
rode bv Professor Hilton in his lectures on Rest
and Pain of the varieties OF the former CD
,anable In the treatment of disease hamey' "e"-
,ol rest bodily rest, n combination OF those two' as
- tho, most perfect state of rest called sleep; or
canlc rest AS evidenced in the avoidance or exer-
tion I'm cardiac disease OF talking In affections OK
,b. respiratory tract. and in limiting. so far as
nssihle the act of deglutition in affections OF the
npIimcntorv tract by the substitution or enemata;
local rest "a secured by change In the position o.
hnjv arr limb the use OF pillows. cushions ETC:
Jinie,ic rest by avoiding the too frequent use OF
food and drink: lastly. medicinal rest In me renet
inhn and the frequent