Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-22
TIE WEEKS SCIENCE.

Permanganate of potash was tried as an
antidote for morphine, in case or at
tempted suicide, in Philadelphia the
other day, with good results. Perman-
ganate Of potash is a drug OF bright
purple color, aud is poisonous when
taken 10 large doses. 1t has rarely been
used before for the purpose, It's general
use being as an sntiseptic and 20 deo-
der alcohol. The recovery Of the pa
tient was very much more prompt than
is usual 10 cases OF opium poisoning,
from one TO TWO hours being the usual
time required, and the old method be-
ing by washing out the stomach. The
sleepiness which usually follows poison
ing by morphine was almost entirely 40
sent In this case.
THE DANGEE or TRIVIAL WOUNDS
A medical paper commits itself 70 the
statement that many lives are lost each
year ia consequence OF a lack Of little
common sense respecting simple cuts or
wounds on the nacds or other parts OF
the body. Several cases have been re-
corded OF inQuests relating to persons
who have died from blood poisoning
arising from small cuts Oh the hands.
The history In an or these cases varies
bur little, and is practically the same.
A man, for example, while working az
his trade, or even while carrying out
the simple detail Of cutting piece OF
bread, receives small cut on the hand.
The injury is SO trivial that anything
is considered coed enough with which.
20 stop the bleeding, and this end hSy-
ing been attained, 40 more IS thought
OF 10. The small wound is left 90 take
care OF itself, aud is exposed 20 al sorts
Of flthiness and sources Of infection.
BY thorough attention TO cleanliness
the untOwaro consequences OF a wound
liable TO become ioiected can be event
ually prevented. Ga the other hand,
when the septic1mic attack has de-
cared itself as rule, little can be
dOno by the surgeon 70 stem the viru-
lence with which 10 deyelops. ltShouId,
therefore, be bourne in mind that 30
long as wounds, however small, re-
main unhealed, the risk OF contracting
blood poisoning is always present.
ELECTRIC CAR Observation-Disclosures
heaters are made OF wire or other cleo
trical conductors placed in aud around
% uon-combustibie material, and heat IS
generated by raising the temperature
Of the wire bv current taken from the
power station Of the road. The amount
OF heat generated IN these heaters Is
proportional 20 the amount of current
used. The heaters, usually four IN
number, are placed under the seats OF
the car ia such manner as 20 have
passengers clothes protected from con-
tact with them. 10 is necessary
TO provide them with some form OF
regulating switch, and TIE cost per car
varies from S35 20 SIS. In order 10 keep
tue temperature of car 81 30 degrees
Fahrenheit, In moderately cold weather,
an expenditure OF from o. 80 20 $50 horse
power per day OF eighteen hours Will be
required Estimating the power 70 cost
90 cents per kilOwatt hour, the cost or
heating a car per cav viii be about as
foll0ws,-Iu moderately cold weather.
using G6 horsepower, or SO kuoWatt
hours, 32.4 cents; using 5.53 horse
power, or - 6ilOwGtt hours, SIS cents;
using Cos horsepower, or 90 kliowatt
hours, 81 cents To this cost must be
edded the dspreciationS and repairs,
aud this eau be taken al 90 per cent
PH0roGEApH TIE SrAMP.-How can
YOU find out whether q postage stamp
has been used or not? Photograph IT,
If the postmark has been ooiterated
the blue or green color will not make
any impression on the plate, while the
black traces OF the OblIteration will APP
pear with gr2at clearueSs. Even when
the stamps have been we'll washed and
no trace Of the obliteration can be seen
by the naked eye or through the micro
scope, the photograph will show very
clearly the TWO Concentric circles Of
the stamp, the date and even the name
of the locality,
CURING FEOST-BITE BY ELECTRICITY.
Although the past winter mas In most
places been of exceptional mildness, IL
has developed q new cure for froSt-hite.
DR.. Helbing has been successful in Ger
many I'm twenty cases iu healing people
of the frozen nose. The treatment con-
sisted in applying electrodes 10 the OPP
poSite sides OF the nose, and passing a
moderately strong current for five or
ten minutes, moving the electrodes
about. The immediate result is a red
dening Of the tissues, which may last
several days, after which the skin and
flesh resume their normal condition.
La extreme cases, from ten TO fifteen
applications have been found neces-
Sary.