New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
dog Of vagabond. which had bitten forty-three

dog Of a vagabond which had bitten forty-three
other dogs in a fit Of hydrophoba.
that the epidemcs are nearly always imported from
Spain and England i Is rIs that IN ni e
England Of late years the anti VACCINATION league
the SSOd es sss1 Of ms S.;
to put in practice. II smallpox is still known in
d rs DrSqs@ Of the Academy
Medicine and officially charged with questions OF
he tme m coming went ' on Dr. when
Eng'ishman crossing into France will have to be
@ anI II aee Se he will % UNDERGO
operation before being allowed TO enter the country.
cded to ask Of tn. Ministers Of the Interior and Of
Agriculture that the sanitary inspectors Poth n OF
time time Of a declared epidemic The dImnution Of
highways and in towns wa. not confidered. 1t is
% in the S Se s ans
which, here In republican France at least accepts
have the right Of preventing them from communicate
ing the contagion Of dsease to It's citizens
again came forward with an interesting paper on pull
mOnary consumption. TO which ne attributes one:
other great Cities Universally speaking he think.
that onehfth is not an excessive proportion ana ny
least s's suc ce in 81 masterns
losls is infectious and contagious and very
once invaded Dr. Tson an passed rapidly over
remedial measures which have nearly always failed.
new method OF DR.. lie Backer. which is founded on
the hypodermc Injection OF the apeutc fermehts;
might be taken by society These, answer to the
three great social causes OF consumption as o'S
The general principle is as follows: Tuberculosis
unless by direct nocuaon can never be e ihs
weakened state which seems necessary Tor us oe-
posed to- BE- hersa now a
tuberculosis is especially disease OF the age wncn
SOCIAL influences The mmchse majority Of cases ass
appear between the ssheenss ana the spes
duty to attend 20 those predisposlns causes which
directly depend upon itself These DR.. Tison names
oned WIKI KIN n.ucn or unhsaihy food and drink
Trogloiytism il that condition OF modern socIe .
supplied With pure air and Hight, ana comparable
only the cave-dwengs of the prehistoric trog,o.
csve.dwslers They crept into their hoes only to
sleep or to shelter themselves from storm or attack
while they spent the bulk Of their time hunting ana In
fishing in the open air. But the inhabitants Of mod
ern towns too often spend their days IN houses, houses
court which is ike the well of mine; This Is IN
fact, the method universally followed by recen ns
the poor bur in the finest apar,ment-houses for the
rich Only the millionaire in Paris can have house
quite 70 h.mse.f
NJ Tison's proposals in regard to the building
OF healthy houses might be compared With those nose
doctor would allow only houses two rooms deep IN
a straight line along the street. From the street
houses. as is often not the case. were not too
high. The back rooms would open on a long, con-
and the back Of the houses along street next
gr bnn on roun coSr It is not stated where
the stables. which add to the hygienic horrors OF
In any case. II consumption is TO be lessened; the
court we'll must &c. In other words. half OF
II. alcoholism. as a cause Of consumption, must
not be coniounded With drunkenness. which 10
n b ,Sn mssns hat ht but sppns
OF liqueurs or eaux,de-ve especamy op,ore ana ana
aee cnmnon among all Of French men and
women. In nearly all Of these drinks 6aperitlss)
Even When ' taken diluted with water, more aico-
/. only an srSravation Of the evil science has
a np% Within ' esgan bounds might al
iment to the system. In reality chemists md that
without change or assimilation. In the case OF
-recthed alcohol. It Is often not eliminated at
after 1t has disappeared from the system. a NOR
bid condition OF the organs through which 1t has
dcncy TO gasritis with loss OF appetite and false
need Of drink that grows the less one eats; and
hoar.eness OF the voice Usually the ntestines
also attacked But the principal damage Is
to tuberculosis. The nervous troubles resulting
from now rho sarcss an
alcohol by the Lungs is also direct cause OF
In some. pulmonary consumption is nowadays 80
often due to alcoholism that physicians easily distin-
cuish II from hereditary tuoercuOss. FOR example.
the former develops itself in the right apex. from
behind. while the latter, up TO the age OF thirty.
Ave years. usually begins in the front OF the right
lung.
As 81 the physiological impoverishment' which
results from insufficient nourlshment. and which
fatally predisposes to consumption. VI. Tison found
the root Of the evil in the shameless aduteration
commercial manipulation OF important articles OF
food and drink. He declared that In the ordinary
canned goods there Is only shadow OF genuine
food He spoke with bitterness OF the modern
legislation which allows the counterfeiting Of food
AMI drink with immunity while the counterfeiters OF
money are severely dealt with. The members OF the
association seemed 10 agree in his conclusion that
after all the public health Is quite as important az
the public purse.