New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16

~, ues, tts maximum temperature is 30 degrees.
and here an invalid may be ont OF doors $50 days
In the year
vAx1-rAcrr-RE OF MEDICINES IN FRANCE
1t appears that French chemists carry on their
huei,ess under very positive legal restrictions be-
ing allowed TO have but shop each. nor Is 1t per-
mittcd to work with unqualified persons IL j.
illega for medical man. IN conjunction WIN nd,c a
81 ron, the nrescrlpti0ns pharmacies have the sole
right Of compOunding ana rfthlhs inei.cn',S ~,
and though medical resident In rural districts
whore there Is no chemist nav S i,vs n1r an
established chemist they are no eiri.o , and the
tnr ~ su snasiSl preparations have be- sub
lnitted 10 a board appointed by the State am az
rrhormaccs are open ali the year round. SUNDAYS
incmdcd. and sales are confined strictly to drugs
chemicals and mineral waters It being conSn nh1sf
poisonous drugs required by law - ne ~ tt.i
-, l.ast once n year by officers appointed for the
purpose all prescriptions are N Inc "'o'her 'o''s"
RESEARCHES IN DIsINFEcrANTs.-somev val
uable researches In this line by Professor buchher
are recorded. He found that In water. typhod anu
other cultures" have been completely DESTROYED
by bright sunlight three hours. dinused dayligns
having tho effect OF rapidly reducing them al,n9usn
was noted To determine the depth at which hs
action ceases i seems rn"t eI rsr SUNK in starn-
berrer Lake. near Munich, the result being as re-
ported that at three yards beow inc surace
rev ,b act tbaf icRt ncmerates water depths
great is yards such result inyo.vsd nefes in
the purhcato OF rivers has been overer'na a
being confined rather TO me IL rcallv due not
10 bactcricidal influence but rather TO the ne
struggle 'e ng Of The latter together
with breaking up Of those forms OF NE preJu'o"'
Professor Esmarch is also stated to have used sun
light a. disinfeeant for nnrous Wear ,h h"ornion
OF ght-waves upon dark surface must De ,ahcn
account Of: his experiment. demonstrated Su''"''
action Of light and little more
DANGERS FROM CREAMERIEs-A short tIme
aro n peculiar case occurred In Ireland. II being
alleged that the poison of typhoid fever had been
distributed through the agency OF certain cream
cry. II seems that serious outnr'2K OF eh',r' ,
fever took place in ana "rnuh1 ei,eI mix from
that local creamery, having re'iNr'i mn ,n,rat.i
farms on which the disease had .Alste, S,l'ai 49,
the cream and then distributed the SKIN IN u"e
proportion among the different farms. No proof
was offered that this was the cause vi IN ~.
demic: the charge brought against the cr"nin'iy
was that being purNey9rS OF MIN; ~ W. ntt a. hs
a nilksiorc. they mad aAo""l me lHi'h ~
rom a dangerous infectious disorder and penalty
OF 81 imposed The point in ma, ~ t forneriv
charactcrzci by sudden outbreaks widely spread
cr"9nacrv sysirm~by which each farmer receives
back his proper proportion OF skim from the general
raniIlv distributed throughout the diaries served ny
tho creamery. and. therefore, IN w h,clrs's ol
sanitary safety. a careful! ana thorough "'SP'V'o'
OF the farms Is essential
EXPERIMENTS RY PROFESSOR YARcHAN-
oFr,-An interesting account is given by Profess
sor YarchanoN OF ST. Petersburg. OF his researches
with the electric currents OF the skin These 'N-
perimcnts IT seems led him TO connect tho sKn
Of various parts 81 the body ny means OF non-poat
liable clay electrodes With neissncrs gaivanom-
49, a,I a, si.h t.,,.s the various stimuli OF the
skin-such a light tickling win brush, MAJ
cold. necdc-prick SQUAD light, iIs'e ana s'n'' A.
w., - noticed and IN ar these c1-"s StIons N'
lection OF the galvan omct needle was observer;
Merely opening the eyes. after they hai bcch ''oS''
Tor some time. produced consl6"ri.D'" d'ie't,"';
and even mental Efforts. Ike calculation also hAi
- similar .U..' II is remarked thst these cur
rents II they exist. must pass on WIN the moist
e,ed deposits which arc being constantly 'Npe4c'
ana a new SUNNY % electricity would somewhere
hlyo 10 be found. and such electricity. says iTo-
f,ssor Yarchanon. having its source pernAps IN
Tho accommodation 81 metals. taken ~ INC io'l
eaten and the air hr'athci. must OF necessity en-
tai upon the organism 81 continuous STRAIN III Us
lrnlHction.