New-York tribune., 1895-02-11
MEDICAL md SANITARY No7hN
INHERITED DEFECTS \ ''~''~
- .raoi.I,s, IN chidren's diseases has carefu.iy

drinkers and twelve temperate Ia..I.'s' ~--''-s q
! neriod of twelve years. with the result thd' DE
| found that the twelve drinking families produceu
IN those years nfty-seven children, while the tenn
nerates were accountable for sixty-one. Of the
drinkers children. twenty-five died In the hrs week
of life as against six on the oiher s'de' U'c ia'-
ter deaths being ON weakness, while the ioThier
were attributable to weakness coAvnisiVe attacks
or to ederna of the brain and i.iemDrares-to TINS
record being also added five who were idiots, hVe
5, stuned in growth to be really dwaris. nve
when older became cpeptics; one. boy han S sdanG
chorca ending in idocy five more were dlsedSeu
and deformed. and two OF the epileptcs became ss
by inheritance drinkers ten Ti idsnostion
and development of body and mlnd ~ we NE M an,
week of weakness while four in the later years of
childhood had curabe nervous diseases. ana Two
oniv showed inherited defects OF nervous char
acer: thus the large proportion OF hfty were nor
NAL in every way sound in body and NINA.
CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS.-In the con-
struction of the most improved hospitals in Ger
many at present cellars are Abandoned ior 'hc
pavions OF large establishments-as they nave
long been for small ones-the opinion peihe 'ha'
no use can or should be made OF them, much
better plan being allow the air to blow lrees
through under the first floor. The proper numper
of patients for yard IN genera hVsp1s pnav ne The
maximum for wards devoted to certain kinns OF
classes OF patients. To secure the pes. ere' err
~ run north and south instead OF east and west
as in many OF the older hospitals. this new ar,
sns syag paE sun OF he G Gay and allowing
day room or stunning room Snsna %nnTr ! uars tn
be placed at the south end Flat roofs are pre- pre-
reiinr and covered with wood cemen, or similar
material Opinions vary as TO ne me bes, bes,
for walls is agreed 10 be brick
TRANSMISSION OF TYPHOID FEVER BY
| AIR-The Investigations of this subject made by
hay
attention. His plan of experimenting was 10 nave
na,,ents suffering from this disease breathe through
| tubes into water that had first been steriiized
| Specimens Of water thus treated were frequently
| found to WELD the bacilli under cultivation and
| though the bacilli were not always found ms was
regarded as only in keeping with the fact thai ne
most eminent bacterioogists fail to ma them undtr
| conditions strongly suggestive Of thor presence
6r Lizards results were however sufficiently uni.
form to warrant an inferenGe tnat pe f1or hnse
| having typhus may serve as channel Tor fever
infection DR. Lizard FfmarTs a nave he origin
| in a contaminated water supply. every observer
ease which have arisen apart from any known IN
cupation Of the drinking water-cases which th@uEn @
two causes whose bacilar contact IS atmospherlc.
not simply by means Of the breath OF ,ne SIX nu
| other receptaces OF typhoid deJecions
ADDITION TO THE MATERIA MEDICA.-Not-
withstanding the weknown value In rheumatic
| affections OF salcylic acid and its salts. the OBJ
jectionable features OF the latter which conira-in-
| dcate their use II, many cases, are equally "'i'
! undersood-that is, patients with sensitive stOm-
| achs are frequently unable 10 take them because
OF their tendency to produce nausea and vomiting.
| while in the feeble and ancmic. especially those
| with weak hearts. they are apt TO be attended by
| dangerous symptoms: violent headache buzzine in
| the ears. dirnness OF vision and vertigo are also
| commonly observed during the administration OF
the salicylates. To meet these drawbacks the best
ss mas @ Seep the put h IN Of seS d % Is efed
phen. and which, according 20 the testimony alike
following characteristics: a prompt relief Of the
symptoms Of acute artcular rheumatism. especially
the pains; as II decomposes only in alkaline fluids,
there II disturbance OF the gastric functions; II
is no toxic. except IN extreme -rner.cinal doses
CHILD GROWTH AS AFFECTED BY Gil
| MATE-In Il paper on american Climates Dr.
| T. G. Duncan observes that physicians who have
J made special study OF the difference between
| American and English children report that the
| latter more substantial. thickse and less
bright and active; and this difference he attributes
to climate. England being rainy and cloudy and
America sunny and drier the Consequence bein Z
| that American children are certainly more nervous
| from the effect OF so dry atmosphere. II is ar
| posure charactcrzlng the English child is an In
herited as well as an ACQUIRED and cultivated So
1t is admitted to- that ASSOCIATION IS in this re-.
Amerjcsns locating in England become in ;inc more
sedate. and American boys residing In England for
| their education remarked as acquiring more
presson in their speech though without losing any
OF their brightness IT is also claimed that the
| air OF England or Of Western Europe tends to give
American children more substantial body-in a
word, they round out better, ana are not as rest
less they are at home.
ANTITHERMIC MEDICAMENTS-A remarka bic
valle has been developed by the artificial anti
tbermic known as antlpyrne. so widely used AT the
present time and the fact OF It's being 30 readily
soluble in water-a property admitting Of It's being
| administered under the most varied forms-has Sc
| cured for II high appreciation In pharmacy.
| though IL Is well understood. OF course thai. as "A
| general thing. solubiiy has no reailon Whatcver
with the quickness Of action ana assimilation OF a
! medicamen;. The success OF antpyrlne mas natu-
rally given rise TO experiments having ior her po-
ject the preparation OF SUBSTITUTE or OF
ing II chemically with other substances the hrst
success in this line has been me broGnch9h oI
antlpyrine in the phcnylic nucleus ana then chlor-
aied. bromaied etc antipyrines. Following these
efforts been the association OF antpyfinc WIN
! salicylic acid. resulting in salipyrine
INFLUENCE OF ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
| OK BRAIN WORK..-A contribution to the pages
| OF Science" from the pen of Dr. 7. ID. Grothers,
draws attention to the sources OF error that may
| come directly from atmospheric conditions on ex-
| permenters and observers and others lie ex-
| presses himself as amazed at the iauity denuc-
| tions and misconceptions made py MN III uanr,p, @
| foggy weather. on days In which the ar was
,nargHgncwhat seemed clear to him such times
| appearing later to be hlied With error Inc case
nanv who IS obliged TO stop work at such times.
| finding that he makes 30 many mistakes WHICH ne ne
Similarly as stated In a large factory from 10 TO
ner cent less work Is brought out on damp days
in IN %receiving orders 10 be delivered at a certain
| time taking this factor into consideration.
| MR. LODGES CONSULAR SERVICE BILL.
! Washing; ;on Feb. 10 (SpeciaD-A commendable
effort was made IN the Senate yesterday by Mr.