New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
MEDICAL AND SANITARY yOTrs

ments made by Professors Herdman and Row. -
regard to the various external conditions 80.
affect the oyster. including pathogenc organ,,-'s
likely to form valuable basis for fu,ur. a,.,..,
and pathological consideration Briefly ,hs.. ~
perments are said TO demonstrate the h.,..
effects OF aeration By the addition Of air onlv a
change OF water pointing thus to the concus,o, ~
the laying down OF oysters in localities wbs,.a
is good change Of water by tidal current a, ~
wise, should be beneficial. In regard IN s's~
upon various substances; note is made of the ess.Y
ingy harmful action Of sugar, causing ovssss<1-
decrease In weight and die. better thrift s s.u y
when LYING upon protophy,a and protoz,a. vSI
those fed upon oatmeal and -four after a tirn. s.sN
ard die: the delcterous effects OF stagnaone e.n 9.
manifest due to the collection Of excretory proSass
growth Of nucrO-orga nisns. and formation N sst
J upon the surface of the water. 'sm
EYEsIGHT OF 1RONwORKERs-Tn IN. m,,,..
! and foundry district OF Bochurn. Prussia DR. N,aas
reports having treated during the years Isss, s
patients engaged in such occupations OF whor, , s
than eS per cent were eases OF injury to the eve -
their cang-irJn and foundry workers shou,n.
large predominance in this respec, over miner. a.
1923 iron and foundry workers treated for ev. =,
turies, 20~ were for the left eye and only ss .,
the right or a relative proportion OF . 10 a and -
similar proportion he'd good in each seoar,,a a"n: o.
| the conclusion arrived At is that In such Sori ~,
danger % the loft eye ia really greater than ,b me
The right Even NOR, marked In fact was tss a, no 20
portion In respect TO the severe cases the lef, sv.
being quite lost In seventeen eases the rlgh, nni,
sevcn. It Is urged. therefore, that in ronraryym vny
the loss OF the rgh eye should be 90 o.hen
more serious. inasmuch he individual then r,, .ns
greater FISK OF nJlrlng the remaining eye than vh.s
he has lost the left ""ou
! NOTHING COMMON OR UNCLEAN-rh.r
| known naturalist and writer Frank Bucklana 4,
said TO have maintained the eatableness Of all k,s.
Of ftsh. giving proof OF his assertion by tasting -.
meat OF all animals. reptiles and birds which A.
met with in his career. According 10 this ..,.
ment. he found the flesh of the rat,lesnake delca.
and succuent. that OF the blicksnake was not a
good. lizards were unexceptlonable while pan,hr,
| chop, were not equal those OF pork with vhes
they had an affinity the fines, eating was furnlsksi
! by ccplants feet baked in hole IN the ground ss.
H'alani; where giasshoppers are 30 abundant nsy
are used for food by Europeans. AMI are pronounced
formula: one busN~l II tho insects. immersed y,
two hours IN 4 hail gallon Of pork brine ar. BOLD
! in the hquld for some twenty minutes. then nor.
oGghiy r.nsc1 in warm water ana placed in an own
to become crisp. ana wnen cold the heads are re-
| moved AMI they are ready 10 be eaten.
MALAi'lAl. SO1I.-Thc opinion .s expressed ~
! Or Eacnman. an accepted authority in such invts
tgations that the .ong current belief that the source
~ r.lar.a Is In the air Is erroneous The germ hs
says. which is OF soil origin Is strictly pro,oza
rcacling iis highest development In low mol4
ground. with n favorable temperature Surrounded
by the proper soil conditions this pro,ozl passes
from one stage OF life into another with considsH
abic rapidy that in the present OF -
permental knowledge Il Is mp3ssib. identity
IT, Further. this pro,o "A passes through msq
forms stages OF lie. tha; IN some OF these stag
II = light enough 10 foat and 30 transported by u
moist air Of low grounds bur IN this state Is CON
para;vcy harmless except un Ter extraordinary coo'
ditlCns Not until the surface water is used does
any real mischief begin. when by reason OF higher
Development II has become much more virulent tha9
that floating in the air. ami very short period Q!
'rr'ho Ion - sufficient TO develop severe case OF
farc watcr F-on' ~ pcrsora o5.ervation. DR. Bach
man declares that the exclusive use q purs. deep
rod rlc ,frerf ~ n.
lari! IN sections OF country who're no white man
would dare to live using the surface water.
CONSANGUINITY AND CRIME.-In Official
report made by the chief criminal officer OF the
cry ot Chester. England. the record s given Of q
certain John Ogden recently dead who made 10
appearances before the city justices Ss being for
drunkenness and a for assaults. Ogden's father
appeared before tho bench :5 times g. times
and another sister - times The ather sen and two
sisters were charged Si1 tines and iha Official ess
mate Is that in the expenses OF Prosecution prisons
and poor-law maintenance the family IN question
has cost the city OF Chester 500 Such
cases. The British Medical Journal remarks are
so frequent that the consideration ~ the mentally
and morally feeble portions Of me population and
orrccaliy ihosA IN their early years. emphatcaly
claims ;he timely attention OF the Government
THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF ICE-To the al
ready mu,itudinous methods o. utilizing Ice IN
therapcutical practice Dr. Barihold Brae. German
physician. is now credited with ts successful use
for inducing respiration by placing the article IN
contact with the lips the method consisting IN rub.
bing slowly with a piece OF Ice the mucous mem
brane OF the lips and the mouth. the rhythm OF the
motion corresponding as much possible 10 tnss
OF normal respiration In the cases Observed
Or Brae the result was return OF respHsno'
very strong NJ first. but with the continued apphcA
non OF me ice becoming very regular que. qs"s s
deep. The ice used in this way is said, moreove.
TO have a general scdative effect. and this cue'nns
action has also been employed with success 10 tns
treatment OF cerebral troubles vienna ~
stefan Is said 10 have obtained equally iavorAo"
results with this treatment In cases OF asphyxA
ANOTHER CAUSE FOR GANGRENE-in the
"Annales DO Medicine" Lannay refers 10 the con-
siderable number OF cases recorded In when car
boc dressings have caused gangrene and relates
case showing. as he thinks. that this may occ"
even when weak solution OF that acid is used ins
patient is man OF nifty years. who, during the ""
cf lSil suffered from frostbite OF the rgh' '0oS
from which he recovered without losing any tots'
but In 1894. after expcsur, to cold the same pheno
ena as I'm 1871 showed themselves the trouble oe'ns
again cured after three months In December OF NV
same year. however. after exposure 10 cold 'he 'os
or the right foot became blush. and the pain o."s
worse In the following month. doctor recommeneeS
carboic foot bath Three baths Of three-ouhsea,ts
OF an hour were taken each day, a solution VI az,
per cent being used, while In the htei'a., ,bs
tween the baths wet dressing was Kept aronna .
fourth toe, TIE one affected most. AFTER three
four days Of this treatment tie fourth toe began
snow signs. but the patient persisted i0r some ,s
his physic'aS He was then found to have sdZ
gangrene or the whole right fourth toe DUE aeo'~
Ing 20 l.annay. to the carbolic acid
NOVEL RESEARCHES IN CONSClOtsNn'N
The Society for Physical Research London u.s..
recently Listened to what Is termed dennons"""
that man possesses two distinct CONSCIOUSNESS.
The explanation given Is that persons unoe' W. ""
influence OF anaesthetic. while not app''e".
conscious at the time OF operations. are some', o,
able after "A few days describe the eNact u'N"'~
OF the performance. instruments used. etc, at'U.s
not Informed TO these before or subselu.ws -
What is called the "workaday' CONSCIOUSNESS
absent at the time but the "subliminaT conseswssa
ness-that which not only felt. but saw wha' "a n.
on-wns present during the occasion; hence H.as,bS
marked, anaesthetcs would seem to postpone Iss
than destroy the functions Of the latter KIM
consciousness.
POISONOUS EARTII-Some curious fncts u.'.