New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-20
MEDICAL AND SANITARY NOTES.

EYEsTGHT OF SOLDIERs.-"The Lancer
states that a surgeon In the United States navy
reports as the result Of an examination In Japa"
the finding in that country. among l2o' souie'S'
some LIS per cent who red blind ana "e'S per
cent who were green blind among 5I3 poys' pe'
cent red blind and among 20 girls VI pe,
cent. OF 500 men I'm Koto. 5.45 per cent showeo
defective color sense. DR.. Fielde OF Swatow'
China examined .2D Chinese OF both sexes. us'nS
Thompsons well-known wool tests; among h w.,
amonr 500 women only one II seems, the aronc
that the percentage OF color blindness anU.,,S
does not vary greatly from, that in Europeans IL
was found however by Dr. fieIde mar r ho and
green. and according to tbs Investigator. many
OF that race are quite blind TO the perception o'
violet colors
HOUSEHOLD SOURCES OF DISEASE-To
avoid of the liabilities in this direction, the
ofici,l inspector OF plumbing in Providence X l'
calls the attention OF householders TO certain points
among which are the following: That the fixtures
on the different floors be placed each other, SO
to avoid horizontal soil and waste pipes. anu
ns az a h b ne AZ the house drain out
side Of the house to the sewer or cesspoo be PROV
supply OF water. discharged with sufficient force
when emptied completely TO scour the traps ana
from the water-cIoset which are likely to obstruct
the pipes. the traps to be so arranged also as 10
when fixture is not to be In use for some time
a in RE f for sr6ks 'ns
substituting oil for water.
SAFETY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT-The ar
rest OF bleeding In surgical operations IL now said
to be assured by means OF instrument due to
the ingenuity of Lawson TAFT platinum wire.
so arranged carry current OF electricity, Is
lncosed In the blades Of pair OF steel forceps or
any other required instrument the wire for this
purpose heing insulated by a bed or burnt pipe
clay. This Arrangement being perfected, n current
Of suitable voltage Is turned on. the artery seze
and artprial walls are so agglutinated that the
passage of blood IL rendered impossible; Inc tenn
being thus apparent that the principle involved n
this device is different from that Of electrical eau
terlZing instruments
SINGULAR POINTS IN ANESTHESIA-The
medical profession. in especial will be interested
IN the statement lately made by a prominent Lon
don chlcroformis namely that the dangers TO
both heart and respiration are o'casoned. rehexy,
by the irritating action Of the chloroform on the
examinations OF the trigemlnus distributed to the
mucous membrane OF the nose and that the same
point applies to any other an@sthetic taken through
In first annsthetlzing such membrane OF the nosr
by using cocaine. which is an antidote to choro-
plcyed in this manner the following conclusonss
wSrs aryIs e. be , he patient who
never makes defensive movements second, often-
times the excitement stage Is waning ,i ana iS,pd
during anrthesia the patient rarely vomits. and
slight retchlng; fourth. upon awakening, the pa
tient experiences no disagreeable sensation ana Is
ether The method OF preparing the patient Is 70
direct him to blow his nose IN order NOR ow,rI
or sitting but never lying to SNUFF centigramme
OF powder consisting OF 10 per cent OF G 1e
hydrochlorate and some inert substance. Repeat
in about three minutes. and commence general
anpsthesa.
A CAUSE OF MYOPIA.-The wide prevalence OF
myopia astigmatism and kindred disorders OF the
visual organs has led to great deal OF caretui IN
vestigation OF the ailments bearing In MIND the
wellundersoo far hat my2pa BENG s,tnn,og
should primarily be given 10 the phySiSat co n.
tons to which such fatigue Is due ana the oes.
means OF avoiding the same. An important poIi.
here cited by Investigators in this relation Is the
of type In reading the conclusion Ge,hs bo omh
be the fatigue increasing rapidly even
the size becomes as small as ,ni ,n,a wsfn Of M
rninatlon OF the printed page is declared TO be o,
less within the raHs 70 be used for
artificial umnaton and white p,SPisTt De.ns the
letters l. OF inferior consequence
CHEMICAL ADULTERATIoN OF MILk-Ac-
cording to statement in the Revue sceh-
t.nque" the chemical adulteratlon OF mix Is
one Of the hygienir factors now ID De
dealt with II seems that N. Deniges: OF
bordeaux having obtained possession OF three
samples OF yellow powder used by certain mltklneh
~ Dordcaux To preserve their milk. made cheinl-
cal ANALYSIS Of IT, This analysis showed that wv
Of the powder. were composed wholly Oh n i,,r
ch-ouotn Of potash. that the third WAS A uiNtu.e
81 on. pat bichr0mate OF potash ana Two pni,ss
neutral chromate. and that the suspected inilh nu
been adulteratcd with the last substance IN me Pins
norton Of o 81 gramme 10 the htre say NV s,a,'
10 the quart The alkaline chromates are. IN ~.
powerful antseptcs capable even IN SINAI o
lilies OF rctardirg Tactic fermentation very houcet
oblv II not OF stopping 1t entirely Bnt because u
e. dsie,crious action OF these salts on the organ
,sn the REVUE" calls emphatically for their com
nletc exclusion from food substances. ana parrucu,
iarlv from milk OF which 50 many NouHs N"''"'''
drink relatively large quantities