New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-25
MEDICAL AND SANITARY NOTES.

FABRICS FOR HEALTHY CLOTHl>I'-Ai'ef
numerous practical experiments, IL mas poe' i 80
bv Ferdinand Linneborn Of Hagen "efhl""S' nc
n fabric NAV he produced for garments when sh"'l
have properties adapted TO Keeping INC SN''
and thus obvlating excessive preparation Noo'
and cotton wool have the property OF aDsoiDlis
moisture. but wool deprived of oil mas il III - .o"
sderably greater degree; but IN oioei ~ -
clogging OF the pores by the nun the ne" 4"''
woven or knit with that surface which comes III VI
rect contact with the skin with linen ana VIZ.
fibre The linen threads. which come III oo''.'e
with the skin and are possessed Of little power Vi
ABSORPTION are well dried at 100 degrees Ne''Iu''
then stepped in solution Of ten parts OF pa 3 ths
from four TO hours at a medium tsempei a, n
and when taken out are comp etsy u,ry' 60 Oh
tained does absorb any peTspirdtloh io ,,"ie9
romans In bath Of 10 degrees Celsius anu tot9'9
Ing Of one hundred ltres OF water. six OF spirits OF
sal ammoniac one and three-quarter pouhGs vi VP
sna Two uonnds Of soda for four hours. II il then
Ill s,peiched rinsed in clear running water ana
dried AZ 100 degrees Celsius while SUI warm tne yd
com nS~ Of FIVE parts Of spirits Of sal ammona
and three OF benzne. each skein Delhg nov araiu
rnsed in running and dried These tnreSn n
woven knit into fabric having GO one eher en-
tirely OF linen threads or yarn ana inc o'''0' -
tirsly Of wooiien.
THE MILK QUEsTION.-Kerr in The brl''S.
Medical Journal" argues that there are reasons
for supposng that when fresh mix Is iHseHou
the living cells absorbed at once WITHOUT on,
process OF digestion enter the blood stream "''
are utilized In building UP the tissues: the casein
o. the milk is digeste1 in the usial way Oh o''e.
elbuminoids bv the gastric juice and aOsoroed az
peptone. and there is also absorption OF serum "
bumn by osmosls In the boiling oil milk Tue o'''.'
ica result Is to XII al the living ce.s a a'tu the
coaguIate all the albiminoid constituent -, anu .
milk after boiling is thicker than before, n Silk
illogical results are al that me @ absorbed mo
NE sys,e' az" ibe rnk because the living coils ~
f,osI mi n
as living pro;oplasIn' and hnli9 "P ,boled milk
On nr,c,Ics T. has been noticed that there is
distinctly appreciabe lowered Vitality IN MANS s
hIbn IN. ARE process se of db.orp5n IS dayed and
the quantity Of milk required IS posiuHoH ,sri
for the same amount OF groWta ana ~ ~, on fresh
OF the child than is the case wnen leo OH I'S"
milk
CELL FORCES OF THE HUMAN BRAIN
Some learned researches by German hlsioiosl'''
IN calculating the aggregate coll forces or lhe ~"
man brain. show that the corenra mass wv"
nosed OF at least three hun tired millions OF nerve
cells each an independent body. organism ana M
croscopic BRAIN so far concerns Us Vi'A' rem
tons but subordinated 10 higher prrposH IN 70
la,ion to the function ~ the organneson, n socaEy
living a separate life individually. th1ugh soUa 80,
subject to a higher law Of function me ne ,e,'
Of nerve sell ne UNA 5aT about two hundred
thousand every hour, and nearly y,,f,ta -
gree o OF sie nv IKE number involving thus
complete renewal OF the human braln'
prFECT OF NERVOUS AFFECTIONS ON
rIJr UEART-An extended series OF observations
in La Pitin Hospital. Paris. has led 10 pracu''l
determination as to the alterations. their shape
and volume which occur in the hearts or peISo"S
suffering from nervous affections, the results helhH
thus briefly stated In normal subjects moderate
exercise does not caIse perceptiole changes
IN the heart with regard TO shape. volume or posi-
ton: in subjects whose nervous systems nave un-
dersons deterioration In CONSEQUENCE OF ifs
point of departure In special part OF NE on go
Ism. the heart grows hyperexci;ah!e and changes c
IN do some sigh extra This alteration may
present Itself IN hre9 iypIG a We Uniformly en-
larged. the Increase may be papisd am mo dITn
ished in volums; nray, the organ may re g,s,o
Gated laterally with or without chahErs % ~
and volume the displacement being diiec'ea Tow
ard the noesial line. or. more frequently, ioWars
the axa i Is stated that IN ne Pn9 oSaag FORM 9
Of Banchrs ana e sGHO az tss
heart region before and after exercise
room D1sCUsS:O NS.-One Of the most recen,
and perhaps gratuitous discussions. In the ny
rienio line ~ that concerning the eating OF Dread
as the most prominent article in the human dietary
Ons writer remarks that. since wheaton bread con
,at,a soma A. 10 ~ per If starch, and II -
acknowledged that starchy food Is Of an unhealthy
raturo the use Of such bread must also. therefore
ee he,cr hat starchy food is not dises'ed IN
tho stomach. hut in the intcslIes OF "a. liz,
ach of the body and that therein lies the dltnculy
o. digestion OF wheaton bread. To THIS comes me
reply that the stomach ~ ony iIacuon"I nn,, ~
the digestive tract, and that me sssou s,on" tt
or intestinal tract. is called on 10 aid tho Question
OF nearly all varieties OF 1000 IS ~ brssS
from wheaton -four possessing me nutritious ! nd1-
ter vital to ne Is ma OF he ehe nnfyorabe 70
persons advanced In years 50 that IN sddid9hh 10
and diseases Of the brain may thus be induced by
the bread diet
PROTECTION OF THE HANDS IN SURGERY.
The practice OF Dr. Miculicz. professor Of sur
gerry at Breslau. is to wear gloves while perform
Ing most Of his operations and especially when
engaged in laparotomy; but II. however the IN
tervention is connected with regions specially eN-
posed to infection, he does not cover his hands;
holding that gloves under such circumstances coIl
only favor contamination ~ hc,p'n6 ~ tSose 9Th
remaining healthy Unlike some others. he makes
no U.s. os bnt emDloys the ordinary thread
article. which can be readily washed and sterlzed
under steam All the assistants and attendants
thread gloves are, OF course, Tar from nlpcrmca-
one oe To- e d,snfeet their hands by means Of alcohol
and corrosive sublmate. As rule u single PAIR
OF gloves suffces for snort operation
NEW METHOD IN TEACHING DEAF-MUTEs.
The medical officer OF one OF the leading deat
and dumb Institutions OF England states that ne
| has obtained material aid from the seemingly I'M
/ probable source OF iouu-Sp'"h''e '''NP'N''N
the treatment Of his patients, in the education OF
such deaf nnutes as possess fragment OF hearing
mower the telephone being found TO possess many
important advantages over the speaking-tube usu-
| ally employed In the first place in arranging for
this purpose the wires from several receivers can
| be coupled up TO one transmitter. and thus
| teacher can instruct II group o. children az the
! same time then again, II Is no, necessary TOT a
teacher to apply his mouth close to the transnter
! so tina, pupils have a full view of the facial eX-
nressions and lip movement. which Is not possible
|
| niece Of a speaking tube or trumpet. While seeing
no movement OF the lips the patient has the sound
| conveyed close 20 mis- ear drum-a most advanta-
| geous combination.