New-York tribune., 1898-01-10
MEDICAL AND SANITARY NOTES.

LOCAL DISEASES.-In an interesting article on
the areas of disease The London Saturday Re
view" remarks upon the consensus OF meoloai
opinion that diseases in general have ther IocA4
hab!tations-sorne like tropical animals ana pants
living only in the tropics; some IKE conspTnPsib0h. Pb
StheT ike spr98sy ana ber dRsHbaon a possibly
tending Il may be toward eXtnctloh On tns otlleI M
have never reached. for instance, on the SUBMITS
OF high mountain ranges and in the clrcumpo4ar
Barren Of the microbes Of disease they are OF
animal life The "TSr Ike Britan m thcky popuated
for many centuries. and with ne ireest clrcuauon
Of surface Contains the germ. Of the more common
disease d ana 10 ,hs hBrra shores falls victim 10
its plague-stricken soil; but by generations OF a
resistant 10 their native diseases-yet not fully so.
FOR cancer and consumption. TWO OF ine most COM
mon scourges. stlI ho4a po"ol4uA sway
DECLINE OF RACES.-Oficial statistics are
Quoted showing that the birth rate in France has
fallen from 50 per 1000 at the beginning OF
the century to % per 1000 or less than
however. this matter is even more serious,
II would appear. Thus. the birth rate IN
Nevadd NeWuTa rons5ire isl and Vermont ls5 while Cali
fornia strange to say. has birth rate Of 49, per
1gS or nfscS fscS which in view Of the favorable
climate ample and diversity OF interest ana
striking Following California is Connectcdt, which
has birth rate Of 2L$ per l,C" Massa-
somewhat snS higher rate. than the French; then
Wyoming win its as comes me o2evUe ag;1ss MssS
225 These data it is asserted. show that within
period varying from Sky 70 two nInehco year.
Of inhabitants OF New-England and the Pacihc
Coast will be replaced by another.
BRAIN THEORIEs.-One OF the best-known
snatomsts Dr. George NJ. Kellogg, is quoted AS
advocating the theory that the brain. like the eyes
ears hands etc. IS double orsan-in fact. that
man has two brains. the greater number OF nerves
leading from each half OF the brain 10 the half OF
eae oody WIZ h ,be So5v and ony about one-tenth
OF the nerves which come from eacn side OF the
brain connect with the corresponding side OF the
BODY All mammals II is remarked. are made up
Of paired organs nerves muscles and limbs, each
side being a duplicate Of the oiher In structure.
Of each other Man alone. a result OF habit. uses
the right side Of his body in preference 10 the LETT
the brain predominant. When movement Is made
the brain records IT, and there Is sNgh' cnange.
In development; u the nerves running TO one-haif
OF the brain but little used they do not act vol
unfairly and the left SIDE 81 the brain soon becomes
sons injured over the third LETT frontal area OF
ae .aecated to Speak By rang the gh BRAIN Dr.
Kellogg desires race With two perfect hands and
through those exquisite conductors. the nerves, and
argues that child children should t be a9sn, 10 use oo'n
.MIcRo-oRGANIsMs NOT FATALLY HARM
FUL.-The Investigations by Nenck have led him
to conclude that the time will when 1t will be
possible TO remove all mcro-organisms from food.
AS regards the question whether their action is
necessary for the normal process OF digestion. he
presents for believing that It not. this
conclusion being based the following grounds:
The acid Of the stomach destroys the majority OF
the micro-organsms. only small number escap
ing this fate. ana getting with the food into the
Intestinal tract: in the small intestines their action
is confined 10 the decomposition Of the carbohy
drates and the formation of lactic and succinic
acids. alcohol etc. II is only In the large intestine
that the decomposition Of albumins and the forma-
tion Of aromatic bodies and Of the different acids
under their influence take place.
ACTION OF POISONS-The symptoms and ef
fects produced by different poisons are readily
cogn.zsnt even 20 the unprofessional. Carboc acid
produces Immediate vertigo and intoxication. with
burning pain all along points OF contact; the
breathing becomes steriorous and the Pupils or
the eye contract phosphorus, in overdoses. pro-
duces Irritation and disturbance every part
of IL touches, and the contents OF the
stomach when removed luminous as is phos-
phorus: prussic acid has the repuic Of being the
most rapid OF all poisons teaspooDful Of two per
blush In a few seconds after the liquid IS taken.
and the person sinks to the floor Opium. morphine
and the like produce a period OF exaltation. fol-
lowed by stupor. which merges into death. Strych-
nine Is followed by convulsions-the head jerks
back and the body rests the head and the heels.
arched Ike a bow, these spasms coming inteTmit-
tAnuy like this Until death