New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15


through holes is unceaniy. unsanary practulc,e t.
Another element OF adverse influence mentloneI III
this connection Is that due 10 me ,mc ' os hcv
do. convenience Of transit with much OF POSITIVE
individual suffering.
LAW OF VITAL FORCES.-Following up the
experiments made by other scientists in this Held
of inquiry, Or. Baraduc. OF Paris, has invented an
instrument, termed bometer to demonstrate
some OF his remarkable conclusions. Thus, as ne
holds. on touching this instrument the mana iiiu'-
Gates the vital forces tho movement OF the mana Oh
the bometer corresponding TO the state Of mind or
tho person so that attracted by one in happy
mood the reverse takes place in the case OF
person in grief, viz. pushing BACKWARD Mo'e
than this. even. Is claimed-nameiy' the pho'o-
graphing Of the human vital forces r eea'e1 IN
a completely dark room. in front Of IA photographic
camera, had succeeded in producing cIsa, nv
preston on a Photographic plate. MOI a., s,,n
placing such plates human corpse. III SIM
from he Vital forces three hours after death
Such phenomena indicate he believes. that .he ~
very quintessencc OF movement. the cause OF which
Is as yet not determined
FOOD REPRESENTATIVES, The fact is re-
marked upon in THE Santarian," and with much
emphasis that a large number OF the "prcserVa-
lines and "prescrvat!ves'' OF food now placed be-
fore the public and said 10 be cnt ely harmless
actually contain salicylc acid a. the main ihsre
dent, Objections TO this substance have long peeh
made by medical authorities. on the ground tha'
being so powerful antiseptic It rctards the ac-
ton Of organized fermcnts like the yeast plant ana
nutrcfactive bacteria; II binders and prevents fer
ncntailon. the sourng Of milk anu the pu'reia
Of milk. while It's atom upon cnmpeteiy ar
rests the conversion Of starch into grape sus1i W
disease and pancreatlc extracts, such acuoh pe'I5
directly opposed TO tho process Of digestion. In
view of THIS. the OF such acid has been con
demned by most OF the European countries having
la I'M France i
+ ute In Austria Italy and spain II cannot he un'i
~nd ali s"u,h american states having pure food
laws have absolutely Eroniosd n6 s i me- same
GERMAN EXPERIENCE WITH THE GRIP
An extensive investigation as to the spread OF the
grip in the German Army. assuming. as II d'd' the
form Of an epidemic. has givcn dehniteh'ss 10
medical opinion 10 It's being disease tha' owes
its origin TO certain miasmntc external causes
while on tho other hand. there Is not assumed 70
be any sure evidence OF the influence OF weather
climate wind soil! or the season 81 tho year. 10
the contrary indeed the number OF those cases IN
which the spread and the mode OF spreading oil tne
considerably increased by the experience OF VIC
last epidemic. nut authorizes arc Sun ~ q 1I III
OF doubt as 20 whether the Infection - caitieu "
recty from person TO person or "he,ht ,I,e ~ u
ilous material Is carried by The Intervention OF m
animate objects through the air. or the r"hi germ
that causes the disease there Is no precise hhvHl-
ciec reasons are given however. for believing
rer,ns 81 The disease and convey them far awuy.
and H. Therefore. dead substance can ,hus con,
tribute TO the spread Of the disease germs. such
i,.t u. m1y ,d h, .tps an the hgh .ess
DEFECTIVE FYESlGIIr ~ ADVANCED AGE
The fact may he said to be peculiar 10 we that
the corren takes the form OF bordering OF whitsh
tissue the cause being. says The optical journal
the fatty degeneration Of the surrounding paris "
the cornea and strength ~ sight decr-as"s with
ciflf In
small objects placed close to the eycs-thls how
ever being IN great measure rcmedl'd by tho
use 81 glasacs. Cataract although frequently a..
consequence OF II In youth the lens is psrr,cug
year II begins 10 acquire pare y.ow uns Mi
a. age advances. becoming more pronounced Il.n
Il is nniy tran-formed INTO deep amhef. mes
charecs I'm tho normal transparency coincide with
a falling In nutrition. thou IA Their progress ~ NOT
total ',.s ~ nutrition ensues. the lens becomes
quite opaque and when tbs Is M cas" ths opera,
degree OF perfection In late years, becomes neces-
sary.
AN.FsTHETIC FROM SOUTH AMERICA-The
latest thing In this line Is named eucHIne. prepared
from South American plant. and In Its Local
action similar 20 cocaine but without any OF the
poisonous effects OF the latter. even though en-
uloyed In much larger doses. The severest test as
yet reported. the amputaton at the 'ower mira
Of the lex 81 4 man sixty eight years old without
the use Of chorotorm or ether. followed by rapd
and painlens healing OF the stump AS much OF
the oucnine put into two or three tablespoon
fuls of water as the water would di'solv. ana WIN
n hypodormc Syringe few drops OF the solution
were injected under the skin, about an men from
tn. centre OF the injection another was maze. then
another until the limb war grdled by them "A.
me Mace where amputation was Intended After
waiting Ave minutes allow OF the superficial us
sues becoming insensibe, tho nocdl" WAS. thrust
deeply into the muscles and Injections made IN
few minute, all that portion OF the leg, Including
three or four inches above and below the ring oi
he OPERATION Of cutting on the limb proceeded
with exactly az with chlorctorm. When the deeper
was cxpcriencsd NV times but Immediately re-
eyod by the application OF h,tle more OF the
solution to the seat OF the discomfort
CONDITIONS TAvoRING TrBERCuLosis.-
The Massachusetts, Board Of Health In It's con-
illusions relating to the prevalence OF tuberculosis,
or consumption In that state. emphasizes as one OF
the chief conditions favorng the production OF that
disease the continuous and habitua breathing OF
unrcnewed air-consequcnty in workshops. facto-
rics schoolrooms. public buildings. halls churches,
and the inhabited apartments Of dwellings and
tenemcnt-houses the absence OF adequate means or
ventilation must conduce to augmcnting the
danger OF course dampness OF soil on which "A
house stands, and dampness OF the immediate
neighborhood. tend 10 the same result and. natur.
ally. the occupancy az living or sleeping rooms OF
apartments which are constantly lamp or are
ucrg the spread Of this disease was found 10 he the
presence Of dust IN the air OF apartments. factories
mills and workshops hence. necessarily, occupa-
tons or trades In which men women ana emil
drcn exposed to the Inhalation or irritating
dust must increase the liability 20 contract con-
sunptivc ailments point mentioned In this
Inter connection H. pertinent. namely. that an ex
animation OF the reports OF The Registrar-General
OF England for several years shows that fisher
men gho Of all classes are least exposed to dust
irritation are also comparatively free from con-
sumption
STERILIZING APPARATUS.-Variou forms OF
apparatus have been devised Of this character the
latest foreign device. having a cylinder en-
trely hlled with the liquid to be treated thus eav
ing no room for expansion. AS the temperature
rises the attempted dilatation. being restrained by
the confined space causes a marked increase In
pressure which, for the temperature OF storiliza
ton will reach five TO SIX atmospheres At such
pressurcs the gaseous and aromatic constituents