The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-05

cases. The wound should be thoroughly
cleansed and drained us only good sur
geon or physician can do 1T and never by
amateurs or according to household meth
DDS. CauteriZation in these cases Is q
pernicious practice because 1t makes a
crust over the wound ana thus prevents
free drainage: in othe: words, it effectual-
ly inprisons the microbes and thus pro-
notes infection. The bacillus Of tetanus
Is said to be an anaeroblc-it lives with
out Dir and is killed by free air; hence
the necessity for thorough cleansing and
drainage. Finally this bacillus Is telluric
lit inhabits earth or sell.
According to the American Practt,o
ard News the unrestricted sale Of NOR
phia Is one of the greatest curses Of cur
modern civilization. There are today
hundreds and thousands Of our best men
and women In all grades Of society who
are its slave. Many people become mo
p'lino eaters as the result Of a careless
or indulgent physician There Ia entirely
too much morphine given by phystcianA.
The ever ready hypoderm1c syringe Is
used too often snd 1t Is by this means
that many persons become ADDICTED to
the use of morphine. AS remedial agent
1t should always be given by physician
orders and this would, of itself. to
great extent, put an end TO Its unneces-
slry use. Suicidal doses should rot b.
sold 10 any person under any conditions.
Tho laws should be such as to recder 1t
impossible 10 secure morphine without an
order from Il physician ard this order
should not call for over three grains for
every twenty-fou hours.
Dr. Doherty says probably tha most i'm
portant question in hygiene that con-
fronts the people, espec ally of the cities
of this country, Is that of lid siiff1c emily
pure to give mere red blood. bctter diges-
tfen, and invIgorating nervous and Huj-
c,ilar systens Many OF the Ia~ge de-
partulerft stores and offices with III 'fr
artificial modes of heating and ventilation
are nothing more than disease breed .ng
colonies, owing To their lack Of fresh cfr.
Our sky~scra ping buildings H9'y prese
thoughts and Ideas of modern progress
To the eye Of the business man, but IN the
physician many of them are ms Gus
death traps
Carbolic acid. which has become pop
llar as a disinfectant, has also become a
fashionable agent for committing suicide,
and for that reason its DromlscHous sac
should be prohibi ed. The majority OF
people who attempt suicide, II rescued,
would never make a second attempt. es-
peciany II the wou1d-be suicide is a
woman II earboifc arid it taken there Is
but little hope of saving life, while II
morphine or arsenic is taken there IS a
fair chance of preventing death. There
Is no reason why the sale OF carboIc
acid should rot be restricted to the doc
tors order, for it is Of no especial thera-
peutic value, and a disinfectant per
mangemate OF potash is far superior, and
harmless in every particular.
One of the most marked advances re-
Gently made in orthopedic surgery Is that
OF tendon trnplantatfou. BY this opera
ton a piece of tendon from a healthy
muscle is implanted into the tendon OF
a paralyzed muscle in such a way as to
restore the function Of the disabled part.
In such cases we have muscular action
by proxy. This has been especially sue
cessful In certain forms of club foot.
and the benefits derived from restricting
the functions of a paraly8ed hand have
seemed little less than marvellous.
Peanuts have faculty Of absorbing
alcohol and preventing it from demora IL
ing the nerves and upsetting the think rlg
machine. It is estimated that IL a man
drinks a quart of champagne and eats a
pint of peanuts. the peanuts will over
come the inebriati1g quality Of the wine
without entirely curtailing It's exhilarat-
ing effects. this result being due to the oil
olive Gil has the same effect.
In the London hospital an especially in
teresting ward is the Hebrew one. where
arrangement Is made for the due observ-
ance of the religious customs of the Jews.
The ward has the passover cake over thu
portal. the ten commandments on the
doorpost. and is provided with a special
kitchen.
Prescriptions = In malaria DR. Oliver
states that au:nine frequently acts better
In combination with other anti-periodios
than alone, arsenic especially seeming to
be clincher for quinine. A good combi-
nation for chronic malarial poisoning is:
Sulphate of strychnine, one-'hri ieth CT
gran; arsenious acid, one-tweptieth of
grain: piperin, one grain; su,phate Of qui-
nine, one grain. This is one dose. to be
given in a capsule. This capsule is to be
given every four hours during the day.
According to the Medical PREF q mix
ture Of equal parts of Tactic acid and
giycerine applied to the face twice a day
as wash is of value in removing free
ises.
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