The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-31
MEDICAL NOTES.

Is WLU1OAL NU1kOs !
White bread is, weight for weight, more
nutritious than brown. Brown bread,
chemically, should be more nutritious
than white only in fats and mineral con-
stituents. but in the process Of digestion
distinctly less OF thu nutrittve materials
actually get into the blood in the case
Of brown than of white bread. In the
case OF people with irritable intestines
the white bread Is to be preferred to
brown. Cellulose mechanically irritates
the intestine; the larger the fakes OF
celIulose, the greater the irrItant action;
in irritable intestines 1t will even pro-
woke diarrhoea and so Interfere with
the absorption of much nutritive material
In the case of people with sluggish in
testines, brown bread is preferable to
white, as 1t tends to maintain regular
peristaltic action and insures regular
evacuation Of the bowels In cases where
the proportion Of mineral ingredients. and
especially Of lime salts In other articles
Of food or drink Is insufficient, brown
bread Is preferable to white. It is pos
sible that in the case OF operatives Iiv-
ing chiefly upon bread and tea, the prefer
ance for white bread. which obtains in
large towns, may be responsible in part
at least for the early decay of the teeth
OF those living on such a dietary. If the
dietary Is insufficient in fat, or II the per-
son is unable readily to digest fat in other
forms. brown bread may possibly be pre-
ferable to white
1t is We'll known to singers that per-
fumes influence the voice. The violet IS
regarded by artists as the flower which
especially causes hoarseness. The rose
on the contrary, is regarded as inoffen-
sive. M. Joal does not believe that the
emanatlons of the violet prevent free vi
bratlon Of the vocal cords, and thinks IL
this flower has any injurious effect upon
the voice the rose and other flowers must
nave the same action. There is, In fact
nothing fixed or regular IN the influence
eXerted by the perfume of flowers II IS
a matter OF individual susceptibility.
Some are affected by the lilac, other by
the mlmosa. Others are again in no
manner affected by flowers, musk. am
Der, clVet or the various toilet prepara-
lions, but experience obstruction of the
nose, hoarseness and oppression from the
doors or oils, grasses, burut horn and
the emanations from tanneries and brew
cries. 1T is very difficult" says M. Joaf
TO furnish an explanation to these pe-
culIarities and we must content ourselves
by regarding them as examples Of olfac-
tive tdiosyncraSy. It cannot be denied.
however, that doors may occasion yarI-
GUS accidents and vocal troubles IN per-
sons Of nervous temperaments and ex-
cessive sensibility.
Antifebrin. like most aniline derivatives.
Is drug which should be used With spe-
cial caution. 1t Is official under the name
or acetanaltd, the maximum dose of which
is ten grains. This caution seems timely
because great many people acquire an
unfortunate habit of dosing themselves
with drugs whose potency they do not
realize. Many cases Of poisoning have
occurred, the cause Of death being at
tr1buted to other than the true one In
such cases the patient complains Of gid
dfness. noises In the ear, throbbjng in
the temples and a dull, heavy pain in the
head. The face becomes ivid, the lips
are blue, and the pupils are contracted.
Symptoms Of collapse follow The face
and extremitteS are cyahosed the skin is
covered with cold, clammy perspiratfon.
the pulse is feeble and respira ton be-
comes shallow and frequent. There Is no
specific antidote and after the administra-
be kept in a strictly recumbent position
and piled vigorously with stimulants The
effects are usually of considerable dura-
ton, and in one case reported the patient
was not out Of danger for fourteen hours
Pain IN or about the eye may be often
relieved by hot applications, but hot TO-
mentations must not be poultices, save in
a few conditions The easiest way is to
TIN oil fol 1aI
very hot water and apply 1t as hot as it
can be borne to the eye, not allowing it
TO remain more than half a minute. This
procedure should be repeated. and con-
tinue for five or ten minutes. After an IN
terYal, usually one of comparative ease,
1t may be again repeated. Sometimes ice
cold congresses will relieve the pain
quicker than hot applications, and there is
no way other than trial by which to de-
eide which is the better remedy in an
individual case. Ice congresses should
be OF one thickness of thin cloth torn
into small squares and placed separately
on a lump of ice, from which they are to
be taken. one by one. and applied direct
ly to the eye. The heat distracted will
change the cold to moist heat in a very
few moments, and for this reason iced
congresses should be changed even more
frequently than when hot applications are
used
DR.. Savage has shown that there are
many insane conditions in which the con-
duct of the patient must be the gauge OF
the disorder, and though We don't ignore
intellectual and sensory disorders, yet be-
sides and apart from these the conduct Of
the patient must be studied and recorded.
There is more disorder of conduct than
speech or writing. An act may be a
symptom of insanity apart from any ap-
parent intellectual defect. The law does
not recognize this, though. Insanity of
conduct is shown in hysterical girls, in
the highly intellectual, such as poets, in
ventors and geniuses. It is seen as a
stage Of insanity Of other forms, such as
mania. melancholia, etc. Conduct does
not always indicate insanity, as conduct
may be perfect and intellect defective
Never place a cold mustard plaster on
a patient. The shock is like a sudden
plunge into cold water. Before you COM
mence to mix the paste be sure that you
have all the necessary material at hand.
First put a large plate where 1t can get
warm. not hot. then stir the mustard and
-four thoroughly together before you add
the water, which should be tepid. Stir