The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

hospital saves only nine lives per annum
1t would be a good return. on S15O.OO0 I'm
1888 the deaths, in England, from scarlet
leVer were per cent, which had been
reduced in 1893, by Isolation, 70 AZ per
cent. In diphtheria the deaths had fallen
from oDe-half to one-siXth IN 1898 There
mas been no change in the per cent IN IN
tesunal diseases. because, as Sir Walter
roster claims, science has practically
reached its highest attainments m that
class Of disease.
Minakoff. who has made a study Of the
growth and character OF the finger nails.
asserts that in nght-handed person the
nails of the right hand are from one
half to two nillimetres wider than the
corresponding nails on the left hand.
while in left-handed persons the reverfe
holds' and in ambIdexteroUs persons tie
nails are OF equal size on both hands The
thickness OF the nails diminishes progress
slVeiy from the thumb to the uttle finger.
mis- is of value in legal medicine IN es-
tablishing identity and IN showing
whether person is right or left handed
The latest In trusts Is a medical trust 4
established in Japan by the doctors Of MI
hara-Machi. 1t has raised the price ~
all drugs and medicines 50 per cent and .
has arranged that each member OF the
trust shall communicate to every other
member the names OF such patients ss
are IN debt to him. When a patient Ia
mus blacklsted none of the other doctors
IN the trust can attend him or her nm
der penalty of heavy fine.
one OF the newest drugs Is ievurine "A
dried extract of beer yeast. used Ia oaa.4,-
Oh blood poisoning. 1t may be taken IL.
Deer or soda water, or as the. taste is
somewhat repugnant. in eachets. The
dose Is a teaspoonful before meals three
times a day. repeated until the desired
eHect Is obtained The drug quickly ar
rests suppuration and local inhamma-
ton.
Dr. Crothers calls attention to the fact
that the use OF opium for children is fol-
IoWed oy disastrous results in later life.
Ihe mother who uses soothing svrup
| without measure to suppress the irrita-
ton Of her child Is the greatest sinner In
! this respect, but many thouebtIess nbv-
sicians use opium as a routine practice
Tor children. and are thus responsfbie
Tor wrecking the later life OF the child
|
MOST medical men consider that q cod
pain pain every morning is apt to do more
narm than good to any but persons OF
a very vigorous constitution. The sensi-
Die thing to do is to see that the tennpera-
| lure or the water in cold weather Is not
lower than that Of the air. A daily bath
Is a most healthful practice; but II should
not De so cold as to give a shock TO the
system.
The most heafthful food hurriedlv eater
ana Immediately followed by work which
engages the whole physical strength or
the mental force, is much worse than a
meal OF poor food eaten leisureIy and fol-
ioWed by an interval Of rest. To eat
sparingly and eat very slowly Will IN
time secure good digestion.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
In the treatment Of pulmonary tuber
cuioSls Or. w. Blair Stewart recon-
menus 5 carbonate Of guatacol. Is grains;
suIpnate OF strychnine, l grain: resin OF
capsicum. grains: chloride OF amuoonf-
UNI and btsulphate Of quinine OF each an
grams. Divide Into 30 capsules Take one
every four hours
In Bright's disease the following Is rec
93imninended: Resin of copaiba. 10 grams
diluted alcohol. Is minims; spirit Of chic.
ro1orm. 10 mlnins; syrup OF ginger, A
mlnims: mucilage Of acacia 90 mimi,
water to make ounce. Take a tabi
spoonful at a dose
For pain in the bowels take aromafN
spirit of ammonia, / drachm: spirit
chloroform. l drachm; spirit OF camDh
drachms; tincture OF hyoscyamus.
drachms; fluid extract of cannabis Indi
drachm; compound tincture Of card
nom, suff1cient to make s ounces The
dose Is tableSpoOnfuls in water every
hour until pain is allayed.
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