Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-11

tanned by dipping a needle and an pin
! in a spot of ink" Under these condi-
tons it would appear that whatever
benefits may accrue in particular
| cases from the wearing of an electric
belt must result from the effect on
the imagination solely.-Pathfinder.
Woman Suffrage.
| In 1900 women enjoy some form OF
suffrage in nearly every civilized
country in the world. In four states
Wyoming, Colorado Utah and Idaho
! women vote upon terms Of perfect
| equality with men, while in all the is
states and territories of the union, eX-
cepet Is, some form of suffrage has
been extended to them. In England,
! Scotland, Ireland and Wales women
vote for all officers except members OF
| Parliament, while varying degrees Of
suffrage are enjoyed by the women of
almost all the English colonies. In
south and west Australia. in New
Zealand and the Isle of Man women
vote upon equal terms with men. In
all European countries, except Greece,
Spain, Portugal Holland and some
German provinces, women have some
form of suffrage. Even Asia has res
pended to the appeal, and women pos
sess q limited suffrage in all Russian
provinces and in the English colonies
of India.-Progress.
What We Smoke.
An analyst who has lately been
turning his attention to tobacco says
that 20 per cent. of the total weight of
cigars remains in the ash. The
stump contains four times as much
nicotine as the smoke, and as the
/ average cigar contains only 1.12 per
cent of nicotine, comparatively little
of that alkaloid ever reaches the
mouth. This analyst found that the
only constituents that could be harm
full were carbon monoXide and an
ethereal Oil The former can prob
ably be ruled out The latter consist
ing of pyridine, a phenol, and prob
ably furfurol, but very difficult of
analysis, is highly poisonous, causing
symptoms commonly associated with
! obaccO.--EXChange
Selenium in Beer.
If the beer-driuker has been of late
threatened in certain quarters with
overdOses of arsenic, it would seem
that he has yet another source of com.
plant in the fact that selenium and
| it's compounds are apt to figure IN the
list of adulterants of his beverage.
Dr. Tunnicliffe and a colleague have
found selenium in beer, and they point
out that this substance is derived
from the pyrites from which sulphuriC
acid is made. The selenium COM
pounds therefore, pass into the sugar
used in brewing, as does the arsenic
contained in the impure acid. Sele-
MUM is an injurious substance, and it
is suggested by the investigators
named that cases of poisoning in
which the quantity of arsenic con
sumed was very small may be eX-
planned on the suppOstion that the
selenium compounds themselves re-
presented the real cause of the i'll
I
ences in the symptoms, for Dr.. Tunpi-
cliYe and his fellow-investtgator tell
us that wasting occurs in cases of
chronic poisoning by selenium, Will"
it is not seen in similar instances Ill
which arsenic represents the in.
furious element. Also in animals there
is exhibited a certain amount Of tole-
ration to the action of arsenic, where
as no such aspect of physiological use
and wont is present where Selenium
is concerned. From which it follows
that in addition to riding suphuric
acid Of the one poison chemists viii
require to insure its freedom from
the other also.-London Chronicle.
Soldering and Lunacy.
A French investigator states that
out of every 100000 men of the army
or naval profession 1919 are hopeless
lunatics. OF the so-called liberal pro
fessions artists are the first to sue
cumb to the brain strian, next the
lawyers, followed at some distance
by doctors, clergy, literary men and
civil servants. Striking an average
of this group III so mad to each 100
! 600 Domestic servants and labOrers
are not far behind; the professional
men supply 1855 out of each 100000 as
candidates for the lunatic asylum
Next, but with a long interval, come
| the mechanics, of whom only &C in
each 100000 lost their wits. Wonder
full to relate, commercial men retain
| their sanity the best of the whole
group, as they send only AZ out of 100,-
600 to the madhouse. THE Medical
Record.