The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
ficacious with children.
 Use X-Rays on Animals.

Roentgen rays are now being success fully employed in Germany for treatment of animans. Professor Hoffmann, director of the Royal Veterinary Hospital in Stuttgart, has employed them with uni- form satisfaction. He began by using the rays on dead horses in order to es- tablish the time of exposure necessary for various parts of the body and organs. Later a Roentgen picture was taken of live race horse which had broken its leg in order to ascertain whether the parts were well adjusted Medium -timid and well-behaved animals have been pho- tographed with the rays apparatus with out special precautionary methods If fa- miliar with the noise of the camera out fit. Unmanageabie horses have been pho- tographed after being harnessed with heavy blinkers and dosed with soothing medicine. x-ray pictures of animals, Pro- lessor Hoffmann says, are of highly prac- tical value, enablin gthe detection of variety of diseases. With cattle also they are destined he thinks, to play an inn portant role. He even thinks it possible to locate tuberculosis germs or diseased particles. in a negative way, the rays will correct common mistakes of veterinary men, who through blind diagnosis are often led to administer the wrong sort of treatment
 
 Catarrh bacillus is the latest addition to the ever-growing bacteriological family. It has been given the name of micro coccus catarhalis." and, of course, has been discovered in Germany. The Zit- schrift fur die Klnische Medicin, which announces the discovery. states that the bacillus lives in the breathing organs and causes a catarrh often thought to be ln- | fuenza, especially if it is accompanied | by fever and other severe symptoms. The catarrh bacillus is said to pave the way | for inflamn ation of the lungs.
 | Professor Mendelssohn of Berlin believes that application of cold is an excellent way of creating appetite. Proceeding | from the premise that disinclination to | eat Is in numerous eases of illness se- rous bar to recovery. he set about to | freeze the stomach into receptive mood | and claims to be able to do so by the ap- pIication of comparatively low tempora- l ture-65 to S5 degrees Celaius. Fluid | carbonic acid is placed in bag the size | of the stomach and subsequently, frozen into .carbonic snow" The bag is then | applied to the body above the stomach | and liver region, for half an hour before | eating time. The method is painless and l without danger and it's effects have, in all the experimental cases, been prompt and marked. Even In serious cases an | incl ease of appetite has set in within fC UT days after the first ''1 eeZe." It Is said that the process induces an increase of blood in the stomach, which is accom- panied by an increase of digestive power, | whereby the edibles already in the stom- ach are disposed of and a desire for more is caused.
 Food ahd Epilepsy.
 Another eating cure is announced by | the Centralblatt fur Neurologie in con | nection with the treatment of epilepsy. Dr. Engel of Pankoy has subjected three patients seriously afflicted with epilepsy | to a chloride-free diet-that is, the remoV- ing from the patients food of all chloride substances, with the result that the epileptic attacks have not only ceased | but an improved mental condition has also been achieved. The attending phy- sicians at the experimental cases agree that the dietetic scheme is unquestiona- blv a formidable assistant in fighting epilepsy.
 The Prussan Minister of Education has addressed a circular to the German phy- | scians' and Sergeons' Association. ask ing an opinion on therapeutic uses oi 1 hvnnotism. He desires to obtain accurate information of the value of hypnotism as l a remedy and as to what degree and Wltr what success 1t Is being applied by phy sctans. Hypnotsm is not being used tt any great extent by German doctors ane inc Minister of Education makes 1t clca' that the inquiry in no way signihes disposition to regard hypnotism as rocopnized sure Meantime the police have been instructed to collect records oi all eases in which injury has been dont to the health of the people so treated