The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-12
Young Roumanian Scientist
Proves Efficacy of New
Local Anesthetic,
REAL CHAMPAGNE NOW
None Other to Be Allowed on the
Market When New French
Law Goes Into Effect.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.

Special Cable 20 The Tribune.
PARIS, March 1l.-Dr. Alexander Frai-
con. q young Eoumanian surgeon. has
been studying u new anesthetic which
leaves the patient lucid. but suppresses
all senslbllty. NJ. Fraicon had hernia
and an operation became necessary, He
determined to try his anesthetic
and to test It's efficacy by operating on
himself. The anesthetic was admin
fstered and the doctor sat down at the
opeating table. and. after calmly per-
forming the operation. stitched up the
wound and went to bed. The operation
took an hour to perform. He is now In
one OF the local hospitals and on the
way to recovery.
made in Champagne WILL It is hoped, be
suppressed by the champagne bill, which
was passed in the chamber Of deputies a
few days ago.
The duty OF one halfpenny a bottle
on genuine champagne, proposed by the
government TO compensate the customs
for the Increased surveillance demanded
by the new law, was .deleted from the
measure, but the chamber voted the ar
ticle providing that a special declaration
of origin shall be given by the auLhori-
ties TO all wines in the Champagne dis
trict on leaving the cellars.
1t decreed that in order to be entitled
TO the name OF the champagne, sparkling
wine must be made and stored apart
from wine foreign to the Champagne dis
tricts. \ year after the PRONUNCIATION OF
the new law wines coming under the
placed on the market II they bear the
word Champagne In distinct charac-
ters on the bottles and corks. The pas
sage of the champagne bill viii do much
TO obviate further trouble In the disaf-
fectcd district, ii is believed
Pipe the Best Smoke.
NJ Schoesing of the Institute OF Sci
ence in a recent address condemns cigar
cites, tolerates cigars and is enthusiastic
as regards pipe smoking. NJ SchocsinS
demonstrated that the combustion of to-
bacco in a pipe produces a greater guam
tity OF formic aldehyde than combustion
in a cigarette. Inasmuch as formic aide
hyde acts In diminishing the injurious
element OF nicotine, this is to the adYan-
tage OF the pipe,
4 vast crowd assembled at fashion
a ble skating rink OFT the Champs Elyees
the other night, where three handsome
in harem skirts, on the arms OF skating
teachers.
There was a general tendency among
the onloosers To deride the new fashion
and ridiCule the women.
Big Guns Fail at Test
In the course OF recent firing practice
by the battleship fleet the turrets OF the
twelve-inch guns and the guns them
selves became jammed and out OF use on
board five ships out OF six.
Admiral Bellue ordered simultaneous
firing by the twelve-inch guns Of the main
turrets. The shock damaged the guns
and turrets and rendered further firing
impossible on the five ships. The Demo-
crate and the Justice suffered chiefly
They have been handed over 10 the dock
yard authorities for repairs.
A councillor OF the prefecture q state
official, has applied for his pension on
the ground that he is suffering chronic
dyspepsia as a result OF fulfilling his du-