The Sun. — 1869-08-19 (London, England)

OZONE.  Much has been said of late by scientific men on the goof properties of ozone ; of the influence it has in adding to the health-giving powers of country air and sea air. It is well known that in towns ozone disappears ; that even in the country or by the sea-side it only exists in the open air, not within confined rooms ; and that in fact it seems to exist precisely where men have been in the habit of going for the sake of their health, and to vary in quantity precisely according to the healthsupporting properties of different regions. Accord. ingly, many are disposed to recognise the effects of the peculiar element ozone in the accession of health and vigour they derive from a change of air. It has been placed beyond a doubt that the presence of ozone in the air is incompatible with that of nearly all the noxious gases which are apt to load the atmosphere'. The very fact that ozone is absent from the air of crowded cities gives proof of the sort of work in which it does useful service. The fact is, ozone is used up in crowded cities, and the particular process in which it is used up is the removal of the noxious gases arising from the decomposition of organic remains. If it is used up without having completely got rid of the noxious gases— as must very often be the case—the air will of course remain less pure than it should be. And when once the air has parted with its ozone, no more attention to ventilation can be of service to health. Then come diseases and infirmities, so that people have begun to think ozone is everything for health. Unfortunately, however, there is a reverse side to the picture. The Daily News calls attention to it. Ozone periods, as they are termed—that is, periods when the air is more than usually loaded with ozone—are not (says our contemporary) altogether periods of health. On the contrary, there are certain ugly diseases which seem especially to affect the ozone seasons. Apoplexy and epilepsy choose the ozone periods to work their evil effects, nearly eighty per cent of the deaths due to these causes occurring at such times. Catarrhal and bronchial affections are also more common iu ozone periods, though it has not yet been noticed that they are more common at the sea-side or in the country than in towns. In fact, ozone chemically introduced into the air of a room has the power, when excessive in amount, of causing all the symptoms of a cold in the head, and even congestion of the lungs. It seems clear, therefore, that we are not at present in any position to theorise respecting the hygienic effects of ozone ; and certainly we cannot as Yet ascribe to this element all the good effects we derive from sea or country air.  A deputation from the Provincial Newspaper Society waited on Mr. Ayrton on IV ednesday with respect to the registration of titles. The Secretary of the Treasury said it was necessary for newspaper proprietors anxious to secure a copyright of their titles to enter them at the Stationers'-hall. The Copyright Act contained stringent clauses by which proceedings might be at once commenced on the charge of piracy. He promised to use his influence with the Stationers' Company to offer to newspaper proprietors the same facilities for searching the registers at the hall as are offered by other establishments. The Pendleton mystery was further investigated on Tuesday by a coroner's jury. The body of the woman, it will be remembered, was upon a previous occasion declared to be that of ono Kate 3l'Donald, who had been missing, but Mite ll‘Donald has since made her app araanco. Nothing was stated on Tuesday to clear up the question of identity. The medical evidence was to the effect that the woman bad been killed before the body was placed in the water, and the jury had no hesitation in finding a verdict of wilful murder. A reward of £5O has been offered for the discovery of the murderer or murderers.