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197 PARIS.-BERLIN. of Belfast Lougb, due, it is said, to contagion by milk, while at Holywood, on the opposite side of the same lougb, there is also an outbreak, which has been shown to depend on permeation of the surface soil in the affected areas with sewage matter due to defective joints in the sewers. Citizens’ Sunday in Belfast. In Belfast on Jan. 13th special services were held in the various churches urging the importance of the citizens taking a more active part in the management of civic affairs. The rector of St. George’s Church (Rev. Dr. H. D. Murphy) delivered a very able and outspoken sermon, in which he said that they could not avoid putting down to the corpora- tion as a whole the charge of incapacity in managing civic affairs. He urged his hearers at the approaching municipal elections to give their votes to,the man whom they considered upright, conscientious, and honourable, the man who had no private ends to serve, the man whom they would be prepared to appoint director of a concern in which they were shareholders. Jan. 15th. PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Action of the X Bays on Gestation. M. Sebileau of Bordeaux has submitted doe rabbits after impregnation to the action of the x rays at various stages of gestation. Some of the animals had only one exposure of considerable duration, such as is used in radiography, while others had repeated exposures for various periods. The result of these observations was to show that whether there was only one exposure or a number of them the effect of the x rays was, if not to induce abortion, at least to retard the date of parturition and to inflict serious injury on the progeny, which exhibited a falling away from the normal vigour and weight in direct proportion to the number and length of the exposures. M. Sebileau described his observa- tions at a meeting of the Biological Society held on Dec. 22nd, 1906. The Tinaorozssness of Oriental Nations. At a meeting of the Society of Hypnology and Psychology held in November, 1906, M. Damoglou said that in Turkey and Egypt timorousness constituted an endemic and hereditary mental condition. His investigations tended to show that this was due to a mental bias which has been developed as the result of a system of absolute and irresponsible despotism having reigned for centuries throughout all classes of society without distinction of race, nationality, or religion. Children had to keep absolute I, silence in the presence of their parents, young men in presence of their elders, apprentices in presence of their masters, and so on. Ever at the mercy of despotism and arbitrary treatment the Orientals lived under the dominion of fear. Passive creatures, having no will of their own, no opinions, and no individuality, their timorousness too often rendered them addicted to lying, trickery, and hypocrisy. Cancer of the Pharynx. At a meeting of the Surgical Society held on Dec. 26th 19C6, M. Hartmann read for Dr. Vallas a communication describing 19 cases of pharyngectomy for cancer of the pharynx. The results which he has obtained marked an improvement in methods of treatment. Among the 19 patients operated on there were 12 recoveries and seven deaths. In all the cases the lesions were extensive. A thesis by one of his pupils, who reported ten operations performed for cancers of limited area, mentioned that after the ten operations there were nine recoveries and one death. As sequelaa to the operations performed by Dr. Vallas there were three eatly relapses among the 12 successful cases, but with the remainder there was no recurrence until a period varying between three months and 10 or 12 months had elapsed. The scale of the operation must be in accordance with the extent of the lesions. In general a lateral slightly curved incision passing above the hyoid bone gave access to the seat of the disease ; the subsequent steps of the operation must be determined by the circumstances of the case. Complete 07ltrvard Disloeation of the Knee. At a meeting of the French Society of Military Medicine held on Dec. 20th, 19C6, M. Epaulard described a case of complete outward dislocation of the right knee. The patient was a soldier who had a violent fall from his horse during manoeuvres while it was at a gallop. The tibia was with- drawn from the femur for a distance of six centimetres. The part was not very painful except at the level of the internal condyle of the femur at a point corresponding to the insertion of the internal lateral ligament. Reduction was easily effected under chloroform and the patient was able to resume duty for almost the whole of his period of service. The accident was rare. M. Epaulard has found in medical literature eight similar cases all terminating in recovety. P7tysiological and llzerapezttieal Action of the -Resin of l,itp7io,rbiv,nt. The resin of euphorbium finely emulsified and injected into the tissues in very minute doses possesses the remark- able property of producing local anaemia (i.sc7aemie de la eircitlation ro7ige). M. P6ri6res has suggested that this action might be used for the checking of haemorrhage due to uterine fibroids, a condition which often requires surgical treatment. In all the cases of fibroma of the uterus which he has observed he has made use of this resin injected into the cervix, with the result that not only was the haemorrhage stopped but the fibrous body itself underwent an arrest of development and tended to disappear by continuous regression. M. Périères read a paper on this subject at a meeting of the Academy of Sciences held on Dec. 24th, 1906. French Colonial Sickness Statistics. At the meeting of the Academy of Medicine held on Jan. 15th M. Kermorgan gave an account of the various endemic, epidemic, and contagious diseases prevalent throughout the French colonies in 1905. They can be divided into two distinct categories-namely, those diseases common to both the tropics and to our own temperate regions and those which are distinctly tropical. In the first category come whooping-cougb, typhoid fever, influenza, cerebro-spinal menirgitis, mumps, measles, tuberculosis, small-pox, and chicken-pox. Of all these tuberculosis merits special atten- tion, for it is mentioned in all the colonial reports as spreading more and more amongst the native populations. Among the maladies special to the tropics must first be mentioned beri-beri, which occupies an important place among the diseases of the natives ; cholera, which has pre- vailed in India and in Indo-China; diarrkoea. and dysentery, with or without suppurative hepatitis; leprosy ; sleeping sick- ness, which is much more prevalent than is generally sup- posed in French West Africa ; plague, which is prevalent in India, Cochin China, New Caledonia, and the territory of Quacg-Tcheou-Wan; and malaria. This last disease is become much less common in Senegal since the promotion of hygienic measures and the undertaking of regular measures of destruction of mosquitoes and their larvse. Iodine in the Treatment of Malignant Pustule. M. Andrès-F-Llobet has for many years insisted upon the excellent results which are obtained by the internal use of iodine in the treatment of malignant pustule. M. Roux read a note on the matter on his behalf before the Academy of Sciences at the meeting held on Jan. 7th. Of 70 cases treated in this way by M. A-adibs-F-Llobet, whether in his private clinic or in hospital, since 1891 not one died. Experiments on rabbits, animals very susceptible to anthrax poisoning, have confirmed the curative action of iodine administered by the mouth in this disease. Its value given by injections around the pustular focus is well known but its action as administered by the mouth is less widely recognised. Jan. 14th. ___________________ BERLIN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The Rosponsibility of an EpUeptic 1l.Iurdcrer. PUBLIC opinion in Germany is at present somewhat excited over what is known as the Tessnow case, in which a man has been twice tried at Greifswald, in Pomerania, on a charge of murder, and each time the verdict of the jury was at variance with the unanimous opinion of medical experts.
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197PARIS.-BERLIN.
of Belfast Lougb, due, it is said, to contagion by milk,while at Holywood, on the opposite side of the same
lougb, there is also an outbreak, which has been shown todepend on permeation of the surface soil in the affectedareas with sewage matter due to defective joints in thesewers.
Citizens’ Sunday in Belfast.In Belfast on Jan. 13th special services were held in the
various churches urging the importance of the citizens takinga more active part in the management of civic affairs. Therector of St. George’s Church (Rev. Dr. H. D. Murphy)delivered a very able and outspoken sermon, in which hesaid that they could not avoid putting down to the corpora-tion as a whole the charge of incapacity in managingcivic affairs. He urged his hearers at the approaching municipal elections to give their votes to,the man whom theyconsidered upright, conscientious, and honourable, the manwho had no private ends to serve, the man whom they wouldbe prepared to appoint director of a concern in which theywere shareholders.Jan. 15th.
PARIS.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Action of the X Bays on Gestation.M. Sebileau of Bordeaux has submitted doe rabbits after
impregnation to the action of the x rays at various stages ofgestation. Some of the animals had only one exposure ofconsiderable duration, such as is used in radiography, whileothers had repeated exposures for various periods. Theresult of these observations was to show that whether therewas only one exposure or a number of them the effect of thex rays was, if not to induce abortion, at least to retard thedate of parturition and to inflict serious injury on the
progeny, which exhibited a falling away from the normalvigour and weight in direct proportion to the number andlength of the exposures. M. Sebileau described his observa-tions at a meeting of the Biological Society held on
Dec. 22nd, 1906.
The Tinaorozssness of Oriental Nations.At a meeting of the Society of Hypnology and Psychology
held in November, 1906, M. Damoglou said that in Turkeyand Egypt timorousness constituted an endemic and
hereditary mental condition. His investigations tended toshow that this was due to a mental bias which has been
developed as the result of a system of absolute and
irresponsible despotism having reigned for centuries
throughout all classes of society without distinction of race, nationality, or religion. Children had to keep absolute I,silence in the presence of their parents, young men inpresence of their elders, apprentices in presence of theirmasters, and so on. Ever at the mercy of despotism andarbitrary treatment the Orientals lived under the dominionof fear. Passive creatures, having no will of their own, noopinions, and no individuality, their timorousness too oftenrendered them addicted to lying, trickery, and hypocrisy.
Cancer of the Pharynx.At a meeting of the Surgical Society held on Dec. 26th
19C6, M. Hartmann read for Dr. Vallas a communicationdescribing 19 cases of pharyngectomy for cancer of thepharynx. The results which he has obtained marked animprovement in methods of treatment. Among the 19patients operated on there were 12 recoveries and seven
deaths. In all the cases the lesions were extensive. Athesis by one of his pupils, who reported ten operationsperformed for cancers of limited area, mentioned that afterthe ten operations there were nine recoveries and one death.As sequelaa to the operations performed by Dr. Vallas therewere three eatly relapses among the 12 successful cases, butwith the remainder there was no recurrence until a periodvarying between three months and 10 or 12 months hadelapsed. The scale of the operation must be in accordancewith the extent of the lesions. In general a lateral slightlycurved incision passing above the hyoid bone gave accessto the seat of the disease ; the subsequent steps of the
operation must be determined by the circumstances of thecase.
Complete 07ltrvard Disloeation of the Knee.At a meeting of the French Society of Military Medicine
held on Dec. 20th, 19C6, M. Epaulard described a case ofcomplete outward dislocation of the right knee. The patientwas a soldier who had a violent fall from his horse duringmanoeuvres while it was at a gallop. The tibia was with-drawn from the femur for a distance of six centimetres.The part was not very painful except at the level of theinternal condyle of the femur at a point corresponding to theinsertion of the internal lateral ligament. Reduction waseasily effected under chloroform and the patient was able toresume duty for almost the whole of his period of service.The accident was rare. M. Epaulard has found in medicalliterature eight similar cases all terminating in recovety.
P7tysiological and llzerapezttieal Action of the -Resin ofl,itp7io,rbiv,nt.
The resin of euphorbium finely emulsified and injectedinto the tissues in very minute doses possesses the remark-able property of producing local anaemia (i.sc7aemie de laeircitlation ro7ige). M. P6ri6res has suggested that thisaction might be used for the checking of haemorrhage due touterine fibroids, a condition which often requires surgicaltreatment. In all the cases of fibroma of the uterus whichhe has observed he has made use of this resin injected intothe cervix, with the result that not only was the haemorrhagestopped but the fibrous body itself underwent an arrestof development and tended to disappear by continuousregression. M. Périères read a paper on this subject at ameeting of the Academy of Sciences held on Dec. 24th, 1906.
French Colonial Sickness Statistics.
At the meeting of the Academy of Medicine held onJan. 15th M. Kermorgan gave an account of the variousendemic, epidemic, and contagious diseases prevalentthroughout the French colonies in 1905. They can be dividedinto two distinct categories-namely, those diseases commonto both the tropics and to our own temperate regions and thosewhich are distinctly tropical. In the first category comewhooping-cougb, typhoid fever, influenza, cerebro-spinalmenirgitis, mumps, measles, tuberculosis, small-pox, andchicken-pox. Of all these tuberculosis merits special atten-tion, for it is mentioned in all the colonial reports asspreading more and more amongst the native populations.Among the maladies special to the tropics must first bementioned beri-beri, which occupies an important placeamong the diseases of the natives ; cholera, which has pre-vailed in India and in Indo-China; diarrkoea. and dysentery,with or without suppurative hepatitis; leprosy ; sleeping sick-ness, which is much more prevalent than is generally sup-posed in French West Africa ; plague, which is prevalent inIndia, Cochin China, New Caledonia, and the territory ofQuacg-Tcheou-Wan; and malaria. This last disease isbecome much less common in Senegal since the promotion ofhygienic measures and the undertaking of regular measuresof destruction of mosquitoes and their larvse.
Iodine in the Treatment of Malignant Pustule.M. Andrès-F-Llobet has for many years insisted upon the
excellent results which are obtained by the internal use ofiodine in the treatment of malignant pustule. M. Roux reada note on the matter on his behalf before the Academy ofSciences at the meeting held on Jan. 7th. Of 70 casestreated in this way by M. A-adibs-F-Llobet, whether in hisprivate clinic or in hospital, since 1891 not one died.Experiments on rabbits, animals very susceptible to anthraxpoisoning, have confirmed the curative action of iodineadministered by the mouth in this disease. Its value givenby injections around the pustular focus is well known but itsaction as administered by the mouth is less widely recognised.
Jan. 14th. ___________________
BERLIN.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The Rosponsibility of an EpUeptic 1l.Iurdcrer.PUBLIC opinion in Germany is at present somewhat excited
over what is known as the Tessnow case, in which a man hasbeen twice tried at Greifswald, in Pomerania, on a chargeof murder, and each time the verdict of the jury was atvariance with the unanimous opinion of medical experts.
