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Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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m<strong>at</strong>ic dyspnea, and eruptions on the skin is placed in the cradle with an electrode :<br />

th<strong>at</strong> simul<strong>at</strong>e true ezema, urticaria, milk fastened to each shaved area. Theelectrode i<br />

crusts etc The vesical, palpebral, and placed <strong>at</strong> the end over the lower part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

intestinal mocosa may be affected, and the spine is the anode, the other two are c<strong>at</strong>h-<br />

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liver is enlarged. After a number <strong>of</strong> such odes, th<strong>at</strong> <strong>at</strong> the root <strong>of</strong> the neck <strong>at</strong> first be<strong>at</strong>tacks<br />

a permanent hvperirophy <strong>of</strong> tissues ing disconnected. When everything has<br />

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may result. Geographic tongue without been prepared, a lethal current is passeu |<br />

loss <strong>of</strong> appetite or had bad general health through the body until apparent de<strong>at</strong>h sets i<br />

are manifest<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> this st<strong>at</strong>e. The cause in. The cranial electrode is then disconj<br />

<strong>of</strong> these <strong>at</strong>tacks <strong>of</strong> congestion is a too large nected, th<strong>at</strong> <strong>at</strong> the root <strong>of</strong> the spine being<br />

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amount <strong>of</strong> the f<strong>at</strong>ty constituents in the diet, joined up in its place, and the oper<strong>at</strong>or by i<br />

and the trS<strong>at</strong>ment consists in reducing the means <strong>of</strong> a suitable break carries on rhythdiet<br />

to the smallest possible amount con- mical excit<strong>at</strong>ions with a sufficient potential<br />

sistent with the preserv<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> life, leav- to cause maximum respir<strong>at</strong>ory expansions,<br />

ino- oui the m<strong>at</strong>erials th<strong>at</strong> will produce f<strong>at</strong>s. These are practiced for one second with an<br />

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No medicinal tre<strong>at</strong>ment, Ventura savs. is interval <strong>of</strong> from two to three seconds. From<br />

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<strong>of</strong> cur<strong>at</strong>ive value, and it should be resorted 10 to .'^0 <strong>of</strong> these are generally necessary to<br />

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to only a palli<strong>at</strong>ive to the local manifesta- restore spontaneous respir<strong>at</strong>ion, and a sue-<br />

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tio„g — Rivista di Clinica Pedi<strong>at</strong>rica. cessful result may occur after a much longer<br />

period. Carrying her work still further, Dr.<br />

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Electric Narcosis and Resuscit<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Robinovitch has succeeded in resuscitaling<br />

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Some time since we had occasion to refer Jias been induced by chlor<strong>of</strong>orm or ether,<br />

to the condition known as "electric nar- tijg method <strong>of</strong> applying the current as well<br />

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cosis, " first discovered by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor I.educ, as the current itself being essentially the i<br />

<strong>of</strong> Nantes. It is brought about by passing game as th<strong>at</strong> which we have described. The ;<br />

through the nerve centers a current, prefer- possible practical importance <strong>of</strong> these ex- |<br />

ably from a b<strong>at</strong>tery, which by means <strong>of</strong> a periments in surgery is obvious, for there<br />

special commut<strong>at</strong>or was interrupted 100 vvould seem to be no valid reason why, in ;<br />

times a second, the current actually flowing cases where the administr<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> a general I<br />

for one-tenth <strong>of</strong> the period between each anesthetic was <strong>at</strong>tended with some anxiety, ;<br />

interruption. This is now known as the arrangements should not be made to apply ,<br />

I.educ current; and if there are no signs <strong>of</strong> rhythmical electrical excit<strong>at</strong>ions. -The Lon-<br />

its displacing ether and chlor<strong>of</strong>orm for pro- ^on Medical Lancet.<br />

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ducing anesthesia in human beings, it cer- .<br />

tainly has done so to a large extent in the<br />

conduct <strong>of</strong> labor<strong>at</strong>ory experiments upon<br />

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animals. We have received copies <strong>of</strong> a If it be true th<strong>at</strong> devils love darkness<br />

Series <strong>of</strong> papers bv Dr. Louise G. Robino- then, according to L. L. Woodruff (Oph- I<br />

vhch, <strong>of</strong> New York, in which she makes thalmology, April, 1908), they are in ad- ,<br />

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several important communic<strong>at</strong>ions regard- vance <strong>of</strong> the medical men who advise their<br />

ing the uses and properties <strong>of</strong> such currents, p<strong>at</strong>ients to get '"to God s sunshine as i<br />

Speaking <strong>of</strong> electric anesthesia in labora- much as possible. ' Woodruff would have<br />

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tory work, she points out the following ad- us believe th<strong>at</strong> light has a most pernicious <<br />

vantages among others: 1 . The blood pres- action, not only upon the lower forms <strong>of</strong><br />

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sure, respir<strong>at</strong>ion, and temper<strong>at</strong>ure remain protoplasm, but also upon maiikiud. the<br />

about normal, even after eight hours or ultra-violet rays have essentially the same ;<br />

longer anesthesia. 2. It can be induced lethal effect as Roentgen rays and those<br />

not only centrally but locally, r.. No ani- emitted by radmm. All animals are pro- I<br />

mals have been lost from this anesthesia, tected against the sun: they hide in the day ;<br />

4 A voltage <strong>of</strong> from .S to 10 is all th<strong>at</strong> is time, or are covered by hair, fe<strong>at</strong>hers, or<br />

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required to produce electric anesthesia, and pigment. Even plant cells must work n. ,<br />

this potential is quite free from danger to the dark under the bark, or protected bv<br />

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life Finally Dr. Robinovitch has been green pigment. Man also needs protection, ,<br />

able to perform important oper<strong>at</strong>ions, such and by the ordinary laws <strong>of</strong> selection a race<br />

as exposure <strong>of</strong> the brain, carotid artery, becomes pigmented in direc proportion to,,<br />

vagus nerve, and abdominal organs, under the intensity <strong>of</strong> the light. The author seeb<br />

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its influence. Carrving her investig<strong>at</strong>ions the process going on m America, a laiid;l<br />

further, she has made the somewh<strong>at</strong> para- where the blonde type is rapidly giving place:<br />

doxical discovery th<strong>at</strong> if properly applied to the brunette, and asserts th<strong>at</strong> it is we .<br />

this current can resuscit<strong>at</strong>e electrocuted known th<strong>at</strong> the tuberculous rapidly pensti,<br />

animals. The animal having had the hair in the tropics. Knopp has st<strong>at</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> m the .<br />

shaved <strong>of</strong>f <strong>at</strong> three places—head, upper part Southeastern St<strong>at</strong>es <strong>of</strong> America ph hisical I<br />

<strong>of</strong> dorsal region, and lower part <strong>of</strong> spine— p<strong>at</strong>ients only improve in the long, cold wiu-<br />

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