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WHAT IS WHISKY? THE APPEAL.
1550 from 15 to 30 minutes. A post-mortem examination of a dog showed a condition of cerebral congestion and thrombosis of the superior longitudinal sinus. The conclusion is drawn from these experiments that the fruit of Cltailletia toxicaria contains at least two active principlee, one of which causes cerebral depression or narcosis and the oth(rr cerebral excitation leading to epileptiform convulsions. The latter poison is very lowly excreted, so that a cumulative effect is produced by the administration of a series of individually innocuous doses.
auditory nerve. Healing rapidly took place under dry dressings, leaving only slight impairment of hearing. WHAT IS WHISKY? THE APPEAL.
PROCEEDINGS were commenced at the Clerkenwell quarter sessions on Monday last on the occasion of the hearing of the appeal against the decision given by Mr. Fordham in the Nc rth London police court two months ago on the question as to what is Scotch and Irish whisky. Any fresh facts forthcoming will be placed before the bench at CleikenROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND. well, while the evidence o far taken has been furnished by witnesses who appeared in the case previously and whose ON Thursday, July 5th, the Fellows of the College will statements were on all fours with those made on that proceed to the election of three members of Council. The occasion. The case will doubtless occupy attention for members of Council who retire by rotation are Mr. John some days and the decision will have an important bearing Langton, Mr. Henry Morris, and Mr. F. Richardson CroSE’. on the future conduct of the spirit trade. Mr. Langton was first elected in 1890 and has served for two terms of eight years. Mr. Henry Morris was first THE CHILDREN’S COUNTRY HOLIDAY FUND. elected in 1893. Mr. John Tweedy’s term of office would also have come to an end at the same time as the others, THE appeal issued by the Right Hon. Alfred Lyttelton and but as he was re-elected President last July he will therefore the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, the trustees of the Children’s be President at the time of election ; he will remain a Country Holiday Fund, on behalf of the poor children in member of the Council for another year. All nominations London elementary schools should meet with a liberal reof candidates for the vacancies on the Council must be made sponse. Nothing but good to the community can result from on forms to be obtained from the secretary and the forms, sending into the country for a fortnight the children of when duly filled up, must reach the College by Monday, the poor who during the summer holidays fill our courts June llth. and alleys and the many mean streets which, in spite of our advanced sanitary knowledge, still exist in our PERFORATION OF THE MEMBRANA TYMPANI midst. Healthy childhood means a healthy community. DUE TO LIGHTNING. The Children’s Country Holiday Fund embraces in its operaIN the Brooklyn Medioal Journal for April Dr. W. C. tions the whole of London and all children under 14 years of Braislin has reported two cases of a very rare injury due age are eligible without regard to sex or creed. In 1904 to lightning-perforation of the membrana tympani. On children were maintained for a fortnight in the July 30th, 1905, during a thunderstorm a large bathing country by this organisation and last year the number was pavilion at Coney Island, which was crowded with bathers only slightly smaller. This year the committee hopes that seeking shelter, was struck by lightning. Five persons were sufficient funds will be forthcoming to allow of giving not killed. One of these was a young man who was entering the less than 40,000 children a sojourn among the green fields. pavilion between the subjects of the cases to be related. Not only the wealthy and charitably inclined but those of All the persons killed and most of those injured were moderate means may help this deserving object by sending near the base of a fiagstaff which projected above the to the honorary treasurer, the Earl of Arran, at 18, Buckingroof. All had just left the salt water and were still ham-street, Strand, London, W.C., a donation whether it be In the first case the patient was of in wet garments. pence, shillings, or pounds. a man, 27 years. lie was burned and rendered aged unconscious for three hours. On recovering consciousness THE STANDARDISATION OF DISINFECTANTS. he noticed fulness, tinnitus, and impairment of hearing in IN discussing the question of the standardisation of disboth ears. On August lst he came to hospital with his hair burned on the left side of the occiput and a burn on the infectants in a leading article in THE LANCET of Feb. l0tb, back of the neck which extended across the left scapula and p. 385, we said in view of the result,s of certain experidown the arm to the elbow. The burn on the shoulder was ments made by Dr. Henry R. Kenwood and Dr. R. T. irregular, of the size of the hand, and purplish red. There Hewlett on the destructive effect of organic matters on the was a blood-stained discharge from the left ear, which germicidal value of certain coal-tar disinfectants, " that it the Examination is obviously desirable that a carbolic acid coefficient should began on the morning following injury. showed a round perforation of the drum one-eighth of an be based on the most exacting requirements of actual inch in diameter slightly in front of, and below the centre of, practice, taking into account the environment of the patho. the membrane. The edges of the perforation were reddened genic organisms which, in some cases at any rate, is calculated and raw. The remainder of the membrane was pale. On the to weaken the germicidal agent." The same point is brought following day the membrane was uniformly red except at the out with some force by Mr. M. Wynter Blyth, B.A., B.Sc., margin of the perforation where it was everted, raw, and in a paper published in the April number of the British swollen. The wife of this patient was injured at the same time Sanitarian. The Rideal-Walker test he rightly regards as but less severely. She was only momentarily unconscious a test on naked organisms in distilled water, the one condiand immediately noticed that her hearing was defective and tion of all others which is least likely to be met with in practhat there was roaring tinnitus in both ears, which was worse tical disinfection. The test, however, may be valuable used in the left. Examination on August 2nd showed a small as a control over the constancy of germicidal efficiency of a perforation sealed with a blood red scab in the centre of the given disinfectant preparation but to hold that the figure left membrane just behind the umbo. In both cases no so obtained necessarily represents the efficiency of that lesion was found in the right ear. Dr. Braislin thinks that preparation in actual practice would be illogical in view of the injuries were due to the presence of water in the ears the fact that organic matters may very likely weaken this which acted as a good conductor of electricity. At the time efficiency. In other words, before the absolute efficiency of the accident the patients had only just left the surf. Exa- of a disinfectant can be declared its incompatibility, so to mination with the tuning-foik disclosed no lesion of the speak, with the organic matters with which it is likely to ___
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auditory nerve. Healing rapidly took place under dry dressings, leaving only slight impairment of hearing. WHAT IS WHISKY? THE APPEAL.
PROCEEDINGS were commenced at the Clerkenwell quarter sessions on Monday last on the occasion of the hearing of the appeal against the decision given by Mr. Fordham in the Nc rth London police court two months ago on the question as to what is Scotch and Irish whisky. Any fresh facts forthcoming will be placed before the bench at CleikenROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND. well, while the evidence o far taken has been furnished by witnesses who appeared in the case previously and whose ON Thursday, July 5th, the Fellows of the College will statements were on all fours with those made on that proceed to the election of three members of Council. The occasion. The case will doubtless occupy attention for members of Council who retire by rotation are Mr. John some days and the decision will have an important bearing Langton, Mr. Henry Morris, and Mr. F. Richardson CroSE’. on the future conduct of the spirit trade. Mr. Langton was first elected in 1890 and has served for two terms of eight years. Mr. Henry Morris was first THE CHILDREN’S COUNTRY HOLIDAY FUND. elected in 1893. Mr. John Tweedy’s term of office would also have come to an end at the same time as the others, THE appeal issued by the Right Hon. Alfred Lyttelton and but as he was re-elected President last July he will therefore the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, the trustees of the Children’s be President at the time of election ; he will remain a Country Holiday Fund, on behalf of the poor children in member of the Council for another year. All nominations London elementary schools should meet with a liberal reof candidates for the vacancies on the Council must be made sponse. Nothing but good to the community can result from on forms to be obtained from the secretary and the forms, sending into the country for a fortnight the children of when duly filled up, must reach the College by Monday, the poor who during the summer holidays fill our courts June llth. and alleys and the many mean streets which, in spite of our advanced sanitary knowledge, still exist in our PERFORATION OF THE MEMBRANA TYMPANI midst. Healthy childhood means a healthy community. DUE TO LIGHTNING. The Children’s Country Holiday Fund embraces in its operaIN the Brooklyn Medioal Journal for April Dr. W. C. tions the whole of London and all children under 14 years of Braislin has reported two cases of a very rare injury due age are eligible without regard to sex or creed. In 1904 to lightning-perforation of the membrana tympani. On children were maintained for a fortnight in the July 30th, 1905, during a thunderstorm a large bathing country by this organisation and last year the number was pavilion at Coney Island, which was crowded with bathers only slightly smaller. This year the committee hopes that seeking shelter, was struck by lightning. Five persons were sufficient funds will be forthcoming to allow of giving not killed. One of these was a young man who was entering the less than 40,000 children a sojourn among the green fields. pavilion between the subjects of the cases to be related. Not only the wealthy and charitably inclined but those of All the persons killed and most of those injured were moderate means may help this deserving object by sending near the base of a fiagstaff which projected above the to the honorary treasurer, the Earl of Arran, at 18, Buckingroof. All had just left the salt water and were still ham-street, Strand, London, W.C., a donation whether it be In the first case the patient was of in wet garments. pence, shillings, or pounds. a man, 27 years. lie was burned and rendered aged unconscious for three hours. On recovering consciousness THE STANDARDISATION OF DISINFECTANTS. he noticed fulness, tinnitus, and impairment of hearing in IN discussing the question of the standardisation of disboth ears. On August lst he came to hospital with his hair burned on the left side of the occiput and a burn on the infectants in a leading article in THE LANCET of Feb. l0tb, back of the neck which extended across the left scapula and p. 385, we said in view of the result,s of certain experidown the arm to the elbow. The burn on the shoulder was ments made by Dr. Henry R. Kenwood and Dr. R. T. irregular, of the size of the hand, and purplish red. There Hewlett on the destructive effect of organic matters on the was a blood-stained discharge from the left ear, which germicidal value of certain coal-tar disinfectants, " that it the Examination is obviously desirable that a carbolic acid coefficient should began on the morning following injury. showed a round perforation of the drum one-eighth of an be based on the most exacting requirements of actual inch in diameter slightly in front of, and below the centre of, practice, taking into account the environment of the patho. the membrane. The edges of the perforation were reddened genic organisms which, in some cases at any rate, is calculated and raw. The remainder of the membrane was pale. On the to weaken the germicidal agent." The same point is brought following day the membrane was uniformly red except at the out with some force by Mr. M. Wynter Blyth, B.A., B.Sc., margin of the perforation where it was everted, raw, and in a paper published in the April number of the British swollen. The wife of this patient was injured at the same time Sanitarian. The Rideal-Walker test he rightly regards as but less severely. She was only momentarily unconscious a test on naked organisms in distilled water, the one condiand immediately noticed that her hearing was defective and tion of all others which is least likely to be met with in practhat there was roaring tinnitus in both ears, which was worse tical disinfection. The test, however, may be valuable used in the left. Examination on August 2nd showed a small as a control over the constancy of germicidal efficiency of a perforation sealed with a blood red scab in the centre of the given disinfectant preparation but to hold that the figure left membrane just behind the umbo. In both cases no so obtained necessarily represents the efficiency of that lesion was found in the right ear. Dr. Braislin thinks that preparation in actual practice would be illogical in view of the injuries were due to the presence of water in the ears the fact that organic matters may very likely weaken this which acted as a good conductor of electricity. At the time efficiency. In other words, before the absolute efficiency of the accident the patients had only just left the surf. Exa- of a disinfectant can be declared its incompatibility, so to mination with the tuning-foik disclosed no lesion of the speak, with the organic matters with which it is likely to ___
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