. Annals of hygiene. viction thatin functional nervous disorders the logical or reasoning powersof the individual suflfer first; hence he is not capable of properlyestimating the baneful results of the continued use of these arti-ficial agencies. Is it not logical, therefore, to contend that the rationalmethod of treating and curing the opium, alcohol, or any otherdrug habit, is to so treat and restore to a normal condition thenervous system that the demand for these artificial agents willnot be manifest. This fact is empirically recognized by thosewho treat these habits as a specialty, becaus
. Annals of hygiene. viction thatin functional nervous disorders the logical or reasoning powersof the individual suflfer first; hence he is not capable of properlyestimating the baneful results of the continued use of these arti-ficial agencies. Is it not logical, therefore, to contend that the rationalmethod of treating and curing the opium, alcohol, or any otherdrug habit, is to so treat and restore to a normal condition thenervous system that the demand for these artificial agents willnot be manifest. This fact is empirically recognized by thosewho treat these habits as a specialty, because they always addto their specific medication, all measures calculated to improvethe general health, but, we fear, enough attention is not paid towhat we consider the prime factor. According to our idea, thedrug habit is but a symptom of functional nervous disorder thatcan be covered up, but not cured by specific medication that canbe permanently cured only by restoration of the nervous systemto its normal Ice-Water witliout Ice. Here is a wrinkle, how to get ice-cold water in places wherethere is no ice. Wrap a porous jug in wet flannel; wrap it allaround, leaving no place exposed to the air ; place it, filled withwater, in an open window exposed to all the air there is. Keepthe flannel wet. In an hour the contents of that jug will be ascold as if they had been iced.—Bui. Pharm. I^ow Temperature Pasteurization of Milk. Dr. Rowland G. Freeman recommends the Pasteurization ata temperature between 65° and 70° C, for the following reasons :It destroys almost all the ordinary air bacteria which occur inmilk. It destroys the bacillus tuberculosis, the bacillus typhosus,the bacillus diphtheria, and many other pathogenic bacteria. Itcauses no change in the taste of the milk, and avoids those chem-ical changes which are produced by higher temperatures.—Archives of Padiatrics, August. Father Darcys Witty Retort. Concerning the celebrated Father Darcy, probably the grea
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