AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7499, 30 June 1903, Page 4

AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY.

The following particulars of an interesting and somewhat' imrortaut discovery, purported to havo been made by a German chemist (Herr Robert Schneider), may be of interest. Writing from Berlin on April Ulst tho correspondent of tbe London Daily Mail says:---"An important discovery has been mado by a German savant which, if it does not exterminate tuberculosis altogether, is expected by its advocates to go further to reduco tho ravages of this dread disease than any other curative agency known. Some of tho foremost physicians of Derlin bavo experimented successfully with the new method, which will undoubtedly soon bo tried by the medical profession the world over.

" This new discovery is not a scrum, but a far simpler remedy." Tho inventor, while'travelling in Australia, observed that in thoso parts of 'the country whero the eucalyptus plant grew luxuriantly, consumption is practically unknown. He also noticed that when consumptives came to these places thoy soon showed signs of relief. Herr Schneider communicated his observations to German lung specialists, who oil the strength of his information, decided upon a*n .entirely now treatment of tuberculosis.'

" Under tho supervision of Profesor Summcrfeld, a physician of great reputation, tho method was tried at several hospitals for about six months, at tho end of which time .the most groa.tifying results wero recorded. 'Of 1-0 cases of tuberculosis, including all stages of the disease, sixty were pronounced entirely cured. '.'The process is as follows: Oil of eucalyptus is linked with sulphur and charcoal and this mixture is then evaporated over spc-i-Jly' constructed alcohol lamps, ilio vapours inhaled by the patients killed tho tuberculosis bacilli. In somo cases the patients were kept day and night in tho atmosphere thus impregnated untill tbey showed signs of relief. " I have interviewed Professor Sommerfeld," says the correspondent, " who is anything but a notoriety seeker. Ho said he liid not wish to encourage any over sanguine' hopes, but Jro was sure that ' sanosin,' as the now curative agonji is called, constituted an enormous advance towards tho extermination of tuberculosis, 1 '

In tho coldest part of Siberia, a rainbow may sometimes bo seen all day long in the cloudless sky. It is supposed to be duo to tho reflection of the sun on tine particles of snow in the air. The crew of the America Cup defender Reliance consist of forty-?ix Norwegians, four Swedes, and one Dane. It may be added that her skipper "is a Scotsman, a brother of Captain Barr, who" sailed ti>o challengor Thistlo in 1(387.

A clergyman proached a rather long sermon from Uio toxt " Thou art weighed in tho balanco and found wanting." After the congregation had listened about half-an hour, some began to get weary, and went out. Others soon followed, greatly to tho annoyanco of tho minister. Another person started, whon the proacher stopped and said, "That's right, gentlemen, as fast as you aro weighed, please puss out." Tho sermon was continued for some time, but no ono else disturbed tho congregation by leaving.

A good many people aro of the opinion, says aPalniorston paper, that it was a mistake to Ax tho closing hour at 10 o'clock for all tho hotols in Wellington. A way out of tho difficulty in future would bo to classify the lioto!n —namely, first, second and thirdclass according to tho accommodation provided. Thoro nro only three fh.t elms hotels in tho Empire City. Theso could bo awarded eleven o'clock licenses, tho secondclass hotols ten o'clcck licenses and tl.o third class hotels nine o'clo-k lieoneo*. Of courso, skips would have to bo taken to amend the law in such a direction.

Tho Manawatu Daily Times reports that quite recently one of tho Messrs Byrnes, of Waverley, picked up a bottle on the Waverloy beach containing a nus*a;.e from Miss McGuirk, tho stewardess of IhoElingamito. The niessago is a simple intimation that the vessel had struck, on tho Three Kings and that thoso on board had taken to the boats. It was contained in a bottle which had originally hold somo' kind of pasto, and was evidently taken horn tho ship's pantry. Tha bottle was sea-worn, and gave in-licationsof having been washedfabout for a considorabo time. Tho interossing relic is boing sent to tho relations of tho lato Miss McGuirk.