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Show v Antlirptlo Qnamte In Colna. It in a well-known fact that paper money is linble to transfer bacteria from one iiereon to another, and thus to spread contagious diseases. Itisalno supposed that coins, which arc more in circiiJatlon than notes, might similarly similar-ly act as ugvnts for spreading disease, and investigations in that direction were made at the Vienna university when Austria changed it currency to the gold basis. A report about his observations ob-servations was recently published by Dr. Vincent in the Vienna Medical Gazette, Ga-zette, in which be'stuteH that metals act, so to speak, as antiseptics In regard to bacteria, or microbes, the fact being that these macroscopic organisms have but a very short lease of life whilo on metals. The destroying influences of metals inrrease with their temperature, and also vwith the close touch of the micro-organisms with the metal. Atn temperature of 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, Fahren-heit, which Ls common in the pockets where money is carried, the destruction of microbe occurs within three hours. The various metaU ued for coins ore womewhat different in this respect, ttil-ver ttil-ver being the most antitteptic tutd gold the least. Copper and bronze hold about the middle between the two more precious metals. St. Louis Globe 'Visov.rni. |