New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-09
L'Enu sroeehieri-Reply 10 DIR. Turner.


Mr. EDlroR-Allow me few words in reply,o
DE- Tanners communication in The Tribune Of
"Wednesday last Dr.. 7. attempts 10 assimua,e tht
Effects of the application of Cold W. alter with the ef
fecs OF the application OF the Brocchicri water be-
cause in some cases icedwaler suddenly applied Il,
rests local hemoThases Bgocchicris water no,
onlr stops hemorrhases of fatal character bq, a.o
produces new membrane BY lis action upon tie
tibrins of the blood Can Dr.. Turner find cases in
his books where hemorhases from ruptured main
bloodvessels have been cured by the application Of
simple cold waterl Cold water has never proddcel
such marvellous effects. Several celebrated physi
clans have since attempted to produce the same ei
tects with cold water As are produced by Bfocchie.
ris bu, have entirely failed is stated in tie letter
below from Dr. Harlan, published in the Phil Medi
cal Examiner in August, 1899, evidence which Il
the better worthy OF credit as Dr. Harlan is aay
Thing bat friendly 10 the discovery Of the Neapos
tan chemist. while he admits u the same time iis
prodicious results Of the discovery. DR.. Haraa
although his professional prejudices provokes him %
call Brocchieri in the commencement OF his letter
charletsn,' yet concludes with strong testimonial,
OF the value Of the water as any which Mr.. B. be.
yetrece.yed. AN IMPARTIAL OBSERVER
Letter from Docor Aarla, 20 tae Medical EEeejao q
Philadelphia. Number OF August s. 1889
NJ Brocchcri. OF Naples, q grandsloqGent cHsslsiAa
for some time in Paris has recently made
noise III the mcdica! circles here he complaints o. Tie
want OF cordially OF the french physc'ahs not"ls.
standing the apparent candor OF his statement. and 10
raI slucistons by experiments on hEins animals Y
IS proesses to have discovered chemical had cspabe
OF arres,ing the hCmorrhagc immediately ana peFna
L. TNssl fEHssf .fra-.-
He has christencd this hud the sHne!son eau lie
r,osa,iquc nd an.Scorbu,iqde, de NJ Pierre Rrocche
Napolitan.' He holds this da!d as lar surprising Il
power the iar.fsmed Aqua Buelh 3 h'omostauc remet!
the secret OF which died with its author
On the 2gth OF May last NJ g. invited by printed CT
cular all the Pr0mtHe. members Of the profession,
tivc and foreign 10 witness suite OF experiments op
living animals which should test the undouoed Waite
his discovery Al the appointed hour answered VIII
numerous Others wha, he was pleased 70 cal an Ape
a Ia Silence Medicalc au monde rhumanite
The carotid artery OF sheep was laid bare and opened
ob.iaue.v Large portions Of lint, previously soaked !.
.s eau hemostati0ue applied 10 the bleeding YES
sci and pressed by the hand tor fifteen minutes !nor-
of the water being occasionally poured on the lint thu.
applied; roller bandase was taen applied 10 conaoe
n Int over the artery for one hour aud ha when a.
IN dressings were removed, rather roughly ts the Int
adhered pretty firmly 70 the wound the hemoErhse
was entirely suppressed. We Witnessed similar expe
mcnts on different vessels OF various sizes on different
animals aud with siular results In one instance the
tai! oil large dog ainpued with sharp Instrument
and the bleeding easily suppressed
NJ Amusat and some other French surgeons, pretend
ed to be s skeptcal and they thought that it pc
sibe tina. similar results might possibly have followed
similar application OF simple cold water. and few days
after this notion tested by Listranc, al the Hospital
La Pite bu, tie experiments reS@ied in drcr Of NJ Br0e
chiri.
The eau hemostatique is coloress spicy 10 the
taste and OF somewhat tarry odor II is administered
internally also by NJ. B.who states that it is not only limo
cent but capable OF curing all the worst diseases which
act humanity and by this oyerpraise he has ayerted
the serious attention OF many physicians could dl,
cover not the least asrngency in the taste OF this liquid
which seems really 20 form chemical union with the
hbrine of the blood. causing firm coaguum whice
closes the wounds made in the arteries
NJ b. made large inciscns in the tcsh OF snims,
when tho cavity, AS usual, WAS Immediately n'ed WE
blood but the oozing OF The blood wss immediately
suppressed by spongiug with the fluid. Dr.. Mott 10
formed me lie had previously assisted at similar ex
periments and that IN instance &c cut The caToe
artery OF . sheep entirely across.
~ Brocrh;eri is the same person who published doe
uments this subject several years ago N Nspes aid
experiments similar the above were witnessed al ths
time by Dr. Barralino of Philadelphia and several oths
American Naval Surgeons. An IMPARTIAL OBSERVER
- A, Norfolk Va. on the night OF the Sd ms
an aray took place between several persons aud three
sailors we're dangerously wounded. Their MINES ar,
Francis Baker James Boget snd Gh0s. Williams Bake
Inns. i'm led from he pfic %