The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-01-15
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L'EAU BROCCHIE RI.

L'EAU BROCCHIE RI
This wonderful fluid, of which copied n
notice last week is the discovery IA Neapolian
chemist, named Brocchieri. 1t as heen tho
roughly tested by the Royal Colleg af Medicine
in Paris and by many scientific in dividuas, so
that we may set it down reality and no hoax.
We cdpy below some extracts fro Tn the New
York Tribune, translated from the Courier de
Etdts Unis, published by NJ Gall ian3at, in New
York
Messrs. George Serr and p c. Ba 5zbina, the.
former surgeon of the u S. frgate Potomac, and
the latter of the Delaware testify ha wing wit
messed experiments with this wor d erfil fluid
The experiments were made a, n. apIes, at the
palace of Prince Cassaro, Minister of Foreign AT
fairs. in the presence of several perso MS. AIarge
sheep was placed upon the table, and iucsion
three inches long made over the rt'tid artery,
which was fully expused. The pull Sation was
plainly seen, and there was no doubt hat it was
the carotid. The artery was opened obIiquely
and The blood burst ont in abundance. Lint sa-
tured IN The fluid of NJ Brocchieri was, applied
and sustained by bandage. The animal was
then SET at liberty. After IS minutes III band
age and lint were taken off aud the wound fully
exposed To the surprise of all present the he
mOrrhage was implicitly arrested Upon exam
ming the artery, 1t was found that alse mem
brance two lines in thickness, had been formed on {,
that part of the artery in contact with the liquid
The membrane was strong that although the
artery was handled with considerable rudeness
efusion of blood took place. The sheep was
two hours after carried board The Delaware,
were it appeared entirely recovered. These gen
tlemen ailerward made repeated experiments of
similar nature with complete success These
statements signed by the two surgeons. and
counersigned by Alexis Hamme, American Con
sui Naples.
NJ. Galilardet says that he drank bottle of
this water each day for fifteen DAYS without de-
eciing any asrrngent taste OF feeling any incon-
venience. He says that if it did him no good it (.
certainly did him no harm.
This magical fluid not only arrests hemorrhages
of all kinds from cuts, wounds bruises ulcera-
tons, &c, but cures rheumatic pains, swelling of
the legs. maladies of the skin, suppression, can
GERS asthma, catarrhs, serofula dysenlery ty-
phoid fever, attacks of epilepsy, and numerous
other miscellaneous ills To which man and woman
are heirs. Indeed, appears to he certain remedy
tor every thing but depletion of the purse. The
most eminent physicians of Paris, Marjoln,
Amussat. Baron WAN, Renault and Pruin have
attested It's value in various instances, and the
latter. VINO is surgeon major to the horse guards
of Paris, has opened hospital and stakes his
own reputation upon the operation of the Eau
NJ Brocchieri states that under the influence
of his fluid, the wound heals without inflamma
ton or suppuration--a sort of animal vegetation,
sudden and permanent, takes The place of what is
called, in surgery, fleshy pimpes. II is the blood
which furnishes the base Of this animal vegetation
OF which the theory Is yet TO be discovered, but
of which the existence is incontestabe
1t is easy TO conceive OF the vast importance of
this discovery, ii physicians will carefully exam
Inc the matter. and give their experience of its
application. The greater part of the arnputations
will cease to he moral-the compressi0n the
tOnrniquet, the llgatures, the gangrenes will be-
come more and more rare. In the field of battle,
1t will save thousands of the wounded, and will
be not less useful in the hospital"
The Society of the Medicine. of Paris, appoint
ed committee to examine into the truth Ofthese
statements. The committee consisted of M M
Parin, Rousseau, Leger Parent, Cheveau. Guer-
SAINT, Duhamel, Murt, Puriins, Deaborde Serri-
ueT, Sterln and Nauche. The following is a
portion of the report of the committee:
50 The committee first examined the linuor.
which appeared neither to the taste or smell to he
Of styptic quality, which induced them 10 think
that acted as an asrlngent agent The success
of the experiments was complete The lint placed
upon the carotid artery taken off in the short
space Of twenty minutes. 1t was scarcely stained
with blood. and the effect upon the arleral vessels
was complete. The committee remarked, with as
much satisfaction establishment. that the inltra-
ton. following compression. in several comparative
experiments made by DR.. Guersant upon different
animals, was not observed when the Eau Broc
cherrI was used. In the experiments. the ami
mails upon which the lgatUre was used, died
From the Philadelphia keystone