Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-03

From Ga gsnanfs Messenger, PsriSl July, 1858.
An interesting paper Cd the successful heatme..t this
dreadful affection and the allied diseases of s;rofula
tuoes NEST nterca, etc by the hypophophites lime
ami dA, has j1st been presented the Acatamy Of
fences ny Dr.. J. Churchill 1t has long been known
that, among the inorganic mineral substances which
The composition of BODY is to be met with
in considerable quantities, but chemists ami phsiuogsts
yet unsoe to decide VII Their is ount only as
phosphoric acid that is In state of complete oxyda
lion, and as such, longer liable to be burnt D, the
oxygen CT the atmosphere for instance the min
era mattor Of bones whether it lists in lower
state OF oxydauon sat" SUCH capabl OF eeep1ng up
the slow combustion which constitutes OF he princf
pal phenomena Of ifs. Opinions upon his point al very
nearly balanced, the celebrated Ii bg for instance
ing that is Inpossib Die decide thequss ia the pes
state Of chemical analysis while his chief disciple in
England the late D. Gregory Professor OF Chemistry at
'inhnrgh decare3 that it is absurd suppose that
phosphorus exist in the animal frame 10 any other
Condition than phos phoric acid.
Dr. Chlrchi by series OF scientific Deductions
which would be foreign pu pose to examine came
in $780, to the corcluson that not only was
to ad nit that phosp hOru existed the body in an
oiz ls OF combustabe condition, likewise that the
ProXmale cause at least indis p-ns4ble condition
TO the existence Of consumption tuberculosis vas the
undue waste, or the deficient supply OF the prncp -
HeLce he drew the obvious inference that the means of
c1rlng curing the diseeaSe consisted in the restoring
the deficient elements.
For this purpose it is necessary to select some com.
pound OF phosphorus which would be 1.-The same time
oxydzabe and assmilable, that capable Ct entering
luto and forming part Of the system These conditions
were found TO exist in the hypOpnosphites above men,
toheo Ut ChuTchll's views we're first made known last
July, in paper presented to the ACADEMY of Medicine
ana subsequently embodied IN on cOnsum ption
"hch appeared in October Since then the author has
continued and extended his communication to the
Academy OF Sciences founded on the observation of
forty-one cases.
The cure OF Consumption in the second and third stages
LAT period, consequently, when there no IN er
talnty as 10 the tture at the diseased obtained in
all cases, by this treatment, except the existing les
on OF the lungs is Of Itself Sufficient to produce death
contrary to the opinion generally ved the th I'd stage
oil consumption is, all other circumstances being equal
more amensble 70 treatment than the second Hereditary
PIed5poslon seems in way couneract the effect Of
Tue hypohnphtss; patients 10 whom it was strongly
marked recovering IS rapidly others.
Inc paper mas been referred by the Academy to com
mttte con'Istag OF Drs Series, Andra, and Caud Der
nara, anu 1t Is highly desirable that these gentlemen
shouu lose as Little tins 20 stbe In verifying whether
ana now a' Dr. Charchl's views found in truth;
more particularly as the author states that the remedy
discovered by him hasno only curative eject but viii
II useo Wherever there exists suspicion Of the disease
prevent its development thus act as preseryatjye
Win regard TO Consumption, just as vaccination does
with regard to small pox 1t already extensively used
throughout the whole of the Continent and favorable re
suits nave already obtained in France Germany ItaV
ana epAln as we'll at b. Petersburg and Constantine
pie w
- we may state also ths in consequence OF Dr. Church.
M discovery the manufacture OF tine hypophoIDhites in
Fdrl mas already attained considerable degree of i'm
porance whereas before they were applied 10 no use
uu "sfe Only TO De found chemical specimens ia the
aOatory These facts aone DR.. Dhurchil contents are
benefit. " 'NN " W VI