Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-05
CoMMuNIcATRD.
CURE FOR CANCERS.

| In the Star of April 9th there is the follow.
| ing our attention (says the editor of the
Milwaukee Free Democrat.) has been recently
called to cure for cancers which is of so much
Importance that we wish to make it known as
widely as possible - Then follows the partic.
uiars OF the cure OF cancer on the face of Mr.
l. Is. Mason, brother OF the we'll known Lowell
Mason, under treatment in Cincinnati, without
| teiiing US to whom to give credit for this won
dertul cure. 1.-The remedy" chloride of zinc
oiood root and wheat flour, CONTINUES the ac-
count "was discovered by DR.. Fell of London,
| ana has been used by him for six or eight years,
with unfailing success, and not case has been
known OF the temperance of the cancer where
this remedy has been applied
Everything relating TO this dreadful scourge
Oh the human race especially to its proper treat
ment, Is OF vital Importance to the medical pro-
fession and of interest to the community
DIR. Fell 5 method doubtless has cured many
out has caused most excrueiating anguish to
others without relief. Chloride of zinc can no
more cure or even relieve all cases of cancer
than can one article Of food suit every palate
Ihe Lancet, juno 6, 1857, reports the follow
ing case from under DIR. Fell s own care " A
ease OF an extremely painful nature of cancer
Oh tne tongue came under our notice on TIE 26th
oil May, at the Cancer Hospital. in poor woman
aged forty-two, from Camdentown 1t had been
oil long existence. She became n
pat ent under DIR. Fell's care, and continued
under him three months. During this time he
applied caustics chloride of zinc) to her tongue,
generally about nine in the morning, and they
were retained on till FIVE in the afternoon du-
ring which time she went without food. She
suffered most horrible pain and To use the Door
woman own words, 4" the pain was so intense
that Tor three hours she could not see Whilst
uhder this treatment, the cancer increased 10
SIX times Its former size, and now presents n
ueepiy liberated and indurated surface at the
riSht side of the organ with much swelling and
p'ln: She looks completely worn out from
r,vlous suffering
Again, Lancet, Nov Il, 1857: :: On the Sd of
November We were present at the Cancer Hos
pltai when woman presented herself for the
nrst time for advice about cancerous breast
She looked worn out and
exhausted from suffering; her countcnance wan,
thin, and pale; age a. She had n cancer be-
tween eight and nine years. She had been
under Dr. Fell care for her breast. Whilst
there powder was blown on 10 the cancer,
which caused dreadful pain, and almost took
her senses away. She nearly lost the use, she
states, OF the entire side, from this powder, and
1T has affected her sense of smell taste and
hearing The discharge becoming very often
slve, lotion was applied without either cor
recting or removing the pain. and thirdly, an
Ontmentwas applied, which made her ten times
worse"
Says the editor Of the Lancet This patient
is onl y one example of a number who similarly
complain
Tnls method of treating cancers by chloride
OF zine has been brought before the Surgical
society OF Paris with the past year by Dr.
NJ. MalsOnneuve, where it did not meet with
the most favorable reception. Cases were men,
toned by DIR NJ. FOllin where the caustc alone
was used, with errntH0l erystpe/aS in one case
tedtOHS SHppHrdkiOR in another and artltGI
draM in the third. "A case was mentioned In
which the agony was very distressing, and the
patient died from hemorrhage in the axillary
artery, the caustic having been carried into the
armpit.
And still another case. where the caustic had
caused pleuro- pneumonia resulting in death.
This was ascertained by post mortem exam
inaton.
- In short. in France as in England, it still
remains 10 be shown that caustic is better or
even as good the knife. There is only one
circumstance which might give chloride of zine
or any other destructive agent pre- -emnence
vIz the faculty of preventing recurrence but
that has not yet been proven
In reference to the present state Of surgical
science on the sub ject OF cancers DR. Hird read
valuable paper before the Medical Society of
London, in October last The question of re
moval concludes the paper. lie says he has
found caustics moro tedious in their operation
and more painful than the knife. He has seen
SIX cases where cancers return after removal
by caustIcs, nevertheless th0re are cases when
cauStics offer advantages Early operation is
strongly advised as afiOrding the only hope from
surgery Ia schirThus, coiloit and epitheli0ma
In encephalOid he did not advise all operation
Washington, April 49, NJ ID.