New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-08

e. Phopho.ic seid lie sssimil.ble, but no. oIy.

d.u.e. PhosphO.ic seid is sssimsole, but no. oIy-
6izaole.
The Hypopsosgiiss combine both qualities II the
big best gree being perfectly solab!s ald neary as
oxydizabe ss nhos p6orus ITSELF fer which latter rea-
son originally preferred them 20 the pt0sHe', which
are less 80.
As 10 the esase of Consumption, my hypothesis
lsads al.o TO one two other consequences OF the
highest importance in practice, VIZ: Although ms
hypophOs 9Ltes The specific remedy oi tue diathe-
ss, hoy eanIot cure, by tear oTH dTeef dc.oI the
loc a diseases which the dstse es may have produced
in the ulgs elsewhere, previous 10 the employment
Of the reu edy To expect the contrary would Jast
81 reason ,ble 10 ink that the wafer throT upon
q burning bnildiDg ean do the work Of the mason or
the carpenter
The repair Of such local disorder s brought about
by the specsl energy of the parts affected and will
take place in al cases IN which the destruction u the
parts involved has not gons beyond certain ersHi.
The dSgr,e OF the disease hold 10 be Of less mouent
than the exteat and ipchpe 10 90 go far az to look
upon Phthisis in the third stage as Of more f,vora-
be pTognosis than N the second, al Other eircEm-
beng equal The progross OF each individual
case will, therefore, depend upon two points-tne
tent Of TIE exstiI esion and upon the presence or
abseIce OF comphcatl0Is.
Another consequence, which il, if possible, of still
greater Importance than the cure OF the disease Is the
following:
Ii consurnption depends upon the waste of the
o1ydzabe phosphorus, It follows that the hypophos-
pbites not only nave a remedial, but preservahve
power In 'sct, they are a corplttc proph y'Icfic.
Such, l am piden,, viii prove 70 be tue c,se; sni
the tine will come, hope. when Pbthiss and Taber-
culosis il stead Of occupyiog the first place IN the
causes of mortsity will Ike smallpox AZ the presen.
csy, folm comp tatyely insignificant item.
Nv reason for this confidence is not derived
from my assurance Of the corectress OF my general
theory, but from the inrardJte efficacy with which
hsve found them act in ali npeot cases even OF the
acute kind comm only called galloping consumption.
am anxious that all ,h.se assertions should be yeri-
fed by the medical profession throughout the world.
With them and them only does it rest 10 establish or
TO deny their validity Unfortunately, the past history
of our art shows that every disct very In therapeutics
has been met with storm Of prejudics and opposition
such as fDds DO parallel except in the records Of
religious dlssersio / nigh nave much 10 relate on
that head in my own case but prefer oaylrg such mat
ters in the obcurity 10 which posterty sure to con-
sign them. .,
If as you ssy the people of the United States take
an interest in my discovery, the only way in which
should wish them TO STOW il would be by inducing the
Medical Profession among you to give my treatment
far and CON pe trial, which, conceive, can OILY be
done upon the following oordltiCns:
l. That no case shal be considered 70 have any
bearing at all upon the question at Issue uLloss It be
expressly shown that all the conditions which have
laid down as necessary have been complied with.
>. That IN each not only the degree, but also
the extent of the tu6ercular deposl. preeNStng to the
treatment shall be recorded together with the symp
toms upon which this diagnosis is founded.
That the treatment used shall be the Hypophos-
phites as have emp loyed them. do not consider my
self in snywise responsible for the i'll success Of every
crude formula which may be imagined by other prac-
ttioners.
As soon as my new edition is through the press,
.hsl have much pleasure in forwarding you copy o!
il, and, meanwhile. remain
Yong very obedient servant
j. r. CHURCHILL, II Bouleyst de Madeleine
J. WTScHEsrsR, ESQ.