New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-04


rrGry a. srl-C i remedial T1easures 50 he very
q 1ch O. the distress II tae psz.; sud y tie
fstsl progress az the 51sesss. No Ea9r 1dced ps'-
son car resd tie t-snoby inooded n TIE cases re-
ror,ed Nv U-. W.-s,u without tsTirg tue conviction
foreed upon bin TIA. in ucSny Of these Instances OF
esrly tabercu,os:s 81 sTes-mert 0. ne pulmonary
d:sesse wts brought s5ou. oy the measures
edou.ed "Urdo1btetly," he remarks, the tsr-
de,rv % tnbsrculs disease sill remains n
the coust4-aior though IL local msrIfessa1Jc has
oessed 20 exist" "Fornerly :neie VS. positive evl-
derce r: e. actual consumption; now there is 10 s1cn
evidence bat. the contrary, 81 the signs and syp-
ION. or perfec: health" tOp. Graf. Up. 81, ios.
Dr. s 81. Alsor. IN L.s work on :ae " M7descon OF
the LsEynx ard Traetes, ssys: hso 90 irequ@ily
found. in treatment e local dissase sn1 ocal com
ui;ca-lors thst mary remedies were fer more eics-
sus when applied irlnedisielyt 10 the part affected or
10 IL Vicinity than at distance, tina, was glad -
lesrr n - sponge, loaded Nth solution o. the IL
;ate OF sIysr and affixed 70 prooang, coti r0- ony
without iDjury, but with manifest Advantage, be
passed through the glO.ts, snd the syh1 down Ito
The treohee iOp. C.is.., p. % In carolic lnfa.p-
naicrs 81 the lsryIx, aud u the upper portion Of TIE
;,acbea the s,ic;ior OF the nitrate OF silver, he Oo
serves 'has in nv hands in others. been very use
fu in bringing the dsesse 20 conciasion ard where
It's has not been accomplished, % rssoa OF Is de-
peI5euce upon lcuTso.e disease Of the lungs, il has
almost rvaT-oy aho'fed very echaieFaos Telsi, y
rendering the cough les vioent sid rsq7ent and
removing much Of The tickling and uneasy nss.ons
at the upper portion Of the laryr1.
DR.. Alison il decidedly q favor Of tie emp ,oyment
The nitrate Of ELiFe! 70 tNS NteIslL %
ard irritation Of the glot's, which are depen1en.
upon the presence Of tuoerces IN the Iungs. Mach
comfort and benefit" be says have been derived
from its use both when the tuDsrc.ss have been
presence of undo1bted cavities in the lungs, the
breaking down Of tuberaes, and the expulsion Of their
d6bIis have not prevented this application from being
decidedly useful" o. CItat, ?. <
Piof. Robert L. Toad, Physician % Kings College
Hospital, Lor d0D who he's 81 much experience in the
treatment Of lsrynges bronchial snd pulmonary dis
es.ss by topical medication, Ia. embodied IN his
" Cynical Lectures" recently published IL the Lon
don Medical Times end Gaz-ue, come Of his We've,
and recorded BIZ experience in relation 20 this subject
Ia he treatment of there affections he employs and
recommends the local application o. q solution Of
nitrate Of sodG ha drscnm 20 the ounce Of water,
by neaus 0! pTO5ang tarust behind the ePi2lDt.is
down 70 he gOtiis on the Plan OF Dr. Horace Green
OF New.York Il co1ld ten rays Dr. Todd, " Of
numerous nstances Of coughs Of the most troublesome
Mud and Of long duration, that had resisted al the
ordinary cough medicines and WHICH yielded % three
or four applications Of nitrate Of oliver London
Medical Times and Gazette, No. l39, D. 2U7l
And finally Prof. Bennett, Of EIingburg, co'es his
valuable work the pathology al1 treatment oil pal
monsry tuberculosis, By the following pracAca con-
cusOL:
Flint TIA. not uafreqasrty des.e. entirely seated IN
the ph,ynz TynE, mistaken for pulmonary iEbereu'..
urrert uch oving 20 disease ths lung
to The Pns[ynse1i and .Iy7s. eo@ple.'ioPI . .
oomplc.op, Bat ;a,t IN win s-n.ra
the pulmonary disssse" (Op ctst ?. li-l.
But Mr. PRECEDENT TINS Is no, & 1.-THE OF the fsc.s
and observations in favor Of topical med cation, that
might he gathered from t5e profession elsewhere, IN
tins country and in Europe. have spoken before
the Academy Of its employ meLt in Frsnce-sltogetber
moe extensively than in this cOuntry-snd Of TIE
.fioits of such men az Nelpeau, Plouy Depsul, and
Others of the Imperial Academy, 70 ind some member
Of the profession in France for whom they might Jly
claim the honor Of priority in this matter. Bat fail
ing in this they have, as many az you know, 10 the
words Of VI. 1rousseau before the Perls Academy,
generously awarded this honor to member OF your
own body.
But hoi- Mr.. President, has that award been re-
ceived BY this Academy aud icldt Consideration has
topical medication met ~ It's hsrds Ire advocates
stgmstze1 year after year, I r adopting treatment,
ard claiming TO perform operations whoee prictica-
biy ard great usefulness although here denied,
now admitted among the scientific Of the profession in
every country in Europe-now stands accused by one
OF your body, of employing a treatment, this came
treatment which he DR.. Beas does not hesitate TO
declare Z" il at ell times attended With extreme penl
and risk Of the patients life. And more than this,
Sir, he has accused openly, in this Academy, OF
having been by HtstTeatuIeni " the immediate cause
of the death OF his patient" Sr deny this utterly
and absolutely deny IL and here arraign before this
tribunal and that Of the professional world i:s author,
for having uttered against Fellow OF this Academy,
cOiaaROuS charge one which be has no., and which
he cannot substaI t6,e.
/ have 10 desire 10 recrimiDate; i only seeE Tor
truth, and demand justice az your hands But this
",
Would 10 G5d that tne minds Of all my medical
brethren could be as forcibly penetrated with the
truism as am, that be who degrades fellow practi-
toner, degrades himself AMI his art.
Sir, 4 will not recrimina.e; for II my cause, II the
practice which i advocate, cannot be sustained ID
truth and in science withor, sOphistry or msrepre-
senaoD then let perish and Us author be forgotten
DR.. BEALEs said he regretted that hs bad not come
prepared as his predecessors had, with something
written, because of tle liability Of verbal statements
to be misunderstood Having stated the sample facts
Of the at the last meeting OF the Acade Oy Snd
given his opinion 10 respect to - ne DID not expect 10
be called upon 10 speak aga ;. Bat, in consequence
of TIE remarks maCe by DIR. Green, lie felt II duetO
answer some Of the remarks Of Or. Green. DR..
Bcses then rcafirmed bis previous statements OF the
eystence OF tuberculosis and that the cavity a.
the apex OF the lung was rot tubercle. DR.. Green
was mistaken when he said thst he Dr.. g. mai stated
that he und ths su found there. He said Il ap
pearcd ss if tl1f had separated. lie asserted
that ROkauske and other wien. had spoken Of single
tubeIces as ye5y rare, and Lewis in MS whole prac
tiCe. had never known Of more than i've suca cases
And IN The cases where these eminent writers had
spoken OF the applications TO the lsrynx and trachea
they were for local diseases. DR.. Beae continued is
Remarks in Illustration Of b.. views Of the case. IL
Dr. Mott mad mentioned TO DR.. Green that tue patient
had sAii tnbe had been put down ms tarost he had
mistaken, The patient said II Lad been passed in few
dsys before rot on the day OF the operation. lie said
that be brtakfastei al home, went 10 market, a..
tended 20 his sffGirs went 10 DR.. Green's when the
fpOrga pr0bang was emp Dyed. lie said that the
Doctor iclt me Obstruction IL Ire tar0et, aud he
used force 20 overcome that obstruction; that he felt
something give way in his throat and told the Doctor
at the time tina, be wa hurt-tha. DIR. Green e1-
plain Cd that lie lsd drawn bis breath He lad
then gone 10 his own house, but kep. gTsspirg his
throsi stating that be was injured. The Incorporate
remark the patient 70 the effect that DR.. Green had
killed him, the petien, made forty or fifty tines and
until eighteen hours Of his death. Dr.. Beaes thought
that il DR. Green mad applied the probsng million OF
times without injury II vas no proof that there was
no injury in the present csse. They had the Uniform
testimony Of the ps;ient and the post mOrem ex-
animation they found arce rated open in tie phsryux
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