, 1859-02-09
Cure for Consumption DIR. Churchills
'f'hosphltes u Failure. -.

From, the n. T. centuzyFeb, sdl
Health is 80 desirable, aud the instructive
love Of life go strong, that it is always pleas
ing to listen to those WHO coafidsn1ially rro-
mise 10 drive away disease and prolong our
days: AL are reluctant to accapt. lbe harsh
conclusion or medical philosophy which, I'M
PEELED ly an oldurate logic, declares that
shcre ate M specific cures karwu for auy dis.
ease. However cDnscious thai it has science
and centuries of observation anu experiment
10 Justify it, there will be ulwayn tusc willing
TO iu.n away from 50 mourafll aud impori-
nut u conclasion, and to listen readily to the
first comer who has more cheering au-
nuuncemrnt to make. ii 1t is fins thai the
pubic eagerly accept the promises Of boaated
medical discoveries, who, either so sauguine
AS to e}ule themselves, or So -artfut rs to
dcctcye OILERS. are constantly shouting their
exulting Eurt ~, aid proctaiming tuut hc7
have found certain cure TOR this or that If
the many ills tlat fesItis heir to. Thus,
with quick ear, ahc public have caught up th..
announcement OF II cure tarconsumpliou,
HAT most common. aud fatal Of all diseases
Tl,ere il danger, lessi ia this eager welcome.
of the new discovery 1t may be accepted with
naluc appreciation Of its merits, which.
would lead t0 such consequences to health
and tile as it is desirable to guard asainet:
It is therefore, Our purpose to max. Known
The tuli VII tues. Ill medical remedies, Of the
'bypcpoosplites which pe, Churchill has been
The first 10. announce as Specific cures for
consumption, though not until he bud
i%tle. to tea6c Yita them rs seevet reme-
dies. 49,; = >.
Starting with tEle theory that in those at.
fcctcd with this lisea f. there Is deficl eucy
OF pbuspaous, which is held: TO exist by some
in Ger ain proportions il tie healthy humau
body, DR.. Churchill proposcd to supply The
xant by giving, as medicines, su.l Substances
as contained H. lie accordingly used The
hyphopl'sunites OF soda and iime as those
which would mpst readily give u constituent
OF phosphorus. nee did, aceor1lipe 10 bis theory
by 1he c3psumptiyc, -:
Dr.. Churchill. having thus a1optcd a theorv
and ,u,. it iuto -nractice. nrenarpfl Il mptnoir
vt tue result, which he laid before thu French
.Aca,lamv t,r n.,li iue. This p,ner was f;i1ior
ri ly 1Lr nub;ication of q WI i. and trom hi.
ve-i.arn that the H. phonAoshitcs were ad-
minister, d to thirty i've consumn,ige naLlents
in au ,advat,cet strange Q, disease. Dr..
Sums up lbe rcsuls By declaring that nine
were completely cured eleven ex3erIeucrl
::,sat meli,ratiuu, fourteen died and one re.
mafned under treatm:nt'': Subs queat OBJ
xerFers hvpeyer., upiuflueucel by lhr natural
tiss towards tavorite theory, aid unsus-
pected Ut personal Interest," ueclare, after u
tboro1,c ch Investigation of the effects q, thr
,i,yn5nbSspLites. I5at no such beneficial r.sn1t
.fys followed their us. OF tbd.c remedies. m.
phg,,ciaus Of 1he Hospital lor c ,nsiimoti;n
At E1omnton in n.la1,d -,:,tter 4 fiitLt,;I tr;.
=, ~ ,,r.n," caars ~ tem m the enit ,1 m; ~.
.,.o,r.t;a r" ,hat 49, ;r,a w.. tan. tns
,hssn c,s,.s r. "a ohvions that .tha t,raonhos'
ohiies M If M tben,n;n,ir ra'nc Tbstsvur
n .hc treatment: :of nhathisia. in1,ed th.v
seem he simp,y inert d0iuo neither cnoa M
harm erosr i.dirprtlr in 1hc l;,tt,r s,mss IL
;utirJerinr viii murc nossjtivelv fenrf7cial
n,n,les or Treatment.
r. th;s cyncfilnce ot thc Eoy1is,, modic,1
outhnr;,;es we arr enah,e5 l., oJ5 tho. ~ a.
,.minent nhysician Of New York. This ren.
flemsn assures US that Ie u. i thc hynonhos.
nhites in niuety-six cases. at The Kn1icvnc
Hos,it;u. fur SANG time. md observed m
sani, rc.,,lt a. Ia ;nstifY tIn.- c7.im of ~
Churchill,s remedies to bcinr enecif,, cnns.
1nr censimntion.. Thrv. however,: F.emef tn
-nrn1i1ce n favorable ti5nch nas.in~ efF.ct
~. pS ss,,a srrn,nrs nf ths.d;is,:a ill.,, r,s
nv -. ,rmrd5es constanrlr nse5 ana mar 1ua
=. ~ ,a;on,tlv onn,;,s1 sr;.h hona nt .,;1;n5
temporary relisi: FThc hypv'ap. pl,,.s. %s ,lns .
~ II. Tno.t ~ fa1n-oh,s aat;,psia ,f .has 'Ius
on o,o ,ae mo;t iavora9!e r. o. tnos c.
% tsfnr -, '1e 3ha6 ~ rsnt ,nonno ths H., " ~
,a.o.s;,;cs IN the malaria rncJ;ca- tr;tb
nv s;c;snr - n tha h M ~ e,t;ne& 49,
elmnt;o,; v;lh II fhc hone IF alternating f1t o ut
NJ .tas;ca,;nr that mast common and fats;
ri deaeasIs.
fo.,hr racernccse with Wh;c1, The sjc, and
tha It;hr crasn ID ernrT medfcal st,aw
tn save t6cmsiTss the new remedy. has heen
n ar
RI are wasti1g great deal Of hope md mo.
nv for the want Of q little enlightenment
upon the nejest We have bee'o*ed few b9t
~ cf7,ci ncrhans tn nndec)ege ,he s;ct uera