The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-27

To The Ed:sors 81 ~ Nsss York Fleming Pot:
Az You were foremost il calling the atteption
Of the American public 70 the earth clssst sys-
tem-the use Of sifted, dry earth, deodorizatien
and disinfection Of hunsn feces- and thus be-
came the pioneers Of . reform that promises not
only unspeakablp relief fron Ne srAvsst annoy-
ance of our lives, bat ths prevention Of the
Just that TO yos should b oomnunioatsd an out
growth Of this systsn, that offers, il possible, .
still greater benefit TO suffering humanity.
One It the experimental commod0 seDt cut b.
the Earth closet company WIS placed 1t the dis-
pesal Of DR.. Addinsn He~soa, of the Pennayl-
vania hospital lin Philsdeiphia). its introduce
ton into the surgical ward, where it has been
for two weeks In constant use BY about W p
tisnts, and has been % sntifely satisfactory that
it 10 proposed to substitute earth closets for
water closets wherever these exist In that insti-
tuition.
At the time Of this introduction there was ~
ing in the ward patient suHering frum o very
severe compound fracture Of the lower leg The
wound was in An unhealthy condition, and it,
exudations, amounting to . pint In "a 1otrs.
were 90 offensive a. to cause q sickening and even
dangerous stencil, that the excellent ventilation
Of the ward and the use of the usual disnfectants
were hardly able even to mitigate. It occurred
10 Dr.. Hswson to test the power Of dry earth to
absorb this odor, q II had that Of excrsment.
The effect was magical. Not only was the ofen.
siveness entirely overcome, bat the effect On the
character Of the wouad itself was srch 40 NO
previous treatment had bsen able TO compass.
The suppuration WA, within few days, e. re-
duced that tho daily dressing Of single half
Of the Aesh wound lost their inaamed character;
the intense pain Of the sore entirely relieved.
and Q healthy granulstion has enssed.
Suoh an indication Of . newly found healing
was not disregarded.
On Monday last, being in Philadelphia, I was
invited TO attend the morning dressing of the
earth-treated wounds This Is what saw:
Fira-Two pausnts suffering from serious
variccse ulcers, after prolonged suffering, and
ceased 10 be offensive to their wardmates; they
ind their sores growing daily smaller; all pain
and Inflammation have left them; and they feel
the certainty OF IN early cure.
Second-A railroad brakeman whose hand was
"a year and half ago-crashed between the
coupling-heads Of two cars, and who has never
been free from pain, and seldom from intense
pain; whose hand from the wrist 10 the knuckles
was Q fostering mass Of oarious bones and In
famed Aesh and whose system ,lad been . re-
duced that he could not have survived the am
putation which alone can entirely relieve him.
il now happy in freedom from pain. His flesh
wound has taken on healthy character and his
strength 10 fast returning He even hopes to
save his hand, but tho longcentinued decay OF
the bone makes this impossibls. TIf2c < 4
3 Ihird-Another brakeman, suffering nom
precisely similar inury, in respect less serious
but received within . few days, was Immediately
treated with dry earth. Its constant application
has entirely prevented Inflammation, and . heal
thy healing 81 The Aesh and knitting Of the bone
viii soon return him 10 his duties with two use
full hands. aga 4, sasHat u he's
F0ursh-A farm laborer, on Friday last, had
three Of his Angers,neasly cst Of, and his hand
fsarfally torn, by horse-p6Wer hay-cutter
Since the 6rst application Of the dry earth "a
few hours sfter the accident) he has been free
from MAIN and ha vi11 aavo his hand