The Van Buren press., 1869-04-27

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its employment as a curative agent 1t
hos just been discovered at the Pennsyl-
vania hospital at Philadelphia, where the
earth. closets have been used with great
satisfaction. that the most serious and OF
fensive sores and wounds are rapidly
cured by the application Of dry earth
when other,remedies have failed A cor.
respondent of the New York Post gives
an account Of the success ofthe system
,ppsq A. as ASsetf anS Ssopssia it hs
substitute earth, closets for water closets
whcreyrr l.. ese exist in that institution.
%, ,Ie,e j. aske s9alhic ,cf dry earth he
.gives ania ussiE astraipnss ,srhs, arst
Inasc tried was AS follows: "At the time
.ot its Introduction there was lying in the
ward q patient suffering from 2 very Sc.
we're compound fracture of the lower leg
Tho wound was in an unhealthy eonan
ton, and its exudations, amounting to a
pintin twenty four hours, were SO ofels,
i've as to cause sickening and even daa
gerous stencil, that the excellent vcntla-
ton Of the ward and the use OF the usual
disinfcrtants were hardly able even to
mitigate. 1t occurred to Dr. Hcwson to
test the power of dry eatth to absorb this
ordor, as ii had that Of excrement Dhc
effect was magical. Not only was the
loffensveness entirely overcome, but the
effect on the character Of the wound itself
was suclIas no previous treatment had
been ablelto compass. The euppuratfon
was, willlln few days, so reduced that
the daily dressing Of a single half pint Of
earth was not even saturated; the edges
Of the flesh wound lost their infiamed
character the intense pain Of the sore
was en'ire'y relieved, and healthy
granulaiion has easued." The hint thus
obtained was not disrcgarded. and earth
was afterwards used in the dressing of
wounds. I'VE copy: 1.-TWO patients suf.
fering from strious varicose ulcers, after
prolonged suffering, and with little relief
from the usual treatment, hayo, ceased to
be offensive to their ward mates, they
find their sores growing daily smaller |;
all pain and Inflammation have left them /;
and they feel the certainty OF an early
cure. A railroad brakeman whose hand
was---a yearand half ago---erushed be.
tween the coupling heads of Two cars, and
who has never been free from pain, and
seldom from intense pain; whose LAND
Yrom the wrist TO the knucklos was a fas-
Ytering mass Of carious bones and infam.
cd flesh, and whose system had been 20
reduced that he could not have survived
The amputstion, whieh alone ean,cntiroly
rclieye himujs now HAPPY in freedom
from pain. His flesh wound has taken OIL
"a healthy oharacter,' and his strength is
fast returning. i He even. hoy.9s to Save
his hand, but the long continued decay
Of the D bone makes this impossible,
Another brakeman. suffering from Q. pre.,
cisc!y siSiiaf iajuryIShr no respect-less
serious, but, received withinla few dHys,
Twas immediately trcatpd with dry earth.
Its constant application has entirely pre-
vented INFLAMMATION. and Il healthy, heal.
ing Of the flesh aud knitting Of tie bono
will soon return him to his duties with
TWO ussRh hanhs' Ia the case OF a wo-
man who had been dangerously burned,
she was quickl y relieved Of pain, and ia
fast Last Wednesday sn On.
tire breast was removed for caiiccr, 'ahd
tho wound. .dressed with dry earth II is
now healing rapidly. There has been no
'rhamN.tion ;.hd nd- supppfation.
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