The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25

and yei il was almost impossible to find one that had
drank blood himself IL is claimed by the advocates
Of The cure, who are, as rule, outside Of the
medical profession, that butchers and men who
are habituaIly employed about the aoaitoirs, are
the strongest and most robust In the world
as q c ,ss ana cases cited here men gong into
slaughter houses 10 work in poor and failing health
have IN few months, entirely recovered their
strength and vitality. There are numbers OF such
that can DO fully substantiated. The writer
called upon a number Of butchers throughout the
city and there Was not ono who did not indorse
blood drinking in the fullest and hearty terms
They went further than that and GAINED that
actually drink The blood was only necessary in
the most severe cases. Ordinary be cured
and have been, say they, by the PATIENTS simply
standing near by when bull rs killed and inhaling
tho gases ana steam that IRON the OF
body Upon. the writer's intimaliou to ono Of tho
butchers that tho theory OF inhang the escaping VI
tally smacked somewhat OF humbug, the butcher very
pointedy replied that he knew nothing about that
but ne did know that man suffering from certain
diseases who would stand over beers paunch long
enough would get cured
4 DANGEROUS cURg.
Tho butchers say that the physicians will not pre-
scribe blood for their patients simply from prejudice
They do prescribe raw meat and Certainly say they
the properties OF raw meat found the blood
in a greater and stronger degree. The writer con-
versed with number Of physicians on the subject
anu they nearly all opposed blood drinking, wnile
many OF them acknowledged that they believed most
Most Of them object to II on the ground that "
ated depraved appetite that might In tmo pass bo
loves The thirst Tor bulock's blood creates a
thirst for human blood II checked In
time, aud he had heard OF case where
blood drinker. on being deprived oil his
customary beverage spTany npon OF his brothers
and attempted TO tear the flesh Of his with his teeth
HIS passion Tor blood had become strong anu I'M
governaDlo that II necessary connne aud
him. While out or tho influence he deplorcd tho tact
that he could not control his awful appetite aud
warned his relatives friends OF the danger OF APP
preaching him when tho mania returned. He had
been stoned to drink buliock's blood At certain
hour OF The day and exactly hat hour spirit
OF Texan steer seemed to possess him. The ricnds OF
the theory OF the 'bood .urc" claim that the physi-
an. III tl,a
apparent success would demand, ana there Is little
doubt that while some physicians have looked mo
and studied tue matter carefully the majority have
not
THE MEDICAL VIEW
While medical mon have ali sorts OF reasons for their
opposition 10 the sscure' tho following uricf
salion, held with Dr. @. Plat Saxlon who has made
special study OF the matter may be regarded rs con-
tanning the gis Of The opinions Of those Of the trater
NIFTY VINO have studied the subject ut ALL
edo physicians ever prescribe the blood OF animals
70 their patients ~ asked the writer.
'Not TO my knowiedge; never hoard Of any phys-
cian prescribing It 10 be taken internally"
'.What do you think oil II yoursel?n
ut IL theory very difficult OF demonstration, ex-
ccpt as we demonstrate all remedies that are cele-
bratsd for certain curesby the result Of the rrescrp
warm bloou oil bulocks. They at nrsL Ia a weak.
eneu and dcbiliLatGd condition from pulmonary
strong and robust resaining apparently perfect
health Practically We see these DEMONSTRATORS, but
they may DO attributable 10 other causes such the
effect Of mud on matter"
''Whul, then, do you attribute these cures to"
"They may DO attributable 10 the blood being more
readily assimated by weakened ana debilitsIed or
gans, II contains all the nutrition aud vitality of
animal llfe but this Is SO 1t must necessarily create
radical change in the system by setting up cura-
tive process diseased organsn
Under the circumsta ces, then, why will not ply
sicans prescribe or allow their patients the uso OF
blood I"
1T is accepted u remedial agent by the pro-
large, except by the method Of TRANSMISSION
in isolated cases, anu think they are deferred from
It's Tor fear OF evil after-ellects upon their
patiens Tor II 10 generally conceded that the appe
tite Tor bl0oa becomes even stronger than Tor
liquor, aud have been known where IL has pro-
duced mama oil the most violent type.'
.'D0 you personally know, Doctor, Of any such
case 7"
81 do Some years ago under my OBJ
servRIion young man OF good family, ABOUT twenty
iour years vi aye, MAS heard leaving his home very
tves could not imagine the cause Ot his absence
When saw him be was IN good health physically, but
II had been stated to that he nads been suffering
IRON pulmonary phthisis Tor Two years previous. his
recovery oil health was SAID 10 DO due ~ the drinking
warm Dlood.at the abattoir. his fanny caused
watch TO DO placed upon him and horriuet
find that ne went 10 the abattor ut night
and eagerly drank bullocks' blood. When dis-
covered the ACT they dashed the cup rom MS
hands and, alter much difficulty, succeeded In getting
Eim nome they found that mis- appetite was beyond
control, and he IN short timo became u rAving
maniaC.''
ssWas he ever restored to HIS reason ?''
Yes; but he mad 10 w allowed 10 resume his prac-
lice OF blood drinking"
cure as remedy tor consumption or scrofulous
eascsY"
.'It may DO valuable curative agent, but !. is q
dangerous one"