, 1881-02-27
{ A SMALLPOX REMEDY.

..Ats o'clock the House took recess until II
Monday.
| A SMALLPOX REMEDY.
The Specific Prepared by Sister o1
/ Charity in Philadelphfu.
/ Philadelphia Times.
t A great deal Of excitement has been occa-
! stoned in Catholic circles during the past few
| weeks By q report that Sister OF Charity con-
nccted with St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum
at Seventh and Spruce Streets, had dis
covered a specific for tho prevention and
| cure OF smallpox. Cruwds Of people OF all
classes o. society have been aocking to the asy-
| lum daily with jugs, bottles, cups, and every
species Of vessel that would hold water. In quest
| Of the remedy. The lady to whom credit for the
| discovery has been commonly ascribed is known
in religion rs Sister Gonzagn. and Is the Superior
| OF that branch OF the Sisters attached to the
asylum, and is the head Of the institution. j
/ visit to the lady was uado yesterday by re-
| porter Of the Times, after a talk with the Rev.
Father Jordan, of St. .Joseph's Church, who is q
| firm believer in the efficacy Of the specific.
| At the time of the reporters visit Mother
Gonzaga was leaning over an immense tin tub,
in the improyised laboratory Of the house, eu-
gagged In the manufacture Of the specific, for
which the demand is enormous and constantly
growing. Mother GonZaga discaimed all credit
for the discovery of tho remedy. She received
the recipe some ten years ago from Father Ken
rick, or Germantown. who had it from French
physician, who had discovered it during the
prevalence Of a smallpox epidemic in
Paris. The remedy was, however, alto
gcther unknown to physicians In this
country, none Of whom showed any
disposition to interest themselves In it, even
when spoken to upon the subject. When the
Y1rfa2 f~rf3n jrf1 Aor1 ~
Gonzaga sh immediately set to work to give
the public the benefit OF the discovery. Small
po1 was then epidemic, and rs the news of the
I remedy which Mother GonzaRa had prepared and
WIS distributing became known thousands
OF applications were made for the specific.
barrels OF which, it is said, were given away.
In the course Of time. rs the disease died out,
the matter was forgotten. But few weeks
ago. US smallpox was again raging, and in
many pnrts of the city almost creating panic,
Mother Gonzagu deemed it advisable to resort
to the remedy which hnd proved SO etlicacious
before. Many of the clergy VINO we're apprised
OF the fact ana had heard OF tho working OF the
specific advised their parfshioners 10 obtain the
medicine, and In one or tTO churches the mat
ter was spoken Of from the alrnr.
The principal ingredients OF the remedy are
digitas, or extract Of fox8love, and sulphate
Of zinc. Each is dissolved separately and then
mixed together and sugar in solution added.
The mixture is translucent, slightly fragrant,
and OF grecnfsh hue. 1t IS sweet and pleasant
every hour for twelve consecutive hours.
Mother GouzaEn and her assistants have
been kept constantly ut work during the past
vessel employed for mixing holds eight gallons,
and is frequently empted three times day.
Almost every d.:y during during The p past week from
been distributed, The specific, as soon as made,
is placed IN .demijohns and sent downstairs,
eFe e the sstsf sees is s%p0an snap enes to RResss It
and q little girl to paste on the direc-
tons for using. During the reporters stay the
WIS of M n con-
ditons OF life poured H. AT times the two
benches in the passaxeway were crowded. and
ngainst the walls waiting silently to be sup
piled. They came from gil parts OF the city,
some from the Parish Of st. Bonfacius, hold
ing little packages Of sugar. which they had
been informed might be acceptable to the sis
ters, as much OF 1t Is used in tho manufacture Of
the specific.
Sister, full OF the wonderful liquid, he bowed
his gratitude and went happily away, firm IN tho
belief that he was safe from the dangers Of the
dread disease No price "a put upon the RENE
dy, but many make ulittle Offer lus In return for
1T, But Of all that the reporter saw few gave
anything more than thanks, though all were
equally welcome, the rich and poor alike. It Is
usual 10 send out with each bottle Of the medi-
cine Il little scapular OF the Sacred Heart and g.
utter but no religious distinctions are observed.
Father Jordan, of St Joseph's: Father Barry,
OF the church OF the VlsttA1Ou; and Father
Kieran, OF St. AIMS Church, are especially
strong in their advocacy Of the medicine.
Father buddy, of St. Joseph's Church, speaks
Of the effects OF the specific from personal ex-
perience, He had what he said we're all the
symptoms Of small por, but was PUT in thorough
health ngain by using Mothor Gonzaga's rene
dy. 4 case is cited OF a lady on Fourth street,
near Catharine, whose son had a most tna1fg-
nant, attack Of the disease, but though she
was constant in her attendance on him, neither
she nor any other member OF the family who
used the specific contracted the maady. 4 SIr.
Carrgnn, living On Ninth street, near Christian.
n friend Of Father Jortl:an's. speaks thankfully
OF the effect Of tho remedy upon his sick nephew.
4 very eieeant&y-attired lady called ut the a5y-
lum while the reporter was there to obtain some
of the medicine, which hnd been highly spoken
OF to her by a lady teacher in the Wharton
School. 4 little girl. living ia family
named Malloy, at Teuxh and Reed streets, who
was suffering with smallpox, recovered In q
few days by the use Of Mother Gunzaga's spe-
ciilc. 4 Mrs. Donnelly, living at Twentieth and
CallowhiIl Streets had child suffering with tho
disease, to whom Mother Gouzaga's remedy WIS
given with the happ1est results, and, though tho
family was large one and smallpox very prev
alent in the netghborhood, no other member
contracted tho disease. The orphan usylum un-
der the Sisters charge, though it has lD in
mutes, has not bud single case Of smallpox.