Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-11
OF COCAINE.
rHERAPEUTICAL AGENT
TIE OF THE DAY.

nix with Phy sici'" Er,,t,,,a-A An
4 IaiA res res. origin, and Euture- -s.l,
It's ,Serlc Agent Of "on"erhH
power n..o,.o,
that is this cocaine, about
"DoC a,arvbody has been inquiring dur
g Y. Gem, Grants illness"
irg ecu l,asfion was addressed yesterday,
I1S .o g., to q prominent physician OF
be city.
h Mi yegetably and chemically speak
J. '' :, the alkaloid of the leaves OF
Hn,,arovyIon coca (Lamarck), shrub
~ ,r,, wild and extensively cultivated
Elo g,,,b America, especially in Peru and
y Y ,V. The alkaloic was first isolated
p''i' I'm in 1850 by Gardeke, who gave
IO .p name erythroxyline; but DR.. A.
: 'DI .,orn Of Goslar, Germany, was the
. NV. ~ thoroughly investigate the leaves
Ny so He eaye the alkaloid the name
ID loO', T6sspn. who followed in his
eOca,.uT's oralvzed il and expressed its
rooJn,no5ition by the following formula;
cs G. X N. No. 4. 1t acts upon lower AMI
- much as does theme. III tetanlzes
l D"-s or in Overwhelming doses paralyzes
is. sssnsorv nerves and the posterlor col
l H,ns Rabbits aud dogs are killed by IL
s,-orgb paralysis OF the respiratory cen
In proper doses 1t eleVates arteflat
.s.ssprp hv an action upon the vase
F'.,or.osutres and the cardiac-motor sys-
ll % You no doubt remember to have
. .oaa when a Roy, IN Maury's Geography,
l Isont md wonderful plant, coca, which
nos rhewed by the Peruvian Indians and
ave them strength TO endure
n.ys or FATIGUE AND THIRST.
:, r,n nnrsued the subject further you
Inthaniy learned that the fanatical Span
,5, rronosed to prescribe the use OF the
IJsnt because it had been sacrificed TO the
.sr md used in the rites Of the religion Of
SWAY thought the discovery of its
,irtnes was among the very recent
.cbieyements Of SCIENCE" the reporter in
ierupted. an
If 1874 that cocaine was brought forward
yroninentlv. and by student of medl-
100 - NONuA DbuAlNlb AZ U 10 slSAi' t'A
|s.ni.sl Of Vienna, named Roller. last
hu sent & report to a meeting OF the
ss,mau northumberland Society, saying
tbat he had discovered, by experiments
uQu himself and others, that a solution
Il bvdrocblOrate or muriate OF cocaine Of
NE strength Of per cent. when dropped
1lo the eve in quantities, first Of two
60ps and then Of three drops, with ten
minutes interval, gave, after ten minutes
more. an suWstnetic condition of the cor
pes and c0njunctiva, which continued
from ten to twenty minutes and then pass
|0f gradually. Ii had been previously
Known for wear or more that cocaine
|actpd an@stBetically upon the mucous
membrane of the mouth, throat, and
|amx, but little prominence had been
|giyen TO it, and it was only upon the an
Of Rollers discovery that the
|aitention of the medical world was turned
|Oit; and with
SUCH ENTHUSIASM
|hat the employment of the drug is being
Happily extended into every Department. of
|medicme and surgery. Indeed, the limit
|Ot its value IS not yet reached, nor, in
lmy opinion. nearly so. 1t has been sue
|'essfullyappled so far in Ophthalmology,
biology, rbin0lOgy, pharingOlogy, laryng-
|0lOgy, genit0uruary surgery, gynecolo-
Ky, general surgery"
us it not used with much advantage in
ientisuy~
"Oh, yes; beg the pardon of the dem
lists. / believe they are enabled to ope-
pare WITH the accompaniment of mucn
ess pain in cases of tender and lntlamed
gums by the use Of the drug. Indeed, all
sad when we say that the drug is To-
pa an9stheuc for all the membranous
@lFiace Of the body. And one need not be
&ecNnlcally informed to make a Just esti-
*raie OF the advantage Of such a medl-
me- Ali the aches OF the ear, the teeth,
pc eve, can be either entirely relieved or
IA eh ame!ioraed. All the pain of deglu-
tlon or swallowing. in cases Of diseased
AloatS, can be avoided. Indeed, 1t has
zen slo"n that where deglutitOn has
#eel impossible, by reason of pain and
gueAacton, such as spasms, retchings,
tc" cocaine VIII render it not only easy,
Nv absolutely painless. No more striking
als' Ialon Of the blessings OF the drug
~ W maze Lnan in comparison of the
Eaulef,n % oil that great Georgia states
-s'u' Den Hi, during the terrible weeks
ls 80" death, and the comparative
H. WIN which Gen. Grant passed
EaHeeuOn. '''N''' -''0 - wv 81
pll,' continued the physician, sit is
fss V .;Iia biological surgery that the drug
GREATEST AID
1ae ski OF the surgeon. The total
& characterization Of the cornea and con-
ana The partial decentralization
oHo iils mas enabled oculists 10 per-
s. '1, VIVA perfect safety and little pain.
'a-oHs winch before were excruciat-
h s cnl. 'ltentlmes dangerous or impossi-
a ie,a, 'n tue Hlnching or nervousness Of
AN g..ient OF from refieXaction. the phe-
$50 VI which are eimiminated by the
I'M VI cocaine. Bat this ia a subject
49,, l!cA " Is easy TO write a book.
s'e y lne drug is being extended
anu promises untold relief 10 hui
yre.,,, ltsieStension to the wide field Of
h,6- ana genitO-urinary surgery is
"a a1- va, '"' au'anced. And | am glad to
sasrs e5 sas mat our general practi-
rror,i.ae.iUii| uW0Le to its advantages.
s irels, ,,.'.n ana other specialists are
@Nlsf y, ''l zoe world in its use. ! have
Brri,,.1 oHlre or an Oculist who was
h.u, 'uinor from woman's eve
s t5is ~ Pau' The physicians in our hos
s. 0,be% g,rs'iy to the value II has been
lirfo 1o,l Inc despised Indian drug bids
I.eryn 'u0 neaustone OF modern
Prison w l , said he thought the ex-
4. u tae use Of cocaine from tba ev-
.fsii,, 'le interior Of the eve merelv a
81 "A drn.o.l Time and experiment
1per.l. ~ -lst SAID the cocnine vas oufta
'' according to strength.
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