Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-17
A WONDERFUL PLANT.
WONDERFUL PLANT.
South American Shrub Which. it is
Claimed. Will Cure Cancer-A Case
Brought to the Attention OF the Med.
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iCai Axsociation-Isi t another Cundu.
range Cure
Now and then reports Of wonderful cures dis
covered In South America get into circulation,
but as rule the result of careful tests has been
such as to render the medical fraternity and the
public incredulous Of any new reports from the
same part OF the world. case was brought to
the attention Of the District medical society
last evening which, on its face presented remark
able features and which is attracting much at
| tention from physicians. This was q case of
what it is believed, by the patient at least to be
complete cure of cancer in the course of
two or three weeks treatment with the product
OF wonderful Brazilian plant. The person
VINO mad the cancer was Capt. Jno. A. Dubie, OF
337 Missouri avenue who Is well known through
out the southwest. He was afflicted with skin
cancer on his face and nose for many years
After having it operated upon twice, without
permanent relief he saw q description in the
consular reports Of the brazilian cancer
| resin or cream sent to this country from Sur
geOn General Hamilton, of the marine hospital
service. Dr. Smith Townshend. after using the
remedy for three weeks, effected what a, pears
to be permanent cure. The cancer which
was on one side of Capt. d. ble's nose. was
quite deep, AID the size Of a half dollar piece
Last Wednesday night Capt Duble was invited
before the medical society Of the District BY
DR.. Hamilton, and an examination was made
into the case, the physicians present being
greatly interested in the case Or. Townshend
when asked about the case by STAR reporter
said that Capt. DuOe, who had been patient
OF his for some time, called his attention to the
sore on the aide OF his nose. saying that it was
| cancer. and would probably kill him, as his
father and his grandfather had both been af-
| fiicted with cancers in the same spot and had
died from them. DR.. Townshend at first doubted
whether it was cancer, but subsequent obser-
vations convinced him that it was O cancer. He
treated it, and several times produced what ap-
peared to be a cure. The sore healed up, but In
course OF time broke out again. Capt. Duble then
brought him this remedy, and he began toapplyit
Within three weeks the sore had disappeared.
there being nothing left but cicatrix. He had
treated the patient SO that his blood was in ex.
ceent condition Whether permanent cure
had been effected or not the rapidity with which
the cancer had disappeared was remarkable
DR.. Townshend said he was not vet satisfied as
to the remedy and would not make any report
of 1t until he was fully convinced that it had
effected a permanent cure. He win then make
a report of the case for the medical journals
This was the first trial that the remedy had had
Townshend said, experimenting upon another
case. II will wait for three weeks or month"
said DR.. Townshend, 'and IL the sore has not
then broken out again will feel satisfied that a
cure has been effected, and will make report
to the medical journals"
Neither DR.. Ford thompson nor DR.. Hamilton
consider that the disease of Captain Duble was
one Of true cancer but one Of lupus an affec-
ton almost as ,ntractable as cancer but the
fact remained that the nicer had healed after
the application Of the remedy. If it does not
again recur it is believed that new and valua-
Bile remedy will have been added to the list of
curative agents.
The remedy was brought to the attention of
the State department by Consul Henry L.
Atherton at Pernambuco, who wrote a commu-
nication to the department last September, iu-
closing report bv DR.. R. Bandeira. surgeon at
the Pedro ii. hospital at Pernambuco regard
ing cancer cure to which wonderful properties
were ascribed. DR.. K. Bandeira, in his report.
says ne would not like to risk theory in order
to explain its physiological and therapeutic
| action a. an escharotie but Is able to assure
that 1t gives splendid result In the treatment
OF ulcers OF different kinds. A magistrate, Dr.
Guemres, was the first that made 1t known,
four years ago. He had a cancroid Of the face.
He was perfectly cured there by the natives of
the country using this remedy, and he wrote to
Recife. sending the plant and its juice. which
was tried, Dr.. Bandeira says, with success in
several cases. Last year the juice Of alveloz
was used in the Hospital Pedro H.. with such
success that Dr. VelIozo published notice In
the papers advising the employment OF 1t. Many
other experiences have been made in cases
of epitheoma of the lips, nose, face
and eyelids. The application Of alveloz
as the plant is commonly called In
liberated cancers (sarcoma or carcinoma) has
not given the result that many doctors hoped.
The plant belongs to the family Eaphorbidce1.
1t grows spontaneously IN the whole north Of
Brazil where it IL known by different names,
being the most common that of alveloz, arve-
loz or aveloz. The natives at 'Brej'o,' Fra
Madra Deos.' used to burn the wound with the
juice running from piece of q broken or cut
STEM after having washed it with decoction Of
leaves OF tobacco. DR.. Bandeir0 enclosed to the
consul bottle of the Juice treated with Salicyic
acid, and also small quantity ola reasinous SUBJ
stance obtained by heating the juice with wster
and alcohol. These specimens were forwarded
by Consul Atherton to the State department. In
his letter Mr.. Atherton says that In addition to
the accompanying report OF Dr.. Bandeiro, he
knows OF case where this medicine has cured
cancer in the breast.
On the receipt by the Department Of State of
the sample spoken Ut, 1t was turned over to the
marine hospital service tor tests.
The Other Side OF the Dog Question.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
In The STAR Of this evening I notice
an article on the dog question. As one
Of the victims I would like to say q
word on this subject. On Sunday two valuable
dogs. one household pet and the other
watch dog, were poisoned. and an entire house.
hold thrown into mourning. Now, as the govern
ment taxes rs for dogs. and neither Of these
was left out ct night, 80 could not possibly
annoy any one, would like to know what re-
dress owners have? Certainly there should be
some punishment for the miserable wretches
who poison them. VIcrM.
Washington, January 14th, 1854.