Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-13
Domestic Exports.


4StSNStouu t1cfdio-
lis 1t true tkat new cure for diph-
liberia has recently come into promi.
nencef" was asked of Health Officer
Asbmun Yesterday.
Yes, replied DIR. Ashmun, and the
new remedy Is nothing more nor less
than corrosive sublimats. This sub
stance, which was enoe considered only
of value for DISCRIMINATING bedbues, is
now considered Of wonderful value for
she cure Of all contagious diseases that
have their origin in germ. IL has been
known 10 the medical fraternity bat q
short time, but IL has already grown
into great favor. IL is also used extern
siyely IN sntiseptic surgery and a. 3
spray"
" Bat is not corrosive sublimats an &C
tive poison?"
Yes; 30 are arsenic, morphine. strych-
mine aEd lots Of other medicines known
10 be Of inestimable valne in medicine
and surgery
"How do you account for the success
OF the medieiney' was further in
qaired.
1T 10 simply Rermanicide. or the kill
ing ef the germs Of the disease. Every
one kno 50 that in diph,heFia there are
countless germs deoominated by the
medical fraternity as bacteria. They
permeate the blood, and the corrosive
suhlimate kills tAem. Corrosive subli-
mate was made 10 kill q very small in
sect when you come TO think of il, it
is not 20 very wonderful that Q medicine
that will destroy an insect, or q man
either, for that matter, will also kill
bacteria Thsrs h the same danger in
using IL that there 10 In other powerful
remedial agents; bot diphtheria lie ter.
rible disease and requires heroic rem.
edy. Investigations have shown that -
per cent. Of diphtheria patients die from
exhaustion. The nev remedy Graduates
the disease speedily.
The discovery OF corrosive sublimatv's
power TO cure diphtheria Is said 70 have
occsrred In this way:
A physician in Pennsylvania, q eoan-
try doctor, had O patient q chiid) very
az with diphthsria. The ease had I'D
yAnoed very far before be was called.
he found the diseiss 80 far advanced
thai be had little hope Of the ehild's rs-
eovery, He gave prescription and told
the chiid's mother not 20 send for him
unless there vas some marked change.
A he was leaving the hsass the mother
asked him 10 tell her What 20 use for
bedbga poison. He gave her the form
ef Q ISOLATION of corrosive sablimate and
wsnt home. The mother came 20 i'm
80 seQaentiy and said the child was
doing SELL He told her 10 continue
the treatment.
The nsxt DAY be called 10 see the child
and foan6 10 much better. he was q
little astoniskasd, hns concluded that tt
would be safe 10 confinae the trestmsnt,
and said 20 the mother:
Il vii give yea another prsscriP
ton"
That 10 not necessary. Ihave pisnt
Of The ether lett." replied the mother.
Nes nocessAry,r ssid the doctor, With
sarprtss- |" WAY, ! ooiy left yoa enough
for day"
well. 1 have a bis lot Isfs." eOntin
ned the mother.
-Lss me sss It," said the doctor.
Then the nnosher oruaRhs Gus tes bed
bus poison. khe doctor looked at shs
bostis Hnst with horror, then with smase
uenk and Really With interest
Are yea snFs yen gave the ehil(
that's" be ssked
81 am sars. and the child began .,
Gel bsttsr immediately" persisted III
/ mother.
~well, 10 on with shs trsAiuea,. /" ID,
1 eocsor said.
Ths mother did 50 On With il, and I'll
ehila eos veil.
he mctheF bad GOT farried. and haG
missaksz the ans solution for the othel
fhs doctor wAs tAoasatful usAn- II
ranswbsred the eiream<1anee The mex
ums hs eca dlphthsriA pafis2t. m.
ksps % srying ansil be ooaclsded he hAi
aii upoa a. almost certain cure. II
I'D ths nAnlinsss and hnmsnity 20 CIV
his discovery 10 he void throazh
papsr read before q PennsylsAnia med
ieal socirty. In this say IL has con
INTO anne little pro@sns1cs. and DARN
ths past winter has bssn several tina<
lnssd in Cleveland