The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-28
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A SURE CURE.

Corrosive bubiimhto rs hemeoy TOT
Diphtheria--Th Powerful Insect Poison
a Foe to Contagious DIseases--How 1t
was Discovered.
SIS It true that new cure for diphtheria
has recently come into prominence% was
asked OF Health Officer Ashlnun yesterday.
4"Yes," replied DIR. Ashmun, "and the
new remedy Is nothing more nor less than
corrosive sublimate. This substance, which
was once considered only Of value for OK.
terminating bedbugs, Is now considered OF
wonderful value for the cure OF all con-
taglous diseases that have their origin In
germ. II has been known to the medical
fraternity but short time, but II has
already grown into great favor II Is also
used extensively In antiseptic surgery and
as a spray"
"But is not corrosive subllmate an active
p0ison%
"Yes; so are arsenic, morphine and
strychnine and lots of other medicines
known to be of inestimable value In medi-
cine and surgery"
"How do you account for the success Of
this medicinep" was further inquired.
ut is simply germanlclde, or the killing
of
| ltk THE GERMS OF THE DISEASE.
Every one knows that in diphtheria there
are countless germs denominated by the
medical fraternity as bacteria. They per-
meate the blood and the corrosive subimate
| kills them. Corrosive sublimate was made
| TO kill very small insect. When you come
| 10 think of 1t, Il Is n0tfso very wonderful
| that medicine that will destroy an insect,
or man either for that matter, will also
| kill bacteria. There Is the same danger In
using 1t that there Is In other powerful
remedial agents, but dphthera Is terrible
disease, and requires heroic remedy. In
vestigations have shown that eighty-fve per
cent OF dlphtheria patients die from ex-
haustiOn. The new remedy eradicates the
disease speedily"
The discovery of corrosive sublimate's
power to cure diphtheria Is said to have oc-
CURED In this way: A physician In Penn
sylvanla, country doctor, had patient a
child, very Ill with diphtherla The case
had advanced very far before he was called.
He found the disease so far advanced that
he had little hope OF the chlld's recovery.
He gave prescription and told the child's
mother not to send for him unless there
was some marked change AS he was leay-
Ing the house the mother asked him to tell
her what 10 use for bedbug poison. He
gave her the form Of a solution Of corrosive
sublimate and went home. The mother
came to him subsequently and said
TIE CHILD WAS DOING WELL.
He told her 10 contlne the treatment The
next day he called to see the child. and
found It much better. He was little as.
tonished, but concluded that 1t would bt
safe to continue the treatment and said tc
the mother, II will give you another pre-
scription." The mother replied: THAT !:
not necessary. have plenty OF the Other
left" "Not necessaryT said the doctor
with surprise "Why, only left you dost
for day." swell, / have big lot left, "
continued the mother. "Let me see It,,
said the doctor. Then the mother brought
out the bedbug poison. The doctor looked
at the bottle first with horror, then will
amusement, and finally with interest
"Are you sure you gave the child thatT
he asked.
az am sure, and the child began TO ge
better Immediately" persisted the mother
swell, 20 on with the treatment" SAT-
the doctor. The mother did 60 on, and tn
child got we'll. -r.
The mother had got furrled, and had mis-
taken the one solution for the other. Tn
doctor was a thoughtful man. He remem
bered the circumstance the next time HI
got diphtherla patient, and kept on trylnI
until he concluded he had hit upon an al
most certain cure. He had the manllnes
and humanity to give his discovery TO tn,
world through paper read before Penn
sylvanIa medical society. In this way |
has csme into some little prominence AM
during the past winter has been seyera
times used here.-Cleueldnd Leader.