Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-26

Now and then reports Of wonderful
cures discovered in South America get
into circulation, but as o rule the result
of csreful tests has been such as to rem
der the medical fraternity and the public
lncredulous of any new reports from the
same part Of the world. A case was
brought to the attention Of the district
medical society last evening which. on
its face, presented remarkable features,
and which is attracting much attention
from physicians. This was case of what
It is believed, by the patient at least, to
be complete cure of a cancer in the
course of two or three weeks treatment
with the product Of a wonderful Brazil
ian plant The person who had the cam
Ger was Captain John A Duble, Of 337
Missouri avenue, who is well-known
throughout the Southwest. He was af-
flicted with q skin cancer on his face and
nose for many years. After having it
operated upon twice, without permanent
relief, he saw description in the consu-
lar reports of the Brazilian cancer cure
He procured a quantity of the resin or
cream sent to this country from Surgeon
General Hamilton, of the marine hos
pital service. DR.. Smith Townshend,
after using the remedy for three
weeks, effected what appears to be a
permanent cure. The cancer. which was
on one side Of Captain Dulles nose. was
quite deep, and the size of half dollar
piece. Last Wednesday night Captain
Duble was invited before the medical
society of the district by DR.. Hamilton,
and an examination was made into the
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interested in the case. DIR. Townshend.
when asked about the case by Star re-
porter. said that Captain Duble, who
had been a patient of his for some time,
called his attention to the sore on the
side Of his nose. saying that it was a
cancer and would probably kill him, as
his father and his grandfather had both
been afflicted with cancers in the same
spot, and had died from them. DR..
Townshend at first doubted whether it
was cancer, but subsequent observations
convinced him that it was cancer. He
treated it, and several times produced
what appeared to be q cure. The sore
healed up, but in course of time broke
out again. Captain Duble then brought
him this remedy, and he began to apply
it. Within three weeks the sore had
disappeared, there being nothing left
but a cicatrix. He had treated the
patient so that his blood was in excellent
condition. Whether a permanent cure
had been effected or not the rapidity
with which the cancer had disappeared
was remarkable. DR.. Townshend said
he was not yet satisfied as TO the remedy,
and would not make any report Of it
until he was fully convinced that it had
effected q permanentcure. He will then
make report of the case for the medical
journals. This was the first trial that
Hamilton is now, DIR. Townshcnd said.
experimenting upon another case. 81
will wait for three weeks or a month,
said DR.. Townshend, land If the sore has
not then broken out again will feel sat
istied that cure has been effected, and
will make a report to the medical jour-
nails" Neither DIR. Ford Thompson nor
DR.. Hamilton consider that the disease of
Captain Duble was one of true cancer,
but one of lupus, an affection almost
as intractable as cancer, but the fact re-
manned that the ulcer had healed after
the application of the remedy. If it
does not again recur 1t is believed that q
new and valuable remedy will have been
added to the list of curative agents.
The remedy was brought to the atten-
ton of the state department by Consul
Henry L. Atherton, at Pernambuco, who
wrote a communication TO the depart
ment last September, including q report
by DR.. X. Bandeira, surgeon at the Pedro
III. hospital at Pernambuco. regarding
cancer cure to which wond erfui prOper-
ties were ascribed. DR.. r. Bandeira, in
his report, says he would not like to risk
q theory in order to explain its physio-
logical and therapeutic action as an es-
charotie, but is able TO assure that it
gives a splendid result in the treatment
Of ulcers of different kinds A magis-
trate, Or. Guemres, was the first that
made it known. four years ago. He had
a cancroid of the face. He was perfectly
cured there BY the natives of the coun-
try using this remedy, and he wrote
to Recifc, sending the plant, and
its juice, which was tried, DR..
Bandeira saws, with success in
several cases. Last year the juice Of
alveloz was used in the Hospital Pedro
H., with such success that DR.. Vellozo
published a notice in the papers advising
the employment of it. Many other expe-
riences have been made in cases of cpl
thelioma of the lips, nose, face and eye
lids. 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. Tho plant belongs TO the family
Fllnhnrhiacpna II grows spontaneously