The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-01-14
OXYGEN AND NITROGEN
As Therapeutic Agent in theTTreat-
ment of Pulmonary and other
Chronic Iisoaseg

Ih use ofoXygen and nitrogen gas iu advanced
lheraIeutics D. no Ion tr AL experiment
knowing there exists demand ol the part Of
NE pyi, ,,sloH Tor "a preparation of oxygen that
has real hcraueutcal merit ] wou. Te,I ICctiully
can your attention 20 Malion's oxygen and
Nitrogen Com pound.
Before stating what oxygen compound l.. in
order lo have the matter properly understood, IL
ls necessary for mc 20 state That IL Is not COM
During the nost ,.w year. lhc paper, and jour
halsi secular religious aIt scientific. al Oyt
lhe country nave coi1pJuul ON sen. iu which IL
is hHded a. the great sIeCIuc for all Tie ills Of
man.
The extensive sale oftho Oxygen home treat.
iucnt ana astonishing claims made for IL have
induced many chemists ana physicians % inquire
into IT, alleged virtues ami dctcrNiue the ingre-
llcuts which compose 10. The formula of both
the home and Office treatment have been pub
llshed I'm various journals Boston Journal of
Chemistry Medical Record, The Health Record
and Othcrs)
"Dr. Wailian, who ha, carefully Investigated
the subject says. some cntprprsine but unscrup.
uiUus pIclcudcrs 'di-cOgerrl' iu this ga, he
so-cmlcd OXygcnizcl air which some years ago
was 80 extensively advertised Hs q curc-all.
Rights % manufacture aul administer IL O. were
sold for round sum, uic process, Of gcneritiug IL
being buhgHhEly disguised by the addition of
ltiflc carbonate or other inert cOlOring material
% the ammonium nitrate used. Even 10 this day
q firm I'm Philadelphia il still harpiug on the
miraculOu, alchemy OF Compound Oxygen Home
Treatment which is a bare mccl Swindle being
nothing more than weak solution Ofammouium
muratO ami ~ trOiN rum, (~omt adding also
ia connection with some wholesome hygicnlc
rules ltriStenty mculcdt,d by these ADVERTISING
professional outlaws have performed some the,
raupcutic as we'll as moral wonders by it, aid.
AdNautsgc is taken OF the fact that the people
are tined of being dwpgcd aud the appantus
which is sent 20 their patients being more tangi-
ble Than dose OF medicine, is sure tp urldgce at
least two results, one OF which Is 90 inspire tho
patient with hope the other that 10 gives tho
patient something Ia do; in other words, 1t keeps
the mind employed.
The objections % compound oXvecnarc:
]. lhcre j. no suCh tnlug as compound oxygen,
:. That the handling of the substance bearing
this name has been confined almost entirely 10
persons without amy knowledge ut iapdicine or
other quail llhGtiou requisite 90 the admiuistra.
t,On Oi snch au agent
3, That the formula has been retained as n
secret which was only made known for pecuuiary
considerations
4. That il has been advertised I'm an uppro.
iessional not to ely uuIriucipled, manner
Natous oxygen ANA Nitrogen compound is
cohposcd of two atoms OF oxygen and one of
nitrogen; Either OF the,e elements, when ased
separately, are without special hcupeutical
mcn. II certainly was never iutcuGcl by ma.
ture that We should Use pure oxygen alone IL
Is too powerful am oNilEiug agent ami the ther.
apvutlcal results ohmiuga by il, l,c buyc never
been a. Satisfactory whcn used siuply, ~ when
Sombhed "lth q certain equivalent Of nitrogen.
The two elements. however, when combined i'm
thtsc proportions produce COHp pound of siugu-
Ia" therapeutic merit.
It. is an established fact that Oxygen is the most
Itrirct antlsciU known for I'M an utmos pherr of
oxygen u l. impossible tor disease germs To exist
If piece of dccayng vegetable or animal
matter is placed I'm bcll glass containing an at.
hoSphere OF oxygen The p oceSs of decay he
comes speedily arrested. Hence its applicability
IN disease affecting the respiratory organs
This Compound not only acts as an antiseptic
Dut 50 Rcts on the respiratory muscles 10 COM
pei the patient 70 breathe properly. In fact there
are but few persons who breathe ~ they should
Many authors claim that imperfect breathing is
cause oi a l1tge percentage of bronchial trOu-
blcs Residual air remaining over from one in
spiraton To another excite, irritation subsequent
Inflammation, which becomes prolific field for
the development of disease germs.
The Compound compcs the patlent to take
dccp inspirations thus cNpcl!ing an residue air
When once the disease has been established
ClthtsiroW imperfect pCrotiuu or whatever cause
believe the Oxygen aud Nitrogen Compound
because OF as autiscptc qualities, will arrest the
development of disease and render the soil bar
rem for germ growth. Itthe BACILLUS TVBERCU-
LosI' i the essential mcior In the Development
ol phthislS, thtu we have i'm this agent an eli.
Cicnt gcrmiCidu and an antidOic.