The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

very lightly in my presence and when he
mentioned in general terms that he had
used galvano-cautery | naturally under.
stood him to mean that he had cmploycd
this powerful agent according TO the rec
ognized rules Of Surgical practice. When.
therefore, | was informed that he had an.
piled the red hot point TO the interior Of
the larynx every day for nearly a fort.
night, ! could hardly bring myself to be.
lieveit In all my experience had never
heard Of any one applying the CautCry toa
patients larynx oitcncr than once or al
most twice week, and | hardly know
which TO be the most asionishcd at in the
present instance--the therapeutic energy
of the physician or the endurance of the
patient.
Lest any of my readers should suppose
that have been misiDlormcd. or at any
rate that the statement Just made was OK.
| aggcratcd, | may say that II is now con-
! iirmcd 10y Professor Gcrharit himself i'm
| ms recent dcliveranCc Now, no special
| knowledge is required to understand that
! a delicate organ like the hrnyx cannot be
| brula.ized in this manner with immunity.
! The fact that the Crown Prince had been
! subjected TO such barharous usage at once
! explained the pronencSs ut the parts to
| become congeslcd without any apparent
cause, which had previously rather puz-
zlCd me. Every one knows that local in
| Illumination follows an accidental burn,
| and there is no special sanctilv about a
similar injury inflicted by a physician
which prevents il being followed by the !
natural consequence
II is for this very reason that sufficient
interval should always he allowed 10 !
clapSc between the applications of the gall !
vano-cautery.
DISCUSSING CANCER
No point in pathology is hpltcr cslab. |
lishcd than the connection between local |
irritation or chronic structural change. in. |
duccd thereby and the development 81 |
cancer Whether this terrible disease be-
constitutional or not m l,s origin. there
can be no question that the determining
cause of It's appearance is in very many
eases an injury, such a- % blow, or COM
dillon resulting rom AN injury, such as a
scar. or the persistent application iu par
ticular spo, Of some thing that keeps the
tissue inilamcd and angry, such as a Jagged
tooth which chuics Che tongue
Workers in paraiiuc and petroleum nrc
which ara habiluully exposed 90 the ac.
non OF these substance, Its we'll known
that q particular form Ul cancer which
Formerly was common enough fp England
is now almost extinct. simply owing tu the
fact that the cause which produced 10 has
ceased to exist. When SCOT commanded
good price il had lo bee ,.iiud This up-
Grafton naturally involved great dcrl ui
irclun against the skin, whereby uitat-
ing PARTICLES were, us 10 were, rubbed into
d, and chimney sweeps cancer was
frequent result. Nowadays % dors not
pay Ia siit the snoi all the disease 90
which It gave rise hls disappeared.
CouAoN rlru
Among the causrs co. l.ral irritation heat
b. certainly one II the most active. Ey
lar thu most common a'.l. ui 'hr malignant /
disease IN men -inn mouth. Vhirh b. moro |
exposed than any other part oi the body
tO irritation los hot Distances.
Every surgeon familiar with this iaCt.
Whether il Boo low, Up ON which tine
hot stem oi q clay pi OF the smuu.icrnr !
paper OF q cigarette Irs rsirt duy after
day, or q tongue Ca Grated Us ,hr ire
queut contact of UrrN tobacco smoke. ur
the muufhpi,rn Il I.uI pipe, ur wIdu
]
tur,l Oy fiery uHnIIm. g., the cnp.r j, ,,.
.uniflIy the mr. w., the suUilg Ui
tho tup r'ir.ll covering hy prolonged beat
lu suwH pHr.s. WH.w hut hrsiyr are |
often applied To- the uH|um.u Iud IH..h,
cancer Di Theses parts i- mot uncommon.
JEuusl aIl hut unknown 200 either OF these
Situations elsewhere.
Tuulru or rrrgIrss
Nnw. Professor Gcrh.u't himself tells
us that Ht % very early period u hs con.
u,rfinl with thprHsr lutueprgt,i tuli the
rIyc'iun na- malignant This make. lbo
manner Boo which be- proceeded Co.. dead
vUa 10 simply iur1m TrHHuusNlr, ,sr.pt
1u lHn opposition thlt Dos very UuNvy
mHl. him reckless. % BE- certain Chat 30
lHr growth was not indignant from th"
Grl, DnrHlrl,, boy hiH uum.rIW u.n oi
thu HI.UnD.uluiury, went tuu sure,t way .
iD work tD make it sp.
.IU not sly that be- Actually caused the
uuuHr NO one h1s iIH urIt i1 duamIi-
I.H 100 medicine. which U #ii lu iuHEuri
srinUCu, 100 which nearly every TACT b. open
goo moro ihHn One ,uiHHu .i..u. dH moo.
hesitate, however fu .Tt INHt i.' treat. .
myuJ adUp'ul hy Prof .Hr DurImnlt UH
ODD once uu.r.Huuhr H.U .uIuIIr.ugH
llu cannot escape l.u .Us dilemma, |
Either h's treatment V.. Iup thorough ur
DO N NOT thorough enough. u Hr hr-
IIry.l tfu growth tu Do. benign tID De-.
pliul burning l1 which Doc WH.HHlHl il
wis lHfhTmua. ~, uH Do. 1881. hu Wls
doubtful. gs tu itg nature t'u Nrv doubt
should have stayed Dr. UmI mui hIr. Iul
him 600 invoke sUrtIr. U.d much Boomer
.hlu Dee DID,. on twrIF. consecutive l.Ha,
rH.1riIug tU h., own pHm...fHG, iI iUI-
physician burn doe Crown luur.H lluyN
with rrl hut wire, uui again 600 tour
DrrHsi.us HI .HYH intervals ,
Finally. as ii aII th.s Huu not enough, |
hu Thought 10 necessary .H scar thn ui.g Ul ]
.hu vocal chord with % ..U Numun There
.- uu record iu medical Literature. #a Goo Us !
} 1904 aware, be which 'H. HlUIgr. 90 most =
agent ii puHHy handled wH
iD terribly msusgd.
msuvE or Uruu sHrI'H ACTION.
10 sum up ii HiaguHih WIS benign in
Ihr tint instance tlgrru H 900 Wy opinion
only BOO much rnasin 'u think chat Ger
hgrlis buuinu mN,t HH huIl HusNuHDIu
Tor iiB subIoqugnu transformation into
cDncrr
u ID was malignant from iln first tho
disol-o WIS und0abtDIIy aggravated by
the treatment u
IT
CtrTERfZ OTTyN TRfED
Sir Nor.l continue
Toward The cnll AZ July lho.o WIS Fomo
appearance Of fpcnttruH. M ihu f.lt Di lho
growth which lh,Tf,mHuI % dil not
. il. r.