Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-15

blood pslsoping, aud Fassyred to Tues
days reports IN EVERY EVENING Of ab-
cesses appearing on Patients he would
not use the desootion three hours after
Its brewing.
tSmell that" the doctor said, as he IT. |
tempted to draw the cork from phial Of !
the elixir. The cork shot out with
loud report. An odor came from the
bottle that Immediately filed the room
and was so offensive that ell doors and
windows had to be opened.
nYou see," continued DR.. Lukens,
s'gss In formed already. The fluid was
distilled at Q o'Jlock Tuesday morning.
It is purified and Of course poisonous.
II could not be used for any purpose.
Here is the dsuger Of blood poisoning,
DIR. Lukens has patient, o young man
troubled with consumption, and another,
an old man afflicted with reforming
rheumatism. Both have offered them
selves o. elixir patients. Their cases will
be closely studied. DIR. Lukens has
formed no opinions. he will wait until
the question has gone beyond the line OF
experiment.
DR.. Peter Cooper, has volunteer elixir
patient, male troubled with general
debility, whose case will furnish oppor-
tunity for good test. The patient was
given hypodermic dose. Up to last
night he had experienced no effect. DR..
Cooper had intended experimenting on
two or three other patients, but got
afraid when he noticed the solution
changing color from light salmon tint
to purple greenish color.
DR.. Cooper had heard of quite num-
Der of people in this city applying to the
doctors for trial. The public seem to
give il as much attention as professional
men. One earnest applicant insisted on
being treated with '.cat," as it hes nine
lives and he thought the material could
be obtained without much cost.
DIR. James H. Morgan is also making
close investigation OF the effects of the
Brown-sequard elixir. He experimental
en- oolored man Tuesday evening. The
patient is troubled with heart disease.
Previous to the experiment the mans
pulse was 80; I've minutes afterwards it
recorded ~. Or. Morgan inferred
from this that the elixir is not o stimu-
LIANT. The daeoction used was prepared
by Druggist Herbert X Watson. DR..
Morgan proposes pushing his investiga-
tions and giving the BroTn-Sequard
theory thoroughly fair test.
DIR. A. E. Frantz and several other
Wilmington physicians are also giving
| their attention to elixir experiments. All
of them stEte that no worthy decision can
be given before succession Of carefully
1 recorded experiments are made. THAI
will take or days yet.
WHERE THE EFFECTS WERE BAD.
William ID. Handy, one of the Phila
delphia reporters who ventured to tes
the Brown-Sequard elixir OF life at this
Medico OhirurRical College on Monday
morning is suffering from the effects o.
the iniaction. When Mr.. Handy reached
his home Tuesday morning at c'cloci
he retcned like person under the indu
ence OF opium. After seven hours
slaen he awoke and found the arm il
which the elixir had been injected 81
stiff and sore that he WAS unable 90 dEes
alone. ar. Handy reported for duty
but was complaining last night Of feeling
very tired.
Two other reporters who made the tes
were also unfavnrsbiy affected by the in
lection. Samuel q. j. Hudson had Sc
we're pains in the head and soreness O
the limbs, accompanied by fever. Fl
J
Ii. Starr Richardson about one hou
after tae injection began to feel pains i
, his arm and it sweiled out of all propol
tion. He was unable to work. Tue
day morning he called on DR.. Booming
, who told him that the result would prol
, ably be thu formation Of an absces
i Towards evening the pain left the az
and last night he was somewhat better.
FATAL RESULTS FEARED.
a Washington special says: DR.. Han
mond says that unless great care is g
7 eroised in the preparation of the ne
z remedy discovered by DR.. Brow
Sequard its administration will be q
= tended with fatal results. The prepar
e ton OF the remedy should be speed
7 followed by the Gub-cutansous injectio
: Speaking on this point DIR. Hammer
q said he prepared some Of the tonic I
= Saturday, and the time occupied fro
q the killing OF the animal to the injectit
into the patient of the fluid pvepar
70 from the organs OF the CARCASS "
u not over 80 Minutes. small portion
d. the fiaid was LETT in the mortar, and I
following morning it was found TO
putrid. "Great care" said the docto
IL must also be taken to kill any baotei
N there may be in the fuid and other pl
n. cautions SO to the absolute cleanliness
az the syringe aud mortar, which 6
1, washed with csrbolic soid and distill
., water before using, otherwise pois
ID might be injected into the veins q
10 cauaa death. These conditions preclu
.. the manufacture of the fluids for 50
n IL it is stale and putrid it will cal
70 blood poisoning and death, and it cam
"a be used by fool BY sny means, Expt
mentors who do not understand
he subject had better look out or thsy n
70 nave ssd results from their work. =
de reminds me OF letter I have reosi-
nv from man who cffers 20 be my az
d. in the sale Of the huid. Such a props
ri. ton is the most absurd thing in
q world. The quhject is one that is or '
,ks be known to the entire medical prof
ss. sion and nave nevar htnted Rt any
us elusive right 10 usa the fluid. WhRte
an my experiments develop viii be Of
disposal Ut the whole profession.
,gs other course would be quaokeFy. WI
ever benefit there is in the discovery
rs, Dr. Browns equard will be for the US
Mt say ore. There will ba no elixir
i 70 sale by me and never will be."
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ADDECHs, NEH GAS FORKS.