Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
Doubts of Doctors and Cures of
CrippleS and RheumaticS.
q DR.. Brown-Sequard Describes His Dis
cOvery and Gives a Detailed Account
of His Several Experiments.
Marvellous Seem the Workings of the Elixir in
Many Cases, but Some Say it is Blue
Glass Over Again.
A BLUE-GLAss CRAZE.

opinion that the Brown-Sequard elixir is
big humbug - said DR.. Charles w.
Earle ''These humbugs bob up Sc
renely now and then and all die out.
leaving no trace behind. I have prac-
ticed medicine in Chicago over twenty
years, and in that time have noted the
fate Of many such frauds. The first
remember was known as Cundurango,
which was said to be sure cure for can
Ger. Then came the PleasantOn blue
glass humbug treatment, which was
heralded as something which would cure
every i'll that flesh was heir to. Five
years or so ago came the Christian science
treatment. and now we have the elixir
of life. They are all of a class. DR..
Brown-SeQuard has been a great physi-
clan in his day, but he is a very old man
now, though he ought to know better
than to spring any such theories
~ haven t words at command strong
enough to express my contempt for the
humbug - said DR.. J Adams Allen. 81
have already given my opinion of this So
called elixir, and would only add that l
believe DR.. BTown-Sequard has done a
very harmful thing. Indeed l question
If have known Of a physician in fifty
years who has worked so much harm to
the profession. He must be in his
dotage.'
A reporter found Drs. Franklin Ives,
Cyrenious David and Walter W Airport
chatting together. All three are ply
sicians of experience, and at least three
of them of advanced years. They
laughed heartily when the question as to
their opinion of the elixir was pro-
pounded.
CDR. Brown-Sequard should use it on
himself, - said Dr.. Airport. 81 think
he needs rejuYenating as badly as any
body.
''I'l wait awhile and see, said DR..
Ives. off it does DR.. Brown-Sequard
any good 1 think III get some myself. "
Dr. David SAID he had paid but little at
tentiou to the alleged discovery, but did
not think it could amount to much. 50 At
best, - he said, cit could only afford
relief, as the elixir would ex-
pend its vitality after time.
Among a dozen or more prominent
physicians who were seen, none had
made any experiments, and none knew
of any medical men in Chicago who had
with the elixir, excepting
DR.. DeWoIf and others mentioned by
the Herald
EIGHT PATIENTS TREATED IN PHILADEL-
PHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. y. The elixir Of
life was tried to-day at the MedicO-C CHR
urgical hospital by Dr.. Henry c. Boen-
ming in the presence of members of the
faculty. of the college and other physi- !
Clans Injections Of the liquid were
made into the arms of eight people. The
immediate results were not uniform.
Two of the men complained of some dir |
illness. One of those operated on was
slightly nauseated. On the others no eff |
fects were apparent at the termination of |
p half hour Among those injected were
three reporters and physician of Tren- /
ton, who volunteered to be subjects for |
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RHEUMATIC EoUT BANIsHED.
MOBILE, Aug. I2.-The Brown-Se- |
guard elixir was tried to-day upon Dr..
Peter Coleson, for many years a victim
5STheumatic govt, and Thomas Bratton, |
with liver trouble. DR.. Cole |
son, after two hours had elapsed, said |
he felt better. He could move his joints
easily, and felt the blood circulating |
through ms legs. He was able to stand
without crutches, and for the first time
n year could move his toes. Mr..
THINKS THE WHOLE THING Is ROT.
NEW YORK, Aug. l2.-One of the few
experiments that has been attempted IN
ms city with Dr.. Brown-Sequard' S elixir
Of life was tried at Bellevue hospital re-
emily upon patient about forty years
If age. DR.. L. Iitchfield, who has
charge of the third surgical division of
Bellevue, and in whose ward the subject
# the experiment was a patient, said
his evening that the elixir had had no
fleet whatever, so far as he could see.
Il was tried three times at least, he
aid, land without any beneficial re-
ults. The patient was suffering from
oss of vitality and did not know the ma
ure Of the experiment.
~ think the elixir notion is pure rot -
aid the Bellevue surgeon. 1.-The whole
operation strikes me as absurd. l do not
hink that it can be of any practical
value. - Dr.. a. H. DOty of 80 West
Thirty third street has a patient about
,orty-five years old who is anxious to
nave the new vitaIizing fluid tried upon
himself He is so urgent that he says if
Dr.. Doty viii not attempt to administer
Z the patient viii get a physician that
viii. DR.. Doty proposes TO make trial
# the elixir 5 saving qualities.
THREW AWAY HIS CRUTCHES-
FORT WAYNE, ND, Aug. l2.-Thls
afternoon DR.. William II. Meyers, one
# the most eminent surgeons of the
tate, tested the Brown equaTd elixir
n Michael .Kenney of Columbia City.
The patient was so seriously afflicted with
that he was unable TO walk
rithout the aid of crutches. In less
han an hour, through the stimulating
fleets of the treatment, Kenney threw
way his crutches and walked about the
tore of Meyer Bros. s Co., much to his
wn delight and to the physician S
Dr. w. II. Meyers has had
10 faith whatever in the panacea, but in
nswer to a question he remarked: 81
an only say that the stimulating effect
something marvellous. The man s
,uIse rose TO l3S and he is walking with
ut crutches l don t understand it. - E
MADE THE LAME LEAP FOR JOY. p
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. l2--Dr. S.
\. Rogers OF this city performed a sue IS
essful experiment with Dr. Brown Il
elixir this afternoon. The
ubject operated upon was John Gent, a
prominent lumber dealer, sixty years
Id. For twelve months Mr. Gent has
,een paralyzed on the right side He has
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