Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-24
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.
Results Of Local Experiments by
Dr. u. W. Sparks.

liCHlo Will lhS DIOWu-CcQu dIu SllAll |
of life made by DR.. B. w. Sparks Of !
this place, who furnished us the fol-
lowing report:
CASE NO. l.
W. Morton, sciatic rheumatism,
age IS. About 16 or II years ago
when the Warren House hotel was
being built, brick fell from the Sec
ond or third story, fracturing his skull.
Since, has suffered with much pain at
times in back, hips, and lower eX-
tremities. Aug. 10Th | made my
first visit, found him suffering with
great pain in right hip, extending
down the leg to his foot. Had fever,
pulse 96. Complained of headache.
/ prescribed for him the usual treat
ment, both internal and external,
with only partial relief. On the nights
of the 14th, 18th and 10th he suffered
intense pain. On the morning of the
18th gave my patient thorough
examination; pulse 62 and suffering
with great pain in leg and hip.
Could not move without intense pain.
At 1925 A. NJ, l procured the procre-
alive organs of four months healthy
lamb, and prepared the fluid accord
ing to formula furnished me by DIR.
Granville G. Allen, of indianapolis,
Ind, and in q minutes from the time
| received the organs l injected
with a hypodermic syringe one
drachm of the fluid in the middle
third Of my patients thigh. In two
minutes his pulse was 81. In few
minutes more his pulse ran up to 20.
AT 1880 p. NJ, | saw my patient; pulse
20, no pain whatever, had walked to
the dining room and eaten a hearty
dinner; sat up most of the evening.
At Z p. NJ, visited him again and
found him up; had eaten his supper
and suffering from no pain whatever
18th, suffers no pain; walks out of
doors most OF the day. 10Th, came
up town; eyesight much improved,
can read without his glasses. Goth to
odd, still improving.
CASE NO. 2.
Ed. Nunnely, age 36, suffering with
nervous prostration. Aug. 18th, 6:lO
p. NJ, procured the provocative organs
of a lamb, prepared it as before, and
at 6:26, just l6 minutes after death OF
animal, | injected, assisted by Rev.
DR.. Phillips, one drachm of the fluid
in the left arm, near the shoulder
joint. 9P. NJ, visited my patient
who had retired for the night suffer.
ing with headache, but not from the
injection, as he had it when the fluid
was injected. Goth, 2:30P. NJ, visited
patient. He had slept all forenoon
felt as if he had taken morphine; ate
dinner and enjoyed it for the frs
time in 10 or u days; says, 'it made
me hungry" feels much better. Dist
visited his home in country. Have
not heard from him since.
CASE NO. 3.
Miss Lizzie Miller, age lG. Ha!
suffered for II months with acute
rheumatism; very pale, lame, anC
nervous. Ankles, wrist and finger
much swollen and unable to wall
without assistance. Aug. 10Th, 60
PM, l injected one drachm of tn
fluid into patients right arm near tn
; shoulder joint. At night she reste,
Z well. Next morning, the Goth, dress
: ed herself and visited the breakfas
e table without any assistance or SUI
port, which she was not in the habi
: of doing; ate hearty breakfast. A
o u o'clock saw patient. No pair
G feels as if drunk; eyes very brigh
e and cheeks red. In afternoon sh
t visited near neighbors; swellings {
l. joints reduced. Goth, patient still in
proving; swelling continues to sui
Z side. Dist and Odd, doing well an
: continues to improve.
81 The above is report of my eXper
IS ments. | did not in either case max
y known or give any information as
the effect of the elixir. AS yet, | al
g not prepared to condemn or advocar
Is this remedy. However, will sta
'e that l think it a harmless remed,
Al prepared properly, if used in OF
'e hour after obtaining it from health
l. animal.
Ie / will continue further experiment
4 on quite number Of persons wi
II have asked to have the operation pc
II formed. B. w. SPARKS.
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