Evening journal., 1889-08-14
LAST EDITION
THE "ELIXIRED7 PATIENTS.
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THEIR
YOUTH TO RETURN.

No Beneficial Effects Yet Felt by the
Dozen or More Persons who Have Been
IRnoculated.
Various doctors of the city inoculated
over dozen citizens yesterday with DR..
Brown-Sequard' newly discovered
elixir of life. In most cases it was done
purely for the sake of experiment, and so
far the effects have been disappointing
DIR. Charles Nj. Almond and DR.. Will
liam J. Truitt prepared solutions of the
elixir and 'elixired" each other. Neither
could be found this morning. 1t is not
known whether they became young
again, and wandering away hand in hand
got lost, or not.
Thomas ]. Lawson of Almond & Com
pany says he has felt no effects from the
injection made by Dr. Charles M, ALL
mond
William Dewey, the EVENING JOUR
NAILS pressman was inoculated last night.
He said he felt no beneficial effects this
morning. although he went to bed
expecting to wake up, twenty years
younger His arm is swollen considera-
bly,
Richard Williams, an old colored man,
living on New street, was "elixired' on
both arms. He has been crippled with
rheumatism for eleven years, and is 76
years old. He came hobbling down the
alley this morning with cratch and cane,
and said he did not know as he felt any
better, but he did not feel any worse.
About o'clock last night he felt sick and
had sharp pains in his right breast.
Dr. James H. Morgan reports that the
two colored men who received injections
ko. % fa1A of Il.
their pulses are quicker. While the
EVENING JOURNAL reporter was at Doctor
Morgan's office a cOlored man. John
Flamer, who has the rheumatism in his
right foot, called, and an injection of the
elixir was made. Before the injection
the patients pulse was SO. The elixir
was injected beneath the skin near the
seat of the trouble. Mr.. Flamer said it
felt like big mosquito bite. His pulse
afterwards was still SO.
DIR. j. Paul Lukens treated one patient
last evening but could perceiveno change
this morning either for better or for
worse.
DR.. Peter Cooper treated one of his
patients last evening with an injection
of the elixir Of life Tho doctor could
not see any beneficial effects this morn
ing.
DIR. A. E. Frantz was his own patient
he said he felt no fever this morning, but
experienced slight exhilaration. The
solution he used yesterday stank exceed.
ingly to day, and it was his opinion that
any cases Of abscess or blood poisoning
would be caused by using solution not
perfectly fresh.
Dr. E. g. Shortlidge received an iniec
tion last night, but he has not heard
from it yet. He has noticed no effect anc
feels just one day older than he was yes.
terday
DR.. Blocksom was unable to tell after
visiting his patients this morning whether
the elixir had had any beneficial effect o.
not.
DR.. John P. Wales elixired Colone
Enoch Moore last evening. Mr.. Moor,
this morning said he felt no effects what
ever from it.
DR.. Blocksom has patient who hal
been indisposed for five or six years, anC
as none Of the ordinary remedies seemed
to effect cure the doctor resolved last
evening to experiment with the elixir o.
life. He experimental with his patient
and himself at the same time. At first
it had little effect upon the patient, buf
at the expiration OF ten or fifteen minutes
INC CJCo bESdu W ING pulSc u
quicken slightly and the spirits to becom,
buOyant
The effect upon the doctor himself wa
a slight Inflammation of his arm thi
morning Upon the doctors return iron
visit to his patient there were fou
young men in the drug store who wishes
to try the experiment, so they wer
accommodated. J. Harvey Spruance wa
the first to try. The effect upon him wa
slight quiekening of the pulls
about six beats. Joseph Mont
gomery was the second victim
his pulse increased from seyenty-two {
ninety-six snd he became faint. somethin
like person is affected by smoking tn
FIRST cigar The effect upon Alfred Str
art and Daniel Farra was very Sigh
scarcely noticeable at all 1t is th
doctors opinion that no person who
perfectly well should experiment, as theI
is no disease upon which to act and tn
elixir must necessarily work upon tn
system of the person, bene6cially {
harmfully