Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-17

anu lldidrlal POISONING nervous
much benefited felt strong
er and not so "faint."
II. G. Still, age 60; rheumatism and |
hemorrhoids. Felt as if he had been
"young and lively like a
boy" afterwards grew sick and ner-
vous. Anxious to try it again,
though feeling pain from the injec-
ton.
John Foster, age 40; asthma and
debility; three hours after in
lection had an asthmatic attack, but
said he frequently had them from
nervous excitement and didn't know
whether the elixir produced it or not.
This morning feels stouter and better;
things that felt heavy before he lifts
with ease now; has better use of arms
and legs.
Will Moore, age IS, consumption,
felt stouter and better before going to
bed; afterwards sick and nervous.
John Williams, age Is, scrofulosis.
The elixir made him sleep better and
acted as a laxative.
Peter Masters, age 4S, heart disease
and rheumatism. No effect was no.
ticeable; couldn't sleep.
Jack Jackson, age %; asthma. No
constitutional effects; considerable 10.
cal soreness.
Charley Scott, paralysis. No effect
noticeable.
The experiment was tried upon
several Others, but with no appreci-
able effect, good or bad.
The experiment was also tried up>
on gentleman who requested that
his name be not mentioned. He told
the reporter that he had no faith in
the elixir, but thought he would try
it to convince himself. Four years
ago he fell, injuring his spine severe
ly, and afterward had rheumatism.
He said that last night he had enjoy.
ed the first good and refreshing sleep
for three years, he was able to turn
in bed with ease, an act he could not
before accomplish except with pain
and difficulty; felt this morning con-
siderably stimulated and stronger.
The experiment at the prison was
not made except upon those who
were willing to try it.
The investigation will be further
prosecuted by the doctors till a salts
factory conclusion regarding the elk
ir is reached.
AT THE CITY HOSPITAL.
About 4 o'clock yesterday four pa.
tients at the City Hospital were oper-
ated upon with the new elixir by DR..
j. H. Blanks, DR.. w. F. Glenn and
DR.. r. Dunn. All of the patients
were old men, from so to 20 years
DID, land much debilitated. Soon after
the injection they said they fell
slightly eXhilerated. One, however
admitted that the feeling might have
been due to his expectation of that
effect, but another declared that his
expectation had nothing to do with it
This morning they were all feeling
worse; none of them had slept during
the night, and the arm Of one wa:
quite sore. DR.. Blanks said this
morning that he had very little con
fidence in the remedy. He thinks
the effects produced are the results
of the Imagination. In fact he be
lieves the elixir is grand humbug
SUFFERING FROM THE EXPERIMENT
BIRMINGHAM, Aug Hon Mon
day night DIR. l.. L. Lichstein, recent
ly of New York, experimental Oh
himself and patient named l.. D
May with BrOwn-Seqdard's elixir
Both are now writing in morta
agony, the pain having begun sever
al hours afterward and increased eve
since. Nervousness, a chilly feeling
symptoms Of blood-poisoning max
their condition dangerous. The lam
had been dead one hour and fort
minutes before the injection wa
made.
PATIENTS MUCH IMPROVED.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 18th
five patients at the Hospital of tn
Sisters of Charity to whom d
George Fell administered the Brown
Sequard elixir were much improve
today. Not one of the patients We
told what the nature of the medicin
was, so the results cannot he attribl
= ted to Imagination.