Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04

each dag. lie had promised 20 collie OaCA
for another treatment.
Dr.. Jackson came into his Office at :
O'Clock with q smau sstchel, from which
issued a tiny squeak, indicating the wi e5e-
abouts of The animal whose lie was to be
sacrificed 20 science. His mortal coil was
shufll-d off With an etherlzed sponge
Then the tissue was prepared.
This particular guinea pig on Dr. Jack
sOs's operating table came from Smith
field street bird store.
DR.. Jackson said he had administered as
much as 81 ounce ofthe PREPARATION 70 him
SCI. st one time, within an heur, with no
other effect than considerable exhileration,
Being Young and not in especial need OF
rsiuyenstioa. He also said that there were
no after-eff,cts to be feared.
But it was long after two o'clock-near-
IL three, and the reporters waited for the
appearance Of the subject with some ankle
". But the old c0loTed gentleman did
not come. The doctor had everything
ready. and looked disappointed. st last
man was sent to search for Wilson. He
could not be found, but the person icOG-
iaq for him brought back to the Office an
infrm white man named Daniel Sullivan,
Who lives in q court Of Washington street.
E.ghtg-tWO years ia his age. So bent end
trembling with age was he that hs had TO
be supported By the arm when getting up
toe steps in front of the Office At.sr
waiting for him to rest little, the opera
ton was commenced. When the little
needle Of the syringe was inserted IN his
neck, he was asked if it hurt.
''No. " Re said. ~ would let you cut a
6rgsr OF if YOU wanted to
After the first 20 minims had been IN
iscted he Strengthened U2, and ten minutes
later said: II feel a day younger; feel so
warm and good here" Putting MS hand
over his lungs
The second injection was made ID about
| 10 minutes. ano the doctor noted that his
pulse, which at first was at 100, had gone
down 10 IS the pulse Of youth. Whether
/ id was imagination or not, the old gentle
man persisted thst be felt "Oh, so much
better. " and smiled as he said 70 the doc
tor: "Sir, may you have a soft bed IN
heayes."
At last The operation was completed and
cab wss about to be called 10 take TIE
old gentleman hore, but he persisted IN
walking, telling those present to save
their energies and money. He started OIL
CD the hill snd one Of those resent fol.
lowed He never stopped Once and led
bis companion. He said ne knew the
ygav. and eviuced SIS much by walking
straight home the nearest way IN advance
of BIS companion, and with q fgmer step
than before. He said he was hungry
and wanted TO hurry home for a cup OF
tea.
When he arrived he said he felt very
veil and much better. Before that he
had said that he always had 70 SOP thre7
9r four times going up the hill and sitting
down on door steps before he could go on.
Whether it was the excitement or not, 1t IL
a fact that he walked home with a very
sprightly step.
His sister said that he had had 10 sppe-
tire for some time, and she was surprised
st his being hungry and longing Tor a
Gun Of tea. These facts are stated az they
occurred. Il will require day or two 10
determine whether the old gentleman's re-
iavenatioa was the temporary result of
hvrocbondriac's imagination, or the gen.
uine effect Of the elixir.
DR.. Jackson subsequently said; The
syringe ounctures the cuticls or scarf skin
nd the 'cutis" OF true skin, and then en-
terra the sub. cutaneous cellular tissue which
covers the muscles or heah. Through all
he tissues Of the body ran The lymphatics
which convey the injected matter to the
lymph channels, these in tu-n 70 tFe veins,
aud thence Throughout; the system"
Glow soon viii half ouuce Of the fluid
ia distributed ?' was asked.
'Iu from one to three hours. Some
times ire subject might feel the stimulus
.erv quickly end in some cases hours
might elspse before any effect WAS felt.
The human system is able TO absorb al
most a., unlimited amount of this fui6, if
a3m.sis,ered properly and if pure. l con-
slider this fluid the most wonderful stimu
liant vet discovered, hut see no reason to
believe that it is anything but s.imnlant.
No. I cannot believe that its use will
oro'9ug life even a day. but it will
take considerable experimenting 20
a,t.le tie relation that Dr. Sequard's dis
covery bears 70 longevity. Il may be a
new bfa - hose who use It or it may
shorten natural life by artificial exbilsrl-
ton 0 her stimulants have direct eff-ct
On life, and, as I say, it yet remains to be
seen in what essential particulars this dis
covery differs from the great number Of
siiuulants now in use The one reason
Why it may prove very diff rent in ulti-
mate effects from any stimulant now in use
is that it is absolutely innocuOus and has
no element Of vegetable, animal or min
eral poison about it. A long series of ex-
neriments will have to be made before it
can be reduced to an exact medical science.
But, meanwhile, its use will continue, for
It harms no one. DR.. Brown-Sequard has
made q discovery which ranks in medicine
even before Dr. Jenner's discovery of
smallpox virus. It is so recent that, 81
though experiments are in progress sill
over the world, results will not be known
for some time to come"