Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
THAT ELIXIR OF LIFE.
ADetroit Physician Thinks it Valuable
I'm Bridging Over a Crisis.

CHICAGO, Aug. IA special from Detroit.
Mich, says: DIR. John w. Palmer, prominent
physician OF Detroit, has been experimenting
with the Elixir Of Life" and with remarkable
results. His patients were sixty and seventy
years old, respectively. The elder man was
decrepit and had been in failing health for
years. The first injection seemed 20 put new
iife into him and with the second administra-
ton the effect has been remarkable He walks
erect has the appearance of long life ahead of
him and says he feels stronger than for years
ihe younger man did not indicate such pro-
nounced results on the first trial but with the
second he showed the reiuvenating effects and
asserts his belief that the new remedy Is a
NE preserVer II not cure-al DIR. Palmer
says: II have just begun experimenting 1
do not know what the discovery may result in.
Ihls do know: Its immediate effect Is TO ex-
hiiarate and tone up, and, 1 believe in many
cases 1t may save life in bridging over a crisis"
Success In Two Cases, Failure I'm One.
CHICAGO, Aug. IA special from Lima,
OHIO, says: DIR. s. s. Hermann has made three
experiments with DR.. Brown-Sequard's elixir.
Two Of the experiments were successful. while
the other was not. The first experiment was
made Saturday night FROM an elixir COM
pounded by himself, and was on an old LADY
who has been confirmed morphine eater for
the past twenty years. She is about sixty wears
OF age and acquired the habit when she was
Aois sSofs VI dHt, ana II grew
on her to such an extent that she has eaten
from twenty to twenty-five grains daily for the
past twelve months and for the past six months
she has been unable to attend 70 any work no
matter how light, and has eaten and slept most
OF the time on lounge. Saturday night DR.
Hermann injected two drachms of the elixir into
her arm and there was no perceptible change i'm
her appearance for several hours When bed
time came she retired without taking her Gus
tomary dose OF morphine and for the first
time in years she slept soundly during the
night and awcke yesterday morning greatly
refreshed.
THE FAMILY WAS AsToNIsHED
at the good results, and the old lady felt N
though she was twenty-five years younger.
She got up, dressed herself, walked to the table
and ate q hearty meal. The elixir brought the
color back to her cheeks, the sparkle 10 her
eyes and new blood IN her veins She has not
taken particle of morphine since and saws she
has no desire for 1T Mr.. George Buchanan. a
member OF clothing company and a leading
business man, was given a dose yesterday. he
has been sufferer from general debility
for years, and sometimes is SO run
down that he can hardly attend
to business. After the injection for an hour
there was no change in either his appearance
or feeling; but presently his cheeks flushed and
brightness commenced filling his eyes The
good effect increased until he was hvelier in
spirits and acted as though he was a new man.
DE is the bappiest man in town and SAYS that il
the effects OF the elixir wear away be will have
more at any cost. The other case was that of a
man who tried il out Of curiosity and derived
no results from Its use. Several other physi-
clans viii make tests Of the new discovery this
week