Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-22
VIVA, DIR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS says.

whAt Dr. hrOwn-Nequ6ru Mays.
The unusual interest -amounting with
impressionsble people almost to 0 craze
that DR.. Brown.Sequard and his elixir
have stirred up, has brought from more
conservative thinkers request that
the GAZETTE should inform its readers
more explicitly regarding that eminent
French surgeons claims as to the vir-
tue and potency OF his discovery; not
what others interpret DR.. Brown-6equArd
as saying, but as to what he himself has
said. Promising that the dcctor's COM
muuication to the London Lancet, in
which he announced his discovery to the
profession, is not only lengthy, but, in
parts, too badly physiological for repub-
location in its entirety, we give below
some extracts therefrom which we trust
will be found satisfactory to inquiring
readers, so far as they go. After stating
the course of reasoning which led him TO
prepare and institute experiments with
the elixir, describing his mode of pre-
pairing the same, nsrrating preliminary
he followed these up with experiments on
his own person, using for the first five
injections a liquid obtained from a dog,
and that in four subsequent injections
the liquid used came from guinea pigs,
DR.. B.own-Sequard says:
Coming now to the favorable effects OF
these Injections. 1 beg TO be excused for
speaking 40 much as shall do Of my own
person. hope 1t will be easily under
stood THAT, If my demonstration has any
value-I will even say any slgnihcance-it
is owing to the details concerning the state
of my health, strength and habits previous
TO my experiments, and to the effects they
have produced.
l am "a years old. My general strength,
which has been considerable, has notably
and gradually diminished during the last
10 or 10 years. Before May 18th last, was
so weak that WIS always compelled to sit
down after half an hours work In the
laboratory. Even when l had remained
seated all the time, or almost all the time,
In the laboratory, used to come ont OF It
quite exhausted after three or four hours'
experimental labor, and sometimes after
only two hours. For many years, on re-
turning home IN carriage by O'Clock,
after several hours passed in the laboratory,
/ was so extremely tired that | invariably
had to go TO bed after having hastily taken
very small amount OF food. Very FREE
queatly the exhaustion was so great that,
although extremely sleepy, could not for
hours go 10 sleep, and only slept very
little, waking mp exceedingly tired. II
ought to add that, Notwithstanding that
dark picture, my general health IL and has
been almost always good, and that had
very little to complain of, excepting merry
clsm and muscular rheumGtism
40, FFa., nY4ak zk,ntNF In
lection, and still more after the two sue.
ceeding once, o radical change took place
10 me, and had ample reason to cay aud
to write that mad regained at least all
the strength possessed good many years
ago. Considerable laboratory work hardly
tired me. To the great establishment OF
my two principal assistants, Drs. D'Arson-
val and Henocque, and other persons, |
was able to make experiments for several
hours while standing up, feeling no need
whatever TO Sit down, Stlll more; One
day Cine $50 Of May), after three hours and
quarter OF hard experimental labor In the
standing attitude, l went home so little
tired that after dluner | was able to work
and to write for an hour and u half n part
Of a paper on a difficult subject. For more
than 20 years had never been able 10 do
as much. My friends know that, owing
TO certain circumstances and certain
habits, have TO- 80 or 40 years gone TO
bed very early and done my writing work
In the morning, beginning 1t generally
between and O'clock. For great many
years had lost all power OF doing any
serious mental work after dinner. Since
my first suboutAneous Injections | have
very frequently been able TO do such worn
for two, three, and one evening Tor nearly
four hours,
From natural irnpetuoslty, and also IL
avoid losing time, had, till was GO years
old, the habit OF ascending and descending
stairs 80 rapid y that my movements Wer,
rather those Of running than walking
This had gradually changed, and hgt
come TO move slowly up and down stairs
having to hold tue banister IN dltileul
htalrc9ses, Alter the second Injection
found had fully regained my CID power
and returned to my previous habits II
that respect.
My limbs. tested with dyuamometer
ior week before my trial and during to-
month following the irst lui9ctiou, shove,
decided gain OF ut engt1 The ayerag
number OF kilogrammes moved by til
leXors Of the right forearm before the frs
injection was about 3ll (tcom so to 80, an
after tnat injection ~ VtfO!n 80 TO Az, To
gain being IRON & to Z Eilogrammss,
that respect the forearm q Tors regequired
IN great measure, the strength they ha
when Was living In London tmore than 2
years ago), The average number OF kilC
grammss moved by those muscles /
London in 1868 was 40 GO 10 iB kllc
gramnesJ. i have record Of the strengt
of my forearm, begun IN March, 1860 whe
first estAblt5h5d myself In London, Froi
shat time to 1852 | occasionally moved .
much as 81 kiIogrammes. Daring the la
three years the maximum moved wa {
klloSrsmmas. This year, previously to Il
HIST iulsct.On, the maximum was 81 kl!C
grammss. Slice the Injection it has Dea
All.
A little farther on, DR.. Brown,seq7ll
says;
Il IA evident from these fao.s and sou
others that all tbs functions depending {
this power OF action OF the nervous eentEe
and especially of the spiEal cord. wers "a
ably and rapidly improved by the irja
tions nave used, The last Of these inI+
tlons was made on June STU. lholtS werI
ago, ceased making use ui them ,UE 4
purpose OF a-certaluiuE how long tie
good effects would lasC. For four week5
marked change oceIrrei, but RraduAll
although rapidly, from the third Of IL
month (JuyJ l have Witnessed almost
complete return ~ TIE weakness Rntcn .
listed before tho frst iIiee,or.. This l5as
strength rs an eSesil-ht counter proof,
regards the iam gnstration VI the iLiGsu
exetted on me, Sc.
DR.. Brown -Sequard then goes on
detail experiments made on other su
jects. with view OF ascertainiug lit t
effects had observed depended or 4
on any special idiosyncrasy or on kin
Of auto suggestion without hypnotic
ton, due TO the conviction which h
before experimenting that / shou
surely obtain a great part at least OF thu