Telegram-herald., 1890-10-31

rsxr xxrncos cy susPssmcx.
r.ised when shs Drown-Ssq asrd elixir .
OF life ~As hrss sprung on the eoan-
trv. the success Of the new mode OF
treatment OF certain diseases bids fair
20 be naeh more solid and lasting than
was that Of the remedy fAthesed by the
French doctor.
Nis now about o year since the rome-
dy kpown as the suspension treatment
wAs In srod aesd IN New York. and many
physieians are eathasiastic over IL To
ProI Charoos Of the Hospital Of La
saltpstrierie must BE- given the credit
for hrss bringing soe matter prominent
Iy before the public, bot Dr. d. >. Rob
ersson, Of shis city. has experimented
with a. quito as much as the noted
Frenchman DIT Robertson 10 . we'll
known specialist who has had many
famous patients 20 whom he has applied
the treatnsnk Among others. Dave
wambold. the famous minstrel. was
treased successfully for the peculiar
form OF disease for which the suspen-
sion method Is designed. The minis
treI. however, succumbcd 20 . complica-
.ton OF diseases that the new method
could not check Now IS 20 the peculiar
ualady that is % be cured by being
hanged. II the doctors say truly. there
are a good many men who are going
abous who onght to be hanged and no
would be the better for the hanging,
strange IS that may appear. In fact the
change OF time has brought . change In
the fashionable disease. Sometime ago
it was quite the proper thing TO have
malaria or fow other malsdies OF a re-
spsctable sort IL lis not 50 nowl The new
est and most fashionable malady has
much longer and mere euphonious name.
Il "a known as 0c0mot0r stasts, and is
a. % cure this particular mslady that
the hanging treatment has been brought
into use. Perhaps the average layman
doesn't know Just what loc0ra8tor asdT7d
Is In plain English it Is a hardening
ora contraction of the spinal cord IL
practically disables the person upon
whom it seizes and has been looked
upou as being incurable up 20 the time
that the suspension treatment came
into vogue. IL Is not so considered now.
According 20 experts there are many
men travelling about who are suffering
from this disease, and who are Ignorant
OF the fact putting their mslsdy down
as rheumatism and treating is accord
tnrIv with all sorts OF nostrums and
without success As matter OF fact
rheumatism will cause locoHotor dtdrla'
so will repeated colds. and 90 viii con
tlnnoa and violent excuses. Here are
.ha svupt,rns as set forth by the ex
pertA First there will be tight feel
ing about the waist and shooting pains
through the back and sides This Il
followed By loss Of feeling In the hands
and feet This is in the early stage o
the nalady. At later period one Il
unable 70 walk straight with the eye'
closed. A man suffering from ioc01'oto
aharsa trying 70 walk with closed eye
will feel like = drunken man In th'
Last stages OF The disease be viii dro'
like shot In the same manner. toe
hets helpless in dark room. He cal
not even get out Of bed for the pur
nose OF lighting the gas The eye
slrh. fails and The pupil Of the ey
con nsracss. From shis it will DO see
thas the mAlady 10 unpleasant even
A. il fashionable
II.
writor the other day about this net
remedy. Which bids fair to create vid
ta.arest In the near futura lie ais
gave a practical illustration 81 he mar
ner in which the hanging Ia done.
Il have been using the suspcnsio
treatment a. popularized By Prot Cha'
cot for about nine months the doctc
said. and I an more than saishe
with the results up 70 this tina {
course. We can not Jet tsli whether "a
seeming cures that We have made NJ
remain permanent It Is too soon
make that claim. This viii say. hoy
ever. IN every case of lcaoTa0toT afar'
that have treated. good results ns'
followed In no case whatever hsEe
failed 20 give ths patient relief. no ma
ter What TIE stage Of The disease .
using tie suspension srsstmeus no
for AL ferns q paralysis sad more pa
acuiAriy IN thoss cases where iccou
4ion hss become inpsded In al the
cases she resule have been al that
corld wish for.
upst cene inside said shs dccte
-ssa ill shsv yoa tie -sy he sai'
Is scae"
He led the way Inso smother rccn.
c,a co-nsr ~ which seood = tripod not
shsn sir f-es IN height From a
sent~r - IL hung whss lccked Ike
snail st ~ harness IL ras hsrne
tornsd Tor very rarsiculsr purrcse
'Jass siiu under taisr~ said the 30
~. su3 sbs ~riser obeYsd- In q trt'
sTape ~sre tss.ened ander his ch'
and as she esck - tae head. ard 81
arns ~ere peshed shrosxh ctheg ssrsr
New az Yoa 90 r>msrksd the d
err senten siensiY. ard sure snough z
nriser went up. and = second las