Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-01-16
Three Items for the Doctors
A CURE FOR GROUP.

Several papers Of Paris have pub
lished that Dr. Laugardierre. OF Tou-
lous. had at different times expert
mented with success with new treat
ment of sure efficiency for the cure
OF that terrible disease the Group.
The new treatment consists in the
use OF sulphur DR.. Laugardierre
narrates thus his first experiment:
Il called for some sulphur powder.
took tablespoonful OF il, which |
diluted in glass OF water. ordering
10 drink one tablespoonful OF the mix.
ture every hour. shaking il before
using. Next day the child was bet
ter. New potion for the next day.
The following day the child was
cured. The only thing left was a
loose cough, which | attributed to
the false membranes circulating In
the tracheal artery. Asking the pa
rents 10 save il for me In case the
child should expectorate them, two
day. later sudden fit OF coughing
expelled them, and three dried.up
pieces the size OF a large bean were
brought 10 me-"
After that cure the doctor obtained
several others, but none more con-
vincing than the following;
"A little girl was dying neither cry
nor the least sound could come from
the larynI; the pimples OF diphthe.
ria were on her ears, neck, head and
cheeks; her wheeling breathing
| could be heard at 20 meters on
The doctor had secured a probe TO
insufilate nitrate OF silver into the
larynX The pareCts opposed that.
but consented 20 make the child swat
low the sulphuretted potion during
the night.
"On the next day the child. which
| had considered as lost, was resusei.
! tated-the voice was restored; the
potion was continued during that
day. and the next the child was
/ cured
The communication OF DR. Laugar-
derrs is Of too much Importance 10
not be the subject OF = serious and
| immediate examination, and IL Is for
the Academy OF Medicine to order
such Paris Temps
SURGERY HIDRs A BIRTuMARK.
An intricate surgical operation has
/ just been performed at the South
side Hospital, in Chicago. In the re-
NOV al OF a large and peculiarly black
| ish birthmark from the forehead and
face of thirteeD-year Louis West
man by inPrafting in its place forty
two pieces OF skin cut from his moth
| er's arm. So successful has been the
! operation that the new white akin on
the boys forehead Is growing nicely,
and the effects OF both the birth mark
and operation are fact disappearing.
In performing the operation that
portion OF the skin surface OF the
boys forehead affected by the birth
mark was make lide raw beef. the
skin being entirely DESTROYED. The
doctor then with needle raised a
little skin on the worDan's arm, and
with sharp knife like instrument re-
moved Il. But very small portion,
little larger than pin head, was put
on the raw place at once. Six gratis
were made the first time. The last
time thirty.sIx pieces 81 skin were
grated on the forehead In as many
distinct portions These little pieces
came from the body fresh and full OF
vitality.
WASHING OUT THE STOMACH.
During the past year several ply.
sicians ia New York have tried. with
gratifying successya novel treat
ment for dyspepsia and cancer OF the
stomach by washing out that organ.
The process Is very simple and not
dangerous. a long flexible pipe is
passed down the throat until one end
is in the stomach The upper end
has n funnel attached, into which hot
water IS poured until the stomach IL
filed. The weight Of the water I'm
the pipe and funnel gives hydraulic
pressure sufficient TO disteDd the
stomach. The pipe has an aperture
big enough 10 hold = lead pencil.
After the stomach has been filled the
funnel end OF the pipe II turned down
until IL IL lower than the bottom OF
the stomach, and the stomach 10
emptied as a barrel OF any fluid is
erDptied through siphon. The pro
cess may be repeated several times
The result IL that the undigesfed food
and murus are washed oct, and the
hot water closes the blood vessels and
reduces inflammation. The relief 10
immediate The dyspeptIe may have
his stomach washed out before meal,
so that b. can take q frssh start.
After a lapse OF sufficient time for or
binary digestion, the stomach may be
washed out again. This process has
been in use at the New York Hospi-
tai, IL 10 said. for some time.
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