Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-10

He Helps Dr. sayre TO Discover Curr
for Locomotor Atsxia-
As announced in The HcIald's cable
dispatches. a cure for the dread disease
known as locomotor ataxia has been
recently put to practice in Europe. 1t
= alleged that DR.. Motschutkowsky
oI O,lesSa. Is the discOverer of the new
treatment. which aims at curing the
curvature Of the spinal column by sus-
pending the patient
DR.. Lewis 4. Sayre, of this city, is
accredited with having invented the
apparatus ia use which was described
in The Herald, whereby the patient is
lifted from his feet with the object OF
elongating the yertebrai column.
called on several eminent surgeons
Yesterday. with a view TO obtaining
their versions Of the new cure OF loco
motor ataxia, and failed to tiEd one
who could disclose the secret They
all acknowledged they efficacy Of the
treatment pursued by CharcUt, admit
ting that il is due To the process Of
suspension by DR.. Sayre's instrument
Various theories were offered In expla.
nation Of the results attained. the most
plausible one being that a straight
euiHg Of the spine removes the clamp
like pressure upon the nerves and thus
permits them to open communication
with the legs and produce their action.
One surgeon maintained that a
curve is not eff""I<!!, II:,' that a TEN
poFary rei.cI is given, the ssrr,.s rs IS
secure, in cases OF neuralgia L"
stretching the nerves.
D.. Sayre was in bed when | called
or him, having been a sufferer from.
rheumatism for many years, and more
acutely 50 IN the last three years. HIs
handsome, benevolent face lit up with
satisfaction when ! related the purpOS'
of my visit. Il discovered accidentgI
y. several years ago, said DR.. Sa' 20.
that the Strengthening Of the pine
produced . salutary effect upCn the
lOcUmotOr ataxia, which meaTs a,I ia
5bility TO use the iegs. 4 boy WIS
brought 10 me suffering from a curya
ture Of the spine. His parents were
poor and lived at Chatham Corners.
They supposed | could cure him IN
one trip. As the little fellow was in
great suffering determined not 10 LET
him return home without relief, my
intention being TO give him plaster
Jacket. with instructions TO return
when he had grown few month2
older.
LAS lifted the little fellow, holding
him with my hands beneath his arms.
| noticed that lie began to kick.
- That's funny, / remarked. How
the devil could he do thatf
In few minutes the jacket was
}.ast and laid the boy on a lounge in
my office so that the plaster could set
hard. | went out for few minutes
and on returning found that the lad
had left the couch and gone to the
window, 10 my further surprise. On
giving this peculiar case deep study
came 10 the conclusion that by hold.
ing the boy up and thus Strengthening
he spine the hitherto impeded circU
,2tiOn Of tue blood had been started
and given his legs free action. AnG
that seems TO be the case in all in
stances"
Here Dr. Sayre beat his thumb tc
illustrate the effect of a spinal curva
turc. He said that by suspension the
spine is Strengthened and that the
nerves are relieved Of the pressure due
to the curve, as, for instance. when the
thumb Is lent at the joint. New Norh
F, Herald