The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-08
GOOD r1nrNas.

Chicago physioian's Successful Treat-
ment In ~. interchangeable Method IL
simply Cleansing Out the system OF =
Cholera Patient
CINCINNATI, Sept 3O--A special from
Berlin by the Bennett-Ninchay cable to
the Commercial Gazette says; have
lust interviewed DIR Elmer Lee, of Chi
Iago, whose successful treatment of
,holera in st. Petersburg has attracted
some attention. He speaks in enthusi-
astic terms of the kindness he met with
in Russia, and trusts, perhaps, rather
enthusiastically, that he will find similar
courtesy in Hamburg when he reaches
the city, to continue his experiments.
my method OF treatment" said DIR.
Lee, ''is based on physiological experi-
snce and common sense. l simply APP
ply to my patients the cleansing system
which Koch and other scientific men
would like to have applied to towns
and houses. In fact, 1 wash out the
deadly stuff which incumbers the intes-
tines of cholera subjects by means OF
common soap and water and irrigation.
Here" he continued, sis sketch of a
man under treatment. AS you see, the
whole thing is very simple, and
think very rational. BY irrigation
1 removed the cholera poison with
out weakening the patient. keep him
well nourished meanwhile, to sustain
strength. In twenty-four out Of twen-
ty-seven cases l have had confided to
me, have been able to report cures.
To convince myself scientifically of the
value of my method l should like to
experiment on at least one hundred
more cases believe / am on the right
track. If we remove the cause of the
disease we cure the patient. The peo'
pie l treated in St Petersburg had
reached various stages of cholera The
results of my observations are embodied
in consular report to the U. S. govern
ment."
"Do you believe in the Koch theory
that the bacillus is the cause, not the
effect of Asiatic cholera?"
81 have not been able to convince my.
self on that point yet" said Lr. Lee,
''nor may add have Dr. Neuck, pro-
fessor of bacteriology at the Imperial
institute in St Petersburg, and other
Russian authorities"
"Do you believe in the efficacy Of
anti-cholera inoculation?"
81 should not like to speak too posi-
lively" was the reply, but l am disin-
clined to believe it"
"Will you kindly put your reasons
into writingT
Certainly" said Dr. Lee, suiting the
action to the word. "In the first
place, you can not exclude the
causes of cholera by inoclation.
, You can not close the mouth,
through which they enter. Conse-
quently you can not keep them out Of
the stomach and bowels Next, if the
poison is once in the intestines (here
may remark that DIR. Lee seems to look
upon cholera as a kind of Ryaemia) it
becomes subject to the same laws as
other materials, and will be absorbed.
! When absorbed it enters the blood and
the result is blood poisoning. 1t seems
unreasonable to suppose that inocula-
tion can materially influence the normal
laws of physiology. The theory of in
oculation against cholera is opposed to
physiological reasoning"
DIR. Lee did not explain how irriga-
ton could cure pronounced pyaemia.
From what you say, suppose you
conclude that, inoculation being use
less, an inoculated person who exposes
himself to cholera, for example, drinks
infected water, touches dirty clothes,
etc, is in peril"
Not necessarily. 1t depends on the
stomach"
"How doyou suppose cholera is trans
mitted."
II don't know" said Dr. Lee.