The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-18
|" Bl-0Z0NE AS A REMEDIAL
AGENT"

Imperfect oxidation always results in the
accumulation Of efete materiAl which is de-
posted In various organs and Tissues OF the
pooy ana thus gives rise to a variety OF dis
eases. To correct such defects the profession
have long endeavored to And s ome means by
which oxygen could be introd uced into the
system so as to oxidize these deposits and
mus remove the cause OF disease.
AT one time chemical agents. rich in
oxygen. were freely administered Again.
oxygen gas by inhalation was proposed. In
some lew instances air-tiGi,t rooms were con-
? structeu and air forced into them until a
pressure OF two atmosph eres was secured.
PATIENTS were then placed in these rooms for
Il specific time with tho Olew OF obtaining an
increased supply OF oxygen by inhaling this
compressed air. None Of these methods,
however. have proved satisfactory and imper-
feet oxidation of the blood has been one of
the great difficulties with which medical men
have had to contend.
Various preparations Of peroxide Of hydro
gen haze been introduced to the profession,
and all OF them have been valuable acuuisl-
tons TO the therapeutic art: but it has re-
manned FOR Mr.. \. Helmer to give us his BIZ
ozone treatment. which makes 1t possible for
the patient to inhale ozone directly into the
lungs as often as it may be necessary to do SO,
Ills method is n simpleo one. and from our per-
S'uhi VNpCiichN' We UslleNc IL tu6 mOSL emCA.
cious that has yet been devised. He supplies
u superior peroxide OF hydrogen. a quantity of
which is heated with water. and to this is
added another chemical agent which sets the
oxygen Tree for immediate inhalation. The
action which thus takes place sets
froe 4 gas which the usual tests prove to be
ozone.
Tho inhalation of this ozone serves a valua-
BILE purpose in oxidi1ing the blood. as It is
carried directly into the lungs. and from
thence to the red blood corpuscles. 1t is also
claimed that tho internal use of this peroxide
Of hydrogen is followed by tho setting free Of
the ozone in the stomach and it's ABSORPTION
by the blood vessels.
Our attention was first called to the Bi-ozone
treatment some months ago. and we gave 1t a
thorough test in tho case OF our cook, who has
been for some time suffering from phthisis.
There was n deposit in the upper mart of both
lungs. her cough was persistent. and for over
two months she had profuse night sweats.
She had become SO weak that she could not 90
up ono flight Of stairs without stopping to rest
on the way. We commenced giving her tho
Bi-o@one treatment. and within a months
time her cough had materially diminished, the
night sweats had entirely disappeared, and
she had SO far recovered her strength a. to be
able to attend to her usual duties and 60 up
three flights OF stairs without shortness Of
breath or fatigue. In addition to the inha!a-
ton she took thirty drops of the peroxide Of
hydrogen by the stomach an hour after each
meal. She continued this treatment for about
four months. at which time she was apparently
well. at the present writing. which is seven
months after the beginning Of the treatment.
she has no cough. her appetite and strength
are both normal. and the deposit in the light
lung has entirely disappeared. while there is
only Il very slight dulnesS at the apex of the
left lung.
Whether we accept the theory that con-
sumption is due to the presence Of bacilli in
the lungs. or that OF deposits OF tubercular
matter. the success Of the treatment can be
accounted fer on rational ground. Tho ozons
or allotropic oxygen. when taken directly INFO
the lungs by inhalation. destroys the bacili.
thus curing the disease. and also oxidizes the
tubercuIur matter and thus causes it's ~elinina-
ton.
W are experimenting In other directions.
and believe that in the Bi-ozone We have a
remedy that will prove u valuable agcrt in the
treatment Of all conditions in which there is a
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