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fhe current Is not painful or diragreeeblc,
has recently been opened in what Is called
| auto -intoxication. It has been found that 1000
m as Ssre UNDERGO certain
duo to germs OF fermentation or putretactioin'
resulting II the formation Of bSisSnSSdfs s syn lp
festival walls in % the blood. and thus poison
| the whole system. giving rise to the mos, most
varied symptoms especially npon The brain tSnt
MANY mar HG forms y insanity. Rcsdachs epilepsy
results OF the peculiar self- poisoning or auto
intoxicatioD. have been treating many such
eases 9fnte with &c tb stafe
results. In sore, Of my cases OF epilepsy
duce the number OF attacks per month to less
than one.third Of the mum bel. the patients had
ache. neurasthonia. and hvsteria. the effects Of
this new treatme emit have been very remarkable.
THE ORGANIC EXTRACTS,
Inow como to perhaps the most interesting
discover disc T Il relates to what are known as the
organic extracts and their administration as
nemb ered by ali Of you. for It had wide circula-
ton in the lay press at the time that three
p four ago Prof fssus
Of his experiments with LIQUID eY X.
tract Of certain s, pms Ksnd a p SSs %a
rojuSenated and surprising Improvement
was made under the new treatment in the
Gt s III. al e ne
most physicians. many at once began to make
Investigations into its effects In order to verify
becomes scientific searehers to do. It would
be too much to say that the dreams OF Brown,
that his organic extract has. considerable
value as therapeutic agent. acting soth a r., a
% mot S se much R IN the s ' owS
worth as Its having indicated a new path
medical large wo nHm
in this novel field. and now organic extracts
are made from the most diverse organs OF the
ie f Of many DISORDERS Of these respectvs or.
rh o sss Kract Of
heart for cardiac disorders cerebine or extract
Of the brain for many nervous disorders mud
the desired organ from an animal; such as an
OK or sheep freshly killed, cutting it into small
npa sna wh SyceT aas
Of which a certain number OF drops are adm in
istered with hypodormic syringe as often
are made with strictly antissrtic precautions
In order to prevent the entrance Of bacteria.
stances have some therapeutic value. but rs
regards most OF them the evidence is not as
.icular one has achieved marvellous success
IN the treatment Of one or two hitherto abso-
rom thyroid gland. Now. there are two ", dread.
.ul DISORDERS that may not be. and probably
to Thsy are
II the thyroid gland which results in a series
symptoms. such as marked ndem-
,f0u oi iSs aso FAILING o SHaS Of sGs nar
ind teeth. and bunting OF the inteiiec.
mes tas tie aeted patient efsas i@
oecile. Tho face OF the sufferer becomes puffy. |
and waxy. These patients are |
vas ever cured by any method OF treatment |
Until in 1891 a Dr. Murray Of Newcastle upon |
Tyne ministered organic extract Of the |
thyroid glands OF sheep upon purely theoret-
cal grounds. and was astounded to observe !
Immediate Enforcement and finally cure. |
lreds OF cases have been cured by this simple
q cans. cases which until very lately were con-
'idered absolutely incurabe. 1t has been
ound that it is not even necessary to admin
ster the extract simultaneously but that the
glands may DO eaten raw or
hose peculiar idiotie dwarfs. with thick.
hort necks and puffy faces that inhabit GER
eapd In come parts Of Amerco iresc!lecs
onely valley in tho uartz Mountains while
making foot tour one summer twelve years
dsase Of thu saa
,eginninE to treat these cases OF .cretin;
lands. Already notable results have been
btained. such IA two years ago would scarcely
o on he IS Gs
overies in all departments OF medical science.
have touched barely upon few OF the most
UGH as toreshadow new marvols. IL iracles ono
light almost say. yet to appear before orr
hat has Hitherto been characteized a as P'a art
My. the healing art among the most benel-
emit OF modern sciences.