Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1893-12-23
cREosoTe AND CONSUMPTION.
The Drug Would Seem to BE Able to NJ as
ter the Disease.

The Druc Would Seem to BE Able 10 NM
ter the Disease.
Consumption is now comhated ps
many specialists using creosote. we
benefit derived from the proper employ
ment of this drug is hardly qnfstioiia-
bic. DR.. Warner, consulting physician
TO the French hospital, New York CITY,
writes to The Medical journal: Dur
ing a somewhat extensive employment
of this remedy IN phthisis for the past
four years, both in hospital and III prl-
vate practice, | have watched with
great encouragement the steady gam III
the results obtained, but 1t has been
only during the latter half OF the time
that the positive value OF creosote as an
agent for combating most powerfully
+ the effects OF thisdisGase has been mace
apparent. Formerly my custom was 10
administer the drug in small doses, e1-
ceptianaIly giving more than six or eiBat
minims daily. During the last couple
of years, however, tho doses have been
largely increased with correspondlngly
better results. Gone specialists ex-
plain the favorable action of creosote III
lessening the bronchial secretion and
improving the appetite. Other obserE-
ers, however, believe in distinetiyely
curative yalue of tho remedy.
Dir. Warner writes: The general con-
dition of tho patient, as rule, rapidly
improves II some cases the appetite
is better, the cough ut first becomes less
during the daytime while remaining
quite as before during the night. After
time. however, it also lessons at night.
# the spgtum has been tinged with
blood, this condition disappears, col
trary to what might be expected, as ere
osote is said to congcst tho bronchial
+ mucous membrane, and while at first
the sputum is not much lessened, Il at
ell, its character is changed-frola be
ing thick and yellow -parulent,
in fact-it / ecomes thinner, flothy and
contains less solid mater.
Ia 10 case Hher0 previously attacks
Of hemopfys is--spitting Of bieod-had
occurred ksTe they taken place after
the craosote treatment has Teen estab-
lished. The night swcats GROW less and
in many scases entirely disappear, and
after awhile there is 4 total absence of
the daily fever The weight Of the PSI
tent alaaga increases at first, then il is
apt to reiasia stationary, a1d il e5eeR-
fional cases may lessen, and thcn grad
uaI increase takes place. The first in
crease ii weight is no doubt due to the
improvement III appetite and The great
er ability OF the patient to properly as
cir }t,o fool ooy,c17f,,cI -
Large amounts of creosota may be re-
tanned without discomfort, one CT d.
Warmers patients reaching a daily
amount Of ? ) minilas A valuable aid
to the internal administration of creo-
sole IS found by the coincident use Of
anti0eatie limitations Of creosote. 8 L J
custom Is to use creosote combined Ell
thcr with tsrebeno or ether in 30 per
cent solution, 10 or Is minims dropped
on The apo9= e of a Robinson S inhaler
md employed every second or third
hour. and in some instances where
marked benefit has been derived from
the employment of this measure the
respirator has been worn almost con-
stantly, is the testimony OF the doctor.
He tried also the effect, in q large
ward Of a hospital of allowing an an
tiseptie mixture to simmer gently over
low fire during the night. THIS mix
ture generally consisted Of oil of cuca-
lyptCs, earboIic acid and turpentine.
A dram each eff the first two and two
drains Of the last were put in about a
quart OF water in shallow dish and
heat applied The effect was to fill tho
ward with a pungent, aromatic vapor.
which has a markedly restful action,
coughing being not nearly SO general OF
frequent. Wow York Ledgar.