The morning call., 1893-03-27

perimented. He tuned his attention, there
fore, to other animals as source of supply
and also to other parts of the animals than
those specified Ivy DR.. Brown-Sequard.
'cerebrine," from the spinal cord 'medul-
line" from the heart "carGine," and so on.
AS to the results obtained from these ex-
tracts the doctors remarks were confined
mainly to those obtained from the use of
cerehTine.
A hypodermic injection OF this prepara-
ton has been found TO produce marked
effect on the brain. 1t manifests itself in
stronger fuller pulse, a sensation of disten-
ton of the head, flushed face, increased
perspiration and slight headache of few
minutes duration. A feeling of exhilara-
ton is experienced, enduring for several
hours. The mind becomes unusually active
and capable of greater effort. In elderly
persons various symptoms of rejuvenation
are experienced, notably an increase in the
power of vision. The appetite and diges-
tive power are stimulated, and anOrexia
Qoss of Appetite and nervous dyspepsia
have been relieved by single dose.
a decided increase in strength and endur-
ance Is noticed al once. Thus" says DIR.
Hammond, II found in my own case that
could put up a dumbbell weighing forty
five pounds fifteen times with the right arm
and thirteen times with the left arm, while
after single dose of the extract 0uld lift
the weight forty five times with the right
arm anu tulrtY-SeVen ZINES with the lelt
arm" As rule the phenomena noted Oc-
Cured after one hypodermic injection and
continued with varying periods from few
hours to several days. THE most notable
effects" Dr. Hammond asserts" "are seen
. in the general lessenng of the phenomena
accompanying advancing years" He de-
ciares that lie has tried cerebrine with
marked success in the treatment Of variety
OF diSeases-cerebral congestion, insomnia.
hvsteria, melancholia and paralysis.
Dr. Hammond apparently expects impor-
tant results from his animal extracts. He
advances plausible theory to account for
their curative qualities. In formulating it
he calls to his assistance the known fact
that certain pOsuns when produce almost
instant death when elected into the system
can be swallowed in comparatively large
quantities with perfect impunity. This is
notably true of w0OraTa, used by South
American Indians to poison their arrows,
and Of the poison of rattlesuakes. The
phenomenon Is accounted for by the fact
that digestive process renders the poisOns
harmless when swallowed, whereas they
entirely escape contact with the d lgestive
fluids when introduced into the blood di-
rectlv BY Injection and hence prove fatal.
On the other Eapd the animal extracts which
are so positive in their action on the physi-
cal organism when elected into the veins
produce no effect when taken in very large
quantities, even, by way of the 5 anach.
With these as basic facts the Hammond
theory is built up. 1t holds that from sub
stances received into the stomach each
organ OF the body selects, by absorption
in to the bio d and assimilation from it, the
particular pabulum OF which il stands in
need. mo mistake is ever committed.
The brain never takes liver nutriment nor
thsliver brain nutriment, but each selects
that which it requires" No part
having any need Of the poisons men
toned, they pass off harmlessly. When
a person suffers from brain exhaustion,
1t ind lcates an inability of the blood to alb
sorb the elements needed by the affected or
gan. Not finding in the blood the required
nutriment it begins TO starye. as 1t were,
Cerebrine. supposed to contain the nutri-
ment in question, produces no effect when
taken internally because of the breakdown
in the process of absorbing it into the blood.
But when introduced into the blood by by
podermie injection it is conveyed to the
hungeriug brain, which Immediately is re-
freshed and inyigorated. Dr.. Hammond's
statements are OF decided interest and may
be expected to provoke much controversy,
nOn-scienlifc as well as scientific.