The evening times., 1895-08-10
WILLINGHAM May NOT DIE
Physicians Have Succeeded in Stop
ping Hemorrhage from the Nose.
Remarkable Collection OF Remedies
Sent from Every Quarter with As
surances of Immediate Cure.

The condition of James Willingham, the
butcher, who was attacked by severe
hemorrhages OF the mucus membranes while
in the Center Market Tuesday afternoon
as published In The Times at the time. was
reported last night by DE-. P. Smith, resi-
dent surgeon surgeon OF the Emergency
Hospital, as being slightly improved.
Until yesterday morning the bleeding was
nearly continuous, although the physicians
had tried nearly every remedy known to the
medical fraternity for the curious disease
Haemophelia or "Bleeder's disease"
Ahypodermic Injection was given Willing
ham yesterday aud In the afternoon thef
of blood became gradually less until 1t
finally ceased. Unless the hemorrhages
start anew the surgeons think there is q
chance for recovery.
Mr. WillingLam Is extremely weak from
the loss OF blood. aud the only food given
him is in liquid form
His employer, Mr.. Smith, of Foxhau
road, and several other friends called at
the hospital to see him yesterday aud their
anxiety was ALA yed when they learned that
he might live
During the past three days the hospital
has been deluged with medicines, pre-
scriptions, advice in the shape OF tele-
phouic dispatches, letters by mail and mes
seuger boys from doctors, alleged ex-vic-
tins of the disease aud cranks voodoo
bags aud charms from many sources, known
aud unk no wn, are stacked up in abundance,
aud had the physicians attempted one-half
the suggestions sent in the poor butcher
would have been killed outright
During an operation on Mr.. Willingbam
Thursday a little lady called at the hos
pital, and, exhibiting a package OF white
powder, told those who intercepted her
that she was the sole possessor of the
magic powder, which upon being applied
to the limbs of q patient would stop the
bleeding. 1t was necessary, she said,
that she apply the powder before it,
wonderful properties would manifest them
selves.
Numerous little odd-looking bags and
sacks of various shapes. sizes and colors
came in all day Wednesday aud Thursday
through the mail and other ways. The
directions for their uses were sent with
each.
One pear-shaped sack was to be tied by
two cords of black and yellow respectively,
about the patient neck, in such way that
thS bdE "ouiu hC upoh ibC bdehta- AhSAS
were also others, heart, circular spherical,
triangular. cylindrical, and OF many other
gcometrical shapes, filled with powders,
some having a fragrant odor, Others a
peculiar, sickening smell, and still others
having none at all. - =.
They were designed to be placed upon
the patients arms, forehead, neck, chest,
and limbs, and each was guaranteed to
cure or give immediate relief.
A man came into the building and gave
DR.. Furlong a package of dried beef hide,
which, If made into q broth and given the
patient, would work an instantaneous cure.
A well-meaning citizen telephOned the hos
pital to tell them no knew the secret.
1t was TO pack tablets OF ice and salt
into the nostrils and immerse the feet in
milk
The most nauseating remedy suggested
for the butchers relief was given by
heavily bearded man, wearing q large
sombrero He was admitted into the
presence of the bsspital physicians, and,
after brief address on the wonders of
ancient remedies, opened box and drew
therefrom long, crisp, dried snake. To
make soup of the reptile was the old mans
and when drunk 1t would cure
anything in or out of materia medica.