The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-23
ANTI-TOXINE WAS USED
For tho First limo 10 This Vicinity
and With Success.
A CASE OVER IN BELMONT COUNTY
In Which Chiid's Lifo Was Saved by
tho Now Kennedy, Obtained In
Whceiing-Tho Medical Fraternity
Very Much Interested In 1.-THE
Report OF tho Physicians In Charge.

Some umo ago tho .ISrRLLlaEScEG
mentioned tho fact that @. Schnopf, tho
druggist. had arranged to receive rosu.
larly supply Of tho now diphtheria
remedy, anti.toxinc. There have been
Jew opportunities, fortunately. to test It
so far. Tho Barnosville Enterprise OF
this wook, however, contains o report OF
n case in which tho remedy worked like
charm. A relative OF tho child whose
life was thus saved had died Of tho same
disease few days before. The physi.
clans hero have been watching tho uso
OF anti.toxine closely, and wore much
Interested in this case. Tho Enterprise
says:
Tho recent discovery for tho cure OF
diphthoria marks M epoch In medical
science. and Is Of doep interest In all
lands. Tor never before has any ma,o.
rial check boon given to tho ravages Of
this broad disoase.
East Richland has tho honor OF max
Ing the first trial OF tho remedy In this
part OF tho state. Tho result Of tho ex-
pertinent. as detailed by DR.. D. l..
Walker, OF St. Clairsvillc, who conduct.
cd it, is gwen below, and will be found
satisfactory and interesting to general
readers as to tho profession. Dr.. Walker
says: On Tuesday. February s. I was
called to Mr.. Z. Carman's to zee his
daughter, Annie May. On examination
found her suffering from true case OF
diphtheria.
The case Ind progressed to the fourth
day when 1t came under my care. Right
Emphatic enlarged; both tonsils were
very much swollen, and spot OF false
membrane OH right tonsil rs large as u
tiye.cont piece, with slight line on left
tonsil-the avula also involved and COW
cred with thick exudate with an often.
sive odor; the posterior pharynx was
slightly covered: Temperature 1903 40;
pulse l40; respiration impedod, aud
could only speak in a whisper Her
condition | regarded as very grave, and
We concluded 10 use the grea, remedy,
Antitoxine. as soon as 1t could DO had.
MIR. George ". Gracbe, u brother.in.
law OF the patient, and her brother, +.
NJ. (Win) Carman, started at once in
nuggy to drive to Wheeling, where they
procured the remedy and syringe from
Christian Schnepi, druggist. corner
Fourteenth and Market streets. They
returned at . a. m. Wednesday, aud at
$50 o'clock l injected fifteen cent?.
grammes OF the antitoxine; Mt $3.50 tho
temperature had fallen one degree.
pulse still 40, but the character OF the
pulse much improved; ut $3.50 the tenn
peraturo had fallon to 100 is, breathing
very much improved. For twelve hours
after the injection the temperature was
90 is. pulse 92. breathing almost regu-
lar, aud the voice considerably better.
The condition OF the throat about the
same as 10 appearance rs when the rem.
edy was first used. Twenty.iour hours
after the injection the false mem brane
began to change from gray to white,
which il very favorable sign; temper.
aturo but two.tiith degree above normal,
tho pulse Sc and firm, Her improve.
mont was apparent to everyone present.
In forty.eicht hours the membrane be.
gan to loosen. and she would cough up
large pieces OF 1t; the other symptom,
remained about the same as they were
at the end OF twenty-four hours.
Three days after tho treatment the
temperature was normal. pulao 81 aud
strong; false membrane nlmos. gone,
and swelling OF tho tonsils OF the uyula
greatly reduced. Fourth day, tempera.
ture normal. pulse 81. false membranes
have disappeared, but slight swelling OF
tho glands; other conditions improving
nicely. and the pa:ieu: in fair way to
complete recovery.