The Washington times., 1895-04-16
DR.. WALDSTEIN'S
Discovery for Consumption Misrepre-
sented to the PublIc--DoeS Not
Claim to Have Cured
Single Case.
What DR.. Wales, Formerly Surgeon
General Of the Navy, Has
to Say About 1t.

THE Cure for Consumption" is the
headline OF an article going the rounds
of the newspapers, which purports that
Dr. Waldstein, who is in Europe, has
made u discovery that cures consumption.
The truth OF the whole matter dawns
upon the careful reader of the article
that Dr. WalGstein never cured q single
case of consumption, neither does he pre-
tend TO have done So
While DR.. Waldstein may have, and no
doubt has, made valuable discovery
i'll scientific medicine, and while Pilo-
carpine is said to have similar physiologi-
cal action on the glandular system as has
Dr. Shades ChIoridBm discovery for con-
sumption, yet the fact remains and cannot
be denied that the Choridum treatment
has cured n number of Washington people.
Three of the persons cured in this city are
physicians, and in whose cases tubercu-
loSis was diagnosed by microscopical ex-
animation A number of the other cures
were representatives OF tubercu lar pa
rentage, who had all died of tubercular
consumption. The fact most ignored
by the local profession is that all the par
ties referred to-and who are living wit
nesses to their escape from a consump-
tive's grave-were diagnosed and pro-
nounced incurable by their family ply
scians.
II reminds the writer of an extract OF a
letter written by DR.. P. Brett Morgan, ofSan
Francisco. Cal, who fills the chair of
physical diagnosis and lung diseases n the
Homeopathic College in that city, when he
writes in reference to Dr.. Shades Chic
ridum treatment being the greatest dis
covery OF the century" !" and then adds: ''Eor
while there are thousands of selfish, mar
w-minded and bigoted men finding their
way into the profession who feel in solemn
duty bound to taboo every new thing
under the suD-CNLESS IT TCOMESAe
THE OCEAN--at the same time the pro-
fession has its quota or men who are none
the less laTge-minded and true because
they are physicians, and such men viii not
fail sooner or later to acknowl edge and
prize the merits OF every intriDsically val
liable advance made in the healing art" II
DR.. Shade was foreigner instead of an
Americanit would odoubt be an advantage
in securing a free advertisement Of his
discovery, which the Washington Times in
vestigation has proven beyond doubt to
have produced a larger percentage OF cures
than any report published in this or any
other country.
Skepticism and prejudice have remarkable
effect upon Americans as to the ability Of
their own aggressive men, not being able, as
yet, TO shake off the false delusion that
every valuable and great discovery in
scientific knowledge must come across
the water"
A Washington Times reporter called upon
DR.. Shade, 1882 Fourteenth street, last
evening aud in the conversation the doctor
said he hoped that DR.. Waldstein's worthy
and able efforts in advancing pathological
research might develop into greater bless
ings to mankind than have ever yet been
achieved. DR.. Philip S Wales, formerly
surgeon general OF the navy, says in the
Public Ledger, ofP Philadelphia, onSaturday.
Il cannot give the alleged discovery OF Br.
Waldstein the slightest credit, nor eau l un-
derstand why it should cure both'cancerand
consumption.
THE latter is germ disease, and canceris
supposed TO be related to malaria. as it is
very rife on lowlands and along water
courses. But the treatment OF cancer as
well as its nature, does not bear any parallel
TO the treatment of consumption.
THE white corpuscles, that are called the
! phogocytes, come to the rescue in each in
stance. They are both wasting diseases, but
! that's about all the parallel which exists be-
! tween cancer and consumption.
''Pilocarpine is consumption in itself
! It is debuitating, weakening, reducing. NY
own view would be that it would only hasteT
the end and assist the consumption to de
| stroy the patient