New-York tribune., 1895-10-26
PROGRESS OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
MORE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE
LAST TWENTY YEARS THAN FOR
CENTURIES PREVIOUS.
SOME OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS WHICH HAVE
HAPPENED AND ARE HAPPENING-A CHAT
WITH DR. CYRUS EDsON-NEw FuNC-
TIoNs FOR THE MANUFACTURE
ING CHEMIST.

ING CHEMIST.
Tho oncial renort OF the Board OF Health OF
Calcutta showing that Or. Hafkine the disciple
and colleague OF Pasteur. had succeeded IN prevent
ing cholera by incubation records another great
triumph for the germ theory OF disease Aihos'
simultaneously DR.. Welsh, OF Johns HOPKINS UNI
varsity dec;ares upon evidence admitting OF no as
pute that anti-toxne has been demohsua'eu u
be an absolute specific FOR diphtheria'
Add to these successes the adoption OF the
African Colah Nut as a marching ration by Euro
pean troops (Which led more or less directly 10 i's
use In the international games between faie anu
Cambridge. and between the ~ l. A. 4 anu '"e
London A. c. and medical science mas mace an
advance the consequences OF which are not easily
measured.
II is well TO remember however, that much OF
the credi; for this advance Is due to American pay
scians. American Boards of Health and in no un-
important sense, TO American manufacturing chefn-
lists.
General Sternberg. the present Surgeoh-"ene'a
OF the L. s Army was the DEFENDER oi '"e ger"
theory of disease In It's widest scope. when that
theory was laughed at by all but handful OF ply
sicians Dr. Cyrus EdsCn whose interesting art-
Gle in the North American Review Tor oc'oo'r'
''The Microbe as a Social Leveller, comes ndpp"y
to time has fought side by side with Gen stern
berg along progressive lines 10 establish the cohu-
tions and to discover the remedies best adapted 10
the cure and prevention Of disease. Indeed. where-
ne the standpoint Of General Sternberg has been
almost entirely that of the microscopist DR. Edsohs
work has been emnently practical In It's charac-
ter To Dr. Edison and his associates Is falriy que
the credit OF having established anti-toxine on
firm foundation. He one Of the first. II not the
first New-York physician to use the African 'oiah
nut in his practice.
With the object OF obtaining resume OF the
latest medical theory and practice. Dr. Edison was
visited in his studlo-hke Office at No West Forty
ninth-st. where the following views were ootained
You may safely state" said DR. Edson, slowly
that with the exception of the germ theory or dis-
ease we know comparatively little why certain
remedy produces certain results Until recently
medical science has been almost empirical In the
theory of medicine. the ignorant South American
Indian. who took quinine because 1t allayed feVer
without knowing why, knew quite as much as any
one which little nothing. Now, thanks 10
the germ theory Of disease. we know more. For
instance the bacillus of malaria, known as piasnl9
alum maliarae' has been identified and cultivated
Quinne has been discovered to be deadly 70 these
germs therefore quinne s germicide PROBABLY
this is true of almost every other specific Disease
is caused by germs The remedy destroys the germ
without destroying the patient This very roughly;
Is the latest. perhaps the only, theory or medical
Then. Doctor broadly speaking, one can almost
substitute for the word remedy, specihc etc. the
"Quite So but you have forgotten some other
classes not germcides-the narcotics and the
speaking OF stimulants. Doctor. what can you
say with regard to the statements OF French, Ger
ported that entire regiments have gone days with.
out other food than the Juice Of an African nut
known botanicaly as steraculiaT
Merely this" replied DR. Edson. that you can
repeat the experiment with perfect safety yourself
stimulans known 1t is the most powerful, and it is
the time absolutely harmless. have used
to bridge that frequent gap in treatment which
the physician meets with in almost any case OF
for in Of thsr Gr
SfO mn no
In OF convalescence. in cases where II is abb
0 a n ae G Where He It IS desabe TO give
strength, quench appetite and thirst this stmuiant
the ransoms OF kings-Afrcan kings II you wiiD'
comes to the rescue"
Or. Edson's attention was drawn to the state
ment OF Mr.. NJ. c. Murphy. of Yale College. that
he found Vlno-Kolafra "a product made from the
that with It the athlete could not be trained
tired and therefore could easily be induced to ado do
the preliminary work in training, and the INA ma
work in an exciting event without nconyensnce ne Fin
medical practice. There are times when the courage
Of the paten, must be kept W. times when s ne
and death. At such times physicians necessarily use
stmulants ..,,.. !, t.. o-,, -, ,,o noo,or
"By enabling human beings to draw upon their
ing storehouses. They carry their supplies with
them in the form Of surplus fat Tea, coffee an, and
ment. completely superseded by this new conner
from africa It stands at the he head bsda OF Of
The pubic have become accustomed to the taste
OF the inferior ant-narcotics now in use but when
the dlsaivantages of the present beverages
better understood they will be undoubtedly put
aside. In the meanwhile the best is none too good
DR. Edison announced that in few days ne would
be able to make some important statements In CON
nection with remarkable results he had oo-
tained by experiments in his laboratory He was
not prepared to state at present the precise I'm,
port of these experiments except that he had
reached firm basis in practice and that he ne was VAS
most practical character and distinct importance;
Dr. John c. Johnson Of l5S brooK
Of the City of Churches was next seen
cemtIy however. that have been able to obtain
PR SG d%aes in Of the fresh NUT This
is known to the medical profession as Vino
the house Of Johnson & Johnson Of % Wilam-st
This preparation is the only one have found
nut This principle is a very volatile oil which is
lost when the nut dries. have used Vino Kolafra
yauabe as not Uny S's o b eop sveem n'u bur is an
faree ,"bich distngulshes II from all other s!mI-
depression. IL never becomes habit-as the term
goes-such frequently follows the use Of coca.
you say that you have used vno-Koafra your
self doctor What were the crcums tances?"
IL was suffering from a broken limb and obliged
naggihg and worrying Of two hours cross-ex.
/ not only forgot my physical suffering, but was
enabled to keep control of my nervous system
throughout the entire ordeal Since that time
have used IL constantly harmless stmulant.
especially in making long runs on the bicycle.
You must have noticed the open mouths and pant
ing breaths OF the younger people they are over
taxing their strength between Brooklyn and Coney
Island. with "A small amount OF Vino Koafra
these beginners would feel no fatigue and would
build up very rapidly. ~ 49,
Especially as a tonic for men past middle life II
IS without equal. This Is feature that cannot
be overlooked. for strength and life are almost
synonymous terms.
'Vino- Kolfara has some properties analogous to
those of coffee tea. etc. bui Its remedial and
tonic action is due other and different principles
vastly superior i'm effect. Unlike coffee II does not
produce blliOusness."
\ visit to the offices OF Johnson 4 Johnson. No. 90
William street developed the fact that very large
sale OF the African stmulant was reported through