The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05
A NEW REMEDY.
More Effective Than An
tItox!n.
i Cape Girardeau Lady Has Discoy-
cred n Remedy That is Il sure
Cure for That Death Deal
tn@ Disease Diphtn erIa.

cure Tor IIGt bCatn De2l-
:rG Disease Dlphthe erIa.
/ Learned men, scientists. chemists,
doctors. GREAT and small. the world
over. have watched. have studied,
have experimental with medicine.
have searched medical works. ancient
and modern, for u remedy, for a treat
ment for that dreadful, that awful.
that fatal disease diphtheria. They
have brought forth this remedy, that
remedy. this treatment and that treat
ment. They have treated the disease
/ with all the remedies, old and new.
They have experimental with all kinds
of medicines and all kinds OF combi-
nations of medicines with little effect
and without the slightest reduction
in the mortality where diphtheria
made its appearance. The doctors
have discussed diDhtheria and its
treatment at their Association meet
ings. They have argued the case in
the consultation cOrner-have eX-
changed opinions on the road TO and
from suffering patients. and still they
have made no progress in the treat
ment OF the disease. 1t is diphtheria
yet-fhe same old, sneaking fatal dis
ease that has filed countless graves
with the youth Of the land.
| Until Prof Berin@. after years of
research and arduoas experimental
work made the discovery that the no
ble horse carried in his arteries the
Dong looked for enemy to diphtheria.
was there fany progress made in its
I treatment: The news Of Prof. Ber-
ing's wonderful discovery was flashed
over the wires throughout the civilized
world. But medical men could not
would not believe the story Of the
discovery. They waited, they watch
ed to see what would become of the
new discovery. It was tried and
it proved all Prof. BerinE claimed for
it. In cities where diphtheria was
epidemic its use reduced the mortality
nearly seventy-fve per cent.
This introduction OF antitoXin was
a new era in the practice Of medicine.
The new remedy was discussed il ne
medical journals and accounts ui its
wonderful virtues filled columns of
the big city papers all over the coua-
try. Doctors became convinced that
there was something in the medicine
and in the larger cities lis use was
adopted 10y the most eminent physi-
clans with wonderful results. There
was however drawback. Antitoxin
was too costly for general use among
the poor classes. This caused many
physicians to hesitate about introduce
ing 1t in their practice and that class
of physicians cried it down. In their
own minds antitoXin was the remedy
but to their patients and the public
they would not 50 express themselves.
| Men eminent in the medical proies-
sion were ready for any new remedy
for the treatment OF diphtheria. They
were ready to drop the books and
adopt any new method that might be
suggested, ard when antitoXin was in
troduced they did drop their books
and as result thousands of cases Of
the fatal disease were cured.
But the country doctors were unbe-
levers. They clung to the old books
to the ancient remedies and to the
old wayo of treatment. and many Of them
are still turning the leaves of the old
shelf-worn. moth-eaten books while
the little fresh mounds in the cemeter-
les mark the resting place of patient
after patient. They cannnot-will
not get out of the old rur. There is
nothing new in medical science for
them. They are doctors-havc their
diplomas from some medical college
and there is nothing more for them to
learn.
Now we have new diphthcria rem
edy, discovered by q Cape Girardeau
lady, that has been tried on patients
in this city and proved to be speedy
and certain cure. It has been admin
istered to patients thar the doctors
pronounced incurable aud the patients
were saved. It is 4 remedy that can
be procured without trouble and at a
trifing cost in any community. 1t
was used here last week right under q
doctors nose and the sufferer recov-
cred. The remedy has been tried on
patients in several families and it
cured in every case. Doctors vii!
laugh at this now discovery as many
| OF them did at antitoxin.
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