New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-08
FOR AID IN GERM DISEASES.
THE NEW REMEDY DEVELOPED BY DIR.
CYRUS EDISON.
AN INJECTION TO INCREASE THE DIsINFEcTlNd
QUALITIES OF THE BLOoD-GooD RESULTS
REPORTED IN LARGE NUMBER

OF CASES
Aseptoln IL the name which DR.. Cyrus Edison mas
given TO his newly discovered agent for the treat
men, Of consumption. malaria and other germ as
cases In paper which Dr. Edison mas puphsheu
on the subject he says that many pa'"oios'O"'
phenomena observed in diseases when are not uS-
ually credited to germ infection are only the mani
fesatons OF the absorption of poisonous bacterial
products: also that the blood serves as disin-
fectant TO great extent and serves 10 th'o" ga
germ diseases 1t was DR.. Edson's deslre' ne Sd!
to add 10 the dslnfecting qualities OF the Dioou anu
on Investigation he found that the active principe
of carbolic acid pheno would contribute TO tha'
end Having satisfied himself OF the correctness o.
this theory he set about produce this SUBSTANCE
with view to injecting it into the blood. ana IN
creasing It's power TO throw off germ disease
According TO Or. Edson's published statement ne
has succeeded in making the PREPARATION ana mas
seen many good results from it. He makes no
secret Of the discovery. but publishes the formula
for the benefit Of the medical profession Inns -
the composition of the fluid, which is wa'er-nhe !"
appearance:
Per cent !I;
Piccarpne- phenyl-hydroxide oolSs
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The composition Of pocarpne- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
deduced by calculation is as follows; po- can't
Ptocarpine .............'...'... 40 0s
The fluid was prepared by Dr. Henry A. Mott. un-
der the direction OF DR.. Edison. and description Oh
tho process OF manufacture is incorporated IN Dr'
Edson's paper. The name Is not an arOi''r! on''
as will be seen by the following extract:
1t will be noticed that DR.. Mott speaks OF asepto-
lin." Thinking this was a good word ana ioI!o"lAe
formula in writing. have called this chemically
pure solution Of pheno and
han 10 no
necessary for me to say that In order 'hr snSn
remedy the profession is free to substitute better
IL need be- and. either in It's present FORM 70, oF ~
any other the new agent can he used as Freely as
any compound or combination OF the pharmfcopo1a'
In speaking of the effect OF aseptolin on malaria,
DR.. Edison says:
In not single case has there been any recurrence
OF the malarial paroxysm after the first injection
o; 200 mininis. nor have any Of my cases had re-
tents appear well in every way within few hour.
Of the first injection. The medicine appears 10 act
e9Ta ,S Se sven or emission and m remit
types well rs intermittent
The remedy has been applied in cases OF tuber-
crous diseases by Dr. Edison and others with gooo
results. He says:
1t Is necessary say a few words in reference 10
the permanence OF any cure or apparent cure IN
patients having had such disease must De
considered susceptible It's infection and liable TO
However IS likely 70 diminish Second, areas of in
sected structures may become encysted and remain
so for long periods. during which an apparent cure
viii seem to have taken place. the condition being
one which, in fact, will deude the patent ohiy
while the encystrnent endIres.
About fifty physicians now using the remedy
In different parts OF the country About I'VE hun
dred patients have been treated and Improvement
has been recorded In all except about per cent Oh
the
PHYSICIANS do not like TO be quoted on the SUD-
ject one practitioner said There IS nothing new
in the application OF antseptcs for the destruction
az germs and this aseptolin is nothing starting IN
lis novelty but If Il cures tuberculosis IL VII! De
something wonderful | have seen no cures, ana
For that reason no: prepared to give an op'n-
ion'