The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-18
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Especial to the Citizen.l
Some remarkable results have been
obtained by M. Denisenko, a Russian
physician, in experiments with the sap
of the Wart-wort (Chelidoniuna major,
Linn, which in Russia and elsewhere
is popular remedy for warts. M.
Denisenko has used this sap in cases
of cancer-growth where surgical treat
ment was practically impossible. He
has also made a preparation of the sap
for internal use, and has lately record
ed the history of seven cases of cancer
-four internal and three external-in
which this treatment seems to have
caused the growths to disappear, or
become greatly reduced. A cancer
growth in the oesophagns has so much
diminished that the patient, who for
merly took only liquid food, can now
swallow chopped meat, bread and
hard-boiled eggs. Other physicians
are urged to test the remedy that has
produced such astonishing effects, in
order to verify its apparent great value,
and to determine whether the two
deadly alkaloids contained in the
Cheledooinna sap are dangerous in
long continued small doses. On ac-
count of its poisonous nature the rem
edy must never be tried without pre-
scription from medical man.
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1t appears that, as the earth becomes
over-populated, all men must become
vegetarians. A recent estimate shows
that % acres of land are necessary to
sustain Que man on fresh meat, while
the same area, if devoted to wheat cult
ure, would feed AZ people; if to oats, So;
potatoes, Indian corn and rice, l76;
and if in plaintain, our breadfruit, over
5000 people. Ere the dire prophecy
of Mathus is fulfilled, however, we
may reasonably expect the chemist to
provide artificial food for the multi
tude.
Among the ingredients of a non-poi-
sonous match invented by M. Pou-
leauX are said to be potassium perman-
ganate and amyl acetate. A test fthe
matches has shown that they can be
easily aud safely made, stored without
risk of explosion, aud they ignite read
lily and with an agreeable odor Instead
of the irritating one of lucITer matches.
This brief summary of what has
been learned concerning tuberculosis
was given by DR.. ID. e. Salmon, chief
of the National Bureau of Animal In
dustry, in a recent address in New
York City !. tuberculosis is IA germ
disease. g The germ attacks many
animals, such as men, cattle, fowls,
swine, sheep, cats. dogs, horses, rats,
mice and domestic vernlin. Each in
fected animal throws off germs capable
of injecting the others, even bed bugs
having been known to communicate
the disease 3. The germ attacks only
diseased or abraded tissue. A. There
are cells within the body whose duty
it is to fight disease germs. 5. The
germ may enter either by Inhalation,
incubation, or ingestiOn. 6. Tubercu-
losis is more prevalent in old than in
young cattle. Z. 1t is not hereditary.
s. The germ may be killed by a tenn
perature of 1853 degrees Fahrenheit, for
thirty minutes, by direct sunlight, or
by diffused sunlight. 8. It's virulence
depends on the numbers present. TO-.
In-breeding, poor health, poor venti-
lation, poor food, lack of sunlight, are
important predisposlng causes. IL.
There is no more tuberculosis now
than in the past, if as much. II. Tu-
IF Inv nd ic ro-
liable and safe diagonistic agent. Is.
tuberculosis Is not respecter OF
breeds. H. Communities have been
furnished almost entirely with milk
from tuberculous herds without any
appreciable increase in tuberculosis.
Others have been furnished milk from
healthy herds with no appreciable de-
crease in tuberculosis. Is. Among fat
calves, even with tuberculosis dams
and nurses, the disease has been de-
tected in only two to five in 100000.
DIR. Salmon believes the disease could
be bred out of herd by proper selec-
ton and raising of the healthy calves.
The use of snuff, which is especially
prevalent among the women and girls
of the Southern States, is q source OF
ill-health that DIR. w. X. Grayson, OF
Florence, Texas, believes physicians
have been inclined to overlook. Snuff
is pow erful irritant and narcotic poi
son, paralyzing to greater or less de-
gree all the functions Of the nervous
system, and producing long train oil
disorders. An autopsy on a young
woman said by two well.kn0w physi-
clans to have died from pulmonary
consumption gave evidence that death
was really due to snuff poisoning, the
lungs and other internal organs being
saturated with snuff; and in another
typical case woman suffering extreme
debility recovered health and flesh on
abandoning snuff-taking.
An agricultural experiment station
has been established at Usambara, in
German East Africa.
About twenty Dangerous trades"
each with its special risk, are enumer-
ated in British official report. An
ever-present source of harm in the
manufacture of India-ruhber is the use
of n8ptha, which is not known to pro-
duce any special form of disease, but
whose fumes tend gradually to under
mine the constitution. More actively
poisonous is tile bisulphide of carbon